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Trading card guides: rarity symbols, condition grades, editions, and scanning
These guides explain trading card rarity symbols, condition grades, 1st Edition and shadowless prints, and foil types for Pokémon, Magic, Yu-Gi-Oh!, One Piece, and Lorcana, and how to scan a card for its value. Each one is written to be used with the card in your hand.
- Condition and gradingNear Mint vs Lightly Played: the card condition guide collectors useNear Mint, Lightly Played, and the rest: what each grade looks like and what it costs.6 min read
- PokémonPokémon card rarity symbols explained: circle, diamond, star, and beyondCircle, diamond, star, and the modern rare tiers, with where to find them on the card.6 min read
- Pokémon1st Edition and shadowless Pokémon cards: how to tell what you haveHow to tell a 1st Edition and a shadowless Base Set card from an unlimited print.5 min read
- Yu-Gi-Oh!Yu-Gi-Oh! card rarities explained: how to read the foil, Common to StarlightFrom Common to Starlight and Quarter Century Secret Rare: how to read the foil.7 min read
- One Piece Card GameOne Piece card rarities: base, parallel, SP, manga rare, and treasure rareBase, parallel, SP, manga art, and treasure rare, and how the same number differs.6 min read
- Disney LorcanaLorcana Enchanted cards: how to spot one and what it is worthWhy the chase cards sit past the end of the set, and how to spot them.5 min read
- Magic: The GatheringMTG foil types explained: the finishes that move pricesTraditional, etched, textured, galaxy, surge, halo, and serialized: the Magic foils that move prices.6 min read
- ScanningHow to scan Pokémon cards for value: lighting, angles, and holosLighting, angles, and holos: how to scan Pokémon cards for a clean match.4 min read