Guide

Keeping a collection that keeps its value

How to keep a TCG Card Shop Simulator collection in order so that the cards you display, grade and sell do not get muddled together.

Applies to

no version stated by this build (see the sources page)

Before you start

• Binder pages to store cards in
• Shelves you can see at a glance
• Somewhere to send cards for grading

Steps

1. Store what you are keeping in binder pages rather than loose.
   the game has binder pages as their own storage
2. Keep display stock apart from what is for sale.
   display slots are tracked separately from ordinary shelf slots
3. Decide what goes for grading before it goes on display.
   a submission holds your cards while it is away
4. Check the record when you are unsure what you own.
   the game keeps a compact list of the cards in a deck and a pool
5. Put graded cards somewhere they can be seen rather than in a pile.
   graded cards return in a case with its own artwork

Common mistakes

• Mixing the collection with stock that is for sale.
• Sending cards for grading that you needed on the shelf.
• Leaving graded cards in a pile after they come back.

Related entries

Cards and rarityAlbums and binder pagesCards can be kept in an album with binder pages.Cards and raritySending cards to be gradedGrading is run through a website of the game's own.

Sources

A local copy of the game, read only. Grounding for each step is on the technical reference pages; no number is estimated.