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Condition Guide

Our condition guide is in place so you know and understand what condition you are buying your singles cards in. Below we have listed every condition tier we offer and a brief description of what that means for the card. This is a very important page to read before buying your single cards as no pictures of the card in real life will be shown anywhere. If one of our single cards fails to meet the expectations we state below then send us a message on our contact page. We will get back to you as soon as we can. Our condition guide does not take centering into account so keep this in mind when buying. We also do not include Mint/Gem Mint in our conditioning as we think it could be unfair to say as we are not graders by any means, saying that however doesn't mean a card stated at Near Mint will not be Mint/Gem Mint. You could buy a Near Mint card and in reality its flawless. Remember we aren't graders.

Condition Tiers

Below are our list of condition tiers we offer. In order of best condition to worst condition. Please read this thoroughly before purchasing any single cards.

Graded

Graded means that the card has been officially graded by a grading service. These will only appear on the slabs pages with numbers next to them indicated what grade they got.

Near Mint

  • Card has minimal imperfections, such as slight edge wear or scratches.

  • May have a few dots of whitening on the back.

Lightly Played

  • Shows signs of handling or play, but no significant imperfections.

  • May have minor edge wear, scuffs, or scratches.

Moderately Played

  • More visible wear, such as moderate edge wear, corner wear, or scratches.

  • May have light creases or fading.

Heavily Played

  • Significant wear, including major edge wear, corner wear, creases, or whitening.

  • May be playable, but not ideal for tournaments.

Damaged

  • Significant damage, including major dents, creases, tears, or water damage.

  • May be unplayable in tournaments, even with a sleeve.

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