Clever little articles about trading card selling

  • Why Dan Frazier’s Foil Etched Arcane Signet 589 has Tanked in Price.

    The Foil Etched version of Secret Lair bonus card Arcane Signet from the Dan Frazier is Back: The Allied Signets and Dan Frazier is Back: The Enemy Signets has had a significant reduction in value this month.   Prior to November 9th, 2023 the card was selling in the 30 dollar range on TCGPlayer. From there,…

  • Star City Games Pauses Bulk Buylist.

    UPDATE 1/25/24 Star City Games has re-opened their bulk buylist! Below is the contents of the original article detailing the company’s pause in purchasing bulk cards. Star City Games, one of the industry’s best outlets for bulk Magic: The Gathering cards, is pausing its bulk buying. A new message on the store’s buy list page…

  • What is a PWE?

    A PWE is a shipping method sometimes used for mailing trading cards. PWE stands for Plain White Envelope. When a trading card is shipped this way, the seller mails the item in a regular flat envelope with a postage stamp and no tracking for the shipment is provided. This shipping method is most commonly used…

  • What HS Code shoud I use when Shipping Magic, Pokemon, or other trading cards?

    When exporting trading cards to a customer abroad, you may be asked by your shipping provider to enter an HS (Harmonized System) Code when preparing the shipping label. This may sometimes be referred to as an HTC (Harmonized Tariff Schedule Code).   The code is used by customs authorities to identify products for the purpose…

  • What are the TCG Direct, “Dead Zones,” for sellers?

    There are a few tricky price points on TCGPlayer Direct where selling a card for LESS money makes a bigger profit. These spots are referred to as, “dead zones,” and they live on the cusp of TCGPlayers shipping thresholds. Savvy sellers should be aware that pricing a card between 3.00 and 3.14 will actually make…