{"id":6334,"date":"2024-04-10T10:05:43","date_gmt":"2024-04-10T17:05:43","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/cyberspacecomics.com\/blog\/?p=6334"},"modified":"2024-06-11T18:41:40","modified_gmt":"2024-06-12T01:41:40","slug":"cyberspace-comics-market-report-163-april-2024","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/cyberspacecomics.com\/blog\/2024\/04\/cyberspace-comics-market-report-163-april-2024\/","title":{"rendered":"Cyberspace Comics Market Report #163 April 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\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>\n11,217,509<\/b><\/td>\n-5.25%<\/td>\n+22.77%<\/td>\n+160.67%<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Cyberspace Comics listings<\/a><\/td>\n171,941<\/b><\/td>\n+0.03%<\/td>\n+6.20%<\/td>\n+49.42%<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Cyberspace Comics “market share” of comic listings on eBay<\/td>\n1.53%<\/b><\/td>\n+5.71%<\/td>\n-13.40%<\/td>\n-43.85%<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Number of eBay comic listings that are auctions<\/a><\/td>\n315,328<\/b><\/td>\n-6.30%<\/td>\n-1.05%<\/td>\n+51.47%<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Percentage of eBay comic listings up for auction<\/td>\n2.81%<\/b><\/td>\n-1.02%<\/td>\n-19.45%<\/td>\n-41.92%<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Number of listings sold in eBay’s comics section (90 days)<\/td>\n1,583,915<\/b><\/td>\n+2.10%<\/td>\n-1.36%<\/td>\n+35.66%<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Number of listings sold in eBay’s comics section divided by current listings<\/td>\n14.12%<\/b><\/td>\n+7.79%<\/td>\n-19.64%<\/td>\n-47.95%<\/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): 114,545
\nMy current eBay feedback<\/a> (total): 275,693
\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>\n1,816,406<\/b><\/td>\n-0.19%<\/td>\n+5.39%<\/td>\n+16.17%<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Listings in the Cyberspace Comics Store on Atomic Avenue<\/a><\/td>\n149,975<\/b><\/td>\n-0.05%<\/td>\n+6.90%<\/td>\n+36.99%<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Cyberspace Comics “market share” of comic listings on AtomicAvenue<\/td>\n8.26%<\/b><\/td>\n+0.20%<\/td>\n+1.43%<\/td>\n+17.95%<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Number of unique issues on Atomic Avenue<\/td>\n273,256<\/b><\/td>\n+0.21%<\/td>\n+5.26%<\/td>\n+22.19%<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Cyberspace Comics “market share” of unique issues on AtomicAvenue<\/td>\n54.88%<\/b><\/td>\n-0.26%<\/td>\n+1.54%<\/td>\n+12.12%<\/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>\n248,512<\/b><\/td>\n+0.11%<\/td>\n+2.03%<\/td>\n+46.10%<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Number of items for sale on ComicCollectorLive<\/a><\/td>\n1,292,156<\/b><\/td>\n+0.42%<\/td>\n-0.27%<\/td>\n-12.90%<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Number of items sold on ComicCollectorLive<\/a><\/td>\n2,910,105<\/b><\/td>\n+0.19%<\/td>\n+2.28%<\/td>\n+21.32%<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Number of stores open on ComicCollectorLive<\/a><\/td>\n42<\/b><\/td>\n-2.33%<\/td>\n-10.64%<\/td>\n-37.31%<\/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>\n1,526,706<\/b><\/td>\n+29.93%<\/td>\n+30.71%<\/td>\n+225.73%<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Number of those listings that are in the Cyberspace Comics HipComic store<\/a><\/td>\n168,707<\/b><\/td>\n+0.16%<\/td>\n+7.81%<\/td>\n+47.02%<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Cyberspace Comics “market share” of comic listings on HipComic<\/td>\n11.05%<\/b><\/td>\n-22.89%<\/td>\n-17.53%<\/td>\n-54.86%<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Number of Stores on HipComic<\/td>\n420<\/b><\/td>\n+1.20%<\/td>\n+10.82%<\/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 on YouSellComics<\/a><\/td>\n175,743<\/b><\/td>\nN\/A<\/td>\n+7,400.77%<\/td>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tr>\n<\/table>\n

 
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eBay<\/a>‘s number of listings recently passed 11 million and were on track to hit an all-time high of 12 million but this month saw their number begin to dwindle by a bit.<\/p>\n

Atomic Avenue<\/a><\/b>: This marketplace recently hit an all-new high number of unique comic books but their growth has leveled off.<\/p>\n

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

HipComic<\/a><\/b>: This marketplace increased their listings sharply as one of their largest sellers (MHC) brought their listings back leading to a nearly 30% increase over last month.<\/p>\n

YouSellComics<\/a><\/b>: This is a marketplace that has caught my eye so we’ve added our inventory to their marketplace. This has caused their number of listings to see an over 7,000% increase from last year.<\/p>\n


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