Terms of service

1. Scope

These General Terms and Conditions apply to all orders placed through the Comic Atelier online shop by consumers and businesses. A consumer is any natural person who enters into a legal transaction for purposes that are predominantly outside their trade, business or profession. A business is a natural or legal person or a partnership with legal capacity acting in the exercise of its trade, business or profession.

2. Contracting party and contact

The purchase contract is concluded with Eighty 9 UG (haftungsbeschränkt), Högenstraße 78, 22527 Hamburg, Germany, represented by Managing Director Michael Roman Kuczera. Contact: m.kuczera@gmail.com, telephone +49 151 67000945.

3. Products and collectible-specific information

We primarily sell collectible comics, including variants, signed or remarked copies, and professionally graded books. The product description, condition notes and images form part of the contractual description. Unless expressly stated otherwise, photographs show the actual copy offered. For graded comics, the grading company, grade and certification details shown on the label are decisive. Condition assessments for ungraded comics are careful opinions and do not constitute a guaranteed professional grade.

Age, production and storage characteristics that are usual for collectible comics, as well as defects expressly disclosed before purchase, do not constitute a defect. This does not limit mandatory statutory rights.

4. Conclusion of contract

Product presentation in the shop is not a legally binding offer. By placing the products in the cart, completing checkout and clicking the final order button, you submit a binding offer to purchase the selected goods. Receipt of an automated order confirmation only acknowledges receipt of the order. We may accept your offer within five days by sending a separate order or dispatch confirmation, by dispatching the goods, or by requesting or completing payment, whichever occurs first. If we do not accept the offer, any payment already received will be refunded without undue delay.

5. Prices, taxes and payment

Prices displayed to consumers are total prices in the currency shown at checkout. Applicable shipping costs and, where relevant, import charges are shown separately before the order is submitted.

Where used or collectible goods are subject to the margin scheme under section 25a of the German VAT Act, VAT is not shown separately. The note “Margin scheme / Differenzbesteuerung gemäß § 25a UStG” on the product or invoice applies.

Available payment methods and any applicable conditions are displayed at checkout. Payment is due according to the selected payment method.

6. Delivery

We deliver to the countries and addresses available at checkout using the shipping methods shown there, generally via tracked DHL services. Delivery times are estimates unless expressly agreed as binding. Orders are dispatched after receipt of payment, unless the selected payment method provides otherwise.

For deliveries outside the European Union, import VAT, customs duties and carrier handling fees may arise. Unless checkout expressly states that these charges are prepaid, delivery is made Delivered at Place (DAP) and the recipient bears these charges. Further details are set out in our Shipping Policy.

For consumers, the risk of accidental loss or damage generally passes only when the goods are delivered to the consumer or a person designated by them. Statutory rules apply.

7. Retention of title

The goods remain our property until payment has been made in full.

8. Right of withdrawal

Consumers generally have a statutory right of withdrawal. Details, the electronic withdrawal function and the model withdrawal form are set out in our Refund and Withdrawal Policy. Businesses do not have a statutory right of withdrawal.

9. Statutory warranty rights

Statutory warranty rights apply. If an item arrives damaged, incomplete or materially different from the listing, please contact us promptly with the order number and clear photographs of the item and packaging so that we can investigate. This request does not reduce or condition your statutory rights.

10. Liability

We are liable without limitation for intent and gross negligence; for injury to life, body or health; under the German Product Liability Act; and where we have given a guarantee. In cases of slight negligence, we are liable for breach of an essential contractual obligation only, limited to the foreseeable loss typical for the contract. Essential obligations are those whose fulfilment makes proper performance of the contract possible and on whose observance the customer may regularly rely. Mandatory statutory liability remains unaffected.

11. Governing law

German law applies, excluding the UN Convention on Contracts for the International Sale of Goods. For consumers, this choice of law does not deprive them of mandatory protection under the law of their country of habitual residence.

12. Consumer dispute resolution

We are neither willing nor obliged to participate in dispute resolution proceedings before a consumer arbitration board. The former EU Online Dispute Resolution platform was discontinued in 2025.

Last updated: 14 November 2026