Hello. My name is Tracy La Due and I've been in the Hobby/Collectibles business for over 24 years. Due to health problems, I have closed my "brick and mortar store" as of January 2006. Therefore, I no longer advertise this site. The web site's shopping card has been disabled. The price and quantity have not been updated since the store closed. This site is now only used for storing images for selling items on eBay. Please check eBay for the items I have listed for sale. My eBay user ID is tracyladue. Most Box and Pack items were listed on eBay when I closed the store, so if you cannot find them listed on eBay, they most probably have already been SOLD. A lot of the higher priced single cards have sold. All of the POWER NINE are GONE. I stopped purchasing Magic boxes after Guildpact. I do not have time to update quantity and pricing on my web site items as I have concentrated mainly on listing items on eBay. Thank you.
I have been selling on eBay for over 11 years now. If you are looking for a particular item, please use eBay's "Contact Seller" link. To find my auctions on eBay, click on "Advanced Search" just to the right of "Search" on eBay's Main Page. Under search for "Items by Seller" on the left, type in tracyladue and click on "Search". My eBay store should come up right away. If you are 18 years of age or older and are a Registered User, you may bid/purchase my items.
Auction Terms can be found on any one of my eBay auctions by clicking on the "Auction Terms" Link.
As of October 14th, 2008, eBay does not allow sellers to accept money orders. I only accept PAYPAL as payment for items purchased on eBay. I accept credit cards, Paypal funds, and eChecks that are processed through Paypal. Unfortunately, we do not have local pick-ups.
Thank you and enjoy! Tracy
I have over 24 years experience in grading Cards, Comics, and Books. This grading scale is one of the first in the industry. I believe explainations far outway the numeric scale, which was originally used and still used today for grading Coins.
PRESTINE MINT - Perfect in every way, including centering and borders.
MINT - Fresh out of the pack. Never been played.
MINT / NEAR MINT - I did not pull the card out of the pack myself, but still looks pack fresh.
NEAR MINT / MINT - Still looks pack fresh. It may have been pulled out of a binder or card sleeve that had other cards in the sleeve. It may have slightly lost it's luster.
NEAR MINT - Usually an unplayed card showing almost no wear. It may have a few minor scratches or slight marks on the edges from rubbing against other cards. It doesn't show any signs of being shuffled.
NEAR MINT / EXCELLENT- Very Light Play Wear with light scratches and/or smudges only visible up close. It may have been played in a penny sleeve or a Deck Protector sleeve.
EXCELLENT - Very Light Play Wear with light scratches and/or smudges visible. It may have been played in a penny sleeve or a Deck Protector sleeve. It may have an indentation or impression from being in a binder. It still shows some wear from shuffling, but generally no white around the edges yet.
EXCELLENT / VERY FINE - Light-Moderate Play Wear with minor scratches, smudges, and some wear around the edges. It may have been played inside a Deck Protector sleeve at one time. It may have indentations or impressions from hand or binder pressure. It shows wear from shuffling, but no white around the edges yet. Some Sellers refer to this as SP (Slightly Played.)
VERY FINE - Moderate Play Wear with scratches, smudges, and some wear around the edges. It may show a little bit of white on the edges. It may have indentations or impressions from hand or binder pressure. It may be a little off-centered. It may have minor bends or slight creases from being handled. It has significant shuffling scratches. Some Sellers refer to this as MP (Moderately Played.)
FINE / PLAYED - Heavily Played card, with scratches, smudges, and/or less than perfect edges. It will show white around the edges and significant scratches from shuffling. It may be off-centered and/or have minor creases, bends, or binder indentations, etc., that are visible close up. Great for playing with, but no longer in a desirable condition for collecting. Some Sellers refer to this as HP (Heavily Played.)
VERY GOOD - Very Heavily Played card with all of the wear mentioned above with quite a bit of white showing around the edges as well as some white on the front. It will have scratches, smudges, bends and/or creases, binder indentations, etc. It may be off-centered and/or have soft corners. Of course, this would be referred to as VHP (Very Heavily Played.) These cards are usually given away with purchases or thrown out, unless they have significant value.
GOOD - VERY, VERY HEAVILY Played card with quite a bit of white showing around the edges as well as on the face and back. It has all of the wear mentioned above, but also may have noticeable marks, bends, creases, and/or a minor tear. Not usually Tournament Legal without the use of Opaque Deck Protector Sleeves. This would of course be referred to as VVHP (Very, Very Heavily Played.) Again, I either give these away or throw them out if they don't have significant value anymore.
POOR - Any card in less than Good Condition. It may have been put through the washer and dryer by mistake and is now very clean and unidentifiable. It could also have been dragged through the mud and/or just reaking of disease. This of course would be referred to as a complete lost cause. Most likely, I have thrown these out and then washed my hands with anti-bacterial soap.
Single cards are priced according to condition and market competition.
ABREVIATIONS for MAGIC THE GATHERING CARDS:
(R) - RARE
(U) - UNCOMMON
(C) - COMMON
(F) - FOIL
Pricing and availability subject to change without notice
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