Magic the Gathering (MTG) : SHOP SECTIONS EXPLANATIONS:

My mtg grading guide condition  / Mon guide de qualité mtg :

THIS DESCRIPTION IS ONLY IN ENGLISH LANGUAGE.

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AS old player and collector's (since 1994...) I use my own older grading got never problems with them.

The gradind card of each card is indicate after the title of the card.

Pics show on site are pics from data base so this not reflect the quality of the card (except if it is mentionned real scan pic).

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1)Graded : Beckett / PSA etc...

Graded cards owns his owns grading.

2)Mint :

Booster fresh (usually directly storage sleeved so perfect card).

Thoses cards are only allowed one or maybe two of these very minor flaws:

*A slight deviation/nic on an edge/corner.

*A tiny surface scratch, usually it will only show under certain lighting at an angle.

*Slightly off centered.

*A minor printing error.

*Very slight curling on foils.

That's the case mostly for older/vintage cards (printing process was not the same as nowadays).

3)Near Mint / Near Mint Minus (NM-NM Minus) :

The majority of the cards Aftertheboardgame.com sells are graded Near Mint / Near Mint Minus. condition.

It's the regular quality of cards.

If there's no grading notify on the tiTle line, the card is in this grading condition or down (see so various grading "lift" grading).

Near Mint grading cards getting closer mint cards but they ar not booster fresh.

The border of thoses cards can have small white spots, but they must be very few and very small.

=>Near Mint - (minus) cards may have a few of these very minor flaws:

*Very minor surface scratching on front or back that are visible upon closer inspection.
*Very minor edge/corner wear or nics that are visible upon closer inspection.

I use mainly Near Mint minus alone in the title for more expensive cards.

Both cards (NM-NM Minus) can be as well :

*Off centered.
*Have a minor printing errors.

*Have a minor curling or minor clouding on Foils (some MTG expansions afa : mostly commander / From the Vault, etc. Thoses expansions cards have foils that are more curled that we still sell as NM).

=>Out of 10 points, I'd say the card is equivalent to 9.5 / 9 / 8.5 out of 10.

4)Slightly Played+ (SPLD+) :

It's a little bit equal to nowadays terms like "Excellent", "very good".

Cards in SPLD+ condition are great cards.

For SPLD+ cards it is almost always clearly visible upon first inspection that the card is not in perfect condition so NM or NM Minus.

It's the condition just down Near Mint Minus for me.

=>SPLD+ cards may have a few of these minor flaws:

*Minor surface scratching on front or back.
*Minor edge/corner wear or nics.

*Very few moderate surface scratching/whitening on front or back.

*Very few moderate edge/corner wear or nics.

*Off centered.
*Have a printing errors.

*Have a curling or clouding on Foils (some MTG expansions afa : mostly commander / From the Vault, etc. Thoses expansions cards have foils that are more curled that we still sell as SPLD+).

=>Out of 10 points, I'd say the card is equivalent to 8 / 7.5 / 7 out of 10.

5)Slightly Played - Played (SPLD - PLD) :

It's a little bit equal to nowadays terms like "Moderately played" or "good".

Cards in SPLD-PLD condition are good cards.

It's the condition just down SPLD+ for me.

These cards have been played but still fine.

=>SPLD - PLD cards may have a few of these flaws:

*Surface scratching on front or back but not a bunch.
*Edge/corner wear or nics but not a bunch.

*Few moderate surface scratching/whitening on front or back but not a bunch.

*Few moderate edge/corner wear or nics but not a bunch.

*Off centered.
*Have a printing errors.

*Have a curling or clouding on Foils (some MTG expansions afa : mostly commander / From the Vault, etc. Thoses expansions cards have foils that are more curled that we still sell as SPLD-PLD).

=>Out of 10 points, I'd say the card is equivalent to 6.5 / 6 / 5.5 out of 10.

6) Played Minus (PLD minus) :

It's a little bit equal to nowadays terms like "heavily played".

Cards in PLD minus condition still good cards but owns more problems than SPLD - PLD cards.

These cards have been played.

=>PLD minus cards may have a few of these flaws:

*Surface with a lot of scratching/whitening on front or back.

*Insane major surface whitening, corner wear, or edge wear.

*Some slightly borders inked.

*Off centered.
*Have a printing errors.

*Have a curling or clouding on Foils (some MTG expansions afa : mostly commander / From the Vault, etc. Thoses expansions cards have foils that are more curled that we still sell as PLD Minus).

=>Out of 10 points, I'd say the card is equivalent to 5 / 4.5 / 4 out of 10.

7) POOR :

Cards in Poor condition owns the worst problems.

=>POOR cards may have a few of these flaws:

*Major creasing.

*Major Inking (Example: a white bordered card inked black).

*Major center shuffle creasing to the point there is no card integrity.

*Major warping.

*Major water damage.

*Major binder indentation.
*Any tearing or Holes.

*Can be partially destroy.

* A part of the card can be missing.

etc...

=>Out of 10 points, I'd say the card is equivalent to 3.5 / 3 / 2.5 / 2 / 1 / or 0 out of 10.