{"id":6366,"date":"2024-09-11T13:31:12","date_gmt":"2024-09-11T20:31:12","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/cyberspacecomics.com\/blog\/?p=6366"},"modified":"2024-09-11T13:46:24","modified_gmt":"2024-09-11T20:46:24","slug":"cyberspace-comics-market-report-168-september-2024","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/cyberspacecomics.com\/blog\/2024\/09\/cyberspace-comics-market-report-168-september-2024\/","title":{"rendered":"Cyberspace Comics Market Report #168 September 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>\n10,997,381<\/b><\/td>\n+9.46%<\/td>\n+8.46%<\/td>\n+126.93%<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Cyberspace Comics listings<\/a><\/td>\n178,822<\/b><\/td>\n-0.26%<\/td>\n+4.75%<\/td>\n+40.03%<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Cyberspace Comics “market share” of comic listings on eBay<\/td>\n1.63%<\/b><\/td>\n-8.65%<\/td>\n-3.21%<\/td>\n-38.41%<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Number of eBay comic listings that are auctions<\/a><\/td>\n301,228<\/b><\/td>\n+5.21%<\/td>\n-3.95%<\/td>\n+32.68%<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Percentage of eBay comic listings up for auction<\/td>\n2.74%<\/b><\/td>\n-3.89%<\/td>\n-11.36%<\/td>\n-41.47%<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Number of listings sold in eBay’s comics section (90 days)<\/td>\n1,659,145<\/b><\/td>\n+8.89%<\/td>\n+26.14%<\/td>\n+45.23%<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Number of listings sold in eBay’s comics section divided by current listings<\/td>\n15.09%<\/b><\/td>\n-0.55%<\/td>\n+16.32%<\/td>\n-35.99%<\/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): 119,820
\nMy current eBay feedback<\/a> (total): 300,093
\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>\n2,016,092<\/b><\/td>\n+9.65%<\/td>\n+13.63%<\/td>\n+40.88%<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Listings in the Cyberspace Comics Store on Atomic Avenue<\/a><\/td>\n155,443<\/b><\/td>\n-0.46%<\/td>\n+4.11%<\/td>\n+33.26%<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Cyberspace Comics “market share” of comic listings on AtomicAvenue<\/td>\n7.71%<\/b><\/td>\n-9.19%<\/td>\n-8.43%<\/td>\n-5.40%<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Number of unique issues on Atomic Avenue<\/td>\n277,530<\/b><\/td>\n+0.39%<\/td>\n+3.93%<\/td>\n+22.29%<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Cyberspace Comics “market share” of unique issues on AtomicAvenue<\/td>\n56.01%<\/b><\/td>\n-0.83%<\/td>\n+0.18%<\/td>\n+8.97%<\/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>\n253,428<\/b><\/td>\n+0.10%<\/td>\n+2.88%<\/td>\n+38.24%<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Number of items for sale on ComicCollectorLive<\/a><\/td>\n1,323,490<\/b><\/td>\n+0.53%<\/td>\n+0.61%<\/td>\n-9.27%<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Number of items sold on ComicCollectorLive<\/a><\/td>\n2,933,754<\/b><\/td>\n+0.19%<\/td>\n+2.07%<\/td>\n+20.21%<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Number of stores open on ComicCollectorLive<\/a><\/td>\n45<\/b><\/td>\n+9.76%<\/td>\n+12.50%<\/td>\n-28.57%<\/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>\n1,605,989<\/b><\/td>\n+0.19%<\/td>\n+19.35%<\/td>\n+243.38%<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Number of those listings that are in the Cyberspace Comics HipComic store<\/a><\/td>\n167,078<\/b><\/td>\n-3.19%<\/td>\n-0.26%<\/td>\n+33.35%<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Cyberspace Comics “market share” of comic listings on HipComic<\/td>\n10.40%<\/b><\/td>\n-3.40%<\/td>\n-16.44%<\/td>\n-61.17%<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Number of Stores on HipComic<\/td>\n399<\/b><\/td>\n-4.09%<\/td>\n+5.00%<\/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>\n177,348<\/b><\/td>\n-2.93%<\/td>\n<\/td>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tr>\n<\/table>\n

 
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eBay<\/a>‘s number of listings have recovered from the recent dip.<\/p>\n

Atomic Avenue<\/a><\/b>: This marketplace has increased their number of listings by nearly 10% from last month.<\/p>\n

Comic Collector Live<\/a><\/b>: This marketplace’s number of listings dropped by more than 10% over the past 5 years. In that same time frame, eBay increased by more than 100% and HipComic increased by 250%. As with last fall, the number of stores increased following the summer months.<\/p>\n

HipComic<\/a><\/b>: This marketplace has shown a sharp increase in their stated number of listings but I can’t seem to pinpoint where they’re coming from since their top sellers don’t have any major gains and they have even fewer sellers as they did last month. Perhaps there is a glitch in the reporting? Or, they fixed a glitch that’s been there a long while?<\/p>\n

YouSellComics<\/a><\/b>: This is a marketplace that has caught my eye so we’ve added our inventory to their marketplace. This month their number of listings retracted slightly.<\/p>\n


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