What is everybodies opinion on the best site to buy singles? I play but I also collect and only put near lint to mint cards in my collection mostly foils for my collection. I usually go through starcitygames but it's not very consistent as far as quality goes. I tried card kingdom and every foil I bought was nowhere near near mint condition. So where do you guys look for good quality cards?
Online I'll use Troll and Toad. I have had a couple issues with them, but considering the volume of purchases I've made, over I'm all fairly happy with them.
I also go to E-bay now and again, if you're smart about it, it's OK.
ABUGames is very reputable, but their prices are not competitive. You can always count on them with quality.
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What is everybodies opinion on the best site to buy singles? I play but I also collect and only put near lint to mint cards in my collection mostly foils for my collection. I usually go through starcitygames but it's not very consistent as far as quality goes. I tried card kingdom and every foil I bought was nowhere near near mint condition. So where do you guys look for good quality cards?
Thats surprising. I've only received one card from them I was unhappy with, took some pictures, they gave me store credit, and I replaced it with a flawless one on my next order.
I prefer Card Kingdom personally. I spend a fair bit with them on a monthly basis. They always ship quite quickly, are extremely courteous and on the one instance they misshipped a card, a simple email and they shipped it out to me instantly with no fuss. They have earned my business, and I appreciate it.
Card condition is usually dead on what I order, never really had an issue with it. I have ordered nearly 100 times (not items, times) from them over the past 5 years without a hiccup.
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I'm a big fan of Magic Facebook groups. Since sales are peer to peer, overhead is lower and you generally get lower prices than you would anywhere else. The "Sick Deals" group is particularly good because they enforce that the sale has to be 10% lower than TCGPlayer or Ebay at the minimum. The High End group is good for larger acquisitions like Duals and other Reserved List cards.
TCGPlayer and eBay tend to be very good options as well, if you want a little bit more of a guarantee on your purchases.
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Depending on which site has it in stock either Coolstuffinc or Cardkingdom...and also which place I have store credit with. I have a nice discount at CSI due to shopping there for a few years, but my most recent buys have been form Cardkingdom.
Facebook. I get the best prices from people on Facebook to be honest. My spending on Ebay has gone down around 90% in the past 2 years.
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I've used Channel Fireball, Card Kingdom, TCG Player and randoms on eBay. Haven't had any issue with any of the first three, just have to shop each one for the card you are looking for to see which has it at the best price. No one store has the best price on every card.
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I also go to E-bay now and again, if you're smart about it, it's OK.
ABUGames is very reputable, but their prices are not competitive. You can always count on them with quality.
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Thats surprising. I've only received one card from them I was unhappy with, took some pictures, they gave me store credit, and I replaced it with a flawless one on my next order.
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Card condition is usually dead on what I order, never really had an issue with it. I have ordered nearly 100 times (not items, times) from them over the past 5 years without a hiccup.
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STOP using "dude/bro" as a pejorative or insult. Grow up.
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Benjamin Franklin: "Those who would give up essential Liberty, to purchase a little temporary Safety, deserve neither Liberty nor Safety."
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TCGPlayer and eBay tend to be very good options as well, if you want a little bit more of a guarantee on your purchases.
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Standard - Mono Red (6-2 and 5-3 in 2 McQ)
Draft - (I wish I had more time for limited...)
Commander -
Norin the Wary, Grimgrin, Adun Oakenshield (taking forever to build)(dead format for me)