About Us - Expanded Universe

About the owners

Jim and Debbie are a happy, hard-working, Star Wars-loving couple who decided to turn 45+ years’ worth of collecting into a small online business to enrich the lives of their blended family of seven. Jim’s passion for comics started back in the ’70s, first as a reader, then as a collector. During that same decade, Jim and Debbie both became completely captivated by Star Wars and have been hooked ever since. This prompted Jim to start the collection process with Star Wars merchandise, thus leading to acquiring most anything deemed collectible and forming a new hobby.

Many years later, Jim and Debbie reunited as friends at a class reunion, which blossomed shortly after into a blessed union of two families. Staying true to their devotion to their favorite movie franchise, they were married on Star Wars day (May the fourth) and had a Star Wars-inspired wedding complete with a lightsaber bouquet, Darth Vader boutonniere, lightsaber battle with the kids, R2-D2 wedding rings, and a Death Star wedding cake with “Til Death Star Do Us Part” written in icing. They enjoy regularly tending to their cows on their family farm in Texas, attending church on Sundays, and having family connections when the opportunity presents itself. When given the chance, they take off to Arkansas to “dig in the dirt” in search of diamonds and gemstones or go fishing off the patio at their favorite close-to-home getaway spot on Lake Conroe.

*picture taken at an event in Magnolia, Texas 2022

What will you get when shopping at Expanded Universe?

Selling With Integrity

We take well-lit, close-up, multiple angle pictures of each item so that you can judge the quality and condition yourself. We also disclose any imperfections or concerns that we are aware of in the description, and we are happy to go into further detail or provide additional targeted pictures upon request. What you see is what you get; we do not use stock photos!

Extra-Care Shipping

As avid collectors, we understand the importance of ensuring products are protected from the elements or mishandling during the shipment process. All items are bubble-wrapped, shrink-wrapped (when possible), then packed securely with additional buffering to reduce movement within the box. Oh, and the tape-lots of tape! Did we mention this great shipping experience is free within the United States?

Fast Handling

We process and prepare all paid orders for shipment the same day. The packages are taken to the post office the next business day and most Saturdays and handed to a postal worker or placed in the postal bins located inside the facility if it’s after hours. We provide you with a tracking number so that you can keep tabs on the status and estimated delivery date.

Great Communication

Our goal is for you to feel confident about your purchase. If you have any questions about a product, please don’t hesitate to send us a message with your inquiry. Also, if you’re looking for something in particular that you don’t see listed in our store, we may actually have it in our inventory of over forty thousand comic books, hundreds of Star Wars toys, and many unique collectibles.

Fair Pricing

An attempt to research prices for similar sold items is always made when we price our listings. We also take into account any condition factors that may have an impact on the value. On most of our products, you also have the option to make an offer, and more than likely, if the offer is not too much lower than the asking price, we will gladly accept.

Bottom Line

We want happy customers! So much love and commitment went into maintaining the products we are now passing on to others. We acknowledge that we are human and an honest mistake on our part could occur. So, in that event, you can rest assured that we would do everything possible to make things right. We hope you will join our universe today!

We truly appreciate ALL of our customers, and we especially want to thank those that have kindly left us positive feedback. Hearing that you are pleased with your experience makes this whole endeavor worthwhile.