Customer Service FAQ
- Shipping & Delivery
- APO/FPO
- Customer Live Support
- Returns & Replacements
- Payment, Pricing & Promotions
- Preorders
- Out of Stocks
- eBay Store
- Ordering
- Search Engine Tips
- Games Workshop
- Magic the Gathering
- Deal of the Day
- Privacy & Security
- Shipping & Delivery
We ship out all of our orders via United States Postal Service or UPS. We strive to ship out all orders within 24 business hours. Orders placed Friday and over the weekend will ship the following Monday. We reserve the right to request signature delivery on any order. Our warehouse is located in St Louis Missouri and transit time varies based on destination. Most packages will arrive within three days. Orders going to either coast can take up to 5 business days to arrive. Shipping confirmation will be emailed to customers at the end of each business day. .
Free shipping policy: Orders over $99 qualify for our free shipping discount. This applies only to the 48 continental states. Shipments going to Alaska, Hawaii, or to a P.O. Box do not qualify because of increased shipping rates to these addresses.
International Shipping: We do not offer free shipping to any order going outside the United States. Our international shipping is based on the total weight of your order. You will need to fill up your shopping cart on our website and proceed to checkout for a real time shipping quote. We use the United States Postal Service (usps.com) for all of our international shipping. The two options we offer is International First Class Mail (available for orders under 3 lbs) and Priority International Mail (available on all international orders).
UPS Next Day Air Saver/2nd Day Air: Miniature Market now offers express domestic shipping with UPS! In order to have your express order shipped on the same day, the order MUST be placed by 12:00 Noon, CST. Please Note: we do not offer the UPS Saturday delivery service. Express orders containing Preorder items will NOT ship until their respective items become available. Requested modifications made to existing express orders will delay shipment, providing the order has not shipped already.
UPS My Choice: Miniature Market recommends UPS My Choice for managing your orders shipping with UPS. The benefits to you, our customers, include mobile shipping notifications, rerouting services and electronic drop-off authorization, among others. This is not a paid advertisement. We've tried out this service and found it really helps if you regularly shop online. Check it out!
- APO / FPO
- Unlike many of our competitors, we have no problem shipping to an APO/FPO. However, because of the higher postage rates, orders going to an APO/FPO are not eligible for the free shipping discount.
- Customer Live Support
- Our Customer Service Representatives are available Monday through Friday from 8:00 am CST to 5:00 pm CST for live chat assistance. If you do not wish to use our live support feature, you may submit a ticket and our representatives will assist you as soon as they are able. Outside of our business hours, you can submit a ticket in our Customer Live Support Center and we will get back to you as soon as possible. We respond to all live chat requests and support tickets in the order that they are received.
- Returns & Replacements
Miniature Market will accept returns on all unopened products within 3 days of delivery. Please email support@miniaturemarket.com for approval before sending back merchandise. All returns are subject to a 15% restocking fee.
If a sealed product is missing parts, you will have to contact the manufacturer to correct the problem. If you need help finding the contact information for the manufacturer, you may call or email Miniature Market and we will be happy to assist you.
- Payment, Pricing & Promotions
Our website accepts all major credit cards and PayPal as acceptable methods of payment. If you are a U.S. resident you may pay with a check/money order, but the items will not ship until payment has cleared.
Sometimes we will temporarily discount a product's price or run promotions on certain product lines. These changes are time-sensitive and Miniature Market reserves the right to end a promotion at any time. Orders placed before a sale begins or after the expiration will not be eligible for the promotional rate.
- Preorders
- Many times we offer products for sale before they are released by the manufacturer. If you purchase one of these items, payment is required at the time the order is placed. If there are other items on the order, we will not ship the entire order until the preorder product comes out. If an item says preorder in the title, it means the item is not yet available and we are taking advance orders. The quantity available and 'In Stock' notations displays the amount we have left based on our current order with the supplier.
Customers may add additional items to standing preorders as long as all the items go out on one shipment. This helps protect our stock integrity and prevents multiple shipping charges for both our company and the customer. - Out of Stocks
- If an item is out of stock on your order, we will refund your account for the item and ship the rest of the order. There are exceptions when we know an item will be restocked shortly, in which case we will hold the order and ship it in its entirety the following day.
- eBay Store
- If we are sold out of an item on our website but you find it on our eBay store, this does not mean the item is in stock. Our website inventory is updated in real time while eBay is updated less frequently. There are times where products are still on eBay after they have sold out because the auction has to be ended manually.
- Ordering
- If you want to place an order on our website we require an email address to be associated with the order. This email address will also be your user id so you can log in and change your personal information. We will use this email address to send order confirmations and shipping notices as well.
- Search Engine Tips
If you are having trouble searching for a specific phrase or group of words, enclose the search terms in quotation marks.
Example: "Fire Demon"
- Games Workshop
Games Workshop does not allow online retailers to show pictures nor add GW items to an online shopping cart. Due to manufacturer policy, we are also unable to ship any of their products outside the U.S. Please call us at 877-326-4429 or email gamesworkshop@miniaturemarket.com if you would like to place an order or have any questions.
- Magic the Gathering
- As an authorized Wizards of the Coast online retailer, we cannot ship Magic outside the U.S. This includes store owners. We will not make any exceptions.
- Deal of the Day
Our Deal of the Day runs from 12:01 am to 11:59 pm each day. Once the allotted amount has sold out or the 24-hour period has passed, the deal ends. These offers cannot be applied retroactively and it cannot be honored after the sale has expired. All Deals of the Day are sold on a first-come, first-served basis and terms are non-negotiable.
- Privacy & Security
Miniature Market knows that the privacy and security of your information is important to you. We appreciate that you trust us, and we want you to know how well we guard your privacy. By visiting our site, you accept the practices described in this notice.
What information about customers do we store? Information given to us by you - We keep all information you enter, such as name address, etc. "Cookies" on your computer - We store a "digital cookie" on your computer so we can keep track of your shopping cart order when your are shopping with us. However, to protect your privacy, we don't show any of your account information until you have entered the password you selected when you set up your account. If you, as a user of the site, choose to not accept cookies, this will not prevent you from shopping on our site. However, you won't be able to use the shopping cart. After choosing the items you wish to purchase, you can then either e-mail the order to us, or call us on the phone, or fax us with the list of items you wish to order.
Information on current and past orders - We do store the contents of present and past orders on the website for your personal information. These are not accessible without entering the password you selected when you set up your account.
How secure is the information on the Web site? All your private information is stored on the site using Secure Sockets Layer (SSL) software, which encrypts the information you input. Only the information listed in the section below can be physically seen on our site, and only by yourself or someone else you have given your password to. NOTE: Your credit card is never listed on our site. All our credit card processing is handled by Authorize.net, a world international company authorized by all the major credit card companies to handle confirmation and charging of credit card numbers.
Children Miniature Market welcomes users of all ages to use our website. However, if you are under the age of 13, you may not register on our website without permission from your parents, as that is against FTC (Federal Trade Commission) rules about collection of personal information from children. If you then are under 13, and want to register on our site, we suggest that instead you have your parents register to use the site, and ask them permission to use their account.
Conditions of Use, Notices & Revisions Miniature Market welcomes users of all ages to use our website. However, if you are under the age of 13, you may not register on our website without permission from your parents, as that is against FTC (Federal Trade Commission) rules about collection of personal information from children. If you then are under 13, and want to register on our site, we suggest that instead you have your parents register to use the site, and ask them permission to use their account.
Conditions of Use, Notices & Revisions If you visit the Miniature Market Web site, your visit and any dispute over privacy is subject to this Notice and our Conditions of Use, including limitations on damages, arbitration of disputes, and application of the law of the state of Missouri. If you have any concerns about the privacy at Miniature Market, please send a thorough description to support@miniaturemarket.com, or use our Customer Live Support tab, and we will try to resolve it. If we ever decide to change the way we use your personal information on our site, we will first notify you by e-mail of our intent to change our policy. You will be able to choose whether you are willing to be included in our policy change. If we ever change our Privacy Policy, we will post that change in the News section on the front page of our site, and will leave that notice posted for at least on month. We will also notify all users who have agreed to be on our e-mail mailing list of this change in our Privacy Policy.
Support Links We use email links located on the Contact Us page, Buying Page, FAQ Page and other informational pages, to allow you to contact us directly with any questions or comments you may have. We read every message sent in and reply to all questions asked within 1 business day. This information is used to respond directly to your questions or comments. We may (and often have) filed your comments to improve the site and its operations, or to correct mistakes you have pointed out to us. Your personal information is not shared outside the company under any circumstances, unless we first ask and you give us specific permission.









