Frequently Asked Questions

How the optimiser works

We look at your filtered wishlist items and find the best combination of AU retailer carts that minimises the total cost including shipping. The algorithm explores up to 10,000 potential moves to find a near-optimal result, so it completes in under a second even for large lists.

Which retailers are included?

We currently check Gameology, Good Games, Mint Collectables, Pokebox, and Fluke & Box. We aim to expand coverage as more AU retailers join our pricing network.

What happens if some cards aren't available?

Items that can't be sourced are grouped by reason: not in our index, currently out of stock, condition requirements not met, finishing preference not available, or a specific printing that isn't stocked. Each group shows you what to adjust on your wishlist item to improve your chances next time.

Do the outbound cart links track anything?

Yes. When you click "Open cart at a retailer", the link includes a ref=gradely.io and utm_source=gradely.io tag so retailers can see that customers are coming from Gradely. We also record the click internally so we can track which retailers are most useful to our community. We do not earn affiliate commission from these referrals.

Is this a Premium feature?

No. Cart optimisation is free for all logged-in Gradely users.

Which price do we show?

For each retailer we show the cheapest near-mint (or better) listing we last verified, with the condition labelled. We also show how recently we checked it (for example "checked 3h ago") so you know how fresh the figure is. We read retailer prices on a schedule rather than in real time, so always treat the retailer's own checkout as the source of truth.

Why might I see different prices for the same card?

Three numbers can all be correct at the same time, because they measure different things:

• The catalogue (market) price is an average across all the retailers and conditions we track, in other words what the card is broadly worth. It is not any single shop's price.
• The Where to buy price is the most recent price we recorded at that specific retailer.
• The price in the retailer's cart is their live price at the moment you click through.

For fast-moving cards the live price can change between our last check and your click, which is exactly why we show the "checked X ago" hint. If our figure looks off, the retailer's checkout is always the final word.

How does the eBay option work?

The eBay (AU) option runs a search (not a single fixed listing) built from the card's game, name, set, number, treatment and finishing, so it lands on the right card rather than unrelated merch. It is an affiliate link: Gradely may earn a small commission if you buy through it, at no extra cost to you. The deep links to other AU retailers are tagged so shops can see the traffic came from Gradely, but we earn no commission on those.

Basic search

Type any word to search card names and text. Multiple words are all required (AND). Use quotes for exact phrases, e.g. "Cloud Strife".

Filters

Narrow results with filter prefixes:

Combining filters (AND)

Repeat the same filter to require all values:

• i:blue i:black - cards that are BOTH blue AND black
• t:ninja t:action - cards that are both ninja AND action type

OR filters

Use commas for alternatives:

• i:blue,black - cards that are blue OR black
• t:ninja,mystic - cards that are ninja OR mystic type

Excluding results (NOT)

Prefix with a dash to exclude:

• -i:red - exclude red cards
• -t:draconic - exclude draconic type cards

Putting it all together

• i:blue i:black -i:red - all cards that are blue AND black but NOT red
• t:ninja,mystic t:action - all actions that are ninja OR mystic
• luffy i:red s:op01 - Luffy cards with red identity from set OP01
• sword r:rare,mythic - all swords that are rare or mythic

Found a discrepancy?

If you notice any errors in a precon deck list (wrong cards, incorrect quantities, missing entries), please let us know through our support portal.

To help us fix issues quickly, please include:

• The name of the precon and which set it belongs to
• A clear description of what's wrong and what it should be
• The GID (Gradely ID) of any affected cards - you can find this on any card's detail page using the copy button next to the card ID
• Screenshots or links to official sources, if available

What this changes for you

• Add to Wishlist still works, because it tracks what you want to get, regardless of the specific printing.
• Add to Collection is disabled on unverified decks. We don't want to record that you own a specific printing when the deck might actually ship a different one. You can always add the cards manually to your collection if you want to.
• You can still browse the deck, price it, export it, and compare it against your collection normally.

What is a deck assignment?

A deck assignment links a specific physical copy you own to a deck, so you can see where your cards actually live. Each physical copy can be assigned to at most one deck at a time, a copy that's in one deck isn't available to another until you release it. You can only assign a copy to a deck whose list already contains that exact card (printing); assigning never silently adds cards to a deck.

Where do I assign and see them?

• In the deck builder, open a card's "Variants and Assignments" drawer to assign, release, or move copies between decks.
• In your collection, open a card's detail and use the "Decks" section to assign a copy to any of your decks that already include it.
• Assigned cards show an amber deck chip in your collection (list and grid) that links straight to the deck.

Auto-assign owned copies when building decks

With this setting on (the default), adding a card to a deck automatically reserves a free owned copy for it, so you don't have to assign cards one by one. Turn it off in Profile → Decks if you'd rather assign manually. Removing a card from a deck always releases any copies that were assigned to it.

Reservation vs Informational mode

The Deck assignment mode (in Profile → Decks) controls how assignments affect the ownership badges shown on cards inside a deck:

• Reservation (default): copies assigned to other decks don't count as available here. If your only copy is reserved by another deck, this deck shows the card as still needed, useful when you don't want to double-count a single physical card across multiple decks.
• Informational: badges count every copy you own. A card you own still shows as "owned" in a deck even if your only copy is assigned elsewhere. Assignments are purely for tracking and organisation.

Either way the underlying data is identical, so you can switch modes any time without losing assignments.

How do I import my collection?

There are three ways to bring your cards into Gradely:

count | name | set | number | finishing | condition | treatment

TCG requirement: every import must target one TCG. Files containing cards from multiple TCGs will get an error at parse time.

How does Gradely pick the right printing?

We never pick for you. Every card shows a gallery of every printing that matches your entry. You choose the exact one you own, including foil, showcase, extended art, borderless, and any other treatment.

Bulk helpers let you resolve many cards at once:

• Prefer newest and Prefer oldest auto-select the most or least recent printing.
• Match my collection prefers printings you already own.
• All from set X selects every card from a single set (great for booster-box tracking).

If a card has 200+ reprints, the gallery supports infinite scroll and filtering so you can always find the exact one.

How does the import lookup quota work?

Looking up your card lines against our database is the expensive part of an import (we cross-reference set, name, collector number, treatment, etc. across millions of printings). To keep the platform fast for everyone, each plan gets a rolling 24-hour lookup budget:

We count lines, not card quantities. A line like 4 Lightning Bolt counts as 1 lookup, regardless of how many copies the line includes. Four separate 1 Lightning Bolt lines would count as 4.

Lookups are spent at resolve time, not import time. Once we've looked a line up, it's paid for, even if you later choose to skip it or fail to commit. Importing the resolved cards into your collection is free.

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