Collector guides

How the platform works and how the hobby works, written straight.

• How TCGMeta prices cardsSold prices are facts, asking prices are opinions. How our price ladders, graded rungs and fair prices are built, and where the data comes from.
• Card grading, explainedPSA, BGS and CGC scales, what the labels mean, why a 10 is not always the same 10, and how grading changes what a card is worth.
• Tracking your collectionAdd cards fast, record what you paid, watch gains per card, stack duplicates, and import an existing spreadsheet in one step.
• What is a master set?Completing every print of a set, how master sets differ from base completion, and how TCGMeta counts your progress automatically.
• Watchlists and price alertsBuild lists of cards you are hunting, share them with friends or the public, and get alerted when prices cross your thresholds.