{"id":5597,"date":"2017-12-06T07:14:01","date_gmt":"2017-12-06T14:14:01","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/cyberspacecomics.com\/blog\/?p=5597"},"modified":"2022-01-11T20:34:51","modified_gmt":"2022-01-12T03:34:51","slug":"cyberspace-comics-market-report-88-december-2017","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/cyberspacecomics.com\/blog\/2017\/12\/cyberspace-comics-market-report-88-december-2017\/","title":{"rendered":"Cyberspace Comics Market Report #88 December 2017"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

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.<\/font><\/p>\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n
<\/a><\/td>\none month change<\/td>\none year change<\/td>\nfive year change<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Listings in eBay’s comics<\/a> section<\/td>\n3,880,211<\/b><\/td>\n+0.24%<\/td>\n+7.64%<\/td>\n+85.85%<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Cyberspace Comics listings<\/a><\/td>\n105,918<\/b><\/td>\n+0.75%<\/td>\n+3.86%<\/td>\n+980.35%<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Cyberspace Comics “market share” of comic listings on eBay<\/td>\n2.72%<\/b><\/td>\n0%<\/td>\n-3.54%<\/td>\n+481.31%<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Number of eBay comic listings that are auctions<\/a><\/td>\n193,412<\/b><\/td>\n+24.61%<\/td>\n+10.77%<\/td>\n+76.29%<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Percentage of eBay comic listings up for auction<\/td>\n4.98%<\/b><\/td>\n+24.30%<\/td>\n+2.99%<\/td>\n-5.06%<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Number of listings sold in eBay’s comics section (90 days)<\/td>\n991,973<\/b><\/td>\n+8.86%<\/td>\n+0.27%<\/td>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Number of listings sold in eBay’s comics section divided by current listings<\/td>\n25.56%<\/b><\/td>\n+8.60%<\/td>\n-6.87%<\/td>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
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\nTotal number of listings in eBay\u2019s \u201ccomics\u201d section
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My current eBay feedback<\/a> (unique): 57,345
\nMy current eBay feedback<\/a> (total): 122,299
\nMy positive eBay feedback<\/a> score: 100%<\/b><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n

<\/a><\/td>\none month change<\/td>\none year change<\/td>\nfive year change<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Listings on Atomic Avenue<\/a><\/td>\n1,461,011<\/b><\/td>\n-1.41%<\/td>\n+8.46%<\/td>\n+1.67%<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Listings in the Cyberspace Comics Store on Atomic Avenue<\/a><\/td>\n102,521<\/b><\/td>\n+0.16%<\/td>\n+4.32%<\/td>\n+93.81%<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Cyberspace Comics “market share” of comic listings on AtomicAvenue<\/td>\n7.02%<\/b><\/td>\n+1.55%<\/td>\n-3.87%<\/td>\n+90.62%<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Cyberspace Comics estimated “market share” of AtomicAvenue orders<\/td>\n7.28%<\/b><\/td>\n-15.45%<\/td>\n-50.84%<\/td>\n+21.54%<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Number of unique issues on Atomic Avenue<\/td>\n252,682<\/b><\/td>\n+0.43%<\/td>\n+7.70%<\/td>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Cyberspace Comics “market share” of unique issues on AtomicAvenue<\/td>\n40.57%<\/b><\/td>\n-0.26%<\/td>\n-3.14%<\/td>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
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\nTotal number of comics listed on Atomic Avenue
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<\/a><\/td>\none month change<\/td>\none year change<\/td>\nfive year change<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Number of members on ComicCollectorLive<\/a><\/td>\n152,194<\/b><\/td>\n+0.77%<\/td>\n+12.78%<\/td>\n+70.89%<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Number of items for sale on ComicCollectorLive<\/a><\/td>\n1,494,071<\/b><\/td>\n-2.32%<\/td>\n-7.39%<\/td>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Number of items sold on ComicCollectorLive<\/a><\/td>\n2,265,010<\/b><\/td>\n+0.24%<\/td>\n+5.32%<\/td>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Number of stores open on ComicCollectorLive<\/a><\/td>\n71<\/b><\/td>\n-4.05%<\/td>\n-21.11%<\/td>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
<\/a><\/td>\none month change<\/td>\none year change<\/td>\nfive year change<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Number of listings in Amazon’s Entertainment Collectibles – Comic Book<\/a> section<\/td>\n225,575<\/b><\/td>\n+108.18%*<\/td>\n+13.83%*<\/td>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Number of those listings that are in the Cyberspace Comics Amazon store<\/a><\/td>\n105,317<\/b><\/td>\n-2.80%<\/td>\n+7.30%<\/td>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Cyberspace Comics “market share” of comic listings on Amazon<\/td>\n46.69%<\/b><\/td>\n-50.45%*<\/td>\n-5.74%<\/td>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
<\/a><\/td>\none month change<\/td>\none year change<\/td>\nfive year change<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Number of listings in HipComic’s Comic Books<\/a> section<\/td>\n237,213<\/b><\/td>\n+3.13%<\/td>\n+23.27%<\/td>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Number of those listings that are in the Cyberspace Comics HipComic store<\/a>:<\/td>\n104,821<\/b><\/td>\n+0.78%<\/td>\n+3.88%<\/td>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Cyberspace Comics “market share” of comic listings on HipComic<\/td>\n44.19%<\/b><\/td>\n-2.28%<\/td>\n-15.74%<\/td>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
<\/a><\/td>\none month change<\/td>\none year change<\/td>\nfive year change<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Number of listings in Bonanza’s Comics<\/a> section<\/td>\n168,713<\/b><\/td>\n+1.99%<\/td>\n+17.13%<\/td>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/table>\n

 
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eBay’s quantity of comic listings available continues to climb to new heights.<\/p>\n

Atomic Avenue<\/a><\/b>‘s marketplace continues its most recent downturn, just shy of 1.5 million available comics.<\/p>\n

Despite continuing to grow their registered users by more than 10% per year, Comic Collector Live<\/a><\/b> continues to show troubling signs as their total available items drops along with their number of sellers.<\/p>\n

It looks like Amazon<\/a><\/b>‘s collectibles marketplace is reporting accurate figures again. Indications show more than a 10% increase in their marketplace over the past year.<\/p>\n

HipComic<\/a><\/b> has shown high gains in the past month but when looked at over the past year, they show low growth at less than 4%.<\/p>\n

Bonanza<\/a><\/b>‘s number of listings have shown strong gains in the past year.<\/p>\n

* this number is probably inaccurate due to Amazon not reporting complete numbers in past months\/years<\/p>\n


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