How the fall works
Every order pushes cards down the pyramid. Here's the whole margin system in one diagram — and why the bottom is where the bargains live.
The Card Pyramid isn't a joke pasted onto a card store. The pyramid is the store — it's the diagram of how we make money.
The five tiers
- Apex — Sealed Decks. Untouched red and blue 808s. Most expensive, zero residue.
- Singles. Aces, courts, jokers, matching backs. What most people actually want.
- Gaffs & Utility. Duplicates, force cards, double-backers. The stock that absorbs broken decks.
- Fragments. Partial runs and off-balance leftovers. The awkward middle.
- Base — Bagholder Market. The cheapest, strangest stock. Liquidation by the card.
The rule
The higher the cut, the higher the cost. The lower the layer, the stranger the bargain.
We profit by managing the fall better than you want to. Every order you place pushes cards downward — and we price your order by how much that fall costs us.
The Card Pyramid
We profit by managing the fall better than you want to.