What kind of MTG cards can I sell on Mage?

Well, the answer is simple: literally any card, whether common, uncommon, rare or mythic. Any card can sell in an MTG market like Mage.

Really? How is that possible?

Just think for a second of the immensity of Magic: The Gathering as a trading card game.

• People playing Standard, with all the new set releases and new fancy cards, and a big rotation every 2-3 years (see what’s currently in Standard here).

• People playing Modern, a more stable format than Standard but with great diversity; and let’s not forget about the impact of the Modern Masters series and innovations such as Modern Horizons from a MTG finance standpoint.

• People playing Commander; EDH is not only great fun, but also a hugely popular format. Serious Commander players are constantly creating new decks, and usually have multiple decks to choose from. See some of the latest Commnader decks added on Mage here.

• People playing Pauper, that is, a commons-only format, which is now getting official tournament support.

• People playing Pioneer, Legacy, Vintage, Frontier, Singleton…

• People creating their MTG Cubes, usually full of foils and super powerful cards, or heavily built around certain themes. By the way, I’m working on my first Cube! The prospect of drafting using some of my favourite cards of all time is really exciting indeed, I’m hoping to write more about this in the near future. I found this article on how to build your first cube very useful.

• Collectors! A friend of mine picks up the entire set every time a new one comes out, and he is always on the hunt for the most random cards to complete them.

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Your imagination is the only limit to how you play Magic and what decks you decide to play. And because of the endless possibilities that the game and the community offer, as I said before, any card can sell!

On that basis, my advice for new sellers on the platform includes (our MTG seller guide offers more tips):

1/ List ALL your unwanted cards, not only the expensive ones, but also commons and uncommons. Sales of low value cards will help build up your reputation on the site; once you’ve established yourself as a trusted seller, selling other more expensive cards becomes easier.

Besides, the more cards buyers can purchase from you, the more likely is that they actually will, because buying from fewer sellers keeps their postage costs low.

2/ When listing your collection, keep it organised – being able to quickly find the cards you’ve sold will be quite important. You can order them by set, by colour, alphabetically... What matters is that you have a system to manage your physical stock of cards.

3/ Offer good prices. Mage suggests a trending price, and we’re working on tools to help you update your pricing in bulk. Sending below the trending price might give you a slight edge, but really is up to you to decide on your pricing strategy.

4/ Make sure that you send the cards as fast as possible, well packaged and everything; this should bring you the first few positive reviews. Our packaging guide can be helpful in this regard.

5/ Keep good communications with your buyers, especially if there were any issues.