General Forum

Good day there folks my name is EJ Reid, aka Jim Mint. I just joined tcdb.com a few hours ago and I really am kind of amazed to see these trade sites exist as I was ignorant to such a fact. I just wanted to say hi, thanks for having me, and COOOOL!!   As I have read through a few threads it seems as this is a grand alternative to such platforms as ohhh, say Feebay, or whatever the youngins are calling it these days.  Seems to be a good group of peeps in here and I am thrilled to be amongst such good company.  I am still just getting familiar with the platform layout may I ask if there is kind of like an initial thread that can describe some of the do's and don'ts, etiquettes if you will, on basic buy/sell/trade processes. I would be much obliged if someone could give me a nudge in that direction.  I assume we can communicate through email as that is how we sign in. Well, thanks again folks for doing something like this and also for letting me be a part of the network as well.  
all sincerity, 

EJ, Jim Mint
 

As I suspected I hadn't delved deep enough and after completion of the above inquiry I had a message in my mailbox giving me that nudge. Thanks again guys. Also, I have bought/sold on sites such as Feebay, Mercari, as well as Facebook and such. Do we operate in the PayPal goods and services features for protection such as FB?

Thank you in advance, EJ/ JIM MINT

Welcome! While there are some who buy on here the vast majority prefer to trade. The site has a lot to offer...I've been here almost 10 years and still discover new things. Explore and ask questions and someone will know the answer. The more effort you put in the more enjoyable your experience will be. Putting things on your wantlist and trade list is a good start. You will be surprised what people ask for. The majority of the members here are set builders rather than modern hit chasers, although they are more than welcome as well.

Thank you Billy for the advice. I won't lie I was starting to get overwhelmed.  

It can be overwhelming at first...it took me 14 months after i joined to really get the hang of it. Most of that time I was just using checklist reference, then I discovered my favorite feature which is the statistics. Once you enter in your collection it automatically tabulates statistics in 5 different categories. 

Welcome to our card collector's paradise! There is definitely a ton of information to learn here so take your time. Hopefully somebody already directed you to the links at the bottom of each TCDb page (especially the FAQ link). The following forum threads are also very helpful:

ATTENTION: New Members - Please read

and

Help Us to Help You to Help the Site (Inaccuracy Reports [IRs] and other site fixes)

Enjoy!

(Edited the links to normal text so I don't give the impression that I am shouting.)

Welcome! We were all noobs at one time! LOL Great Site, I use it to store my collection- Great for set completion, No more carrying around lists with numbers and years on it! Trading-Any time! -Greg

Welcome. I see bbcardz already pointed you in the direction of a couple important threads, so I won't pound those into you. As far as your question about using paypal or anything else, please understand that this is a crowd-sourced site, and the trading/matching capabilities are strictly there for our convenience. The site has ZERO part in the control of funds and/or cards. It's like the old days - you and your trade partner need to be able to trust each other and must make all the communications as to what is expected from each of you. You don't want the card sent in a PWE, tell the other person that. You want to receive funds a certain way, tell them that. Make all of your arrangements, then "agree" to the deal. The Admin did implement a feedback system to help people be able to have better comfort levels. Since you're new here, most likely the extablished members that deal with you may ask you to send first. (There have been several rip-off artists that have signed up here, but they are quickly spotted this way, and dealt with as well as several newbies who get on here, try to make 30 trades in 2 days, and can't fill all the trades because they didn't realize they included the same card that tey only had one of in 5 trades and/or they didn't have the materials to ship, or they get in way over their head.)

In short, regarding trading/buying/selling - you're pretty much on your own to do as you like.

Lots of great and helpful stuff on this site - traders, card info, things to do. Make this site whatever you want it to be. Have fun and enjoy!

Welcome to the site!!