Star City Games buylist prices, and when they beat CardKingdom
Star City Games and CardKingdom rarely pay the same for a card, and which one is ahead changes from week to week. Star City Games wins more often the more a card is worth, and when it wins an expensive one it wins by a lot. TCGSentry tracks both buylists all day, puts them side by side on every card you own, and tells you which of them to send it to.
- Live Star City Games buylist prices, every change recorded
- SCG and CardKingdom on the same card, side by side
- SCG wins close to one card in three above $50, often by $20 or more
- The better of the two quoted as your payout, automatically
- A clear Sell or Hold call built from both stores' history
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Every card has an optimal moment to sell. Most people miss it.
Take any card you own. Its buylist price moves constantly. There's where it usually sits, where it climbs to on a good week, and the rare ceiling it hits a couple of times a year. Sell at the wrong moment and you leave the difference behind. Across a whole collection, that difference is real money.
- Cash out today
- $4,180
- With better timing
- $5,360
- Left on the table
- $1,180
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Different stores pay different amounts for the same card, and it changes by the day. We check every buylist we track and quote you the highest. Then we show that payout as a share of what listing the card yourself would clear after fees, so you can see at a glance whether the cash today is worth taking.
- Best payout across CardKingdom and Star City Games, side by side.
- Every card graded against what TCGplayer or ManaPool would clear you after fees.
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Does Star City Games pay more than CardKingdom?
It depends on what the card is worth, and the pattern is consistent. On bulk, CardKingdom wins almost everything: Star City Games is ahead on about one card in seven under a dollar. The more a card is worth, the more often SCG takes it, and above $50 it is ahead on close to one in three. Across all 140,000 cards both stores quoted in September 2026, CardKingdom still came out ahead about eight times in ten, but that is bulk doing the work: it is most of any collection by count and almost none of it by value.
On expensive cards, Star City Games wins by more
The win rate is only half of it. When Star City Games takes a card in the $50 to $100 range it pays about $10 more than CardKingdom. On a $100 to $250 card it is about $20 more, and above $250 it is about $75 more. Down in the bulk the same gap is five cents. So Star City Games losing two cards in three at the top matters less than it sounds, because the one it wins pays for the whole exercise of having looked. Those are the cards that decide what a collection is worth, and sending them to one store without checking is where the money goes.
What Star City Games does not tell you
CardKingdom publishes how many copies of a card it wants, so when that number is zero we know buying is paused and we say so. Star City Games publishes a price and no quantity at all. We show its price and treat anything above a small floor as a live offer, which holds up most of the time, but it means an SCG number is a price rather than a promise. Worth a look at their own site before you build a big order around one.
Which cards Star City Games buys
Almost the same list as CardKingdom, a little shorter. In September 2026 Star City Games quoted about 142,000 Magic singles against CardKingdom's 151,000, and every card SCG quoted was one CardKingdom quoted too. So the question is rarely whether Star City Games buys a card. It is whether they pay more for it today, which is the number we put in front of you.
Frequently asked questions
Is the Star City Games buylist better than CardKingdom's?
On bulk, no. Across the 140,000 cards both stores quoted in September 2026, CardKingdom paid more on about eight in ten, and under a dollar it won almost all of them. On the cards that matter it is much closer: above $50, Star City Games was ahead on close to one in three. Check both on anything valuable.
Does Star City Games pay more on expensive cards?
Often, and by a wide margin when it does. In September 2026 Star City Games was ahead on close to one card in three above $50. When it won, it paid a median of about $10 more on a $50 to $100 card, about $20 more between $100 and $250, and about $75 more above $250. One card like that is worth more than an afternoon of checking prices by hand.
Does Star City Games say how many copies it wants?
No. CardKingdom publishes a live buy quantity on every quote, so a zero tells you buying is paused. Star City Games publishes a price only. We treat any price above a small floor as a live offer, which is right most of the time, but it is a price rather than a commitment.
How often do Star City Games buylist prices change?
Through the day, in line with US business hours, and less often than CardKingdom's. TCGSentry records every change either store makes, so you can see a card's full history at both and not just today's number.
Can I watch only the Star City Games buylist?
Yes. An alert watches every buylist we track by default, but you can switch CardKingdom off and be told only when Star City Games reaches your price. The alert names the store either way, so you always know where to go.
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