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Card condition

Every card we sell is Near Mint. No exceptions, no surprises.

NM
Near Mint only
Misty's sells exclusively Near Mint. We don't list lightly-played, played, or damaged cards anywhere on the site.

What “Near Mint” means here

Sharp corners, clean edges, no whitening, no scratches on holos, perfectly centered surface. A Near Mint card looks like it just came out of the pack — fresh enough to slab if you wanted to.

Why we made the call

Played cards are a personal-taste market. Two collectors can disagree on whether a small edge ding pushes a card from LP to Played, and that disagreement leads to bad customer experiences. We'd rather be the shop that sets one bar and meets it every time.

How we grade

  • Every card is inspected by hand under direct light, both sides.
  • Holos go through a second pass at an angle to catch surface scratches.
  • If a card is borderline, it doesn't get listed. We err on the side of stricter.
  • Ships in a top-loader inside a sleeve — same packaging whether your order is one card or fifty.

If a card arrives below NM

Email us within 7 days with a photo. We'll either swap it for an actual Near Mint copy if we have one in stock, or refund the full purchase price. We cover return postage.