Over 90% 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, directly from pack to a penny sleeve.
• Near Mint (NM) – minor imperfections, card looks nearly unplayed with no major defects or wear; may have slight edge wear or a scratch or three, but overall looks unplayed with no major defects.
• Lightly Played (LP) –
  a few minor and noticeable imperfections but no major defects or damage; major defects such as grime, bends or issues with the structural integrity of the card are not present.
• Moderately Played (MP) – border/corner wear, scratching, scuffing, creases, visible whitening on surface.
• Heavily Played (MP) – variety of moderate and major imperfections along with creasing, whitening and bends.
• Damanged/Poor (DMG) – major border wear, corner wear, scratching or scuffing, as well as folds, creases, tears or other damage that impacts the structural integrity of the card.

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):

• Small hole(s) in the shrink wrap that are not along the seams 
• 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 all cosmetic imperfections. Please be sure to read the product description for details and/or photos showing the condition of the item.

I purchase/obtain all sealed products from licensed retailers (Pokémon Center, Target, GameStop) and/or from reputable sellers/collectors that I have personally ordered from or traded with.