Is Misprint Legit? Reviews, Our Story, and How We Protect Buyers

You Googled "is Misprint legit" and honestly, we respect that.

Searching "is [company] legit" before handing over your money is one of the smartest things you can do as a consumer. We do it ourselves. We've done it for card shops, grading services, Discord sellers, random eBay accounts with six feedback, you name it. The Pokemon card market has enough scams, fakes, and shady operators that a healthy dose of skepticism isn't just reasonable — it's necessary.

So we're not going to be defensive about this. We're going to answer the question directly, show you exactly how Misprint works, explain why we built it in the first place, and give you every piece of information you need to decide for yourself whether this is a platform you want to trust with your money and your cards.

The short answer: yes, Misprint is a legitimate Pokemon card marketplace, and thousands of collectors use it every day to buy and sell cards. But short answers are cheap. Let's get into the details.

Who Is Misprint?

Misprint is a marketplace built specifically for buying and selling Pokemon cards. Not sports cards, not Magic: The Gathering, not vintage comics, not sneakers. Pokemon cards. That's it. That's the whole thing.

Misprint was founded by Eva Herget, a lifelong Pokemon card collector who's been in the hobby since grade school. Before starting Misprint, Eva was an analyst at Goldman Sachs — but she was also selling over $40,000 a month in Pokemon cards on the side. If that sounds like someone who was meant to build a card marketplace rather than work in investment banking, well, that's exactly what happened.

The problem Eva kept running into was that selling cards at scale on existing platforms was painfully slow and inefficient. Listing each card individually, cross-referencing prices across five different tabs, dealing with eBay's search results that mixed your PSA 10 Charizard in with plush toys and phone cases. If you've ever tried to buy a specific card on eBay, you know the pain: you search for "Charizard VMAX 074/073 PSA 10" and get back 400 results including loose cards, fake cards, cards from completely different sets, and somehow a pair of shoes. TCGPlayer is better for ungraded singles, but the graded card experience has always been an afterthought.

So Eva left Goldman Sachs to build the marketplace she wished existed. Misprint went through Y Combinator's Winter 2025 batch — one of the most competitive startup accelerators in the world — and what came out the other side is a real-time bid/ask marketplace with transparent pricing models, live market data, and a listing process that's roughly 20x faster than the alternatives. Think of it like a stock exchange, but for Pokemon cards.

We started with graded cards because that's where we felt the existing platforms were weakest, but we've since expanded to raw cards and sealed product too. The goal has always been the same: build the best possible experience for people who collect Pokemon cards. Not a good-enough experience, not a "this works if you squint" experience, but genuinely the best one.

We're Collectors First

This matters, and it's not just a marketing line. Eva has been collecting Pokemon cards since before she could do long division. The people building Misprint are the same people who spent their weekends at card shows, who have binders organized by set, who check prices on their phone while standing in line at Target. We built this platform because we wanted it to exist. Every feature, every design decision, every policy comes from the perspective of "what would we want as a buyer or seller?"

Here's a story that tells you everything about how we operate: early on, Eva accidentally listed a PSA 1 card as a PSA 10. The buyer received it, noticed the error, and reached out. Eva immediately issued a full refund and told the buyer to keep the card for free. No questions, no runaround, no "let me check with my manager." That's the standard we hold ourselves to — and it's the standard we've built into every part of the platform.

When we designed the search system, we thought about how collectors actually look for cards — by set, by Pokemon, by grade, by price range. When we built the listing flow, we thought about how annoying it is to photograph and describe the same card for the tenth time. When we set up buyer protections, we thought about every time we'd received a card that didn't match the listing and had to fight with a platform to get our money back.

This isn't a faceless corporation that discovered Pokemon cards are a "vertical" with "market opportunity." This is a company founded by a collector who was already deep in the hobby, backed by Y Combinator, and built by people who genuinely love Pokemon cards.

Why Is It Called "Misprint"?

We get this question a lot, and we understand why. If you're not deep in the Pokemon card hobby, the name might sound like we sell defective products. We don't. Let us explain.

In the Pokemon card collecting world, misprints and error cards are some of the most sought-after and valuable cards in the entire hobby. A card with a printing error — a missing stamp, an off-center cut, a wrong holo pattern, an incorrect name — can be worth significantly more than the regular version. There are collectors who specialize exclusively in error cards. There are entire communities dedicated to cataloging and trading them.

The name "Misprint" is a nod to that part of the hobby. It's memorable, it's fun, and it signals to collectors that this is a platform built by people who actually know the hobby inside and out. You wouldn't name your platform "Misprint" unless you knew what that word means to a card collector.

To be absolutely clear: Misprint the marketplace sells regular Pokemon cards. Graded cards, raw cards, sealed product — all normal, authentic Pokemon products. The name is a reference to the hobby, not a description of what we sell. Think of it like a band name. The Rolling Stones aren't actually rolling stones.

We chose the name because we wanted something that felt like it belonged in the Pokemon card world rather than something generic and corporate. And based on how many people remember it after hearing it once, we think we made the right call.

How Misprint Protects Buyers

This is probably why you're here, so let's be thorough.

Card Authentication and Verification

Every graded card sold on Misprint is verified for authenticity. For PSA, CGC, BGS, and other major grading companies, we verify the certification number matches the card details. This means the grade, the card name, the set, and the year all need to match up. If something doesn't check out, the listing doesn't go live.

For raw (ungraded) cards, we require sellers to provide detailed photos of the actual card being sold — front, back, and close-ups of any notable conditions. No stock photos. You see the exact card you're buying before you buy it.

We also have systems in place to flag suspicious listings. If someone lists a card at a price that's dramatically below market value, or if a new account suddenly lists fifty high-value cards, those listings get reviewed before they go live. We'd rather slow things down for a few hours than let a fraudulent listing slip through.

If you want to learn more about how to spot fakes on your own, we wrote an entire guide on how to spot fake Pokemon cards. But our goal is to catch those before they ever reach you.

Accurate Condition Information

One of the biggest frustrations with buying cards online is condition discrepancies. A seller lists a card as "Near Mint" but it shows up with a crease down the middle. We've all been there.

For graded cards, this is less of an issue because the grade is the grade — a PSA 10 is a PSA 10. But even with graded cards, we require photos of the actual slab so you can assess things like the case condition, label clarity, and the overall look of the card inside.

For raw cards, our listing process requires sellers to select a specific condition and back it up with photos. We don't use vague categories. And if a card arrives in worse condition than what was listed, our buyer protection kicks in.

Buyer Protection Guarantee

Here's the straightforward version: if you buy a card on Misprint and it's not what was described, you're covered.

• Card not as described? You can return it for a full refund.
• Card is counterfeit? Full refund, immediately. We take this one extremely seriously.
• Card never arrived? We work with the seller and shipping carrier to resolve it, and if the card is genuinely lost, you get your money back.
• Card arrived damaged due to poor shipping? That's on the seller, and we'll make it right.

We don't make you jump through hoops, and we don't default to siding with the seller. If you have a legitimate issue, reach out to our support team and we'll handle it. Our response times are fast — usually within a few hours, not a few days — because we're a focused team that actually cares about getting this right.

Secure Payment Processing

All payments on Misprint are processed through Stripe, which is the same payment infrastructure used by Amazon, Shopify, and basically every other major online platform. Your payment information is never stored on our servers. We don't see your card number. Stripe handles all of that with bank-level encryption.

We also support standard consumer protections like chargebacks through your bank or credit card company, though we'd always prefer you reach out to us first so we can resolve things faster.

Why This Matters More Than You Think

Here's the thing about buyer protections: every platform claims to have them. eBay has them. TCGPlayer has them. Facebook Marketplace... kind of has them. The difference is in how they're actually enforced when something goes wrong.

We've been on the wrong end of eBay disputes as sellers. We've watched TCGPlayer cases drag on for weeks. We've seen Facebook Marketplace disputes that went absolutely nowhere. When we built Misprint's protection system, we designed it around the specific problems that come up in Pokemon card transactions — condition disputes, authentication questions, shipping damage — rather than applying a generic dispute process that was designed for selling used furniture.

How Misprint Protects Sellers

Buyer protections are important, but a marketplace only works if sellers are also treated fairly. If sellers don't trust the platform, they leave, and then there's nothing to buy. We think a lot about both sides of the equation.

Fair Marketplace Fees

One of the first things sellers notice about Misprint is the fee structure. We're not going to claim we're free — running a marketplace costs real money — but we've worked hard to keep our fees competitive with every other option out there.

eBay takes roughly 13% of your sale price between seller fees and payment processing. TCGPlayer takes 10-13% depending on your seller level, plus a flat $0.30 per transaction. We think our sellers should keep more of what they earn, and our fee structure reflects that.

If you want a full comparison of where to sell Pokemon cards and what each platform charges, check out our guide on the best places to sell Pokemon cards. We included ourselves in that comparison and tried to be honest about the trade-offs.

Seller Verification

We verify sellers on the platform. This isn't just about protecting buyers — it's about protecting the marketplace's reputation, which directly benefits every honest seller on it. One bad actor can tank trust for everyone, and we'd rather be aggressive about preventing that.

New sellers go through a verification process before their listings go live. We review their initial listings more closely, and there's a ramp-up period before they can list high volumes. This means if you're a new seller, it might take a little longer to get started than you'd like. We acknowledge that's a friction point. But it also means that when a buyer sees a listing on Misprint, they can have a higher baseline of trust than they would on a platform where anyone can create an account and start selling in two minutes.

Dispute Resolution That's Actually Fair

When a dispute comes up between a buyer and a seller, we don't automatically side with one party. We look at the evidence — photos, tracking information, listing details, communication history — and make a judgment call based on what actually happened.

If a buyer claims a card wasn't as described but the photos clearly show the card matched the listing, the seller keeps their money. If a buyer's claim is supported by the evidence, we side with the buyer. We're not trying to keep either party happy at the expense of the other. We're trying to get the right answer.

This is different from platforms like eBay, where the dispute process is notoriously buyer-friendly to the point that sellers sometimes get burned by dishonest claims. We want our sellers to feel like they have a fair shot if a dispute comes up.

Shipping Guidance and Protection

Shipping is where a lot of transactions go sideways, so we provide clear guidance to sellers on how to ship cards safely. We have specific recommendations for graded cards, raw cards, and sealed product. Sellers who follow our shipping guidelines and use tracking are protected in shipping disputes.

If you're new to shipping Pokemon cards and want the full rundown, we have a detailed guide on how to ship Pokemon cards safely.

What Makes Misprint Different from TCGPlayer, eBay, and Others?

We wrote a pretty thorough comparison of TCGPlayer vs. eBay vs. Facebook Marketplace if you want the full breakdown. But here's the quick version of what we think sets Misprint apart.

We're Pokemon-Specific

This is the big one. Misprint is not trying to be everything to everyone. We don't sell electronics, clothing, furniture, or anything else. Every pixel of the site, every feature, every policy is designed for people buying and selling Pokemon cards.

This sounds simple, but it has real practical implications:

• Our search is built for cards. You can filter by set, Pokemon, grade, grading company, price range, and more. You don't have to wade through irrelevant results.
• Our listing flow is built for cards. Sellers don't have to fill out generic product descriptions. The system knows what a Pokemon card listing needs and guides you through it.
• Our support team knows cards. When you contact us about a condition dispute, you're not explaining to a support agent what "Near Mint" means or why a whitening on the back edge matters. We already know.
• Our community is card collectors. Every person on the platform is there for the same reason you are. There's no noise.

Built-In Market Data

When you look at a card on Misprint, you can see what it's been selling for — not just on our platform, but across the market. You can see price history over time, which tells you whether the card is trending up, down, or holding steady. For graded cards, you can see population data so you know how many copies exist at each grade level.

This information exists on other sites, but you have to go looking for it. On Misprint, it's right there on the card page. We think this makes both buyers and sellers better informed, which leads to fairer transactions for everyone.

If pricing data interests you, we have a full article on how Pokemon card pricing works that explains the factors that influence card values.

The Bid System

Most Pokemon card marketplaces work on a fixed-price model: the seller sets a price, and you either pay it or you don't. Misprint also supports bids, which means if a card is listed at $150 but you think it's worth $120, you can place a bid at $120. The seller can accept it, counter it, or ignore it.

This is huge for a few reasons:

• Buyers can get deals. Not every seller is in a hurry, but some are. A bid gives motivated sellers a way to move cards faster.
• Sellers get more liquidity. Instead of a card sitting at their asking price for weeks, they might get a bid that's close enough to accept. Cards move faster.
• Price discovery happens naturally. Bids and asks create a more dynamic market where prices reflect actual supply and demand rather than whatever number the seller picked.

We wrote more about the investment side of Pokemon cards in our article on whether Pokemon cards are a good investment in 2026, which touches on how market dynamics and pricing work.

Community-First Approach

We're not a faceless corporation. Our team is active in the Pokemon card community, we listen to feedback, and we ship features that our users actually ask for. When someone suggests a feature or reports a problem, it goes directly to the people building the product. There's no five-layer hierarchy between user feedback and the engineering team.

This means Misprint evolves based on what collectors actually need rather than what a product manager in a conference room thinks collectors might need. It's a fundamentally different approach to building a platform, and we think it shows.

Common Concerns, Answered Honestly

Let's address the things people actually worry about.

"I've Never Heard of Misprint"

That's completely fair. We're a growing platform competing with names that have been around for years or decades. eBay has been around since the '90s. TCGPlayer has been the default for trading card singles for a long time. We're newer than both of them.

But "I haven't heard of it" isn't the same as "it's not legitimate." Every platform was unknown before it wasn't. At some point, you hadn't heard of TCGPlayer either. The question isn't whether a platform is well-known — it's whether the platform does what it says it does, protects its users, and provides a good experience.

We think we do all three. But we also know that trust is earned over time, not demanded. If you're on the fence, we'd encourage you to start small. Buy a card for $10 or $20. See how the experience is. Check the card when it arrives. If we deliver, maybe you come back for a bigger purchase next time. That's a completely reasonable approach and we respect it.

"The Prices Seem Too Good to Be True"

If you see a card on Misprint that's cheaper than what you're seeing on eBay or TCGPlayer, there are a few reasons that might be the case — and none of them involve the card being fake.

First, competitive marketplace dynamics. Sellers on Misprint are competing with each other, and the built-in market data means they can see what a card is actually selling for. This tends to push prices toward fair market value rather than the inflated "hope prices" you sometimes see on other platforms.

Second, lower fees mean sellers can price lower. If a seller is keeping a bigger percentage of the sale, they can afford to list at a lower price and still make the same money. This is basic math, not a red flag.

Third, the bid system creates natural price discovery. When buyers can bid, sellers who are motivated to sell quickly might accept a price below what they'd list as their asking price on a fixed-price platform.

If something seems genuinely too cheap — like a PSA 10 Charizard listed for $50 when it's worth $5,000 — that's different, and our systems are designed to catch those kinds of listings before they go live. But a card being 10-15% cheaper than what you see elsewhere? That's just competition working as intended.

"The Prices Seem Too High"

On the flip side, maybe you've seen a card on Misprint that's more expensive than the cheapest listing on TCGPlayer. That can happen too, and here's why.

Misprint sellers are individual sellers who set their own prices. Some price aggressively, some price at the top of the market. Our market data tools are designed to help sellers price competitively, and the bid system gives buyers a way to negotiate, but we can't force every seller to be the cheapest option on the internet.

What we can do — and what we do — is give you the data to know whether a price is fair. If you see a card listed at $200 and the price history shows it's been selling for $150, you know to bid $150 or look at other listings. The transparency is the point.

"What If My Card Arrives Damaged?"

We take shipping seriously because we've been on the receiving end of badly shipped cards more times than we can count. Our shipping guidelines are detailed and specific, and sellers are expected to follow them.

But sometimes things happen in transit despite everyone doing everything right. If your card arrives damaged:

1. Take photos immediately. Document the packaging and the damage.
2. Contact our support team. Include the photos and your order details.
3. We'll resolve it. Depending on the situation, that might mean a return and refund, a partial refund, or working with the shipping carrier on an insurance claim.

You won't be stuck with a damaged card and no recourse. Period.

For more on this topic, our guide on how to store and protect Pokemon cards has useful information on handling and storage best practices.

"What If the Card Is Fake?"

Counterfeit Pokemon cards are a real problem in the hobby, and we take it more seriously than probably anything else. Here's how we handle it:

Before the sale: Graded cards are verified through the grading company's certification database. Raw card listings require real photos and go through review processes. Suspicious listings get flagged and reviewed by our team.

After the sale: If you receive a card and believe it's counterfeit, contact us immediately. We'll review the evidence, and if the card is fake, you get a full refund. No questions asked, no lengthy investigation, no "well, the seller says it's real." Fake cards are a zero-tolerance issue for us.

We also take action against sellers who list counterfeit cards. Depending on the circumstances, that can range from a warning to a permanent ban and a referral to the appropriate authorities.

Our guide on how to spot fake Pokemon cards walks through every authentication technique we use, so you can check cards yourself too. We'd rather have educated buyers who can verify cards independently than buyers who have to rely entirely on us. Both is ideal.

"What Happens to My Money If Something Goes Wrong?"

Your money is processed through Stripe and held securely. If a transaction needs to be reversed — whether because a card wasn't as described, never arrived, or any other legitimate reason — the refund goes back to your original payment method. We don't do store credit refunds unless you specifically prefer that.

If there's ever an issue with a refund, you also have the standard protections offered by your bank or credit card company. You can dispute a charge through them at any time. We've never had a situation where a buyer was left without recourse, and we don't intend to start.

What Other Collectors Say

We could sit here and tell you how great we are all day, but that wouldn't be very convincing. What actually matters is what the people using the platform think.

Thousands of collectors use Misprint daily to buy and sell Pokemon cards. Our community has grown through word of mouth more than anything else — one collector has a good experience, tells their friend, and that friend signs up. That's the cycle that's been driving our growth, and it's the kind of growth we're most proud of because it means people are genuinely satisfied enough to recommend us.

We're active on social media and in Pokemon card communities, and we encourage you to look around and see what people are saying. Ask in a Pokemon card Discord. Check Reddit. Talk to people who've actually used the platform. We're confident in what you'll find, but we'd rather you hear it from them than from us.

The Honest Truth About Being a Growing Platform

We're going to level with you about something: being a newer platform has genuine trade-offs.

The downsides of a growing platform:

• Smaller buyer pool than eBay. If you're selling a very obscure card, you might find a buyer faster on eBay simply because more people are looking there. We're growing fast, but we're not pretending we have eBay's scale.
• Less name recognition. You're reading this article because you searched "is Misprint legit," and we wouldn't have to write it if we were a household name. We get it.
• We're still building. There are features we want to add that we haven't gotten to yet. We're constantly improving, which means the platform today is better than it was six months ago — but it also means there's still work to do.

The upsides of a growing platform:

• We're hungrier. We can't coast on brand recognition, so we have to be genuinely better at the things that matter: user experience, buyer protection, seller tools, customer support. Our CEO quit Goldman Sachs because she believed this platform needed to exist. That's not the energy of a company that's going to mail it in.
• We're Y Combinator backed. YC has backed companies like Airbnb, Stripe, DoorDash, and Coinbase. They don't accept companies lightly — their acceptance rate is under 2%. We went through the program, shipped fast, and came out the other side with a product that's growing every week.
• We're more responsive. When you send us feedback, it reaches the actual team, not a support queue that gets triaged by an algorithm. We've shipped features based on individual user suggestions.
• We're focused. We're not trying to be everything to everyone. We're trying to be the best Pokemon card marketplace, and every decision we make is in service of that goal.

We think the trade-off is worth it, but we understand if you want to dip a toe in before diving in. That's a smart approach.

Still Have Questions?

If you've read this entire article and you still have questions or concerns, reach out to us. Seriously. Our support team is real people who actually respond, usually within a few hours. You can contact us through the platform or find us on social media.

We built Misprint because we love this hobby and we thought collectors deserved a better buying and selling experience. Every day, we work on making that vision real. We're not perfect, we're not the biggest, and we're not going to pretend otherwise. But we are legitimate, we are growing, and we are building something that we think is genuinely great for Pokemon card collectors.

If you want to explore the platform, head over to misprint.com and take a look around. Browse some cards. Check out the market data. See if the experience feels right to you.

And if you're just getting started in the hobby, here are a few of our guides that might help:

• How to Start a Pokemon Card Collection in 2025 — A beginner's roadmap
• How to Tell If a Pokemon Card Is Valuable — What makes a card worth money
• Best Pokemon Cards for Beginners — Where to start without breaking the bank
• Pokemon Card Rarity Guide — Understanding rarity symbols and what they mean
• PSA vs. CGC vs. BGS — Which grading company should you use?

Thanks for doing your research. We wouldn't want it any other way.