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Collecting guides, market analysis, and buying tips for Magic: The Gathering.
One Piece Card Game deals are now in our Discord
One Piece TCG deals from eBay UK and US now post to four free channels in our Discord. One Piece is coming to the website and the app very soon.
What's new in Cardboard Deals: sealed products, collection insights and smarter deal filters
Version 0.6.29 is live on iOS and Android. Sealed products across the app, a collection that shows paid, worth and gain on every card, Buy It Now and auction filters, refer a friend with a code, and more.
Sealed product deals: booster boxes, bundles and precons, now tracked
Cardboard Deals now watches booster boxes, bundles, Commander precons and prerelease kits on eBay UK and US, matches each listing to the exact product and flags the ones priced meaningfully below market.
Reality Fracture arrives 2 October: get ready
Reality Fracture releases on 2 October 2026. Set a release reminder, scout the set page, and arm your deal rules before singles hit eBay.
Track your MTG collection's value over time
Your collection is an asset, so treat it like one. How to build a collection in the Cardboard Deals app, keep raw and graded copies valued correctly, watch the total over time, and know your real gains when you sell.
Refer a friend, earn free months of Premium
Know someone who'd love a real-time MTG deal feed? Share your invite link from the app, and when a friend joins and sticks with Premium, you earn a free month of it. How the referral programme works, plainly.
Scan any Magic card with your phone and see what it's worth
The Cardboard Deals app identifies a Magic card from a photo: exact printing, current value, price history and live deals. How the scanner works, what it's best at, and how to get clean matches every time.
Add a live MTG deal feed to your Discord server (free)
Run a Magic community? Pipe the Cardboard Deals feed straight into your own channel: real below-market eBay finds, posted as they happen. Two-minute setup with a webhook, no bot permissions, removable any time.
Cardboard Deals is live on iOS and Android
The MTG deal-finder is now a full app on both stores: a real-time deal feed, price history across 500,000+ printings, a card scanner, collection tracking and custom deal alerts. Here's what launched and what's free.
Raw vs graded MTG cards: which should you buy?
Graded cards come slabbed, authenticated, and priced at a premium. Raw cards are cheaper and playable. Here's what PSA, BGS and CGC grading actually involves, when the premium is justified, and when grading a card yourself makes sense.
A beginner's guide to MTG card conditions
NM, LP, MP, HP, DMG: what the condition grades actually mean, how much they move the price, and why eBay listing language ("pack fresh", "see photos") needs reading with care. A practical guide for anyone buying singles.
How to spot fake MTG cards before you buy
Counterfeit Magic cards are out there, and the expensive ones are the most copied. Learn the light test, the rosette check, seller signals to watch for, and why a price that looks too good to be true usually is.