FAQ
ABUExpress FAQ
1. How do I contact you?
Email - sales@abuexpress.com
Phone - (208) 938 - 4306 (8am-4pm Mon-Fri MST)
Mailing Address-
Alpha Beta Unlimited
PO Box 140498
Boise, ID 83704
Physical Address
ABUGames
1825 N Wildwood
Boise, ID 83713
2. How fast do you ship?
Orders are almost always shipped out within 1 business day. Usually orders received before Noon (MST) are shipped out the same day. Examples-
An order made on a Tuesday at 10AM will usually ship out the same day.
An order made on a Friday at 3PM will usually ship out on Monday.
3. What are your shipping rates?
Domestic:
1) All Domestic shipping rates are calculated at checkout based on the weight and destination of your order.
2) If you have made an ebay order, and you would like to make an additional order on the website you may choose the "Combined With Ebay" shipping option. This will give you a discounted shipping rate, but it will also be calculated based on the weight and destination of your order.
International:
1) All International shipping rates are calculated at checkout based on the weight and destination of your order.
2) If you have made an ebay order, and you would like to make an additional order on the website you may choose the "Combined With Ebay" shipping option.This will give you a discounted shipping rate, but it will also be calculated based on the weight and destination of your order.
3) All international orders over $100 will be required to be shipped with an upgraded shipping option. If you do not choose one of these options we will send you a bill for the additional amount to cover the shipping upgrade. Upgraded shipping options include USPS Priority Mail, USPS Registered Mail, USPS Express Mail, and any Fed-EX Shipping option.
Local Pick UP:
You may pick up your order at our retail store and you will not be charged a shipping charge
4. What types of payment do you accept?
Paypal and Credit Card (Visa, Mastercard, American Express and Discover) in US $ Currentcy.
5. Do you buy Magic cards?
Yes please view our buylist for prices and terms.
6. I have a huge collection and I dont want to use the buylist, will you still buy my cards?
If you have a large collection and do not want to use the buylist cart you may email a detailed description of what you have to sell for review. You must include an asking price with this email.
7. What condition are your cards that you sell in?
Here is our condition guide-
ABUExpress Magic the Gathering Cards Condition Guide (click on the card pictures below for a larger image) |
Mint and Gem Mint (MINT / GEM MINT) |
Usually only older magic cards such as Beta or Arabian Nights will be graded MINT or GEM MINT. A card rated MINT or GEM MINT is an unplayed perfect condition card. It will have that "fresh from the pack" look. The edges show absolutely no wear although often on older cards there will be slight deviations on the edges created when the card was cut. The edges will be sharp and may be slightly curled up created from when it was cut. MINT refers to condition so a small printing spot can be allowed. A GEM MINT card will also be perfectly centered and have no printing spots or anything that would possibly keep it from being a perfect card. ABU Guarantees that any card listed as MINT or GEM MINT condition will be graded a 9 or 10 if it is graded by a third party grading service like PSA. |
| This Reset is in GEM MINT condition. It is extreamly rare to find a perfectly centered card without any printing imperfections. GEM MINT cards have a very premium value. |  |
This Psionic Blast is in MINT condition. About 1 in 3 unlimited cards have two horizontal lines across them, since it is so common it does not remove it from being MINT or even GEM MINT. |  |
| This Verduran Enchantress is MINT condition. |  |
Near Mint to Mint (NM-M) |
The bulk of the cards ABU sells are graded NM-M condition. These cards show basically no wear from shuffling. Most cards from the newest sets with a NM-M condition are strait from the pack. A NM-M may have a tiny edge nick and possible a tiny scratch or two but is otherwise unused. |
| This Glimpse the Unthinkable is an example of a normal NM-M condition card. |  |
| This Alpha Shivan Dragon is a good example of an older card that is a solid NM-M card. |  |
| Many would grade this Beta Nevinyrral's Disk as MINT but just a few tiny edge nics keep it a NM-M. |  |
Slightly Played (SPLD) |
As with MINT and GEM MINT, the Slightly Played condition grade is usually only used on older cards. Slightly Played cards will have a little edge wear from shuffling. The middle of the card will not have any whitening but may have a few small scratches. |
| This Mana Drain shows that the back of the card can keep a card from being graded NM-M. The front of this card is in rather nice condition but on the back edges there is some shuffle wear making it Slightly Played. |  |
| Again light edge wear makes the condition grade on this Arabian Nights Serendib Efreet Slightly Played |  |
A Slightly Played Beta Sinkhole |  |
Played (PLD) |
When a card starts to show wear from shuffling it is a Played card. For most cards, ABU only uses NM-M and Played condition grades. Most of the cards graded as Played would fall into the Slightly Played grade if this was used on them. Played condition cards will usually have wear from shuffling on the edges and possibly in the middle of the card. A Played card may also have some surface scratches. Cards graded as Played will never have rips, creases, inked edges, or water damage. Cards that have been stamped from pro events are graded Played. |
| This Diabolic Edict is an average Played condition card |  |
| White bordered cards in Played condition like this 4th Edition Island Sanctuary often have some black spots built up on the white edges.These spots can often be removed with a slightly damp cloth. |  |
| This Antiquities Mishra's Workshop is an example of an expensive older card that is rated as Played condition. Note this card is on the lower end of what is graded as Played. It has significant whitening on the back but it is all from shuffling. It does not have any major problems like creases that would make it Poor. |  |
Poor (POOR) |
Cards rated as Poor condition can have any amount of wear. The only guarantee with a Poor condition card is that you will be able to tell what the card is. Most often one obvious crease or rip will make a card Poor, but at times a card that is almost all white from shuffling will be graded as Poor. |
| This Poor condition Foil Odyssey Psychatog has some major creases. |  |
| A rip will always make a card Poor condition as can be seen on this Teeka's Dragon |  |
| This Revised Ivory Tower has had it's edges inked black with a marker making it Poor condition. |  |
