Cyberspace Comics market report, reviews and more

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	11,136,306	+8.18%	+25.91%	+159.71%
Cyberspace Comics listings	170,366	+0.54%	+5.66%	+52.32%
Cyberspace Comics “market share” of comic listings on eBay	1.53%	-7.28%	-15.94%	-41.39%
Number of eBay comic listings that are auctions	290,768	-0.43%	-3.63%	+45.75%
Percentage of eBay comic listings up for auction	2.61%	-8.06%	-23.43%	-43.85%
Number of listings sold in eBay’s comics section (90 days)	1,547,411	+1.77%	+29.83%	+33.12%
Number of listings sold in eBay’s comics section divided by current listings	13.90%	-5.92%	+3.16%	-48.75%
Total number of listings in eBay’s “comics” section My current eBay feedback (unique): 112,205 My current eBay feedback (total): 275,695 My positive eBay feedback score: 100%
		one month change	one year change	five year change
Listings on Atomic Avenue	1,850,489	+5.08%	+7.06%	+19.48%
Listings in the Cyberspace Comics Store on Atomic Avenue	149,729	+0.38%	+7.85%	+40.82%
Cyberspace Comics “market share” of comic listings on AtomicAvenue	8.09%	-4.47%	+0.76%	+17.95%
Number of unique issues on Atomic Avenue	272,726	+0.82%	+6.35%	+22.56%
Cyberspace Comics “market share” of unique issues on AtomicAvenue	54.90%	-0.43%	+1.41%	+14.90%
Total number of comics listed on Atomic Avenue
		one month change	one year change	five year change
Number of members on ComicCollectorLive	247,902	+0.20%	+2.41%	+47.07%
Number of items for sale on ComicCollectorLive	1,287,137	+0.10%	+0.46%	-13.18%
Number of items sold on ComicCollectorLive	2,900,103	+0.28%	+2.40%	+21.81%
Number of stores open on ComicCollectorLive	44	+0.00%	-10.20%	-32.31%
		one month change	one year change	five year change
Number of listings in HipComic’s Comic Books section	1,504,049	+2.80%	+34.14%	+226.19%
Number of those listings that are in the Cyberspace Comics HipComic store	166,746	+0.60%	+7.65%	+49.29%
Cyberspace Comics “market share” of comic listings on HipComic	11.09%	-2.15%	-19.78%	-54.23%
Number of Stores on HipComic	417	+4.25%	+13.62%

eBay‘s number of listings reversed course from last month and hit an all-new high of 11 million!

Atomic Avenue: This marketplace is offering an all-new high number of unique comic books (over 272,000).

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

HipComic: This marketplace is showing moderate growth over the past year in their number of listings. If they continue this pace, they will soon have more listings than Atomic Avenue offers.

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	10,294,189	-3.35%	+123.75%	+141.35%
Cyberspace Comics listings	169,449	-0.32%	+8.10%	+49.80%
Cyberspace Comics “market share” of comic listings on eBay	1.65%	+3.13%	-51.61%	-37.74%
Number of eBay comic listings that are auctions	292,032	-1.00%	+5.65%	+49.29%
Percentage of eBay comic listings up for auction	2.84%	+2.41%	-52.80%	-38.19%
Number of listings sold in eBay’s comics section (90 days)	1,520,565	-1.38%	+27.32%	+35.41%
Number of listings sold in eBay’s comics section divided by current listings	14.77%	+2.01%	-43.10%	-43.90%
Total number of listings in eBay’s “comics” section My current eBay feedback (unique): 110,790 My current eBay feedback (total): 271,243 My positive eBay feedback score: 100%
		one month change	one year change	five year change
Listings on Atomic Avenue	1,761,046	+0.00%	+2.06%	+12.03%
Listings in the Cyberspace Comics Store on Atomic Avenue	149,165	-0.52%	+10.09%	+42.88
Cyberspace Comics “market share” of comic listings on AtomicAvenue	8.47%	-0.47%	+7.90%	+27.56%
Number of unique issues on Atomic Avenue	270,515	+0.00%	+6.29%	+21.56%
Cyberspace Comics “market share” of unique issues on AtomicAvenue	55.14%	-0.52%	+3.57%	+17.55%
Total number of comics listed on Atomic Avenue
		one month change	one year change	five year change
Number of members on ComicCollectorLive	247,398	+0.10%	+2.37%	+47.53%
Number of items for sale on ComicCollectorLive	1,285,822	+0.19%	+0.90%	-13.12%
Number of items sold on ComicCollectorLive	2,891,972	+0.18%	+2.33%	+21.88%
Number of stores open on ComicCollectorLive	44	+4.76%	-10.20%	-33.33%
		one month change	one year change	five year change
Number of listings in HipComic’s Comic Books section	1,463,096	+4.66%	+3.10%	+211.73%
Number of those listings that are in the Cyberspace Comics HipComic store	165,756	-1.56%	+10.04%	+50.26%
Cyberspace Comics “market share” of comic listings on HipComic	11.33%	-5.90%	+6.68%	-51.79%
Number of Stores on HipComic	400	+1.78%	+8.99%

eBay‘s number of listings has taken a downturn for the first time in a while.

Atomic Avenue: This marketplace hasn’t updated their numbers since November so I have nothing new to report here.

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

HipComic: This marketplace’s growth has begun to slow – only increasing their number of listings by a little more than 3% over the past year.

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	10,650,547	+0.95%	+252.74%	+151.56%
Cyberspace Comics listings	169,995	-1.28%	+10.16%	+49.20%
Cyberspace Comics “market share” of comic listings on eBay	1.60%	-2.08%	-68.76%	-40.66%
Number of eBay comic listings that are auctions	294,969	-6.84%	-3.47%	+49.68%
Percentage of eBay comic listings up for auction	2.77%	-7.68%	-72.63%	-40.44%
Number of listings sold in eBay’s comics section (90 days)	1,541,814	+4.86%	-1.74%	+38.85%
Number of listings sold in eBay’s comics section divided by current listings	14.48%	+3.85%	-72.14%	-44.81%
Total number of listings in eBay’s “comics” section My current eBay feedback (unique): 109,467 My current eBay feedback (total): 267,177 My positive eBay feedback score: 100%
		one month change	one year change	five year change
Listings on Atomic Avenue	1,761,046	-1.08%	-0.07%	+12.84%
Listings in the Cyberspace Comics Store on Atomic Avenue	149,940	-0.57%	+12.22%	+40.98
Cyberspace Comics “market share” of comic listings on AtomicAvenue	8.51%	+0.52%	+12.33%	+25.03%
Number of unique issues on Atomic Avenue	270,515	-0.07%	+5.58%	+21.24%
Cyberspace Comics “market share” of unique issues on AtomicAvenue	55.43%	-0.49%	+6.28%	+16.27%
Total number of comics listed on Atomic Avenue
		one month change	one year change	five year change
Number of members on ComicCollectorLive	247,139	+0.14%	+2.47%	+47.78%
Number of items for sale on ComicCollectorLive	1,283,373	+0.61%	-0.90%	-13.24%
Number of items sold on ComicCollectorLive	2,886,683	+0.15%	+2.39%	+22.09%
Number of stores open on ComicCollectorLive	42	-4.55%	-16.00%	-34.38%
		one month change	one year change	five year change
Number of listings in HipComic’s Comic Books section	1,397,918	-1.06%	+44.57%	+193.58%
Number of those listings that are in the Cyberspace Comics HipComic store	168,376	-0.52%	+20.03%	+51.43%
Cyberspace Comics “market share” of comic listings on HipComic	12.04%	+0.54%	-16.99%	-48.42%
Number of Stores on HipComic	393	-1.26%	+8.26%

eBay‘s number of listings continues to increase beyond the 10 million mark. It is interesting to note, though, that in the past 90 days, they’re showing that only about 15% of their items sold (vs the number of total listings). Another interesting figure is that their percentage of auctions has slipped below 3% of their listings. More and more sellers are finding out that the auction format is oftentimes a way to sell an item way below the market price.

Atomic Avenue: This marketplace now boasts a selection of over a quarter million different comics. That’s pretty impressive! This is a marketplace that flies under the radar. I’m thrilled to see that out of the quarter million comics available on this marketplace, over half of them are available from my store.

Comic Collector Live: This marketplace lost more than 15% of their sellers in the past year and lost over one third over the past five years.

HipComic: This marketplace has increased their number of listings by over 40% in the past year.

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	10,550,286	+2.49%	+250.49%	+150.98%
Cyberspace Comics listings	172,203	+0.13%	+13.70%	+51.24%
Cyberspace Comics “market share” of comic listings on eBay	1.63%	-2.26%	-67.55%	-39.77%
Number of eBay comic listings that are auctions	316,635	+2.15%	+6.19%	+79.14%
Percentage of eBay comic listings up for auction	3.00%	-0.29%	-69.72%	-28.54%
Number of listings sold in eBay’s comics section (90 days)	1,470,389	+11.68%	-7.69%	+34.98%
Number of listings sold in eBay’s comics section divided by current listings	13.94%	+8.97%	-73.66%	-46.21%
Total number of listings in eBay’s “comics” section My current eBay feedback (unique): 108,210 My current eBay feedback (total): 263,412 My positive eBay feedback score: 100%
		one month change	one year change	five year change
Listings on Atomic Avenue	1,780,228	+0.62%	+1.76%	+14.54%
Listings in the Cyberspace Comics Store on Atomic Avenue	150,793	+0.08%	+14.10%	+43.83
Cyberspace Comics “market share” of comic listings on AtomicAvenue	8.47%	-0.58%	+12.19%	+25.49%
Number of unique issues on Atomic Avenue	270,701	+0.50%	+6.23%	+28.23%
Cyberspace Comics “market share” of unique issues on AtomicAvenue	55.70%	-0.42%	+7.39%	+12.17%
Total number of comics listed on Atomic Avenue
		one month change	one year change	five year change
Number of members on ComicCollectorLive	246,802	+0.10%	+2.53%	+47.93%
Number of items for sale on ComicCollectorLive	1,275,638	+0.96%	-1.04%	-13.60%
Number of items sold on ComicCollectorLive	2,882,275	+0.16%	+2.48%	+22.38%
Number of stores open on ComicCollectorLive	44	-6.38%	-10.20%	-32.31%
		one month change	one year change	five year change
Number of listings in HipComic’s Comic Books section	1,412,936	+11.86%	+13.68%	+197.38%
Number of those listings that are in the Cyberspace Comics HipComic store	169,259	+1.97%	+43.81%	+52.30%
Cyberspace Comics “market share” of comic listings on HipComic	11.98%	-8.83%	+26.50%	-48.78%
Number of Stores on HipComic	398	+7.28%

eBay‘s number of listings sold over the past 90 days has increased by more than 10% in the past month. This is an incredible leap in sales. I’ve seen a lot of sellers complaining about slow sales over the summer but it appears that eBay has managed to bring buyers back to their marketplace.

Atomic Avenue: This marketplace now boasts a selection of over a quarter million different comics. That’s pretty impressive! This is a marketplace that flies under the radar. I’m thrilled to see that out of the quarter million comics available on this marketplace, over half of them are available from my store.

Comic Collector Live: This marketplace lost more than 10% of their sellers in the past year and lost nearly one third over the past five years.

HipComic: This marketplace has regained some of the ground lost last month and increased their number of listings by over 10% in the past month. They also had a strong increase in the number of sellers over the past month.

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	10,294,058	+1.52%	+118.67%	+152.50%
Cyberspace Comics listings	171,985	+0.74%	+14.89%	+52.31%
Cyberspace Comics “market share” of comic listings on eBay	1.67%	-0.55%	-47.46%	-39.69%
Number of eBay comic listings that are auctions	309,983	-1.16%	+8.21%	+81.29%
Percentage of eBay comic listings up for auction	3.01%	-2.55%	-50.55%	-28.30%
Number of listings sold in eBay’s comics section (90 days)	1,316,581	+0.10%	-5.99%	+19.37%
Number of listings sold in eBay’s comics section divided by current listings	12.79%	-1.39%	-57.01%	-52.72%
Total number of listings in eBay’s “comics” section My current eBay feedback (unique): 106,930 My current eBay feedback (total): 260,128 My positive eBay feedback score: 100%
		one month change	one year change	five year change
Listings on Atomic Avenue	1,769,225	-0.28%	-38.86%	+14.28%
Listings in the Cyberspace Comics Store on Atomic Avenue	150,674	+0.92%	+15.64%	+44.65
Cyberspace Comics “market share” of comic listings on AtomicAvenue	8.52%	+1.14%	+89.25%	+26.73%
Number of unique issues on Atomic Avenue	269,343	+0.86%	+6.63%	+22.76%
Cyberspace Comics “market share” of unique issues on AtomicAvenue	55.94%	+0.06%	+8.46%	+17.82%
Total number of comics listed on Atomic Avenue
		one month change	one year change	five year change
Number of members on ComicCollectorLive	246,544	+0.08%	+2.59%	+47.89%
Number of items for sale on ComicCollectorLive	1,263,469	-3.95%	-1.67%	-14.58%
Number of items sold on ComicCollectorLive	2,877,611	+0.12%	+2.54%	+22.68%
Number of stores open on ComicCollectorLive	47	+17.50%	-4.08%	-34.72%
		one month change	one year change	five year change
Number of listings in HipComic’s Comic Books section	1,263,091	-6.13%	+1.71%	+166.31%
Number of those listings that are in the Cyberspace Comics HipComic store	165,992	-0.91%	+34.06%	+50.73%
Cyberspace Comics “market share” of comic listings on HipComic	13.14%	+5.56%	+31.81%	-43.40%
Number of Stores on HipComic	371	-2.37%
		one month change	one year change	five year change
Number of listings on YouSellComics	N/A	N/A

eBay‘s number of listings has exceeded 10 million! That’s an incredible selection! The stats on their auction listings intrigue me. eBay initially launched as all auctions and now, auctions only a bit more than 3% of their listings in the comics section.

Atomic Avenue: This marketplace now boasts a selection of over a quarter million different comics. That’s pretty impressive! This is a marketplace that flies under the radar. I’m thrilled to see that out of the quarter million comics available on this marketplace, over half of them are available from my store.

Comic Collector Live: This marketplace added more stores over the past month. Up over 15%. I wonder if they set their stores to “away” over the summer and now that summer’s over, they’re back.

HipComic: This marketplace is showing moderate gains in the past year but the explosive growth of its earlier years are behind them now, it seems. Surely, losing their perfect eBay sync was a major blow that some sellers just haven’t been able to overcome yet. This month, they lost more than 5% of their listings.

YouSellComics: This is a marketplace that has caught my eye. They offer extremely low selling fees. They are not displaying their number of listings this month so I can’t compare it to last month.

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	10,139,492	+3.67%	+116.82%	+140.91%
Cyberspace Comics listings	170,716	+1.20%	+14.94%	+52.99%
Cyberspace Comics “market share” of comic listings on eBay	1.68%	-2.11%	-47.05%	-36.47%
Number of eBay comic listings that are auctions	313,629	+2.84%	+5.36%	+73.42%
Percentage of eBay comic listings up for auction	3.09%	-0.86%	-51.44%	-28.07%
Number of listings sold in eBay’s comics section (90 days)	1,315,271	-5.30%	-0.35%	+17.62%
Number of listings sold in eBay’s comics section divided by current listings	12.97%	-8.65%	-54.03%	-51.18%
Total number of listings in eBay’s “comics” section My current eBay feedback (unique): 106,212 My current eBay feedback (total): 258,284 My positive eBay feedback score: 100%
		one month change	one year change	five year change
Listings on Atomic Avenue	1,774,199	-36.44%	-35.56%	+15.50%
Listings in the Cyberspace Comics Store on Atomic Avenue	149,307	+1.50%	+15.41%	+44.73
Cyberspace Comics “market share” of comic listings on AtomicAvenue	8.42%	+59.69%	+79.05%	+25.23%
Number of unique issues on Atomic Avenue	267,043	+0.12%	+3.90%	+22.09%
Cyberspace Comics “market share” of unique issues on AtomicAvenue	55.91%	+1.38%	+11.09%	+18.53%
Total number of comics listed on Atomic Avenue
		one month change	one year change	five year change
Number of members on ComicCollectorLive	246,342	+0.16%	+2.72%	+47.87%
Number of items for sale on ComicCollectorLive	1,315,424	+0.20%	+0.96%	-11.08%
Number of items sold on ComicCollectorLive	2,874,200	+0.22%	+2.68%	+22.90%
Number of stores open on ComicCollectorLive	40	-9.09%	-16.67%	-46.67%
		one month change	one year change	five year change
Number of listings in HipComic’s Comic Books section	1,345,595	+1.22%	+9.32%	+177.35%
Number of those listings that are in the Cyberspace Comics HipComic store	167,518	+1.47%	+20.82%	+54.63%
Cyberspace Comics “market share” of comic listings on HipComic	12.45%	+0.24%	+10.56%	-44.25%
Number of Stores on HipComic	380	-1.81%
		one month change	one year change	five year change
Number of listings on YouSellComics	N/A	N/A

eBay‘s number of listings has exceeded 10 million! That’s an incredible selection! The stats on their auction listings intrigue me. eBay initially launched as all auctions and now, auctions only a bit more than 3% of their listings in the comics section.

Atomic Avenue: This marketplace now boasts a selection of over a quarter million different comics. That’s pretty impressive! This is a marketplace that flies under the radar. As suspected, last month’s large growth in their number of listings was a fluke. They’re back down to a more realistic number. I’m thrilled to see that out of the quarter million comics available on this marketplace, over half of them are available from my store.

Comic Collector Live: To me, it seems like this marketplace is in trouble. The number of items for sale has shrunk by over 10% in the past five years, while every other major marketplace has shown major gains in that same time period. And, during that time period, they’ve lost over 45% of their sellers.

HipComic: This marketplace is showing moderate gains in the past year but the explosive growth of its earlier years are behind them now, it seems. Surely, losing their perfect eBay sync was a major blow that some sellers just haven’t been able to overcome yet.

YouSellComics: This is a marketplace that has caught my eye. They offer extremely low selling fees. They are not displaying their number of listings this month so I can’t compare it to last month.

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	9,780,339	+3.86%	+122.46%	+135.18%
Cyberspace Comics listings	168,700	+0.94%	+14.70%	+52.30%
Cyberspace Comics “market share” of comic listings on eBay	1.72%	-2.55%	-48.51%	-35.15%
Number of eBay comic listings that are auctions	304,960	+5.42%	+6.37%	+73.11%
Percentage of eBay comic listings up for auction	3.12%	+1.57%	-52.18%	-26.46%
Number of listings sold in eBay’s comics section (90 days)	1,388,937	-8.93%	+9.97%	+22.97%
Number of listings sold in eBay’s comics section divided by current listings	14.20%	-12.34%	-50.57%	-47.71%
Total number of listings in eBay’s “comics” section My current eBay feedback (unique): 105,410 My current eBay feedback (total): 255,622 My positive eBay feedback score: 100%
		one month change	one year change	five year change
Listings on Atomic Avenue	2,791,282	+56.35%	+52.35%	+81.86%
Listings in the Cyberspace Comics Store on Atomic Avenue	147,102	+1.22%	+14.62%	+43.91
Cyberspace Comics “market share” of comic listings on AtomicAvenue	5.27%	-35.26%	-24.82%	-20.87%
Number of unique issues on Atomic Avenue	266,712	+0.59%	+4.36%	+3.32%
Cyberspace Comics “market share” of unique issues on AtomicAvenue	55.15%	+0.63%	+9.82%	+39.28%
Total number of comics listed on Atomic Avenue
		one month change	one year change	five year change
Number of members on ComicCollectorLive	245,940	+0.17%	+2.70%	+47.79%
Number of items for sale on ComicCollectorLive	1,312,850	+0.50%	-3.1407%	-10.96%
Number of items sold on ComicCollectorLive	2,867,886	+0.14%	+2.71%	+23.11%
Number of stores open on ComicCollectorLive	44	+0.00%	-6.38%	-37.14%
		one month change	one year change	five year change
Number of listings in HipComic’s Comic Books section	1,329,344	-3.15%	+15.83%	+171.49%
Number of those listings that are in the Cyberspace Comics HipComic store	165,096	+3.60%	+20.65%	+52.45%
Cyberspace Comics “market share” of comic listings on HipComic	12.42%	+6.97%	+4.19%	-43.98%
Number of Stores on HipComic	387	+0.00%
		one month change	one year change	five year change
Number of listings on YouSellComics	N/A	N/A

eBay‘s number of listings has exceeded 9.75 million. That’s an incredible selection! The stats on their auction listings intrigue me. eBay initially launched as all auctions and now, auctions only a bit more than 3% of their listings in the comics section.

Atomic Avenue: This marketplace now boasts a selection of over a quarter million different comics. That’s pretty impressive! This is a marketplace that flies under the radar. I suspect that the large growth in their number of listings from last month is an error that will be corrected in the future (most likely a seller erroneously input a wrong quantity for a book (think 10,000 instead of 100).

Comic Collector Live: To me, it seems like this marketplace is in trouble. The number of items for sale has shrunk by over 10% in the past five years, while every other major marketplace has shown major gains in that same time period. And, during that time period, they’ve lost over 35% of their sellers.

HipComic: This marketplace is showing moderate gains in the past year but the explosive growth of its earlier years are behind them now, it seems. Surely, losing their perfect eBay sync was a major blow that some sellers just haven’t been able to overcome yet.

YouSellComics: This is a marketplace that has caught my eye. They offer extremely low selling fees. They are not displaying their number of listings this month so I can’t compare it to last month.

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	9,416,712	-0.10%	+112.62%	+8,478.43%
Cyberspace Comics listings	167,123	+0.37%	+14.23%	+52.25%
Cyberspace Comics “market share” of comic listings on eBay	1.77%	+0.00%	-46.22%	-33.53%
Number of eBay comic listings that are auctions	289,276	-8.23%	+17.49%	+72.57%
Percentage of eBay comic listings up for auction	3.07%	-8.03%	-44.75%	-24.71%
Number of listings sold in eBay’s comics section (90 days)	1,525,204	-3.08%	+18.84%	+33.50%
Number of listings sold in eBay’s comics section divided by current listings	16.20%	-3.01%	-44.11%	-41.74%
Total number of listings in eBay’s “comics” section My current eBay feedback (unique): 104,659 My current eBay feedback (total): 253,369 My positive eBay feedback score: 100%
		one month change	one year change	five year change
Listings on Atomic Avenue	1,785,287	+0.92%	-2.26%	+16.15%
Listings in the Cyberspace Comics Store on Atomic Avenue	145,327	+0.63%	+13.99%	+42.94
Cyberspace Comics “market share” of comic listings on AtomicAvenue	8.14%	-0.24%	+16.62%	+23.15%
Number of unique issues on Atomic Avenue	265,147	+0.68%	+4.27%	+3.11%
Cyberspace Comics “market share” of unique issues on AtomicAvenue	54.81%	-0.04%	+9.31%	+39.08%
Total number of comics listed on Atomic Avenue
		one month change	one year change	five year change
Number of members on ComicCollectorLive	245,513	+0.14%	+2.65%	+48.77%
Number of items for sale on ComicCollectorLive	1,306,347	+0.33%	-3.14%	-11.29%
Number of items sold on ComicCollectorLive	2,863,819	+0.18%	+2.81%	+23.30%
Number of stores open on ComicCollectorLive	44	-4.35%	-6.38%	-39.73%
		one month change	one year change	five year change
Number of listings in HipComic’s Comic Books section	1,372,621	+13.93%	+5.18%	+178.46%
Number of those listings that are in the Cyberspace Comics HipComic store	159,357	-0.99%	+23.89%	+48.94%
Cyberspace Comics “market share” of comic listings on HipComic	11.61%	-13.10%	+17.75%	-46.52%
Number of Stores on HipComic	387	+3.75%
		one month change	one year change	five year change
Number of listings on YouSellComics	2,822	+7.14%

eBay‘s number of listings has exceeded 9 million. That’s an incredible selection! The stats on their auction listings intrigue me. eBay initially launched as all auctions and now, auctions only a bit more than 3% of their listings in the comics section.

Atomic Avenue: This marketplace now boasts a selection of over a quarter million different comics. That’s pretty impressive! This is a marketplace that flies under the radar.

Comic Collector Live: To me, it seems like this marketplace is in trouble. The number of items for sale has shrunk by over 10% in the past five years, while every other major marketplace has shown major gains in that same time period. And, during that time period, they’ve lost 40% of their sellers.

HipComic: This marketplace is showing moderate gains in the past year but the explosive growth of its earlier years are behind them now, it seems. Surely, losing their perfect eBay sync was a major blow that some sellers just haven’t been able to overcome yet.

YouSellComics: This is a marketplace that has caught my eye. They offer extremely low selling fees.

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	9,425,823	+1.14%	+38.62%	+132.52%
Cyberspace Comics listings	166,515	+1.17%	+14.33%	+50.56%
Cyberspace Comics “market share” of comic listings on eBay	1.77%	-0.19%	-17.45%	-35.29%
Number of eBay comic listings that are auctions	315,223	+1.09%	+7.14%	+101.50%
Percentage of eBay comic listings up for auction	3.34%	-0.17%	-22.77%	-13.36%
Number of listings sold in eBay’s comics section (90 days)	1,573,672	-2.01%	+18.80%	+34.39%
Number of listings sold in eBay’s comics section divided by current listings	16.70%	-3.10%	-14.30%	-42.21%
Total number of listings in eBay’s “comics” section My current eBay feedback (unique): 103,920 My current eBay feedback (total): 251,192 My positive eBay feedback score: 100%
		one month change	one year change	five year change
Listings on Atomic Avenue	1,769,031	+1.96%	+3.20%	+15.69%
Listings in the Cyberspace Comics Store on Atomic Avenue	144,415	+1.35%	+13.14%	+41.54
Cyberspace Comics “market share” of comic listings on AtomicAvenue	8.16%	-0.57%	+9.72%	+22.39%
Number of unique issues on Atomic Avenue	263,363	+0.87%	+4.10%	+1.72%
Cyberspace Comics “market share” of unique issues on AtomicAvenue	54.83%	+0.49%	+8.69%	+39.14%
Total number of comics listed on Atomic Avenue
		one month change	one year change	five year change
Number of members on ComicCollectorLive	245,164	+0.27%	+2.65%	+50.51%
Number of items for sale on ComicCollectorLive	1,302,049	+0.53%	-3.02%	-11.07%
Number of items sold on ComicCollectorLive	2,858,591	+0.21%	+2.89%	+23.45%
Number of stores open on ComicCollectorLive	46	+0.00%	-4.17%	-35.21%
		one month change	one year change	five year change
Number of listings in HipComic’s Comic Books section	1,204,816	+2.17%	+8.31%	+143.58%
Number of those listings that are in the Cyberspace Comics HipComic store	160,946	+1.25%	+13.47%	+49.29%
Cyberspace Comics “market share” of comic listings on HipComic	13.36%	-0.90%	+4.77%	-38.72%
Number of Stores on HipComic	373	+1.08%
		one month change	one year change	five year change
Number of listings on YouSellComics	2,634	+7.69%

eBay‘s number of listings has exceeded 9 million. That’s an incredible selection! The stats on their auction listings intrigue me. eBay initially launched as all auctions and now, auctions only represent less than 3.50% of their listings in the comics section.

Atomic Avenue: This marketplace now boasts a selection of over a quarter million different comics. That’s pretty impressive! This is a marketplace that flies under the radar.

Comic Collector Live: The number of items for sale on this marketplace continues to shrink. It’s down over 10% in the past five years, while every other major marketplace has shown major gains in that same time period.

HipComic: This marketplace is showing moderate gains in the past year but the explosive growth of its earlier years are behind them now, it seems. Surely, losing their perfect eBay sync was a major blow that some sellers just haven’t been able to overcome yet.

YouSellComics: This is a marketplace that has caught my eye. They offer extremely low selling fees.

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	9,319,342	+2.00%	+97.11%	+134.95%
Cyberspace Comics listings	164,596	+1.66%	+15.13%	+48.02%
Cyberspace Comics “market share” of comic listings on eBay	1.77%	-0.22%	-41.52%	-36.92%
Number of eBay comic listings that are auctions	311,823	-2.15%	+7.58%	+90.10%
Percentage of eBay comic listings up for auction	3.35%	-4.13%	-45.42%	-19.18%
Number of listings sold in eBay’s comics section (90 days)	1,605,936	+0.01%	+9.85%	+34.33%
Number of listings sold in eBay’s comics section divided by current listings	17.23%	-1.92%	-44.27%	-42.83%
Total number of listings in eBay’s “comics” section My current eBay feedback (unique): 103,125 My current eBay feedback (total): 248,843 My positive eBay feedback score: 100%
		one month change	one year change	five year change
Listings on Atomic Avenue	1,734,968	+0.67%	+0.70%	+17.76%
Listings in the Cyberspace Comics Store on Atomic Avenue	142,493	+1.56%	+11.91%	+39.32
Cyberspace Comics “market share” of comic listings on AtomicAvenue	8.21%	+0.90%	+11.14%	+18.34%
Number of unique issues on Atomic Avenue	261,100	+0.58%	+3.30%	+1.49%
Cyberspace Comics “market share” of unique issues on AtomicAvenue	54.57%	+0.97%	+8.32%	+37.29%
Total number of comics listed on Atomic Avenue
		one month change	one year change	five year change
Number of members on ComicCollectorLive	244,516	+0.39%	+2.51%	+52.22%
Number of items for sale on ComicCollectorLive	1,295,180	-0.03%	-3.18%	-11.48%
Number of items sold on ComicCollectorLive	2,852,592	+0.26%	+2.97%	+23.75%
Number of stores open on ComicCollectorLive	46	-2.13%	-4.17%	-34.29%
		one month change	one year change	five year change
Number of listings in HipComic’s Comic Books section	1,179,188	+0.96%	+2.21%	+141.69%
Number of those listings that are in the Cyberspace Comics HipComic store	158,961	+1.59%	+17.19%	+46.55%
Cyberspace Comics “market share” of comic listings on HipComic	13.48%	+0.60%	+14.63%	-39.36%
Number of Stores on HipComic	369	-2.64%
		one month change	one year change	five year change
Number of listings on YouSellComics	2,446	+4.40%

eBay‘s number of listings has exceeded 9 million. That’s an incredible selection! The stats on their auction listings intrigue me. eBay initially launched as all auctions and now, auctions only represent less than 4% of their listings in the comics section.

Atomic Avenue: This marketplace now boasts a selection of over a quarter million different comics. That’s pretty impressive! This is a marketplace that flies under the radar.

Comic Collector Live: The number of items for sale on this marketplace continues to shrink. It’s down over 10% in the past five years, while every other major marketplace has shown major gains in that same time period. This month they lost yet another seller. It makes me wonder why sellers continue to jump ship over there.

HipComic: This marketplace is showing moderate gains in the past year but the explosive growth of its earlier years are behind them now, it seems. Surely, losing their perfect eBay sync was a major blow that some sellers just haven’t been able to overcome yet.

YouSellComics: This is a marketplace that has caught my eye. They offer extremely low selling fees.