Card Grade Guide

Card Grade Guide

MINT CONDITION:
These cards have no wear and were not played. Pulled straight from pack to sleeve.

NM CONDITION:
These cards look MINT except for a small pick or two on an edge. Could still be very close to mint but were not straight from pack to sleeve but are unplayed.

EXCELLENT CONDITION:
These cards have been played, but the wear does not stand out unless you look for it closely. Excellent cards tend to have slight dimples or indentations on the back which are not noticeable upon casual inspection. There may be minor scratches or slight marks on the edges.

FINE CONDITION:
These cards were played and you can see the wear even on casual inspection. The wear is consistent with regular play such as minor whitening, but nothing that would make the cards easy to identify; more minor scratches or slight marks on the edges than EXCELLENT cards. A minor crease will earn an otherwise EXCELLENT card a FINE rating.

GOOD CONDITION:
These cards have a played look including such common problems as extensive whitening on the back and around the edges and noticeable scratches, blemishes, or marks on the front. These cards may have black dirt marks. These cards should be played in decks with cards in similar condition.

POOR CONDITION
Cards in POOR condition are cards that do not fall into any other category