{"id":5668,"date":"2019-02-13T12:23:11","date_gmt":"2019-02-13T19:23:11","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/cyberspacecomics.com\/blog\/?p=5668"},"modified":"2022-01-11T20:33:01","modified_gmt":"2022-01-12T03:33:01","slug":"cyberspace-comics-market-report-102-february-2019","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/cyberspacecomics.com\/blog\/2019\/02\/cyberspace-comics-market-report-102-february-2019\/","title":{"rendered":"Cyberspace Comics Market Report #102 February 2019"},"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
<\/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>\n4,287,993<\/b><\/td>\n+0.53%<\/td>\n+11.28%<\/td>\n+77.31%<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Cyberspace Comics listings<\/a><\/td>\n111,850<\/b><\/td>\n-1.12%<\/td>\n+5.37%<\/td>\n+672.23%<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Cyberspace Comics “market share” of comic listings on eBay<\/td>\n2.61%<\/b><\/td>\n-1.57%<\/td>\n-5.15%<\/td>\n+335.52%<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Number of eBay comic listings that are auctions<\/a><\/td>\n199,491<\/b><\/td>\n+1.98%<\/td>\n+27.44%<\/td>\n+15.12%<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Percentage of eBay comic listings up for auction<\/td>\n4.65%<\/b><\/td>\n+1.36%<\/td>\n+14.59%<\/td>\n-35.11%<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Number of listings sold in eBay’s comics section (90 days)<\/td>\n1,162,404<\/b><\/td>\n+3.52%<\/td>\n+10.58%<\/td>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Number of listings sold in eBay’s comics section divided by current listings<\/td>\n27.11%<\/b><\/td>\n+2.96%<\/td>\n-0.63%<\/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): 65,887
\nMy current eBay feedback<\/a> (total): 143,953
\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>\n1,548,849<\/b><\/td>\n-4.47%<\/td>\n+3.05%<\/td>\n-4.67%<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Listings in the Cyberspace Comics Store on Atomic Avenue<\/a><\/td>\n106,327<\/b><\/td>\n+1.85%<\/td>\n+3.15%<\/td>\n+58.49%<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Cyberspace Comics “market share” of comic listings on AtomicAvenue<\/td>\n6.86%<\/b><\/td>\n+3.39%<\/td>\n+0.07&<\/td>\n+66.26%<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Cyberspace Comics estimated “market share” of AtomicAvenue orders<\/td>\n6.30%<\/b><\/td>\n-20.25%<\/td>\n-4.40%<\/td>\n-22.89%<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Number of unique issues on Atomic Avenue<\/td>\n222,528<\/b><\/td>\n-0.01%<\/td>\n-12.87%<\/td>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Cyberspace Comics “market share” of unique issues on AtomicAvenue<\/td>\n47.78%<\/b><\/td>\n+1.86%<\/td>\n+18.39%<\/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>\n168,556<\/b><\/td>\n+0.51%<\/td>\n+7.76%<\/td>\n+78.02%<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Number of items for sale on ComicCollectorLive<\/a><\/td>\n1,482,602<\/b><\/td>\n+0.17%<\/td>\n+0.54%<\/td>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Number of items sold on ComicCollectorLive<\/a><\/td>\n2,380,834<\/b><\/td>\n+0.34%<\/td>\n+4.34%<\/td>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Number of stores open on ComicCollectorLive<\/a><\/td>\n65<\/b><\/td>\n-1.52%<\/td>\n-13.33%<\/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>\n461,092<\/b><\/td>\n-1.76%<\/td>\n-4.48%<\/td>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Number of those listings that are in the Cyberspace Comics HipComic store<\/a>:<\/td>\n111,694<\/b><\/td>\n+1.25%<\/td>\n+6.33%<\/td>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Cyberspace Comics “market share” of comic listings on HipComic<\/td>\n24.22%<\/b><\/td>\n+3.08%<\/td>\n+11.32%<\/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>\n177,254<\/b><\/td>\n+1.96%<\/td>\n+2.94%<\/td>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/table>\n

 
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eBay<\/a>‘s number of listings continue to hit new highs.<\/p>\n

Atomic Avenue<\/a><\/b>‘s number of available unique issues has dropped by more than 10% in the past year.<\/p>\n

Comic Collector Live<\/a><\/b> has lost more than 10% of their storefronts in the past year.<\/p>\n

HipComic<\/a><\/b>‘s marketplace is stating to trend down after a very quick rise.<\/p>\n

Bonanza<\/a><\/b>‘s number of listings is very stagnant.<\/p>\n


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