{"id":6321,"date":"2024-02-14T10:00:53","date_gmt":"2024-02-14T17:00:53","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/cyberspacecomics.com\/blog\/?p=6321"},"modified":"2024-02-12T18:06:59","modified_gmt":"2024-02-13T01:06:59","slug":"cyberspace-comics-market-report-161-february-2024","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/cyberspacecomics.com\/blog\/2024\/02\/cyberspace-comics-market-report-161-february-2024\/","title":{"rendered":"Cyberspace Comics Market Report #161 February 2024"},"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>\n11,136,306<\/b><\/td>\n+8.18%<\/td>\n+25.91%<\/td>\n+159.71%<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Cyberspace Comics listings<\/a><\/td>\n170,366<\/b><\/td>\n+0.54%<\/td>\n+5.66%<\/td>\n+52.32%<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Cyberspace Comics “market share” of comic listings on eBay<\/td>\n1.53%<\/b><\/td>\n-7.28%<\/td>\n-15.94%<\/td>\n-41.39%<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Number of eBay comic listings that are auctions<\/a><\/td>\n290,768<\/b><\/td>\n-0.43%<\/td>\n-3.63%<\/td>\n+45.75%<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Percentage of eBay comic listings up for auction<\/td>\n2.61%<\/b><\/td>\n-8.06%<\/td>\n-23.43%<\/td>\n-43.85%<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Number of listings sold in eBay’s comics section (90 days)<\/td>\n1,547,411<\/b><\/td>\n+1.77%<\/td>\n+29.83%<\/td>\n+33.12%<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Number of listings sold in eBay’s comics section divided by current listings<\/td>\n13.90%<\/b><\/td>\n-5.92%<\/td>\n+3.16%<\/td>\n-48.75%<\/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): 112,205
\nMy current eBay feedback<\/a> (total): 275,695
\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>\n1,850,489<\/b><\/td>\n+5.08%<\/td>\n+7.06%<\/td>\n+19.48%<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Listings in the Cyberspace Comics Store on Atomic Avenue<\/a><\/td>\n149,729<\/b><\/td>\n+0.38%<\/td>\n+7.85%<\/td>\n+40.82%<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Cyberspace Comics “market share” of comic listings on AtomicAvenue<\/td>\n8.09%<\/b><\/td>\n-4.47%<\/td>\n+0.76%<\/td>\n+17.95%<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Number of unique issues on Atomic Avenue<\/td>\n272,726<\/b><\/td>\n+0.82%<\/td>\n+6.35%<\/td>\n+22.56%<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Cyberspace Comics “market share” of unique issues on AtomicAvenue<\/td>\n54.90%<\/b><\/td>\n-0.43%<\/td>\n+1.41%<\/td>\n+14.90%<\/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>\n247,902<\/b><\/td>\n+0.20%<\/td>\n+2.41%<\/td>\n+47.07%<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Number of items for sale on ComicCollectorLive<\/a><\/td>\n1,287,137<\/b><\/td>\n+0.10%<\/td>\n+0.46%<\/td>\n-13.18%<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Number of items sold on ComicCollectorLive<\/a><\/td>\n2,900,103<\/b><\/td>\n+0.28%<\/td>\n+2.40%<\/td>\n+21.81%<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Number of stores open on ComicCollectorLive<\/a><\/td>\n44<\/b><\/td>\n+0.00%<\/td>\n-10.20%<\/td>\n-32.31%<\/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>\n1,504,049<\/b><\/td>\n+2.80%<\/td>\n+34.14%<\/td>\n+226.19%<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Number of those listings that are in the Cyberspace Comics HipComic store<\/a><\/td>\n166,746<\/b><\/td>\n+0.60%<\/td>\n+7.65%<\/td>\n+49.29%<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Cyberspace Comics “market share” of comic listings on HipComic<\/td>\n11.09%<\/b><\/td>\n-2.15%<\/td>\n-19.78%<\/td>\n-54.23%<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Number of Stores on HipComic<\/td>\n417<\/b><\/td>\n+4.25%<\/td>\n+13.62%<\/td>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tr>\n<\/table>\n

 
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eBay<\/a>‘s number of listings reversed course from last month and hit an all-new high of 11 million!<\/p>\n

Atomic Avenue<\/a><\/b>: This marketplace is offering an all-new high number of unique comic books (over 272,000).<\/p>\n

Comic Collector Live<\/a><\/b>: This marketplace lost nearly 1\/3 of their sellers in the past five years.<\/p>\n

HipComic<\/a><\/b>: 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.<\/p>\n


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