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Grading Companies & Standards, Ungraded Card Conditioning

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    Grading and Conditioning

    GRADED CARDS

    I only sell cards that are graded by AGS, PSA or CGC. All graded cards have grade information on their product page, which links to the official certification page on the grading company website.

    AGS, PSA and CGC all adhere to the 1-10 grading scale and have the same naming convention for grade definitions. The table below shows which grades are considered “HIGH”, “MID” and “LOW” grades:

    HIGH GRADES MID GRADES LOW GRADES
    GEM MINT 10
    MINT+ 9.5
    MINT 9
    NM-MT 8
    NEAR MINT 7
    EX-MT 6
    EXCELLENT 5
    VG-EX 4
    VERY GOOD 3
    GOOD 2
    POOR 1

    View the professional grading standards specific to each company:

    Ownership of AGS graded cards can be transferred to you. You must have an account with AGS – sign up for free here. Once you have created an account, fill out the Transfer Ownership Request form below. Allow 2-3 business days for the ownership transfer to be submitted.

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      UNGRADED CARDS/PRODUCTS

      The condition of ungraded cards is based on (but not limited to) the TCG Card Conditioning Standards

      Print errors and centering are not considered to impact the card’s integrity and are not factors when determining condition.

      Over 95% of ungraded cards are collector-owned, never played and in near mint condition or better. The following conditions meet the acceptable standard of sale for single cards:

      • Mint (MT) – no signs of wear;  super clean surface
      • Near Mint (NM) – minimal whitening; no visible signs of play or handling
      • Lightly Played (LP) – minor border or corner wear or even just slight scuffs or scratches; no major defects noticeable on the cards.
      Cards in the following conditions are not available on Poké K-Mart as they are below the acceptable standard of sale for single cards:
      • Moderately Played (MP) – border wear, corner wear, scratching or scuffing, creases, dents or whitening or any combination of mild examples of these marks
      • Heavily Played (HP) – there is a severe amount of wear, and can have border wear, corner wear, scratching or scuffing, creases, dents and/or whitening in high quantity.
      • Damaged (DMG) – cards with any crease, bend and/or dents that show on both sides; significant scratching are automatically damaged

      All products are inspected to make sure its contents (ie. packs themselves) have not been damaged and that the issues with the sealed product are purely cosmetic. Some sealed products may present imperfections such as (but not limited to):

      • Hole(s) in the wrap
      • Partially torn wrap, but with shrink wrap still in tact
      • Dents/creasing on the box; slight signs of shelf wear
      There is no guarantee that the sealed product you receive will be free of any cosmetic imperfections. Please be sure to read the product description for details on the condition.

      Collector Platforms

      Card prices are determined by current market values and listings calculated by the following industry leaders of collector platforms: Price Charting, TCG Player and/or Collectr. Prices are updated weekly.

      Condition is also a major factor in pricing, which is why prices may be higher than the market value. More on Grading and Conditioning below.

      Price Charting

      Price Charting runs eBay sold listing data through their algorithm to calculate the current market value.

      TCG Player

      TCG Market Prices shows you the value based upon actual recent sales the TCGplayer.com platform.

      Collectr App

      Collectr sources pricing data TCG Player, eBay, Cardmarket and potentially secondary markets.

      Graded cards are only graded by AGS, PSA or CGC. All graded cards have their grade certification information listed on their product page, which looks like this:

      • Grade: AGS 9 MINT links to the grade certification page

      This links to the card’s official certification page on the grading company website.

      AGS, PSA and CGC all adhere to the 1-10 grading scale and have the same naming convention for grade definitions. The table below shows which grades are considered “HIGH”, “MID” and “LOW” grades:

      HIGH GRADES MID GRADES LOW GRADES
      GEM MINT 10
      MINT+ 9.5
      MINT 9
      NM-MT 8
      NEAR MINT 7
      EX-MT 6
      EXCELLENT 5
      VG-EX 4
      VERY GOOD 3
      GOOD 2
      POOR 1

      View the grading standards specific to each company:

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