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March 13, 2024

Cyberspace Comics Market Report #162 March 2024

Filed under: Cyberspace Comics Market Report — Tags: , , , , — cyberspace steve @ 10:00 am

I started selling comics full-time in 2010 and wanted to track my progress against the online back issue markets. Here’s a look at the current comics aftermarket and my progress in achieving my goal of becoming a prominent back issue dealer.

one month change one year change five year change
Listings in eBay’s Comic Books, Manga & Memorabilia section 11,838,817 +6.31% +30.50% +177.01%
Cyberspace Comics listings 171,896 +0.90% +6.28% +49.35%
Cyberspace Comics “market share” of comic listings on eBay 1.45% -5.10% -18.43% -46.02%
Number of eBay comic listings that are auctions 336,535 +15.74% +7.45% +60.69%
Percentage of eBay comic listings up for auction 2.84% +8.91% -17.60% -41.99%
Number of listings sold in eBay’s comics section (90 days) 1,551,288 +0.25% +35.22% +31.21%
Number of listings sold in eBay’s comics section divided by current listings 13.10% -5.73% +3.58% -52.63%


Total number of listings in eBay’s “comics” section

My current eBay feedback (unique): 113,289
My current eBay feedback (total): 279,351
My positive eBay feedback score: 100%

one month change one year change five year change
Listings on Atomic Avenue 1,819,944 -1.65% +7.38% +15.82%
Listings in the Cyberspace Comics Store on Atomic Avenue 150,043 +0.21% +8.15% +39.43%
Cyberspace Comics “market share” of comic listings on AtomicAvenue 8.24% +1.91% +0.66% +20.36%
Number of unique issues on Atomic Avenue 272,672 -0.02% +6.28% +22.28%
Cyberspace Comics “market share” of unique issues on AtomicAvenue 55.03% +0.23% +1.75% +14.02%


Total number of comics listed on Atomic Avenue
one month change one year change five year change
Number of members on ComicCollectorLive 248,242 +0.14% +2.36% +46.67%
Number of items for sale on ComicCollectorLive 1,286,729 -0.03% +0.13% -13.37%
Number of items sold on ComicCollectorLive 2,904,722 +0.16% +2.31% +21.56%
Number of stores open on ComicCollectorLive 43 -2.27% -8.51% -35.82%
one month change one year change five year change
Number of listings in HipComic’s Comic Books section 1,174,985 -21.88% +1.60% +156.23%
Number of those listings that are in the Cyberspace Comics HipComic store 168,440 +1.02% +8.33% +49.55%
Cyberspace Comics “market share” of comic listings on HipComic 14.33% +29.27% +6.66% -41.63%
Number of Stores on HipComic 415 -0.48% +8.92%

 
 

eBay‘s number of listings recently passed 11 million and are quickly on track to hit an all-time high of 12 million! This is the place to buy comics if you’re looking for the most diverse selection.

Atomic Avenue: This marketplace recently hit an all-new high number of unique comic books but this month they’ve leveled off.

Comic Collector Live: This marketplace lost more than 1/3 of their sellers in the past five years.

HipComic: This marketplace took a big hit this month as one of their largest sellers (MHC) has reduced their active listings to 0. This dropped their total number of listings by over 20%!






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