{"id":6304,"date":"2023-12-13T10:00:22","date_gmt":"2023-12-13T17:00:22","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/cyberspacecomics.com\/blog\/?p=6304"},"modified":"2023-12-10T22:02:07","modified_gmt":"2023-12-11T05:02:07","slug":"cyberspace-comics-market-report-159-december-2023","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/cyberspacecomics.com\/blog\/2023\/12\/cyberspace-comics-market-report-159-december-2023\/","title":{"rendered":"Cyberspace Comics Market Report #159 December 2023"},"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
<\/a><\/td>\none month change<\/td>\none year change<\/td>\nfive year change<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Listings in eBay’s Comic Books, Manga & Memorabilia<\/a> section<\/td>\n10,650,547<\/b><\/td>\n+0.95%<\/td>\n+252.74%<\/td>\n+151.56%<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Cyberspace Comics listings<\/a><\/td>\n169,995<\/b><\/td>\n-1.28%<\/td>\n+10.16%<\/td>\n+49.20%<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Cyberspace Comics “market share” of comic listings on eBay<\/td>\n1.60%<\/b><\/td>\n-2.08%<\/td>\n-68.76%<\/td>\n-40.66%<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Number of eBay comic listings that are auctions<\/a><\/td>\n294,969<\/b><\/td>\n-6.84%<\/td>\n-3.47%<\/td>\n+49.68%<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Percentage of eBay comic listings up for auction<\/td>\n2.77%<\/b><\/td>\n-7.68%<\/td>\n-72.63%<\/td>\n-40.44%<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Number of listings sold in eBay’s comics section (90 days)<\/td>\n1,541,814<\/b><\/td>\n+4.86%<\/td>\n-1.74%<\/td>\n+38.85%<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Number of listings sold in eBay’s comics section divided by current listings<\/td>\n14.48%<\/b><\/td>\n+3.85%<\/td>\n-72.14%<\/td>\n-44.81%<\/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): 109,467
\nMy current eBay feedback<\/a> (total): 267,177
\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>\n1,761,046<\/b><\/td>\n-1.08%<\/td>\n-0.07%<\/td>\n+12.84%<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Listings in the Cyberspace Comics Store on Atomic Avenue<\/a><\/td>\n149,940<\/b><\/td>\n-0.57%<\/td>\n+12.22%<\/td>\n+40.98<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Cyberspace Comics “market share” of comic listings on AtomicAvenue<\/td>\n8.51%<\/b><\/td>\n+0.52%<\/td>\n+12.33%<\/td>\n+25.03%<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Number of unique issues on Atomic Avenue<\/td>\n270,515<\/b><\/td>\n-0.07%<\/td>\n+5.58%<\/td>\n+21.24%<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Cyberspace Comics “market share” of unique issues on AtomicAvenue<\/td>\n55.43%<\/b><\/td>\n-0.49%<\/td>\n+6.28%<\/td>\n+16.27%<\/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>\n247,139<\/b><\/td>\n+0.14%<\/td>\n+2.47%<\/td>\n+47.78%<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Number of items for sale on ComicCollectorLive<\/a><\/td>\n1,283,373<\/b><\/td>\n+0.61%<\/td>\n-0.90%<\/td>\n-13.24%<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Number of items sold on ComicCollectorLive<\/a><\/td>\n2,886,683<\/b><\/td>\n+0.15%<\/td>\n+2.39%<\/td>\n+22.09%<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Number of stores open on ComicCollectorLive<\/a><\/td>\n42<\/b><\/td>\n-4.55%<\/td>\n-16.00%<\/td>\n-34.38%<\/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>\n1,397,918<\/b><\/td>\n-1.06%<\/td>\n+44.57%<\/td>\n+193.58%<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Number of those listings that are in the Cyberspace Comics HipComic store<\/a><\/td>\n168,376<\/b><\/td>\n-0.52%<\/td>\n+20.03%<\/td>\n+51.43%<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Cyberspace Comics “market share” of comic listings on HipComic<\/td>\n12.04%<\/b><\/td>\n+0.54%<\/td>\n-16.99%<\/td>\n-48.42%<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Number of Stores on HipComic<\/td>\n393<\/b><\/td>\n-1.26%<\/td>\n+8.26%<\/td>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tr>\n<\/table>\n

 
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eBay<\/a>‘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.<\/p>\n

Atomic Avenue<\/a><\/b>: This marketplace now boasts a selection of over a quarter million different<\/i> 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.<\/p>\n

Comic Collector Live<\/a><\/b>: This marketplace lost more than 15% of their sellers in the past year and lost over one third over the past five years.<\/p>\n

HipComic<\/a><\/b>: This marketplace has increased their number of listings by over 40% in the past year.<\/p>\n


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