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When shopping for trading cards, buyers are looking for condition, value, and trust.
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How to capture the buyer’s attention
Revamp your listings with new conditions
Enhance the quality of your new listings and establish trust with your buyers. Here are some improvements that can help you best represent your trading cards in new listings.
- A revamped grading system for single trading cards. We’ve moved from Used, to Graded, and Ungraded.
● Graded: Add the relevant grader, numerical grade, and the certification number (recommended).
● Ungraded: Select the appropriate card condition that best fits the state of the card. Use the tables below for guidance.
This change will affect all single trading cards in the following categories:
● Sports Memorabilia, Cards & Fan Shop > Sports Trading Cards > Trading Card Singles
● Collectibles > Non-Sport Trading Cards > Trading Card Singles
● Toys & Hobbies > Collectible Card Games > CCG Individual Cards - Starting October 23, 2023, you’ll be required to use one of our new conditions and their respective condition descriptors when revising your existing listings for single trading cards. In addition, sellers who use the Bulk Listing and Editing tool will also be required to use one of the new conditions and their respective condition descriptors when creating listings via the Relist and Sell Similar flows.
Update now - For sellers using APIs to list, new listings will require the new grading system starting October 23, 2023 and existing listings from January 22, 2024.
Tips on taking great photos
- Use white backdrops to increase visibility.
- Turn off the flash. Use soft, diffused lighting.
Title the cards correctly
Use relevant keywords in a logical, readable order, including:
- Year
- Brand and edition
- Player name(s)
- Special features (rookie, autograph, etc.)
- Grading details (grading company and grade)
Here’s an example: 1952 Topps #311 Mickey Mantle Rookie PSA 6.5
Use relevant keywords in a logical, readable order, including:
- Franchise name (Magic: The Gathering, Pokémon, or Yu-Gi-Oh!)
- Edition/name (Unlimited, Alpha, 1st Edition)
- Card name (Black Lotus, Charizard)
- Grading details (grading company and grade)
- Special features
Here’s an example: Magic the Gathering Alpha Black Lotus BGS 9.5
Use relevant keywords in a logical, readable order, including:
- Year
- Brand and edition
- Card name(s)
- Special features
- Grading details (grading company and grade)
Here’s an example: 1985 Garbage Pail Kids 1st Series Adam Bomb PSA 10
Know your card’s condition
| Near Mint or Better | Excellent | Very Good | Poor | |
| Corners | Minor chipping | Moderate corner wear with multiple dinged corners | Rounding on all four corners | Major rounding with one or more corners missing |
| Edges | Minor chipping | Slightly rough edges with moderate chipping and/or light indentations | Moderate-to-heavy chipping and/or indentations | Major chipping and indentation with paper loss |
| Discoloration | None | Minor (e.g. wax stains on the reverse) | Moderate to major | Major discoloration over a large area |
| Surface Indentations | None | Moderate | Moderate to major | Major |
| Creases | None | Minor surface wrinkles | Moderate with multiple creases allowed | Multiple major creases |
| Scratches/Scuffing | Minor | Moderate | Moderate to major, some slight paper loss | Major scratches/scuffing with paper loss, tears, and pinholes |
| Staining | None | Minor | Moderate to major | Major |
| Near Mint or Better | Lightly Played (Excellent) | Moderately Played (Very good) | Heavily Played (Poor) | |
| Corners | Minor chipping | Moderate whitening/chipping | Major whitening/chipping | Major whitening/chipping with one or more corners missing |
| Edges | Minor chipping | Moderate whitening/chipping | Major whitening/chipping | Major whitening/chipping with tears possible |
| Discoloration | None | Minor | Moderate | Major |
| Surface Indentations | Minor | Moderate | Moderate to major | Major |
| Creases | None | Minor | Moderate to major | Multiple major creases |
| Scratches/Scuffing | Minor | Moderate | Moderate to major, some slight | Major scratches/scuffing with paper loss, tears, and pinholes |
| Staining | None | Minor | Moderate to major | Major |
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Expedited Lite sample rates*:
| Toronto to Toronto | Toronto to Montreal | Toronto to Yellowknife |
| $4.96 | $5.58 | $5.85 |
*These are base rates. Tax and fuel surcharges may apply.
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Expedited Lite is limited to domestic sales under 200 grams that meet Canada Post's dimensional requirements. For similarly low rates to buyers in the US, try Tracked Packet - USA on eBay Labels.
Authenticity Guarantee 101
Make it an easy process
Sell with confidence knowing our team of authenticators verifies every card sold at no cost to you. Raw and graded cards over $250 automatically go through Authenticity Guarantee (AG). Here are a few things you can keep in mind to ensure a seamless AG process:
- Don’t pad your handling time. We account for the time the cards spend at our AG facility in the estimated delivery date we give to buyers.
- Use eBay Labels (or manually enter tracking information) to prevent delays at the AG facility.
- Package every card according to the best practices outlined above. We’ll open it up, verify authenticity, and re-package it to safely send on to your buyer.
