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All the Magic the Gathering cards I'm listing have been in stored in a non-smoking environment and in my possession for at least 20 years.
Ungraded Magic cards are shipped in top loaders via Ebay standard envelope or USPS First Class package with delivery confirmation (depending on the price of the card/s). I offer combined shipping for Magic cards.
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GRADING DEFINITIONS
Mint
Centering: The card is almost perfectly centered.
Surface: The card's surface is nearly flawless, with no major defects.
Colors: The card's colors are vibrant.
Corners: The card's corners are crisp.
Edges: The card's edges are unblemished, with only a few minor flaws.
Examples of minor flaws A slight deviation or nick on an edge or corner, A tiny surface scratch, A minor printing error, and very slight curling on foils.
NM Near Mint
A card with minimal wear from handling, play, or shuffling. NM cards may have a few minor imperfections, such as a small scratch or nick on the edge.
Wear: Near Mint cards have minimal wear from handling, such as minor chipping, indentation, or scratches.
Edges: The edges are clean and sharp, with no whitening.
Surfaces: The face and back are clean and free of easily noticeable scratches, scuff marks, and dirt.
The card should retain its original sheen.
Exceptions
Foil cards sometimes have a natural "arch" which is considered normal.
Visible clouding precludes a card from being Mint.
On foil cards, wear and blemishes are more easily noticed.
NM- Near Mint Minus
A card that is slightly below Near Mint condition, with a few minor imperfections.
Examples of minor imperfections are minor deviation or nicks on an edges or corners, minor surface scratches, minor printing errors, and slight curling on foils.
NM-/LP - Near Mint Minus/Light Play
A card that is slightly below NM- condition, with a combination of NM- and LP flaws.
LP Light Play
Light scratches
Minor edge wear
Minor corner wear
Minor whitening on edges
Scuffs
Clouding
Nicks
The card should not have significant structural issues.
The card should be tournament legal when sleeved.
LP/MP - Light Play/Moderate Play
A card that is slightly below Light Play condition, with a combination of LP and MP flaws.
MP - Moderate Play
Moderate wear the card's edges, corners, surface and borders
Clouding on the card.
Whitening on edges.
Moderate Play cards may have bends, dents, dirt accumulation, creasing and minor to moderate scratches and scuffs.
HP - Heavy Play
Significant wear the card's edges, corners, surface and borders.
Whitening on edges.
Scratches and scuffs: major scratches, scuff marks and clouding.
Heavy Play cards may also have significant bends, dents, dirt accumulation and creasing.