Gregory Hecht

To me (speaking as a non-lawyer and not an employee of Human Computing), that sounds like it could potentially be a violation of the following portion of the Terms of Use for the Atomic Avenue site: You also want to be careful about accumulating too many demerits as that can get you banned from the site.

Hi James -- You want to be looking under Vampirella (Magazine).

Since we're updating really old threads, I will chime in here that changes at Atomic Avenue and at USPS online (both outlined by Pete above) have greatly improved things. It is especially helpful to know when Atomic Avenue recommends (or not) flat-rate shipping. For most orders (i.e., those that fit in a single box), this is sufficient given the current choices at the USPS's Click-n-Ship store. For orders with a large number of items (especially if they include, it would be helpful to know if Atomic Avenue made its shipping calculation for a single box or for multiple boxes. But that is a relatively small complaint; the majority of my AA orders have been single-package orders.

In ComicBase, if you go to Setup --> Preferences you should get a pop-up window with a variety of items in it. One of those items is "Add any cancelled items back to my inventory" I assume that if you check that box, items from cancelled sales will be restored to your inventory and they will have the "For Sale" attribute checked off. Unfortunately I don't have any insights into the first part of your post.

Hi Trish -- A couple of quick "rules of thumb" to give you some perspective: • The value of the collection will depend on what comics are in the collection and their condition. Comic collectors can be very persnickety when it comes to condition (sometimes referred to as "grade"), what might look like inconsequential amounts of reading wear or aging can have a big impact on how much somebody is willing to pay. The more recent the comics are, the less likely they will be of high value. The majority of comics published from 1980 onwards are not particularly rare and there is a relatively high supply of them on the market. There are definitely some specific issues that are exceptions, but generally speaking, the retail value to collectors of these comics is often below $5 each, sometimes even less than the original cover price. Comics published before 1980 are of greater value (again, speaking in broad generalities), especially if they are in very nice shape. The older the comics are and the better their condition, the greater their value. • In principle, you can try selling comics individually, as groups of issues (for example, a long consecutive sequence of issues of a title), or the entire collection all at once. Issues that you sell individually are more likely to get you close to the full collector's value, but it is a long and tedious process and some less popular and/or lower grade issues might not sell as readily. On the other hand, selling the entire collection in bulk at once is less likely to get you full collectors' value, but it should be a quicker process and will get the entire collection out the door faster. Reading between the lines of your short message, my guess is that selling the entire collection would be your preference, and that is how I am going to proceed with the rest of my post. If I am wrong on that assumption, then post a reply and I can give advice for selling the comics individually. If you can, you will want to share a list of what is in the collection with potential buyers. Do you know if your husband used the ComicBase program or some other method of keeping track of what comics are in his collection? If so, you should be able to generate a list of what is in the collection. If the list contains information on the grade/condition of each individual comic, that is even more helpful. • If you haven't already, look locally. You can reach out to comic book stores in the Austin TX area to see if any of them are interested in purchasing the collection. Some stores don't sell back issues, but some view it as an important part of their business. • If that doesn't work, consider a dealer that buys and sells across the country. The four biggest online comic book dealers that I know of are: 1. mycomicshop.com located in Arlington TX. Go to this link, scroll down to where it says "Ready to Sell?". There is contact info there. Drive time between Arlington and Austin is less than 4 hours, so this should work to everybody's advantage. 2. Mile High Comics in Denver CO. I know that they will travel around the country to purchase comic collections, so it is worth a shot getting in touch with them. Surprisingly, they don't seem to have anything on their website about how to contact them with collections that you want to sell. Try sending an email to back_issue@milehighcomics.com and see if they can direct you to somebody regarding buying your husband's collection. 3. Midtown Comics: they are based in New York City. See this page on how to contact them. 4. Newkadia.com: they are based in Norristown, PA. Based on their webpage, they seem to take full collections and sell the individual comics in that collection on consignment. If you need the cash from selling the collection in a hurry, this is probably not for you. But if you don't need the cash right away, this would certainly get your husband's comics out of the house. There are certainly other dealers out there, you can find them by just Googling [sell comic book collection]. They may or may not be better for you than the options listed above. But the options that I have listed should get you started, at least. Good luck! Feel free to post an update, I am sure that some of us will be interested in hearing how things turn out.

Items that were added to your inventory up to seven days ago are considered to be "New Arrivals." The "Blowout" banner indicates "savings of 50% or more off Guide." Those are the two that I am sure about. Uncertain how far below guide value an item has to be in order to qualify as "On Sale" but I know that it is not as steep as 50% off.

Atomic Avenue does recognize "Very Fine to Near Mint" as a grade distinct from "Very Fine" and "Near Mint." But for other "transition" grades, you are correct, they are not recognized as such. Speaking only for myself, when I have books that are in those other grades, I tend to put them into the lower grade and then make a note in the "Grading Notes" field. The contents of your Grading Notes field will show up with your specific issue's listing on Atomic Avenue. You could just as easily choose to list your issues in the higher grade. However, I think that when you go that route it becomes really necessary that you inform the buyer re: the true condition of your item using the Grading Notes field. You don't want a stickler customer purchasing a comic expecting it to be in FN condition and instead receiving a copy that is VG/FN. My $0.02

That's because it is. The Atomic Avenue store simply isn't set up for pre-orders. It is set up for customers to purchase existing inventory from individual users of the ComicBase program. I doubt that Human Computing is looking at doing preorders themselves, especially since that space has several large competitors that offer substantial discounts (DCBS, mycomicshop, and Midtown come to mind). Pete can correct me if I am wrong, but that is my hunch. I don't know if it would be feasible for Atomic Avenue to be updated to allow pre-orders from specific sellers on the site. Pete would have to weigh in on whether that programming would be possible/practical and, if so, whether the AA admin would be willing and interested in overseeing those types of customer/seller transactions.

Hi, George! This sounds more like a ComicBase question rather than an Atomic Avenue question. I suggest that you post over on the CB message boards where your post is more likely to be seen by somebody who can assist.

I thought that the contact info for each AA seller was available on their AA store’s homepage (look for the “Contact” button next to their username). There may also be an issue in that apparently there is a strike going on by unionized postal workers in Canada. So that may add a wrinkle to this potential buyer’s transaction.

Hi Troy -- This should be pretty easy to fix. 1. On Atomic Avenue, go to "My Store" then click on the "Store Setup" link (look for the gear icon). 2. On the Store Setup page, scroll down to "Currently Posted Items." You will see a list of database ID numbers. Using the "Remove" button, remove each of those databases. When you have finished that, go down to the bottom of the page and click the blue "Save" button. 3. You should be able to go back to your "My Store" page, click the "Browse Items For Sale" button and see that you have no inventory. 4. In ComicBase, open up the database that contains your correct store inventory. Post your items for sale from that database as you normally do. 5. This should restore your Atomic Avenue store inventory to be what you expect it to be. You can verify by going to Atomic Avenue and browsing your newly reposted store inventory. Hope this is helpful!

Hi David — This is more of a ComicBase question than an Atomic Avenue question, so you’ll get better advice over on the ComicBase message boards. But the short answer is that you can “start over” by doing a Mass Change for your Quantity In Stock field or you can proceed by making a new database.

Ah-ha, I see what the issue is! I had the Flat Rate shipping button selected on the page. By clicking Choose Your Own Box, suddenly a lot more options are available on the Select Your Service drop-down menu.

I have been using Enhanced CnS since it first became available many many months ago, and have been getting the commercial rate for Priority as a result. I will check your link later tonight, but I suspect that my experience will not change. Do you have an electronic postal scale registered with your USPS account? Ground Advantage price depends on the weight of the item, so commercial ground advantage, first class, and media mail might only be available on Enhanced CnS for those whose account includes a scale. Priority and Priority Express rates are essentially not dependent on item weight, so everybody should have free access to the commercial rates for those shipping methods on Enhanced CnS.

Yes, that is what I use. It only generates Priority Mail and Priority Mail Express labels, it does not generate First Class, Media Mail, or Ground Advantage labels.

For USPS First Class or Ground Advantage, is there a commercial rate? AFAIK the first class and ground advantage are not available on Click n Ship, only the Priority and Priority Express have commercial rates that are an available on Click N Ship. (I am assuming that First Class and Ground Advantage are still cheaper for some small orders than Priority, even after the recent postal rate hike.)

Hi Richard! Since cover scans get submitted via ComicBase, this sounds more like a question about CB rather than one anbout Atomic Avenue functionality. I suggest that you try posting over at forums.comicbase.com where your question is more likely to be seen by folks who can help you out.

Hi Richard -- This is much more of a ComicBase issue than an Atomic Avenue issue, so I suggest that you post over at the CB message boards. There is greater likelihood that somebody who can help you will see your post over there than here at the AA boards.

Hi Derek -- This is much more of a ComicBase issue than an Atomic Avenue issue, so I suggest that you post over at the CB message boards. There is greater likelihood that somebody who can help you will see your post over there than here at the AA boards.

Not exactly... looking at other sites, it seems that the 4th print has a cover price of $2.75 while the first three printings have a cover price of $2.50. If you have a copy of the 4th print, you can forward a scan to ComicBase. BTW, your comment is less about Atomic Avenue than it is about the content of the ComicBase master database (which is where Atomic Avenue gets its issue content information, including cover scans). These types of questions are better addressed over at the ComicBase forums where people like @Mark J. Castaneda are more likely to see it.

Can you clarify your question? Are you talking about a book that isn't in the master database?

On my "My Store" page, I can click on my store title. In my case, however, I have not put in a graphic. So if you can't click on your graphic, then I am guessing that is why I am able to browse my own store and you cannot.

Based on the URL in your screenshot, that is the page that comes up when you click on the "Custom Items" button. I wouldn't be concerned about that b/c selling Custom Items on AA hasn't been completely set up yet. What happens when you go to atomicavenue.com --> My Account pulldown, select "My Store" --> click on the name of your store ?

I think "Custom Items" is a new button, so that suggests to me that there has been some "under the hood" work going on with the Atomic Avenue storefronts. When I click on my storefront name, I have no trouble accessing my own store and browsing. What happens when you click on your storefront name?

Hi Adrian — Is this an Atomic Avenue question or a ComicBase question? If the latter, this would be better addressed over on the CB msg boards. Probably the easiest thing to do would be to do a search for items that have more than, say, 10 copies in stock. That should allow you to find the erroneous database entry.