Collector Crypt vs Phygitals
Both show card rates and value ranges on their pack pages. Phygitals shipped our cards within days of the order. Collector Crypt has a very active marketplace and packs of watches as well as cards.
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Rip.fan site score Collector Crypt 9.0 out of 10
Rip.fan site score Phygitals 8.9 out of 10
How Collector Crypt and Phygitals differ
Collector Crypt will store slabs you send in from home. Its shipment form wants a card count, a total value and a description of the box, and it accepts graded cards only unless its team agrees to something else first. Phygitals' vaults are where the cards you open wait to be shipped, and ours left whenever we asked for them.
Both run a marketplace for graded cards, and they feel different. Collector Crypt's was crowded with new listings when we looked, so a buyer hunting one particular slab has more to choose from. Each Phygitals listing shows the asking price next to what the site itself values the card at, and you can filter by grader, grade, set, year or language, which makes a fair price easier to judge at a glance.
Collector Crypt deals in graded items only, one to a pack, and one of its Pokémon packs holds nothing below PSA 10. Phygitals sells raw cards as well as slabs, and it splits its sports packs by sport, from basketball and football to baseball and soccer.
Collector Crypt makes the most sense for someone with slabs to store and trade, or an eye on a watch. Phygitals is where to open packs sport by sport and get the cards sent home.
Which to pick
| If you want | Pick | Why |
|---|---|---|
| Cards shipped within days | Phygitals | Our Phygitals cards shipped within days of the order. |
| A very active marketplace | Collector Crypt | Its marketplace was very active in our test. |
| Watch packs as well as cards | Collector Crypt | Its packs include watches as well as cards. |
Side by side
| Fact | Collector Crypt | Phygitals |
|---|---|---|
| What it sells | Pokémon cards, other card games, sports cards and watches | Pokémon cards, other card games and sports cards |
| Pack prices | $25 to $5,000 | $5 to $5,000 |
| Trade-in offer | 85% to 93% of listed value | 85% to 100% of listed value |
| Payment | Credit or debit card | Card, Apple Pay and Google Pay |
| Fees | A service fee on card payments, shown at checkout before you confirm. | A service fee on deposits: $1.94 on a $25 deposit in our test. |
| Shipping | You can send your own graded cards in to be stored in its vault; it takes graded cards only. | Our cards shipped within days. |
| Apps | Its website | iPhone app |
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