We believe in being open about how things work behind the scenes, so here’s a friendly note about something you may come across as you browse the site.
About a few of our links
We’re proud to partner with three of the most trusted names in trading cards and online retail: Amazon, eBay, and TCGPlayer. Throughout our articles, you’ll find links pointing toward these retailers, and a handful of them are what’s known as affiliate links. If you happen to make a purchase after clicking one, the retailer shares a small portion of the sale with us as a thank-you for the recommendation. It’s a quiet little arrangement that takes place entirely between us and the shop, in the background.
These three partnerships were chosen carefully. Amazon and eBay give you access to a huge range of accessories, sealed product, and singles, while TCGPlayer remains one of the most respected marketplaces in the hobby. We feel comfortable pointing you their way because they’re places we’d happily shop at ourselves.
The price you see is the price you pay
We want this part to feel completely reassuring. Affiliate links never change what anything costs you. The retailer’s price is the same whether you arrive through one of our links or visit them on your own. The small commission comes from the retailer’s end, never from yours, so your collection budget stays exactly where it should be.
Our recommendations belong to us, not to anyone else
If there’s one thing we’d love for you to take away from this page, it’s this. Affiliate partnerships have no influence on what we suggest.
When we share our thoughts on a binder, a sleeve brand, a new set worth chasing, or a piece of kit that didn’t quite live up to the hype, you’re hearing our honest perspective. We’ve spent time with these products, talked them over with other collectors, and arrived at opinions we genuinely stand by. The trust of this community means far more to us than any single commission, and we’d much rather miss out on a sale than ever steer you wrong.
Thank you, however you choose to support us
If you ever do click through one of our links and pick something up from Amazon, eBay, or TCGPlayer, please know how much it genuinely means to us. Those small contributions help us keep doing the things you enjoy here: making the scanner smarter, keeping prices fresh, adding new ways to look after your collection, and writing more articles like this one (hopefully a touch more entertaining than this one).
And if you’d rather head straight to a retailer on your own, that’s wonderful too. We’re simply happy to have you reading along.
The short version
A few of our links are affiliate links with Amazon, eBay, and TCGPlayer. They never cost you a penny extra. Our recommendations stay completely our own. And whichever way you choose to spend time with us, we’re really grateful you’re here.
Happy collecting.
