Card Condition Guide & Singles Postage

Where our singles come from

Every single we sell comes straight out of a sealed Commander deck, Play Booster or Jumpstart pack that we opened ourselves — most of them live on stream. They go from the pack into a sleeve and never get played. Unless a listing says otherwise, every card is Near Mint.

Condition grades

Near Mint (NM) — Pack-fresh or as good as. At most a tiny amount of edge or surface wear visible only on close inspection. This is our default grade.

Lightly Played (LP) — Minor wear: slight edge whitening, a small scuff or light scratching. Fully tournament-legal in a sleeve. Priced below NM and always stated in the title.

Moderately Played (MP) — Obvious wear: edge whitening on several sides, scratches, minor creasing or a small bend. Stated in the title and photographed.

Heavily Played (HP) / Damaged — We don't list these individually. They go into bulk lots.

Foils

Foils from modern sets often have a slight curl. We treat curl as normal for the printing, not as damage, and grade foils on wear alone. If a foil has noticeable clouding or scratching we grade it down and say so.

Pictures

Cards under £20 use a stock image of that exact printing. Cards at £20 and above, and foils at £10 and above, are photographed individually — the card you see is the card you get.

How singles are posted

Orders of singles only are sent by Royal Mail letter post in a penny sleeve and rigid toploader, sandwiched between card in a plain envelope. This is untracked and normally arrives in 2–3 working days. It's free on orders over £6, otherwise £1.25.

If you'd rather have tracking, choose Royal Mail Tracked 48 at checkout (£2.95). Orders of £30 and over ship tracked for free.

If your order includes a sealed product, everything goes together in the parcel and the usual free delivery applies.

Orders placed before 4:00 PM (UK time) on a working day are posted the same day.

If something goes wrong

If an untracked letter doesn't arrive within 10 working days, or a card arrives in a worse condition than described, message us and we'll refund or replace — no forms, no arguments.