Customer Reviews
of our Magic collection selling service
Trevor M
Review left Sep 07 2022
Shipment processed Aug 27 2022
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The process was a bit of work but it really did save me a lot of time and that is the reason I used them.
They are a lot tougher on grading than I thought they would be. Many cards were downgraded and from the images I have, they were not that condition. Many I agreed with but there was a section ... Read more
They are a lot tougher on grading than I thought they would be. Many cards were downgraded and from the images I have, they were not that condition. Many I agreed with but there was a section ... Read more
The process was a bit of work but it really did save me a lot of time and that is the reason I used them.
They are a lot tougher on grading than I thought they would be. Many cards were downgraded and from the images I have, they were not that condition. Many I agreed with but there was a section where I questioned their grading. In the end, the payout was a bit lower than I expected (and I considered it low to begin with).
I would recommend if you have reserve list cards to sell them individually and then everything else, send to card conduit.
They are a lot tougher on grading than I thought they would be. Many cards were downgraded and from the images I have, they were not that condition. Many I agreed with but there was a section where I questioned their grading. In the end, the payout was a bit lower than I expected (and I considered it low to begin with).
I would recommend if you have reserve list cards to sell them individually and then everything else, send to card conduit.
Markus
Review left Sep 01 2022
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The value I received was fair but it took almost a month before getting payment. I understand there is a reason for it but perhaps they could invest in making the process faster.
The value I received was fair but it took almost a month before getting payment. I understand there is a reason for it but perhaps they could invest in making the process faster.
Card Conduit Team
Replied Sep 02 2022
We do our best to set timing expectations for customers throughout our site; when we won't be able to meet the "norm", we will always let customers know as soon as we are aware. In this case, the Shipment was Mailed on 8/15, arrived to us 8/19, was processed on 8/25, and was paid on 8/28. So, the time between shipment and payment was under two weeks. This falls well within our described timeframes, and should be within expectations for anyone considering the service.
We do our best to set timing expectations for customers throughout our site; when we won't be able to meet the "norm", we will always let customers know as soon as we are aware. In this case, the Shipment was Mailed on 8/15, arrived to us 8/19, was processed on 8/25, and was paid on 8/28. So, the time between shipment and payment was under two weeks. This falls well within our described timeframes, and should be within expectations for anyone considering the service.
Neal D Connolly
Review left Aug 08 2022
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I sent a pretty low value collection of cards. Between 10 cents and a dollar. They were able to quickly process a set of about a thousand cards and give me 42 dollars. Which is understandable given the effort of selling.
I sent a pretty low value collection of cards. Between 10 cents and a dollar. They were able to quickly process a set of about a thousand cards and give me 42 dollars. Which is understandable given the effort of selling.
Josh W.
Review left Jul 31 2022
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Experience was what I expected, the email conversation went weird but, other than that, all was good.
Experience was what I expected, the email conversation went weird but, other than that, all was good.
Jerry Tilley
Review left Jul 30 2022
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I found Card Conduit to be very easy to use and had zero issues with getting the cards shipped to them. I really only had a couple of issues with the service:
1) they’re incredibly anal. I had a couple of cards that I took directly out of a pack and moved directly into a sleeve; never played, n ... Read more
1) they’re incredibly anal. I had a couple of cards that I took directly out of a pack and moved directly into a sleeve; never played, n ... Read more
I found Card Conduit to be very easy to use and had zero issues with getting the cards shipped to them. I really only had a couple of issues with the service:
1) they’re incredibly anal. I had a couple of cards that I took directly out of a pack and moved directly into a sleeve; never played, never used. When they were graded LP I sent an email and received back photos of very faint, very minuscule “scratches” on the surface of the card. So even if a LGS would grade your card NM if you’ve ever touched it, then go ahead and consider it LP for your dollar value.
2) the timeline. One section of the website meticulously lays out the timeline of when everything will happen and culminates in being roughly 10 days. A second section simply says “TL;DR it’ll take about 2 weeks”. My issue here is win some instances we’re talking about large amounts of money; being vague isn’t a quality I like in businesses that I choose to do business with. If you tell me 14 days and it takes 10 then great; if you tell me 10 and it’s take 14 then we have an issue.
But again, overall I had a good experience with them and now that I have this newfound knowledge I’ll be better prepared to deal with them in the future.
1) they’re incredibly anal. I had a couple of cards that I took directly out of a pack and moved directly into a sleeve; never played, never used. When they were graded LP I sent an email and received back photos of very faint, very minuscule “scratches” on the surface of the card. So even if a LGS would grade your card NM if you’ve ever touched it, then go ahead and consider it LP for your dollar value.
2) the timeline. One section of the website meticulously lays out the timeline of when everything will happen and culminates in being roughly 10 days. A second section simply says “TL;DR it’ll take about 2 weeks”. My issue here is win some instances we’re talking about large amounts of money; being vague isn’t a quality I like in businesses that I choose to do business with. If you tell me 14 days and it takes 10 then great; if you tell me 10 and it’s take 14 then we have an issue.
But again, overall I had a good experience with them and now that I have this newfound knowledge I’ll be better prepared to deal with them in the future.
Shawn Michael Briggs
Review left Jul 10 2022
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I chose the curated option as I only had 100 or so cards to send, it was quite easy to do and I definitely got my money's worth. The only thing that was a minor issue is that it took them a few days to collect my package and during that time Double Masters was being spoiled and quite a few cards I s
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I chose the curated option as I only had 100 or so cards to send, it was quite easy to do and I definitely got my money's worth. The only thing that was a minor issue is that it took them a few days to collect my package and during that time Double Masters was being spoiled and quite a few cards I sent in were confirmed for reprints dropping their prices. Otherwise I would definitely use this service again.
Olivier ferlay
Review left Jun 01 2022
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The response and explanation was clear and fast and very good follow through . Mostly it was what I was expecting, except for my foreign cards that were taken as bulk but it was mentioned in the small print and did not see it. So mostly personal mistake on my part .
The response and explanation was clear and fast and very good follow through . Mostly it was what I was expecting, except for my foreign cards that were taken as bulk but it was mentioned in the small print and did not see it. So mostly personal mistake on my part .
David
Review left May 23 2022
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1st time using card conduit, overall good and easy to use. From TCGplayer app said the value was 2200 and I received 1300 which is not bad. The issue I had is with the grading of the cards. Some of my cars I have never played with or handle a lot and the were graded lightly played or worse.
1st time using card conduit, overall good and easy to use. From TCGplayer app said the value was 2200 and I received 1300 which is not bad. The issue I had is with the grading of the cards. Some of my cars I have never played with or handle a lot and the were graded lightly played or worse.
Boris
Review left May 16 2022
Shipment processed Apr 09 2022
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Pros:
Well defined process and helpful FAQs for every step. Good communication along the way. Will do curated shipment again if I ever have more MTG cards to sell.
Con:
Most of the cards in my collection were never played. I mostly collected, building only 2-3 decks from a few sets. Storage con ... Read more
Well defined process and helpful FAQs for every step. Good communication along the way. Will do curated shipment again if I ever have more MTG cards to sell.
Con:
Most of the cards in my collection were never played. I mostly collected, building only 2-3 decks from a few sets. Storage con ... Read more
Pros:
Well defined process and helpful FAQs for every step. Good communication along the way. Will do curated shipment again if I ever have more MTG cards to sell.
Con:
Most of the cards in my collection were never played. I mostly collected, building only 2-3 decks from a few sets. Storage condition were pretty good as well. How did every third card or so ended up knocked down by one or two condition levels is beyond my comprehension. Lowering curated shipment value by 10% from estimates did not upset me very much. After all it was an estimate. But downgrading a lot of cards to "bulk" made the regular shipment almost pointless.
Well defined process and helpful FAQs for every step. Good communication along the way. Will do curated shipment again if I ever have more MTG cards to sell.
Con:
Most of the cards in my collection were never played. I mostly collected, building only 2-3 decks from a few sets. Storage condition were pretty good as well. How did every third card or so ended up knocked down by one or two condition levels is beyond my comprehension. Lowering curated shipment value by 10% from estimates did not upset me very much. After all it was an estimate. But downgrading a lot of cards to "bulk" made the regular shipment almost pointless.
Card Conduit Team
Replied May 16 2022
Sorry you were unhappy with some of our grading. Unfortunately, even cards that have never been played can experience wear and tear, often from shifting around inside sleeves. Even cards from a freshly opened pack can be less than near mint, whether from rough handling in transit or quality issues at wizards. We can only grade according to our vendor partners standards and the condition of the card when it arrives to us.
Sorry you were unhappy with some of our grading. Unfortunately, even cards that have never been played can experience wear and tear, often from shifting around inside sleeves. Even cards from a freshly opened pack can be less than near mint, whether from rough handling in transit or quality issues at wizards. We can only grade according to our vendor partners standards and the condition of the card when it arrives to us.
Cai Paivarinta
Review left May 15 2022
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The whole process was very easy and Card Conduit provided good value to me.
The whole process was very easy and Card Conduit provided good value to me.
Alberto Mejias
Review left May 07 2022
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Awesome service that provides you with cash for your cards.
Takes a long time though. Another downside is all my foils were rated "Lightly Played" even though they all went straight from pack to sleeves. Probably because of curling but these NM foils came to me like that.
Overall a great service that I would use again, but I wouldnt send foils.
Takes a long time though. Another downside is all my foils were rated "Lightly Played" even though they all went straight from pack to sleeves. Probably because of curling but these NM foils came to me like that.
Overall a great service that I would use again, but I wouldnt send foils.
Awesome service that provides you with cash for your cards.
Takes a long time though. Another downside is all my foils were rated "Lightly Played" even though they all went straight from pack to sleeves. Probably because of curling but these NM foils came to me like that.
Overall a great service that I would use again, but I wouldnt send foils.
Takes a long time though. Another downside is all my foils were rated "Lightly Played" even though they all went straight from pack to sleeves. Probably because of curling but these NM foils came to me like that.
Overall a great service that I would use again, but I wouldnt send foils.
Michael McClaran
Review left Apr 18 2022
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I would recommend this service to others. Sometimes it is hard to get rid of bulk cards rare or otherwise and cardconduit makes it simple. So far direct deposit was the way to go in the payment method for me. They sort through cards at a decent rate and they have great communication. Their emails ar
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I would recommend this service to others. Sometimes it is hard to get rid of bulk cards rare or otherwise and cardconduit makes it simple. So far direct deposit was the way to go in the payment method for me. They sort through cards at a decent rate and they have great communication. Their emails are timely and their service is awesome.
My only disappointment is this: they don’t always grade cards in fair ways. For example several of my shipments are near mint cards that went straight from a pack into a binder or storage container and never used (and I mean NEVER used). And they would grade them as lightly played or some play.
From a personal standpoint it’s irritating and I feel like I’m missing out on some value, however they seem to be fair on all other things.
So your mileage may vary.
My only disappointment is this: they don’t always grade cards in fair ways. For example several of my shipments are near mint cards that went straight from a pack into a binder or storage container and never used (and I mean NEVER used). And they would grade them as lightly played or some play.
From a personal standpoint it’s irritating and I feel like I’m missing out on some value, however they seem to be fair on all other things.
So your mileage may vary.
Card Conduit Team
Replied Apr 18 2022
It's always disappointing when a customer doesn't have an exemplary experience. That said - most of the markdowns were due to foils, which have been notorious (and well documented) as having very poor quality control and being opened with scratching and clouding straight out of the pack.
That said, we can only grade per our vendors grading criteria and some of them certainly have more stringent standards than others, but also have higher values for that strict condition criteria.
However, ultimately the value-loss on this shipment from downgrades was 4% due to how our system optimizes shipments/conditions, so our first concern was optimizing the most value regardless of how that worked out with the condition, as long as it aligned with our vendors criteria.
That said, we can only grade per our vendors grading criteria and some of them certainly have more stringent standards than others, but also have higher values for that strict condition criteria.
However, ultimately the value-loss on this shipment from downgrades was 4% due to how our system optimizes shipments/conditions, so our first concern was optimizing the most value regardless of how that worked out with the condition, as long as it aligned with our vendors criteria.
It's always disappointing when a customer doesn't have an exemplary experience. That said - most of the markdowns were due to foils, which have been notorious (and well documented) as having very poor quality control and being opened with scratching and clouding straight out of the pack.
That said, we can only grade per our vendors grading criteria and some of them certainly have more stringent standards than others, but also have higher values for that strict condition criteria.
However, ultimately the value-loss on this shipment from downgrades was 4% due to how our system optimizes shipments/conditions, so our first concern was optimizing the most value regardless of how that worked out with the condition, as long as it aligned with our vendors criteria.
That said, we can only grade per our vendors grading criteria and some of them certainly have more stringent standards than others, but also have higher values for that strict condition criteria.
However, ultimately the value-loss on this shipment from downgrades was 4% due to how our system optimizes shipments/conditions, so our first concern was optimizing the most value regardless of how that worked out with the condition, as long as it aligned with our vendors criteria.
Ben T
Review left Mar 14 2022
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Great option for customers wanting a quick turnaround for a fair price.
Great option for customers wanting a quick turnaround for a fair price.
Elliot F
Review left Mar 10 2022
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I had an excellent experience with card conduit. The service was incredibly easy, and I received close to the advertised top buylist price for my cards. My only complaint would be the long time it took for them to get through my relatively small shipment (around a week after it arrived to their proc
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I had an excellent experience with card conduit. The service was incredibly easy, and I received close to the advertised top buylist price for my cards. My only complaint would be the long time it took for them to get through my relatively small shipment (around a week after it arrived to their processing center). Shipment breakdown is also very nice, which you can see if you return to your account dashboard after payment is completed. Overall, I would certainly recommend this service to a friend, particularly for selling expensive cards (over $5).
Nuhi
Review left Feb 13 2022
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The process was easy. I just shipped my cards and waited for an update. The staff was really kind and sent me a follow up email with a detailed report and a personal email with updates on how the process was going and honest about the condition and grading. The personal email made me feel like I mat
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The process was easy. I just shipped my cards and waited for an update. The staff was really kind and sent me a follow up email with a detailed report and a personal email with updates on how the process was going and honest about the condition and grading. The personal email made me feel like I mattered and reassured me that the staff was doing their best in a timely matter. I was in no rush and it was convenient service since I have little time to sort and never know if I'm grading cards properly
T
Review left Jan 17 2022
Shipment processed Dec 30 2021
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Easy process, good service and fast payment. Would probably see again.
Easy process, good service and fast payment. Would probably see again.
Mitchell J.
Review left Nov 14 2021
Shipment processed Nov 04 2021
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The process was easy, but more time consuming than expected. They were very nice and detailed with the experience, but I already had a list. The service is better if you don't have any idea what you have, and are okay with buylist price.
The process was easy, but more time consuming than expected. They were very nice and detailed with the experience, but I already had a list. The service is better if you don't have any idea what you have, and are okay with buylist price.
Mike C.
Review left Nov 14 2021
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This is a great service. You just pack and ship your cards and they do all the hard work. When they're done, they send you an itemized list of every card with a quick-scan grade and dollar value. They sent me a check in a week or so. On the down side, their grading process is a bit suspect - most of
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This is a great service. You just pack and ship your cards and they do all the hard work. When they're done, they send you an itemized list of every card with a quick-scan grade and dollar value. They sent me a check in a week or so. On the down side, their grading process is a bit suspect - most of the cards I sent were basically booster-pack perfect - I know that because I had the most valuable cards graded and they came back 8.5 - 9.0, and the ones I sent to Card Conduit are just as nice as them. But none of my cards valued at $3.00 or more got a grade from Card Conduit better than Lightly Played. If you have decent value cards in great condition you might do better elsewhere. But if you want to clear out that old box in your closet, these guys might be your best option.
Matt
Review left Oct 29 2021
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I used cardconduit to sell a lot of my collection that I couldn't buy list with other online sellers. The process was very easy but after shipping and handling the return was lower than I had hoped. Definitely better to use the curated shipment if you can to save on shipping costs and the processing fees.
I used cardconduit to sell a lot of my collection that I couldn't buy list with other online sellers. The process was very easy but after shipping and handling the return was lower than I had hoped. Definitely better to use the curated shipment if you can to save on shipping costs and the processing fees.
Ken A.
Review left Oct 13 2021
Shipment processed Sep 25 2021
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It was very easy to do. They answered all of my questions. Would it use again.
It was very easy to do. They answered all of my questions. Would it use again.
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