Sell Your Magic Cards in Albany, Oregon
Looking for someone local to buy your Magic cards in Albany? I’m a local player who buys bulk, collections, and sealed product. Albany’s the Linn County seat on the I-5 corridor, about 55 minutes north of Eugene, drives I usually pair with a Corvallis stop. Same-day offers, cash on pickup, no shipping or PayPal fees.
Albany is on my regular north loop
Albany is a working town with a strong industrial economy and the kind of long-rooted neighborhoods (Hackleman, Monteith) where Magic collections quietly accumulated through the 90s and 2000s. The historic Albany Carousel and the downtown core have stayed steady through decades of nearby change, and there’s a real "things stay where they were put" energy about a lot of households here.
If you’ve got a box from a parent or grandparent’s estate, an attic find, or your own collection that’s been on the shelf since the early 2000s, that’s the era I most want to look at. Old cards from the 90s through Mirrodin/Kamigawa/Ravnica frequently have a sleeper $50-200 single hiding in the bulk pile, and I price those honestly when I sort the box.
I make Albany runs every 1-2 weeks, usually paired with a Corvallis stop or a swing through Junction City. Pickup is easy anywhere from the I-5 corridor through downtown to the South Albany neighborhoods.
Albany buyback rates
This is what I pay per 1,000 cards (I buy smaller lots too.) Near Mint or Played, no set exclusions. I pay a little more for foils, full art, borderless, and promos too.
| Card type | Per 1,000 | Per card |
|---|---|---|
| Commons / Uncommons | $7 | $0.007 |
| Rares | $100 | $0.10 |
| Mythics | $250 | $0.25 |
| Full Art Lands | $80 | $0.08 |
| Basic Lands | $5 | $0.005 |
| Tokens | $5 | $0.005 |
| Foil Commons / Uncommons | $20 | $0.02 |
| Foil Rares | $150 | $0.15 |
| Foil Mythics | $250 | $0.25 |
| Borderless / Showcase Commons / Uncommons | $15 | $0.015 |
| Borderless / Showcase Rares | $200 | $0.20 |
| Foil Borderless / Showcase Rares / Mythics | $300 | $0.30 |
| Promos (FNM, prerelease, Secret Lair) | $250 | $0.25 |
Sealed product: 70% of TCGPlayer market low.
What I buy
- Bulk MTG cards. Long boxes, 5000ct storage boxes, the lot. Any quantity, no sorting needed.
- Bulk lands. Full Art Lands, foil basics, regular basics.
- Sealed product. Booster packs, boxes, Collector Boosters, Commander Decks, loose packs.
- Old collections. The box from the closet, the binder from 1995, your kid’s left-behind decks. I sort it in front of you and pay cash.
More detail on the how to sell Magic cards guide or the MTG buyback page.
How to sell your cards in Albany
- Send a photo or rough count to [email protected] or text (541) 525-0520.
- I’ll come back with a same-day ballpark.
- We meet anywhere in Albany that works for you. I count everything in front of you. Cash in hand.
About
I’m Kai Davis. I’ve been playing Magic since 1995. I won a PTQ, played on the Pro Tour, and competed at US Nationals. I managed four gaming stores back in the day and ran an MTG eBay business for years. Albany sits on my north loop with Corvallis, so I’m up there every couple of weeks. I also cover Eugene and Junction City on the way.
Get an Albany buyback offer
Email: [email protected]
Text: (541) 525-0520 (text only, please)
Tell me roughly what you’ve got and where in Albany you are. You’ll get a same-day ballpark.