My philosophy about comics is this; I am first a collector and second a dealer. I have always tried to treat my customers the way I wanted to be treated when ordering books. I enjoy reading them, collecting them and seeing the great artwork inside. I always try to have a large selection of books, so I am able to offer the type of selection I would want when buying books for myself. I try to keep my prices low as possible but in order to get choice material to offer in my selection, I often have to pay higher percentages of or over guide for this material. Blame your fellow collectors for these prices, not me.
Method of payment: I accept Visa, MasterCard, American Express & Discover cards. I also accept checks or money orders and only on request Paypal. Personal checks may hold up your order until it clears. I would rather not get cash unless you meet me locally. Do not send cash.
Discounts: all customers take 10% off orders over $200. Exceptions are as follows: books already over $200 will not count unless you also order an additional $200 worth of books. Gold customers (who ordered from last two catalogs, if you are not sure ask when you order) take an additional 5% off everything and 10% off non-key Marvel and DC silver to modern. Platinum Customers (who ordered from last three catalogs and placed three or more orders over $50 in each catalog) take 5% more off all items except some keys and other unique comics. No discounts on VF or above books pre -dating 1975. Dealer discounts available.
Buy back policy: as many of you know I will always buy back books that I have sold you in the exact same condition for 70% of what I charged you (or more) for a book. This is in the hopes that when you go to sell off your collection you will offer it to me. Only applies to pre 1965 material and marvel keys! If ever you are thinking of selling I hope you will give me an opportunity to make you an offer.
Layaway plan: I do offer a layaway plan in some instances. All lay-always will not be subject to discounts!
Trades: I will accept some trades. I usually give 15-25% higher trade value than I would pay cash for the same trade material provided that the trade is for comics I need, or want.
Grading: I use the old CBG grading guide which tended to be a little stricter than the Overstreet guide. Even so grading is subjective and I am only human so if I miss something doesn’t take it personally, I will make every effort to correct the situation to your satisfaction. When you order a book you will see notes on the issue you are interested in, in order to put as many item as possible, some of the descriptive notes may not be listed, please ask for a description when ordering.
Pricing: some books are listed with the same grade but more than one price; this is because we don't raise our prices every year. The lower priced item was mark at the guide price a while ago, when it sells, that price is no longer available. Don’t try to get the newer priced book for the old price, we paid more for it.
Postage & handling: when I ship books I use a thick piece of cardboard so that even if the postman tried to ignore the “do not bend" he would have a hard time doing so. All orders are shipped priority mail and all domestic orders are insured. All this for only $8.00! Most foreign and large quantity orders (over 10 books) will have to pay a higher rate depending on my cost. Note: for some low dollar orders I will reduce the cost to you for S&H.
Canadian rules: these are for my Canadian customers and those of the same mind set. I will ship your order anyway you want; I normally will insure it, and include the invoice. If you want to get out of paying customs duty, by declaring your order as zero or some low value, then you have no recourse if your books do-not show up. I will not refund your money!
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