UPDATE: After initially trying it in a few stores, EB Games has now officially launched its Single TCG buying and rolled it out to more stores with more than 20 across Australia now accepting trades.
EB has launched a video going through the process, but in the below stores it has a nifty new card reader that can be used to value cards, or for commons you can use a stacker to count how many cards there are.
In term’s of what’s being accepted.
- Pokémon TCG: Singles and bulk.
- Magic: The Gathering: Singles with a market value over $3.
- One Piece: Singles with a market value over $3.
- Sets must have been released at least 45 days ago.
- English-language cards only.
You’ll get up to 80% value for store credit or 15% less if you choose cash with the value being marked against TCGPlayer prices. You can find out more info on the EB website HERE.
EB GAMES STORES ACCEPTING TCG TRADES AS OF AUGUST 13TH
New South Wales
- Burwood
- Chatswood
- Glendale
- Greenhills
- Liverpool
- Mt Druitt
- Narellan
- Parramatta
- Penrith
- Settlement
- Shellharbour
- Wetherill Park
- Zing Blacktown
Queensland
- Aspley
- Australia Fair
- Browns Plains
- Burpengary
- Carindale
- Chermside
- Coomera
- Forest Lake
- Garden City
- Ipswich
- Kippa Ring
- Logan Central
- Robina
- Stafford
Tasmania
- Launceston
Victoria
- Knox City
Western Australia
- Midland
ORIGINAL STORY: We can confirm that EB Games is now trialing trading card trades at the below stores for Pokemon, Magic The Gathering and One Piece with plans to roll this out nationally:
- Burpengary
- Stafford
- Forest Lake
- Logan Central
- Aspley
- Carindale
Cards that are mint and near mint can be traded and will be scanned into a TCG Scanner to identify the current buy price for the card with the trader given a percentage of the market value from TCGPlayer.com.
You can trade up to 50 cards per transaction, and if you have more you’ll need to rejoin the queue.
EB Games is also accepting bulk Pokemon cards for trade at the below rate:
- 3c per common card
- 5c per holographic
You can find EB Games two graphics for what they accept and card condition counts below:
What We Buy (Mint and Near Mint)
- Clean and free from dirt or residue
- Free from scratches, scuffs and creases
- Free from bends or dents
- Free from edge whitening and corner wear
- Minor natural curling is acceptable
What We Can’t Buy (Lightly Played or Lower Quality)
- Creases or bends
- Heavy scratching or scuffing
- Frayed edges or damaged corners
- Water damage
- Peeling or dents
