Personalized Insights: How Magic Card Value Assessment Apps Tailor Information to Individual Collectors

Magic cards are a popular and collectible item in the gaming community. With thousands of different cards available, determining their worth can be a challenge. However, there are several applications available that can help assess the value of Magic cards. One such application is online marketplaces like TCGplayer and Card Kingdom. These platforms allow users to search for specific cards and view their current market value. This is based on factors such as card rarity, condition, and popularity in competitive play.

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They re also relatively fast, as they can scan multiple cards in a single pass, but you may have to crop those scans into separate images using photo editing software. I felt good showing my husband a beta and alpha player who just got back into it because I brought home D D this app, he is also happy about seeing his prices without the hassle of constantly checking TCG manually.

This is based on factors such as card rarity, condition, and popularity in competitive play. The application also provides price trends and historical data, helping users make informed decisions when buying or selling cards. Another application that can assess the worth of Magic cards is MTG Goldfish.

Application to assess the worth of Magic cards

[feature]
* New TCGplayer SKU field to export

Version 5.94

[feature]
* Commander Legends
* Adding 0 mana value to hypergeometric stats and color bar
* Adding collector's number as an option in the advanced search
* Using new EchoMTG export format
* New option to mirror camera image - necessary for Bluestacks

Version 5.93

• Updated database
• Card Kingdom Pricing
• CardHoarder Pricing

Version 5.87 - 5.92

• Updated database
• Can now see price history for collection and arbitrary set of cards for the past 2 years
• Pricing history is available for every card, even if you're offline. Small files with the entire data is downloaded only once.

Version 5.86

• The Lord of the Rings: Tales of Middle-earth (updated dataset)

Version 5.85

• The Lord of the Rings: Tales of Middle-earth
• Fix export - Revert "Reset CSV header when changing separator for preset"

Version 5.84

• Update database with Scryfall and fixing some entries
• Adding market price to TCGPlayer preset and removing $ symbol
• Reset CSV header when changing separator for preset

Version 5.83

• March of the Machine: The Aftermath
• Fix header sometimes not appearing

Version 5.82

• Preset for pasting from clipboard on Topdecked decks
• Preset for Archidekt to include tag and foil - manual input
• Adding battle when sorting cards by type
• Fix sort/group toolbar sometimes disappears

Version 5.81

• Update database with additional cards
• Fix Moxfield preset

Version 5.80

• March of the Machines

Version 5.79

• Updated database with new cards
• Adding new preset for TopDecked

Version 5.78

• Updated database with new cards
• Renaming "Don't scan promos" to "Filter out online/alt/promos"
• Fix card swiping when tapping an entry on the main screen search result

Version 5.77

• Fix recognition

Version 5.76

• Fix Moxfield and TCGplayer CSV export presets
• Fix 3 dots button on lists and cards not responsive with scrollbar visible
• Fix not being able to import dlens file

Version 5.75

• New preset for Card Conduit
• Update database and fix inconsistent etched foils
• Fix issue Downloading CSV files

Version 5.73 - 5.74

• Phyrexia: All Will be One
• Display collector's number on enlarged card image
• New CSV column for MKM product ID
• New preset for TCGplayer Direct
• Fix scroll is too small in large lists
• Fix sorting number when changing collector's number
• Fix naming inconsistencies with Megatron // Blightsteel Colossus and other double sided cards
• Fix potential crash when creating backup files

Version 5.72

• Adding some missing cards
• New sort option by price variation %
• New [NUMBER] option for URL shortcut
• [EDITION_CODE] URL shortcut is now lowercase

Version 5.71

• Dominaria Remastered
• Fix more set symbol

Version 5.70

• New option to export create date
• Fix Jumpstart recognition
• Fix BRR set symbol

Version 5.69

• New options to export edition code as uppercase

Version 5.68

• Fixing various database issues

Version 5.66 - 5.67

• Adding missing BRO cards
• Using set language, condition, foil in manual added cards in scanner screen
• Fixed rotating screen resets language, condition, foil in scanner screen

Version 5.64 - 5.65

• The Brothers' War
• Fixed duplicated etched foil entries

Version 5.63

• Fix missing non-etched foils in MH1 and MH2 (still some duplicated entries, working on a fix)

Version 5.61 - 5.62

• Fix exporting CSVs in Android 10 or lower
• Escape '_' to allow adding Unfinity cards

Version 5.58 - 5.60

• Some more surge foils from 40k
• Fix importing large backup files

Version 5.57

• Fix etched foils showing twice as card entries
• Fix many pricing issues, mainly on MKM

Version 5.56

• Warhammer 40k
• Adding set symbol to enlarged card view

Version 5.55

• Updated database with some missing cards
• Fix importing collector's number

Version 5.50 - 5.54

• Updated database with some missing cards
• Fix copying cards doesn't copy foil status
• Fix colorless incorrect grouping by color

Version 5.49

• Fix crash when opening recognition

Version 5.46 - 5.48

• Updating database with more cards
• Adding a card in "Maybe" that's already in "Main" or "Side" will make the title red (can use to verify a deck)

Version 5.45

• Double Masters
• New option to show list names when grouping by "owned"/"being used"

Version 5.44

• Adding option to change language and condition from 3 dots card menu
• Updated database with latest scryfall data
• Fix bug restoring old backup files

Version 5.43

• Commander Legends: Battle for Baldur's Gate cards

Version 5.42

• New column in export for Frame Type (regular, extended, borderless, showcase)
• New Capenna promo cards
• Some other missing cards

Version 5.41

• New column in export for Reserved List cards
• Increased free limit for exporting to demo)
• "Add Cards from Edition" only includes front facing card now

Version 5.18

• Adding missing Innistrad: Midnight Hunt cards
• Small bug fixes

Version 5.17

• Fix download images in bulk in the list menu
• Fix copy card from enlarged card view
• Fix scanning crash

Version 5.15/5.16

• Attempt at fixing scanning crash

Version 5.14

• Innistrad: Midnight Hunt
• Improved scanning speed
• Fix scanning crash
• Fix flipping double faced card to wrong version

Version 5.11/5.12/5.13

• Bug fixes from 5.10

Version 5.10

• Database structure is optimize for more cards (can handle 5x more cards gracefully).
• New option to optimize database in the app's Settings. If you're updating the app, you may want to run this. Create a backup before you optimize your database.

Version 5.09

• Rin and Seri can manually be added to a list
• Prefer not to use promos when importing text
• Fix infinite loading with Delver accounts

Version 5.08

• New option to rename deck when importing text
• Foil/non-foil graph on enlarged card view shows only one curve now (prevent one curve from overwhelming the other)
• Fix startup slowdown (again)

Version 5.07

• Adding missing promos from Adventures in the Forgotten Realms
• Adding Jumpstart: Historic Horizons
• Fix startup slowdown
• Delver and Dropbox auto-backup should happen more often now

Version 5.06

• Updating database with a few more cards
• Group by collector's number groups by edition first
• Revert last changes made on the recognition. Should be slightly slower but should fix crashes.

Version 5.05

• Updating database with missing cards
• Fix sort by List/Deck/Wants

Version 5.04

• Prevent scanning art promos unless "don't scan promos" is not checked
• Fixed "VintageVintage" restricted text
• Remove text suggestion when confirming password when creating a Delver account
• Fix bug importing very old backup files

Version 5.03

• Adventures in the Forgotten Realms cards
• Sort/Group by artist
• Enchantment/Artifact lands sorted/grouped as lands

Version 5.02

• Fixed bug when confirming password on Delver account

Version 5.01

• Fix open file in "Import text"
• Fix "Deckbox CSV - notradelist"

Version 5.00

• Creating backups for Delver accounts on startup
• Fix type and text for cards missing them

Version 4.99

• Modern Horizons 2 (missing promos)
• Fixed MKM pricing
• Fixed bug when importing text files would import just partially
• Updated billing library (attempt to fix can't connect with Google Play messages)

Version 4.97 - 4.98

• New option not to group cards
• Separated order ascending/descending on group and sort
• Fix Kaldheim MDFCs

Version 4.94 - 4.96

• Fix wrong data like CMC on some cards
• Fix slow main screen
• Fix crashes

Version 4.93

• Updated database with Strixhaven (Mystical Archive etched foils have collector's number with an "e")
• Attempt to fix some crashes

Version 4.92

• Separate options to group and sort by
• Filter by rarity on the list "filter|manual add" bar
• Shortcut button for deck notes along the bottom

Version 4.89 - 4.91

• Added breakdown of mana cost by mana value in the statistics page
• Fixed bug where links couldn't be opened

Version 4.88

• MKM prices back but some prices will be missing
• A few promos added to the app

Version 4.87

• MKM prices back but with a note that is outdated

Version 4.83 - 4.86 (several bug fixes here :])

• Prices displayed on card headers
• New option to ignore prices less than X
• New option to ignore background images in lists
• MTGO set code now available in CSVs (updated MTGGoldfish preset)
• Fixed language, condition, tags not in copied cards
• Removed MKM prices until MKM releases the API again

Version 4.82

• Fixed recognition being stuck every once in a while in some devices

Version 4.81

• Time Spiral Remastered
• Fixed EchoMTG preset
• Fixed some MKM prices no KHM and CMR
• Fixed bug with Delver account

Version 4.80

• Update database with promos and some TSR cards
• Fixed CardMarket pricing
• Fixed merging foil cards
• Fixed LigaMagic preset

Version 4.79

• "Acquired Price" field available in export
• Fixed potential crash when moving collection from old to new app

Version 4.78

• Updated with Scryfall as of 31/Jan/2021
• Confirmation dialog when downloading images on card view
• Prevent Android from deleting a downloaded backup file when Delver is deleted
• Sharing CSVs and dlens files will always ask for app to open now
• Recognition now handles corner case when scanning 2 cards with the same name
• Reduced probability that the app will scan "Plains" since it's a common false positive
• Fixed crash when copy notification is empty and potential crash when updating prices
• Fixed issues with price stability for MKM Trend

Version 4.77

• Kaldheim
• Fixed links to Google Play again

Version 4.76

• Fixed links to Google Play

Version 4.75

• New field to export edition names between parenthesis
• Dark mode applies to price graph in individual cards
• Option and dialog to transfer collection from old to new app

Version 4.74

• Fix bug with headers on sort by "Creation Date"

Version 4.73

• Fix another bug with "auto-want"

Version 4.71 - 4.72

• Sort by "insertion" renamed to sort by "creation"
• Fix bug with "auto-want" and "consider decks"
• Fixed small crash bugs

Version 4.69

• Display card number on scanning screen
• Display entire card when changing edition or collector's number
• Center art crop on list background
• Update database with Super Drop Secret Lair (Dec/2020)
• Updated libraries

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This tool provides valuable data on card prices, including average prices, price trends, and price spikes. It also offers a feature called "Superbrew" that allows users to build and optimize decks based on the current market value of cards. One unique application that stands out is Scryfall. This tool not only provides pricing information but also allows users to search for cards based on various criteria such as color, type, and set. Scryfall also provides high-resolution images and detailed information about each card, making it an excellent resource for collectors and players alike. Additionally, Cardmarket is an application specifically designed for European Magic: The Gathering players. It offers a marketplace for buying and selling cards and provides price data based on transactions within the community. This application is particularly useful for users located in Europe who want to assess the worth of their Magic cards and make purchases within their region. These applications have made it easier than ever for Magic: The Gathering players and collectors to determine the worth of their cards. By providing real-time market data and historical trends, users can confidently make decisions about buying, selling, and trading Magic cards. With the help of these applications, assessing the value of Magic cards has become more accessible and efficient..

Reviews for "From Card Sleeves to Digital Assets: How Magic Card Value Assessment Apps Adapt to the Changing Collecting Marketplace"

1. Sarah - 2 stars - This application was a complete waste of time. The interface was clunky and difficult to navigate, and it often froze up and crashed. The card values it provided were also completely off. I tried scanning multiple cards, and it consistently gave me incorrect valuations. I ended up losing money because of this app. Save yourself the trouble and look for another tool to assess the worth of your magic cards.

2. James - 1 star - I was very disappointed with this application. The scanning feature, which is supposed to accurately determine the value of magic cards, was extremely unreliable. It struggled to recognize even well-known cards and frequently provided inaccurate results. Furthermore, the user interface was not intuitive, and it took me a while to figure out how to navigate the app. Overall, I do not recommend this application for anyone looking to determine the worth of their magic cards.

3. Emily - 2 stars - I had high hopes for this application, but unfortunately, it fell short of my expectations. The scanning function was slow and often failed to recognize the cards. Even when it did, the valuations seemed way off compared to other reliable sources. Additionally, the app lacked a comprehensive database of cards, so it was unable to identify some of the less popular or older cards in my collection. I would advise against using this app if you're looking for accuracy and efficiency in assessing the worth of your magic cards.

4. Alex - 2 stars - The concept behind this app is great, but the execution is lacking. The scanning feature is inconsistent, and even when it works, the valuations provided can be wildly inaccurate. I found myself double-checking the prices on external websites, which defeated the purpose of using the app in the first place. The user interface also needs improvement as it is not intuitive and can be difficult to navigate. Overall, I was disappointed with the functionality and reliability of this application.

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