TCG SINGLES CONDITION GUIDE

MTG Card Condition Guide

Pokemon Card Condition Guide

Yu-Gi-Oh! Card Condition Guide

Damaged and Unacceptable Items 

 

MTG Card Condition Guide

Near Mint (NM)

Near Mint cards should show minimal to no wear but may have some minor imperfections. These cards can range from 'Mint' to “Near Mint”. Generally Near Mint cards should look more or less like they have come directly from the pack with little to no play wear. Examples of some of the minor imperfections a Near Mint card can have are:

• A few light nicks or dings
• Light minor edge wear
• Light corner wear
• Minor scratch or scuff
• Other minor imperfection
• Too many imperfections and a card will be demoted to Slightly Played.

Foils in Near Mint condition should show minimal to no wear and also should have minimal to no ‘clouding’, scratches or scuffs on the front side of the card.

Slightly Played (SP)

Slightly Played cards can show minor wear and more of the same imperfections as Near Mint cards. Slightly Played cards can also have minor scratches and scuffs on the front and back from play wear. No additional imperfections for this category.

Foils in Slightly Played condition can show minimal wear and also can have minor ‘clouding’, scratches or scuffs on the front and back from play wear.

Signed and Stamped cards generally will be priced at Slightly Played condition at best before condition is taken into account.

Moderately Played (MP)

Moderately Played cards can show moderate wear and more imperfections than Slightly Played cards. Moderately Played cards can have more moderate scratches and scuffs on the front and back from play wear. Examples of additional imperfections a Moderately Played card can have are:

• Binder dents
• Minor shuffle creases
• Minor dirt accumulation
• Minor to Moderate Impressions
• “Clouding”

Heavily Played (HP)

Heavily Played cards can show significant wear with more significant imperfections than Moderately Played cards. Examples of additional imperfections a Heavily Played card can have are:

• Significant whitening on the back
• Minor to Moderate creases from folding

*Heavily Played cards may not be tournament playable, even if sleeved, based on the significant wear to the card.

Damaged (DMG)

Damaged Cards show extreme wear and more significant imperfections than Heavily Played cards. Examples of additional imperfections a Damaged card can have are:

• Tears
• Extreme creases from folding
• Extreme whitening front or back
• Liquid damage/stains
• Inking
• Significant dirt accumulation

Damaged and Unacceptable Items 

We may not buy some cards that have too much extreme wear or damage. This includes but is not limited to examples such as:

• Liquid damage
• Inking or other markings
• Peeling or splitting
• Cuts and/or tears
• Extreme edge and corner wear
• Extreme creases
• Extreme front surface scratches

 

Pokemon Card Condition Guide

Near Mint (NM)

Near Mint cards should show minimal to no wear but may have some minor imperfections. These cards can range from 'Mint' to “Near Mint”. Generally Near Mint cards should look more or less like they have come directly from the pack with little to no play wear. Examples of some of the minor imperfections a Near Mint card can have are:

• A couple light nicks or dings
• Extremely minor edge wear
• Light corner wear
• Minor scratch or scuffing
• Other minor imperfection
• Multiple imperfections and a card will be demoted to Slightly Played.

The same applies to Near Mint Holos but they may also be slightly warped due to the materials of the cards.

Reverse Holos in Near Mint condition should show minimal to no wear and also should have minimal to no ‘clouding’, scratches or scuffs on the front side of the card.

Slightly Played (SP)

Slightly Played cards can show minor wear and more of the same imperfections as Near Mint cards. Slightly Played cards can also have minor scratches and scuffs on the front and back from play wear. No additional imperfections for this category.

The same applies to Slightly Played Holos but they may also be slightly warped due to the materials of the cards

Reverse Holos in Slightly Played condition can show minimal wear and also can have minor ‘clouding’, scratches or scuffs on the front and back from play wear.

Moderately Played (MP)

Moderately Played cards can show moderate wear and more imperfections than Slightly Played cards. Moderately Played cards can have more moderate scratches and scuffs on the front and back from play wear. Examples of additional imperfections a Moderately Played card can have are:

• Binder dents
• Minor shuffle creases
• Minor dirt accumulation
• Minor to Moderate Impressions
• “Clouding”

Generally speaking, we will not purchase Pokemon cards through our buylist process in Moderately Played or worse condition. The market for Pokemon is overwhelmingly skewed towards collectors rather than players, and with the soaring popularity of graded cards, condition is considered to be more important than ever, making MP and worse cards often quite difficult to sell.

Heavily Played (HP)

Heavily Played cards can show significant wear with more significant imperfections than Moderately Played cards. Examples of additional imperfections a Heavily Played card can have are:

• Significant whitening on the back
• Minor to Moderate creases from folding

*Heavily Played cards may not be tournament playable, even if sleeved, based on the significant wear to the card.

Damaged (DMG)

Damaged Cards show extreme wear and more significant imperfections than Heavily Played cards. Examples of additional imperfections a Damaged card can have are:

• Tears
• Extreme creases from folding
• Extreme whitening front or back
• Liquid damage/stains
• Inking
• Significant dirt accumulation

Signed cards generally will be priced at Slightly Played condition at best before condition is taken into account.

Damaged and Unacceptable Items 

We may not buy some cards that have too much extreme wear or damage. This includes but is not limited to examples such as:

• Liquid damage
• Inking or other markings
• Peeling or splitting
• Cuts and/or tears
• Extreme edge and corner wear
• Extreme creases
• Extreme front surface scratches

 

Yu-Gi-Oh! Card Condition Guide

Near Mint (NM)

Near Mint cards should show minimal to no wear but may have some minor imperfections. These cards can range from 'Mint' to “Near Mint”. Generally Near Mint cards should look more or less like they have come directly from the pack with little to no play wear. Examples of some of the minor imperfections a Near Mint card can have are:

• A few light nicks or dings
• Light minor edge wear
• Light corner wear
• Minor scratch or scuff
• Other minor imperfection
• Too many imperfections and a card will be demoted to Slightly Played.

Played (PLD)

Played cards can show more significant imperfections than Near Mint cards, but should still be tournament playable in sleeves. Examples of some of the additional imperfections a Played card can have are:

• Minor to moderate shuffle creases
• Minor to moderate dirt accumulation
• Minor to moderate Impressions
• Minor to moderate “Clouding”

Heavily Played (HP)

Heavily Played cards can show more significant imperfections than Played cards. Heavily Played cards may not be tournament playable, even if sleeved, based on the significant wear to minor damage to the card. Examples of additional imperfections a Heavily Played card can have are:

• Significant to extreme whitening on the back
• Minor to extreme creases from folding
• Minor stains
• Significant dirt accumulation

Damaged and Unacceptable Items 

We may not buy some cards that have too much extreme wear or damage. This includes but is not limited to examples such as:

• Liquid damage
• Inking or other markings
• Peeling or splitting
• Cuts and/or tears
• Extreme edge and corner wear
• Extreme creases
• Extreme front surface scratches