How ScryPrice finds you the cheapest cart
Quick answer
ScryPrice finds the cheapest way to buy a whole Magic: The Gathering or Pokémon card list. You paste a decklist, and it matches every card to a real printing, pulls current prices from TCGplayer, Card Kingdom, and ManaPool (refreshed daily), then solves for the lowest total including shipping — not just the cheapest price per card. Because most marketplaces charge shipping per seller, the true cheapest cart usually means consolidating cards into fewer orders, which ScryPrice's optimizer weighs automatically. You can set a minimum card condition or allow cheaper printings of the same card to save more. Finally it hands you a ready-to-buy cart link for each store in the cheapest split. It's completely free and needs no account.
The problem with buying card by card
If you buy each card from whichever store lists it cheapest, you end up with orders from several different sellers — and pay shipping several times. The "cheapest per card" cart is rarely the cheapest total. Because most marketplaces charge shipping per seller, shipping and seller consolidation change the answer completely.
What ScryPrice does, step by step
- Parses your list. Paste any decklist — MTG or Pokémon, with or without set codes. ScryPrice matches every card to a real printing among 170,000+ indexed cards.
- Pulls live prices. It compares current prices from TCGplayer, Card Kingdom, ManaPool, refreshed daily.
- Solves for the true total. The optimizer weighs item price and each store's shipping rules, consolidating sellers to minimize what you actually pay at checkout.
- Hands you ready-to-buy carts. One click loads your list into each store's cart so you can check out in seconds.
The stores it compares
| Store | Model | Shipping (modeled) |
|---|---|---|
| TCGplayer | Marketplace | Direct free over $35, else ~$5.49 |
| Card Kingdom | Single store | Free over $99, else ~$5.61 |
| ManaPool | Marketplace + optimizer | Consolidated, ~$1.35 per shipment |
Frequently asked questions
Is ScryPrice free to use?
Yes, ScryPrice is completely free and requires no account. Paste a Magic or Pokémon card list and it finds the cheapest way to buy it.
Which stores does ScryPrice compare?
ScryPrice compares live prices from TCGplayer, Card Kingdom, and ManaPool, factoring in each store's shipping to find the cheapest total cart.
Why is the cheapest per-card price not the cheapest cart?
Buying each card from its cheapest seller means paying shipping many times. ScryPrice's optimizer consolidates sellers to minimize the real total including shipping.