Near Mint (NM) = A Near Mint card is a card that may have very minor imperfections such as nicks on edges or light scratches. Many times, NM cards that we have in stock are actually in better than NM condition however we mark them as NM to be conservative in our grading.
Lightly Played (LP) = A card in this condition has a few minor imperfections such as nicks, minor scuffing, edge wear and/or light scratches.
Moderately Played (MP) = A card in this condition has noticeable play wear including edge wear, nicks, scratches, a minor bend or scuffs.
Played (PL) = A Heavy Played card is damaged in a way that could make it unplayable in tournaments, even in a sleeve. This damage may include heavy wear, creases, dents, scratches, bends, scuffs, inking, water damage and/or other types of damage.
