Buying Comics
Atomic Avenue is a comics marketplace which lets you browse comics for sale from
both private sellers and specialty shops all over the world.
First of all, you'll need to register as an Atomic Avenue user by clicking the My Account tab. Your
Atomic Avenue account is free, and requires no financial information. You will need to enter
the address to which you want your orders shipped, a phone number where we can contact you, and an email address.
You'll receive an email from Atomic Avenue in order to verify your account.
To find the comics you want, type the title into the Find comics field on the Atomic Avenue page. (Alternately, if you
are a ComicBase users, you can select the issues you want, and select Find on Atomic Avenue under the Internet menu.)
When you’ve found a comic you want to buy, click the Buy button next to it. This
will put it in your shopping cart. If you want to continue shopping, you can continue
adding comics to your cart.
TIP: Save money on shipping by buying multiple items from the same
seller
If you click the seller’s User ID, you will see his other items for sale. Just as
within any issue window, you can buy comics you want by clicking the Buy button
When you’re done selecting the comics you want to buy, click the Cart button at
the top of the Atomic Avenue page. When you click the Checkout button, you’ll see
a list of the comics in your cart, together with your order total, based on each
seller’s default shipping option. At this point, you may remove comics from your
shopping cart. You can also change your shipping options, as available, from each
seller.
When you’ve reviewed your order, click the Complete Checkout button. At this point, you may
pay with either a PayPal account, or a credit card. This charge will appear as Atomic Avenue.
Atomic Avenue creates a separate order for each seller, even though you may only have a single charge
covering all your purchases. You'll receive an email confirming each order; you may also see
each order when you log in to Atomic Avenue under the Purchases banner.
Each seller must ship you your order within 2 working days, and you will receive an email confirmation when it is shipped.
If a seller discovers he does not have the advertised comic, he may cancel it off the order, or cancel
an order altogether. You will receive a refund from Atomic Avenue within 2 working days; some banks may take up to 2 days
to post the refund to your account.
You may cancel an order, or items off of an order yourself, any time before it ships, and receive a refund.
To do so, log in to Atomic Avenue, and click on the order number. In the order window, click the Cancel Order button.
(To cancel only certain comics, mark the checkbox next to each you want to cancel, and then click the Cancel Selected Issues
button.)
Orders which have been shipped or cancelled will not show when you log in to Atomic Avenue, but you can see all
orders which have been processed by clicking the Shipped and Cancelled checkboxes on the Purchases bar.
Important: When you place an item in your shopping cart, it is not being reserved
or held. You will not be able to claim the item until it is paid for—so if someone
pays for a comic before you do, it will disappear from your cart.