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Alpha Registration Begins for Ambr Grading!

Want to be the first to get your cards graded by Ambr Grading? Come find out how and join the Alpha!

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Daniel Clarke

1 minute read

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TCG Card Pre-grading: How it’s done

How to get the grades you expect on your card grading submissions: Pre-grading

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Daniel Clarke

4 minute read

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Alternate Fourth Edition - The Unwanted MTG Set?

What is Magic: the Gathering's Alternate Fourth Edition, and why is it the "unwanted set"? Come find out!

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Daniel Clarke

2 minute read

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Who is Ambr Grading?

Ambr Grading, the first TCG-centric grading service for trading card games and the people who love them most.

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Daniel Clarke

1 minute read

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Is this MTG Card Etched Foil or just Foil?

Navigating MTG's most frustrating variation- Etched Foil

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Daniel Clarke

3 minute read

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How to tell if your Magic: The Gathering cards are Unlimited or Revised

Should you get your card graded? Know the difference between Unlimited and Revised... or Summer Magic Cards.

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Daniel Clarke

2 minute read