GrailCart vs Ripz
GrailCart lists every card a pack can contain, with a card rate for each card, and has a wide range of pack prices. Ripz carries One Piece and Lorcana cards as well as Pokémon, keeps your cards in its vault and has a busy community chat and a card market for single cards.
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Rip.fan site score GrailCart 9.2 out of 10
Rip.fan site score Ripz 8.3 out of 10
How GrailCart and Ripz differ
GrailCart sells graded Pokémon cards and nothing else, so each pack page we clicked into read as a list of slabs, every card shown with how often it comes up and what the site values it at. Those values are GrailCart's own figures, and a slab's recent sales at the same grade are the check on them. Ripz covers Pokémon, One Piece and Lorcana, and its pack list sorts sets first by brand, then by era, with Pokémon holding the most sets.
On Ripz you can skip packs altogether and pick out the one single you want from its card market, which held thousands of singles while we were there and lets you filter by set, rarity and price. Cards bought there ship from the site's vault. For a collector after one particular card, that can be the quicker route.
Ripz is the one for Lorcana and One Piece collectors, and for anyone who wants a lively chat beside the packs. GrailCart suits someone who collects Pokémon only, and only in slabs.
Which to pick
| If you want | Pick | Why |
|---|---|---|
| A card rate for every card in a pack | GrailCart | Each pack page lists every card the pack can contain, with a card rate for each card. |
| A wide range of pack prices | GrailCart | Its packs cover a wide range of prices. |
| Cards beyond Pokémon | Ripz | It carries One Piece and Lorcana cards as well as Pokémon, and GrailCart sells Pokémon cards alone. |
| A vault for your cards | Ripz | Cards you get stay in your collection in its vault, with an option to ship them. |
| Buying single cards | Ripz | Its card market lists single cards for sale, and its page says each one ships from its vault. |
Side by side
| Fact | GrailCart | Ripz |
|---|---|---|
| What it sells | Pokémon cards | Pokémon cards and other card games |
| Pack prices | $1 to $20,000 | |
| Card rates | Yes, before you buy | |
| Trade-in offer | 100% of listed value | 85% to 90% of listed value, as site credit |
| Payment | Card | Credit card |
| Shipping | Shipping is free on cards worth $150 or more in the US and $500 or more elsewhere, and several cards ship together for one fee. | US orders ship within 14 days. |
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