Learn more about how we grade our singles

Good Games TCG grades are aligned to the industry standard in order to ensure whether you are buying or selling to us there are no surprises. <h3 id="near-mint-nm">Near Mint (NM)</h3>Near Mint cards are considered &quot;pack fresh&quot;, meaning they are the same condition as if they were just opened from a booster. The card will retain its surface sheen, and have no visible imperfections except under close inspection.<img src="https://uploads.gorgias.io/dY4gQxzynk7Wnv8l/nm1-46e39831-70e4-4db7-81c6-63b25b96c361.jpg" style="width: 300px;" class="fr-fic fr-dii"><img src="https://uploads.gorgias.io/dY4gQxzynk7Wnv8l/nm2-94b64f02-76a5-4596-a3aa-7c00ffa477c7.jpg" style="width: 300px;" class="fr-fic fr-dii"><img src="https://uploads.gorgias.io/dY4gQxzynk7Wnv8l/nm3-97f8ba75-e378-4586-9135-fa1f565f3afc.jpg" style="width: 300px;" class="fr-fic fr-dii"><h3 id="lightly-played-lp--slightly-played-sp">Lightly Played (LP) / Slightly Played (SP)</h3>Lightly Played cards are those that have been gently treated, but have some small defects. This includes minor edge/corner wear, minor surface clouding, small scratches or indents. Factory damage like roller marks or indents will cap the card at LP condition.&#xA0;<img src="https://uploads.gorgias.io/dY4gQxzynk7Wnv8l/lp1-088122fd-3d2f-4fad-bf15-21bbedac7759.png" style="width: 300px;" class="fr-fic fr-dii"><img src="https://uploads.gorgias.io/dY4gQxzynk7Wnv8l/lp2-20ae0a4d-197b-432a-a970-9496c8b9080d.png" style="width: 300px;" class="fr-fic fr-dii"><img src="https://uploads.gorgias.io/dY4gQxzynk7Wnv8l/lp3-5c0ebc0d-6700-4f3e-9a82-ea2e18731130.jpg" style="width: 300px;" class="fr-fic fr-dii"><img src="https://uploads.gorgias.io/dY4gQxzynk7Wnv8l/lp4-08bc7fdd-028e-4e48-aa8f-281b0b48369c.jpg" style="width: 300px;" class="fr-fic fr-dii"><h3 id="moderately-played-mp">Moderately Played (MP)</h3>Cards with noticeable wear on edges/corners/surface will fall into the MP category. This includes significant border whiting, moderate creasing including shuffle warping, heavy surface clouding.&#xA0;<img src="https://uploads.gorgias.io/dY4gQxzynk7Wnv8l/mp1-d0d837ae-d3cd-43b5-b3fc-5e85abfebf34.jpg" style="width: 300px;" class="fr-fic fr-dii"><img src="https://uploads.gorgias.io/dY4gQxzynk7Wnv8l/mp2-38b98bdc-edf3-4289-9014-38dfb297df2a.png" style="width: 300px;" class="fr-fic fr-dii"><img src="https://uploads.gorgias.io/dY4gQxzynk7Wnv8l/mp3-8c878814-c246-43f3-8048-6163c09a7532.png" style="width: 300px;" class="fr-fic fr-dii"><img src="https://uploads.gorgias.io/dY4gQxzynk7Wnv8l/mp4-d21b1e43-75cd-4686-852d-ac0311403c86.jpg" style="width: 300px;" class="fr-fic fr-dii"> <h3 id="heavily-played-hp--damaged">Heavily Played (HP) / Damaged</h3>HP/Damaged cards will show severe wear on edges/corners/surface. Widespread whiting, creases, scuffing, as well as water damage, inking, and dirt buildup all contribute to a card being placed in the HP/Damaged category.<img src="https://uploads.gorgias.io/dY4gQxzynk7Wnv8l/hp1-68a86914-28a8-46a0-9e72-81c96c0531c9.png" style="width: 300px;" class="fr-fic fr-dii"><img src="https://uploads.gorgias.io/dY4gQxzynk7Wnv8l/hp2-40a5cba8-df07-4cf4-895e-dfc0299af618.png" style="width: 300px;" class="fr-fic fr-dii"><img src="https://uploads.gorgias.io/dY4gQxzynk7Wnv8l/hp3-6ea1ff4a-02fc-4ad0-a287-c60fc327aa85.jpg" style="width: 300px;" class="fr-fic fr-dii">

Good Games grading guidelines

Good Games is a business that exists in the collectible market, which means we will follow the market price for a majority of our products.

Good Games is a business that exists in the collectible market, which means we will follow the market price for a majority of our products.&#xA0; Currently, Trading Card Games (TCG&apos;s) are experiencing quite a high level of fluctuation across the world, these prices are reviewed daily by our dedicated team to ensure that our prices are as low as possible while remaining competitive and deterring resellers and scalpers.We encourage customers to take advantage of pre-orders as early as possible to obtain the best prices we can offer. We are a business and although we do our best to service our community, we still need to make a profit.

Market Pricing for Trading Card Games

Learn more about selling cards to Good Games

We offer a variety of ways to sell cards to us, including an online buylist as well as kiosks in many of our retail stores.<h3 id="online">Online</h3>You can sell cards to us online by taking advantage of our online buylist<ol><li>Visit our website: <a href="https://tcg.goodgames.com.au/" id="isPasted">https://tcg.goodgames.com.au/</a></li><li>Create or login to your account</li><li>Click &quot;Sell Us Singles&quot; on the menu</li><li>Select the game you wish to sell singles for</li><li>Find your card, noting the Set, Condition and Variant type.</li></ol>Once you&apos;ve submitted your buylist our team will confirm that its accepted and provide further instructions on how to get the cards to us, including detailed instructions on recommended pacakging.Once we have your cards they will be assessed by our team to ensure they match the submitted list. Once finalised, your cash or store credit will be added to the account details you previously provided.<h3 id="in-store">In Store</h3>Good Games organised play stores will buy singles over the counter. We also offer convenient Kiosk spaces for entering your cards and receive real time pricing in both cash and store credit.Once your list has been submitted, simply take your cards to the counter and speak to the staff to start the process.Depending on the size of your list and the value of your cards, you may be asked to instead submit the cards to our online buy list instead.Please note some Good Games stores may use different pricing for buying and selling cards, as there are many local factors such as:<ul><li>Stock on hand at the store (we generally don&apos;t want to have too many of the same card)</li><li>Metagame or local favourite formats/games (some stores might prefer Modern, and others Commander)</li><li>Local pricing expectations</li></ul>

How do I sell cards to Good Games?

Learn more about the Deck Builder and how to purchase a decklist quickly.

The Deck Builder is currently only available for Magic the GatheringIf you have your deck in MTGA, MTGO or other compatible format you can quickly buy a deck from us by taking advantage of our Deck Builder.<ul><li>Visit our website: <a href="https://tcg.goodgames.com.au/" id="isPasted">https://tcg.goodgames.com.au/</a></li><li>Click &quot;Deck Builder&quot; under the menu &quot;Magic the Gathering&quot;</li><li>Paste in your decklist in a compatible format</li><li>The Deck Builder will automatically find cards that match your list, including cards from other sets.</li><li>You can adjust the set or variant by clicking the &quot;double arrowed&quot; button</li><li>Once you are satisfied, hit the &quot;Add selected cards to cart&quot; to add all cards to your shopping cart.</li><li>Checkout when ready.</li></ul>

How to use our Deck Builder

Good Games offers free store pick up from our network of stores across Australia.

Good Games offers free store pick up from our network of stores across Australia.To select store pickup, select &quot;Store Pickup&quot; in your cart before checking out, then select which store you would like to pickup from. Once your order is confirmed it will be transferred to that store for pickup, this generally takes between 2 - 10 working days.Once your order arrives, the store will contact you to let you know that its available for pickup.Please note that store pickup is currently only available for singles at this time. Other products are only available for delivery.

How do I pickup from stores?

Good Games offer a Banlist Guarantee for peace of mind when purchasing from us.

Good Games offer a Banlist Guarantee for peace of mind when purchasing from us.If you purchase a card and it is banned up to 14 days afterwards, you may return the card to us for a full refund of store credit within 30 days of the ban announcement.&#xA0; Alternatively, we will offer a partial refund in store credit if you prefer to keep the card. The new price will be set 7 days after the announcement.&#xA0; Return shipping costs will need to be covered by the buyer; we advise customers to use registered post with tracking for peace of mind, as we may not be able to help if the package goes missing. This offer is only available for cards bought through our online store.Please note that this policy is only applicable to:<ul><li>Magic the Gathering</li><li>Flesh and Blood (excludes Living Legend bans)</li></ul>

Banlist Guarantee

Learn more about grading or authentication at Good Games

As part of our buying process we will briefly grade your cards; a copy of our grading guide is <a href="https://help.goodgames.com.au/en-US/grading-guide-99346" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">available here</a>. This grade is only used internally and is not a &quot;final&quot; grade.If you are looking to get your valuable cards professionally graded or authenticated as an investment, or simply to ensure they are remain in good condition for many years we are happy to introduce:<a href="https://premiercardgrading.com.au/" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank"><img src="https://uploads.gorgias.io/dY4gQxzynk7Wnv8l/Logo1-e14e748e-4e68-4a71-bbbd-e4690bc8d4f3.png" style="width: 400px;" class="fr-fic fr-dib fr-rounded"></a>Good Games partners with&#xA0;Premier Card Grading to offer internationally recognised grading service in Australia.&#xA0; Visit their website - <a href="https://premiercardgrading.com.au/" id="isPasted">https://premiercardgrading.com.au/</a> to get started.

Do you offer a grading or authentication service?

Has your order been delayed beyond the expected time? A couple of things to check first

Has your order been delayed beyond the expected time? A couple of things to check first:<ul><li>Does your order contain any products from unreleased sets that are on preorder?&#xA0; We can&apos;t ship products and singles until the prerelease date for these sets. </li><li>Has it been two business days since your order?&#xA0; The Good Games TCG team works Monday to Friday from 8:00 to 6:00pm in Sydney, NSW to ship your orders.&#xA0; This means NSW public holidays apply to our schedule, as Australia Post does not pick up on those days. Orders made after 2pm are considered to be from the next working day.</li></ul>To receive an update on your order, please check your &quot;My Account&quot; on our website, or contact our friendly customer service team via <a data-fr-linked="true" href="mailto:shop@goodgames.com.au,">shop@goodgames.com.au,</a>&#xA0;or via the chat option on the bottom right.

My order hasn't shipped and its been more than 2 business days

Learn about how to sell your older TCG products to Good Games.

Good Games does buy select Magic the Gathering, Pokemon Trading Card Game, Yu-Gi-Oh! and other TCG products.The products should be in good condition and ideally sealed in the original manufacturer shrink wrap.If you are interested in selling to us, please send us a list of your products to <a href="mailto:shop@goodgames.com.au">shop@goodgames.com.au</a> Please include a picture of the product (if there is a barcode please include that), as well as any information you might have about it; every bit helps us arrive at a more accurate price.

Does Good Games buy TCG products

To ensure our customers have the best possible experience on our website, Good Games makes extensive use of browsing technologies like caching both on our local browser and on leading services like Cloudflare

To ensure our customers have the best possible experience on our website, Good Games makes extensive use of browsing technologies like caching both on our local browser and on leading services like Cloudflare While this dramatically improves our websites performance and reliability, it can in some cases result in an out of date prices briefly being visible, especially when prices are rapidly changing; such as during the release of a new set.Prices will always be correct during checkout.If you believe a price may be out of date or incorrect please try the following:<ul><li>Reload the website by using Ctrl + Shift + R</li><li>Use a different browser to load the same page.</li><li>Allow a few minutes to allow the cache to catchup</li></ul>If you have any concerns about the price you paid, please contact us via shop@goodgames.com.au

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