Buying/ordering
TIME PAYMENTS:
We offer time payments up to 6 months. Once you're approved, the minimum amount for time payment orders is $1,000 with a deposit of 25%, and equal payments made regularly depending on payment plan. Interest is calculated at only 1.0 % per month (12% annually) on the unpaid balance, and must be kept current. If any payment is over 15 days late, a 10% penalty will be levied on the outstanding balance. All traditional sales policies still apply. Due to the nature of the business and market volatility, there is no return privilege once you have confirmed your sale. A 15% restock fee plus interest accrued will be incurred on canceled/failed to pay for orders. Items will ship once completely paid for.
ACCEPTED METHODS OF PAYMENT:
We currently accept Paypal, cashier's checks, money orders, personal checks (14 day clearing period) and VISA/Mastercard. Credit cards can be called in to 410-381-2732 or provided at the end of checkout. All orders paid via Paypal or credit card will ship within 2 business days. With approval items will be put on hold for 7 days if you are sending money order or personal check, if payment is not received then items will be put back for sale.
For checks and money orders, please mail payment to:
Comics To Astonish Inc.
9400 Snowden River Parkway
Suite 112
Columbia, MD 21045
SHIPPING CHARGES:
Shipping is calculated once you check out with your items in the shopping cart. All packages are shipped via USPS with tracking.
Foreign orders will ship via USPS Global Priority Airmail with tracking. All foreign orders above $500.00 will ship via USPS Express Tracked Airmail.
All comics are packed securely to prevent damage.
Please allow 2 business days to process and ship your order, barring holidays and conventions. Thank you!
OUR RETURN POLICY:
Due to the nature of the business and market volatility, there is no return privilege once you have confirmed your sale with the exception of our raw books. For Raw books we have a 3 month return policy as follows: If you buy a raw book from us and send it to CGC and it gets a Purple Label you can mail it back to us for a full-refund of purchase price.
Sell to Us
What We Buy:
We buy all comics from 1930's to today. Large and small collections. We are most interested in pre-1980's collections. We are also looking to purchase any and all original comic art used in the production of comic books. Also buying Magic The Gathering collections and old action figures and toys.
How To Sell To Us:
Call us at 410-381-2732 and ask for Keegan
You can reach us Monday-Saturday from 12 noon to 8 pm EST and Sunday 12 noon to 6 pm.
Via Email:
You can email us your collection list and after looking over your list we will contact you to let you know our level of interest.
We may make an offer or request other information
In most cases we will need to see the books in person to make an offer. In these cases you can bring the books to the store or for larger collections we can come to you.
If you are to far a way for this to be feasible then you can mail your books insured to:
Comics To Astonish
9400 Snowden River Parkway
Suite 112
Columbia, MD 21045
Once we receive the books we will either email or call you to let you know they arrived. We will go over the collection which may take up to a week due to high volume of collections we receive. Once we have assessed the collection we will make an offer. If we can't come to an agreed on price we will mail your books back to you via USPS insured mail at our cost.
Bring Your Collection to the Store
Once You can bring your collection to the store on any Tuesday of the year from 12-8 pm or any Friday of the year from 12 noon to 5 pm. Please call before coming to the store to confirm buyer is available and not on vacation.
You may also email Keegan at comics2u@aol.com or call the store at 410-381-2732 to set up a different time to meet at the store.
We Will Come To You:
For larger collections that can't be brought to the store or for sellers who are to far away to drive to you we will come to you. This is done on a case by case basis and will depend on several factors. You can email us at comics2u@aol.com or call the store at 410-381-273 with questions.