{"id":6341,"date":"2024-05-08T13:26:05","date_gmt":"2024-05-08T20:26:05","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/cyberspacecomics.com\/blog\/?p=6341"},"modified":"2024-05-09T06:04:24","modified_gmt":"2024-05-09T13:04:24","slug":"cyberspace-comics-market-report-164-may-2024","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/cyberspacecomics.com\/blog\/2024\/05\/cyberspace-comics-market-report-164-may-2024\/","title":{"rendered":"Cyberspace Comics Market Report #164 May 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>\n11,361,224<\/b><\/td>\n+1.28%<\/td>\n+21.91%<\/td>\n+159.69%<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Cyberspace Comics listings<\/a><\/td>\n175,379<\/b><\/td>\n+2.00%<\/td>\n+6.55%<\/td>\n+46.46%<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Cyberspace Comics “market share” of comic listings on eBay<\/td>\n1.54%<\/b><\/td>\n+0.89%<\/td>\n-12.79%<\/td>\n-43.46%<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Number of eBay comic listings that are auctions<\/a><\/td>\n303,149<\/b><\/td>\n-3.86%<\/td>\n-2.78%<\/td>\n+39.56%<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Percentage of eBay comic listings up for auction<\/td>\n2.67%<\/b><\/td>\n-5.04%<\/td>\n-20.35%<\/td>\n-46.31%<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Number of listings sold in eBay’s comics section (90 days)<\/td>\n1,633,200<\/b><\/td>\n+3.11%<\/td>\n+1.70%<\/td>\n+67.25%<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Number of listings sold in eBay’s comics section divided by current listings<\/td>\n14.38%<\/b><\/td>\n+1.81%<\/td>\n-16.57%<\/td>\n-35.59%<\/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): 115,526
\nMy current eBay feedback<\/a> (total): 278,905
\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>\n1,773,830<\/b><\/td>\n-2.34%<\/td>\n+2.24%<\/td>\n+13.77%<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Listings in the Cyberspace Comics Store on Atomic Avenue<\/a><\/td>\n152,466<\/b><\/td>\n+1.66%<\/td>\n+7.00%<\/td>\n+37.59<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Cyberspace Comics “market share” of comic listings on AtomicAvenue<\/td>\n8.60%<\/b><\/td>\n+4.06%<\/td>\n+4.69%<\/td>\n+20.89%<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Number of unique issues on Atomic Avenue<\/td>\n265,588<\/b><\/td>\n-2.80%<\/td>\n+1.72%<\/td>\n+18.43%<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Cyberspace Comics “market share” of unique issues on AtomicAvenue<\/td>\n57.41%<\/b><\/td>\n+4.60%<\/td>\n+5.20%<\/td>\n+16.18%<\/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>\n249,965<\/b><\/td>\n+0.58%<\/td>\n+2.23%<\/td>\n+45.64%<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Number of items for sale on ComicCollectorLive<\/a><\/td>\n1,301,275<\/b><\/td>\n+0.71%<\/td>\n+0.47%<\/td>\n-12.30%<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Number of items sold on ComicCollectorLive<\/a><\/td>\n2,914,397<\/b><\/td>\n+0.15%<\/td>\n+2.17%<\/td>\n+21.03%<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Number of stores open on ComicCollectorLive<\/a><\/td>\n43<\/b><\/td>\n+2.38%<\/td>\n-6.52%<\/td>\n-36.76%<\/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>\n1,559,303<\/b><\/td>\n+2.14%<\/td>\n+32.24%<\/td>\n+237.67%<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Number of those listings that are in the Cyberspace Comics HipComic store<\/a><\/td>\n169,853<\/b><\/td>\n+0.68%<\/td>\n+6.85%<\/td>\n+45.12%<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Cyberspace Comics “market share” of comic listings on HipComic<\/td>\n10.89%<\/b><\/td>\n-1.42%<\/td>\n-19.19%<\/td>\n-57.03%<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Number of Stores on HipComic<\/td>\n420<\/b><\/td>\n+0.00%<\/td>\n+13.82%<\/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>\n184,270<\/b><\/td>\n+4.85%<\/td>\n+7,433.52%<\/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 they’re continuing their climb to hit 12 million.<\/p>\n

Atomic Avenue<\/a><\/b>: This marketplace recently hit an all-new high number of unique comic books but they’re experiencing a slight decline this month. Their selection of unique books still remains above one quarter million!<\/p>\n

Comic Collector Live<\/a><\/b>: This marketplace lost more than 1\/3 of their sellers in the past five years. In the same time-frame, their number of listings declined by 10%. A very small number of sellers keep this marketplace going.<\/p>\n

HipComic<\/a><\/b>: This marketplace increased now has over 1.5 million listings. Their percentage growth of listings in the last five years sharply outpaces eBay’s.<\/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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