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Scans your Magic. Prices it like every copy is the same.

ManaBox is a fast Magic: The Gathering scanner with a big following. It reprints store and marketplace prices, and says plainly that it doesn't vary price by condition or language.

Where ManaBox's number comes from

Prices from TCGplayer, Cardmarket, Mana Pool, Card Kingdom, Star City Games and Cardhoarder, refreshed every few hours.
What it is
Scanner app
What it costs
Free; paid subscription

Where it breaks

  1. 01

    In its own guide: prices do not vary by condition or language.

  2. 02

    Store and marketplace feeds, not sales it checks.

Seven tests. Same for every app.

What a price should be able to tell you — and whether ManaBox can.

The testsForecastManaBox
  • Priced from what sold, not what's listed

    ManaBox: Store and listing feeds.

  • Every condition priced from its own market

    ManaBox: Not by condition.

  • Every grade, raw to gem mint

    ManaBox: No graded prices.

  • Says how sure it is on every price

    ManaBox: None.

  • Every major game at the same depth

    ManaBox: One game.

  • Shows where the price is heading

    ManaBox: None.

  • The price itself is free

    ManaBox: Free to use.

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