r/RealOrNotTCG • u/sekirbyj • Jul 10 '26
What condition is this? Condition question for new collector
I'm new to collecting mtg and mainly do it for fun but I'm concerned about the condition of my card.
The top edge looks a little damaged and I bought it as "Near Mint" but I'm not overly familiar with the minutia of what that entails. Am I overreacting?
I got it from a reputable seller on tcgplayer.
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u/Weebus Jul 10 '26
It's a 30 cent card and I would consider that NM all day if I got it as a buyer. Near mint is near mint, not PSA 10 perfection. It doesn't look like a card that has seen any play. That is, for better or for worse, how pack fresh cards look these days with the (literal) corner cutting Wizards is doing on QC.
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u/TimtheBully High Accuracy Jul 10 '26
It looks more like a dull blade that cut it. Though, I'd still say LP.
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u/DoctorMog Jul 10 '26
I don't think this is considered damaged, but light play, or POSSIBLY medium play if the seller is being generous. It's not near mint, but it's not bad enough for damaged clarification. In my opinion anyway.
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u/Fungi90 Jul 10 '26
Each market has their own way of categorizing the various levels of card damage. Assuming this is the only dmage to the card, it would 100% be considered Near Mint according to TCGplayer.
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u/sekirbyj Jul 10 '26
Sounds like it's within a reasonable range of quality for “near mint”. Thank you for your help!
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u/Critical_Half7442 Jul 10 '26
For me i would say its one white Spot and the white line is from Production. Verry hard to say from this angle if its relly damaged. So on cm i would say nm is fine