Why doesn't the catalog's lowest price match what I see in the listings?

Go by the price on each listing. The catalog figure is only a reference; what you actually pay is on the listing, which each seller sets, and condition differs too, so open the listings one by one before choosing.

How can I tell what condition a card is in?

Read the condition field together with the seller's photos. Private listings usually just say used. Cards magi lists itself get a condition score out of 40, covering scratches, marks, print quality and warping. If you can't make sense of it, send the link to an admin.

Are there fakes on magi?

Nobody can vouch for every listing, because the sellers are private individuals. That's why magi offers a paid inspection on listings with the safe-trade badge, with a full refund if the card is fake or not as described.

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What Is magi, and Can You Buy Cards from It in Thailand?

magi is a Japanese marketplace where ordinary people list their own trading cards, a bit like Mercari but cards only. You can't sign up as a buyer from Thailand because it needs a Japanese mobile number, but you can send the link to a Tama-Chan admin and have them buy it.

What is magi?

magi is a Japanese app and website for buying and selling trading cards. Anyone with a card can photograph it and list it. It works much like Mercari, except it sells nothing but cards.

Jiraffe, a Tokyo company, launched the app in 2019 and also runs physical card shop magi stores in several cities, including Tokyo, Osaka and Nagoya.

The difference from a card shop is that every listing is a different person's card. Two listings for the same card will have a different price, a different condition and different photos.

What cards are on magi?

The most-listed cards are Pokémon, One Piece, Yu-Gi-Oh!, Duel Masters and Magic: singles, sealed booster boxes, and graded cards, mostly PSA10.

Besides private sellers, listings from magi itself and from magi-certified sellers appear in the same search results.

The magi home page, captured from the live site on 10 October 2026. Search now works in English, but prices and listings change all the time.

Examples on magi (captured 10 October 2026)

A listing for a PSA10 Charizard 25th card in its slab, with a pink badge at the top left. On the right is a details table: the seller's name is blurred, all three rating counts are zero, the quantity field says one card and the condition field says used. — Charizard 25th Anniversary promo, graded PSA10 A PSA10 graded promo listed by a private seller, with the pink safe-trade badge. We blurred the seller's name.

The catalog page for a PSA10 Lillie hat SR card in its slab. On the right is a lowest price in red, then an orange button to choose from the listings, a quantity selector and a green button for listing your own copy. — Lillie (hat) SR from Collection Moon, graded PSA10 The overview page for this card, not any one seller's listing.

Is buying on magi safe?

magi holds the buyer's payment, and the seller only gets paid once the buyer has received the card and left a rating. The buyer pays a small extra fee, worked out as a percentage of the price.

Listings with the pink safe-trade badge can use a paid inspection. The seller sends the card to magi first. Singles and graded cards are checked by RUSH, the company behind Card Rush, and sealed boxes by FAKE BUSTERS; only then is it forwarded to the buyer. If it turns out fake or not as described, you get a full refund. Bulk lots and mystery packs aren't covered.

Where people slip up is the catalog page for each card, with its big red lowest price. That figure often doesn't match any listing that's actually for sale. Open the listings one by one to see who is selling, for how much, and in what condition.

Can you buy from magi yourself in Thailand?

No. Signing up as a buyer requires a Japanese mobile number, and identity checks accept Japanese documents only, so a buyer in Thailand gets stuck at registration.

What works is someone in Japan buying and receiving the card for you, then sending it on. A private seller's listing is usually a single copy, so once you find the right one, don't sit on it.

Buying from magi through Tama-Chan

Tama-Chan can buy cards on magi for you. Found the card you want? Send its link to an admin on LINE, or just tell the admin which card you want and its card number, and they will find it for you. The team checks the price and that it's still for sale, then quotes a baht total before you decide.

Send the link to a seller's listing, not the catalog page with the lowest price, because the catalog page doesn't tell us whose card you'd get. For an expensive card, pick a listing with the safe-trade badge and ask the admin about the inspection.

Rates are on the service fee table.

Frequently asked questions

magi sells only trading cards and offers an optional inspection before shipping, with singles checked by RUSH, the company behind Card Rush. What it shares with Mercari is that ordinary people list their own items.