Condition standard

The condition standard we sell by. Same words on every listing.

Raw cards

Near Mint. No wear visible at arm's length. Surface clean under raking light. Centering within [CONFIRM: 60/40].

Lightly Played. One or two light edge or corner marks. No creases.

Moderately Played. Visible wear. No creases. No writing.

Anything below that we describe in plain words and price accordingly.

How we check

• Front and back, photographed on felt in the same light.
• Surface under raking light.
• Centering, measured.
• Corners at 3×.
• Edges.

What every listing shows

Front. Back. The card number in frame. The serial on a serial-numbered card. The cert number on a slab. The condition in writing. The date we inspected it. The price in AED, all-in.

Slabs

A slab is sold on its grade. We describe the case in plain words: scratches, chips, cracks. We check the cert number against the grading company's records. [CONFIRM: wording]

The pre-grade note

Above AED [CONFIRM: 1,000] a raw card carries a pre-grade note and close-up photos: four corners, edges, surface, centering. The note gives our measurements and our read of the grade. [CONFIRM: may the note name a grade?] It is our read, not a promise. The grading company decides.

The card in the photos

At AED [CONFIRM: 250] and above, the card in the photos is the card you get. Below that, identical copies in the same condition can share one listing. The listing says so.

Not as described? See Returns.