Trading “Best Practices” in Disney Collect! V1.04

(updated 11/28/20)

Welcome!  If you’re reading this, you’re either a new player looking to understand the ins/outs, a player that’s been around a bit but doesn’t quite understand why people won’t accept certain trades with you, or you are a intermediate trader looking to sharpen up a little.

When it comes to trading, like it or not, there exists a meta-game within Disney Topps Collect! where these digital pictures have real-world value to some users, so it’s not always as straightforward as offering a rare card for a rare card.

This will remain a work in progress, but if you have further questions, or you'd like to engage with our community, you can find us on discord at this link: https://discord.gg/CJgHsUF and you’ll find me @thekzl

Before we get into it, it’s important to realize that there are a LOT of different ways to play this game, lots of different ideas/theories/opinions, and there’s no one perfect way to do it.  What I hope you get out of this guide is a baseline understanding from some of what I see on a regular basis that should help you move to the next level.  I strongly suggest joining our discord, as we have a lot of good conversation daily about sets, cards, trades, etc., and it’s overall a good community that looks out for each other.

This document is maintained by @thekzl on Discord; please PM any issues you might see, and I’ll add in those that make sense for the scope of this writeup.

[Update Log]

02/05/21 - VIP reward update

11/28/20 - cleaned up some text, added more clarity on tipping

08/29/20 - updated terms to add Super-Rare

08/20/20 - added the PSA from Topps regarding potential scam

06/29/20 - started adding common trade feed comments that most people will skip over, added a few definitions


[Acronyms/Definitions]

Active Set - Also known as a “live set”, this is a set that’s currently available to purchase in the store for coins/diamonds.

Base - Tiers 1-5 (White/Green/Red/Blue/Purple) Unlimited card counts and available for long periods of time in most packs.  These are effectively “free” cards.

CC - Card Count - This is the total current number of a given card that exists in the app.

Commons - These are pack inserts that are better than base, and do not have a limit on the number available. They are understandably the most common to obtain, and may be available again in the future.

CS - Collection score - As you collect cards, they have a point value (found in their details) and different rarities have different values, all of which counts towards your collection score (CS).


Crafted Base - Tiers 6 & 7 (Orange/Pink/Teal).  These are effectively “free” cards via crafting or the wheel, but do take time to collect.

Declined - Sometimes you send a trade, see it in the “pending” section, and then it disappears, but you don’t have new cards.  You may see that it was declined by the other user, meaning that they didn’t accept..

Expired - New trades have 24 hours to succeed/fail.  If 24 hours elapses and no action has been taken by the receiving party, the trade will expire.

Hoard - Many users have a favorite Disney character that they like to hoard.  So they will advertise their hoard, hoping that you will trade your base cards of that character to them for base cards of another character.  If you wanted to hoard Aurora, it can work out really well when you find someone advertising that they’re hoarding Ariel.  Sending a trade of 9 White/Base1 Ariels to them for 9 of their White/Base1 Auroras is mutually beneficial.

Inserts - Known also as uncommon or rare, they are limited in the amount of time they are available to purchase in packs.

Rare - These are tougher to pull than uncommons, and usually have more difficult odds.

Sold Out - For most sets, there is a 2-4 week time limit that they are available until they sell out (other than the Starter sets featuring only “common” cards).  Once these sets sell out, you will no longer be able to purchase the cards via packs, and will only be able to trade for them.

Super Rare - The newest rarity tier, these are even tougher to get than rares, and usually have more difficult odds.

Starter Sets - Very cheap sets to help teach you how to collect cards, claim awards, etc.  Think of this as the “training mission”.

T8 - Tier 8.  Series 1 was made available in coin packs during the launch. Series 2 also was made available via coin packs.  These both have an end date for collecting.

Uncommon - This is a step above commons.  Not terribly difficult to collect via coins, but still have harder odds than commons.

Voided - This is another status you might see on an inactive trade.  Basically this means that one of the cards in the trade has changed status.  If you were trading a tier4 Simba to someone for a tier4 Ariel, but they traded one of their Ariel to another user, your trade will void.  The intent here is to ensure you don’t accidentally trade your last card if multiple trades succeed all at once.


[Trade Feed Jargon]

1:1 - trading one card for one other card

1:2 - where you give up two cards for one card - commonly seen with swapshops who will ask that you give up two cards if you’re taking one of their single cards.

Dupes - Duplicates of a specific card.

Dupes for needs - A player wants to trade their extras of a set for cards they need.  Sometimes this is the same set, sometimes it is not.

LF - Looking For - cards a player wants to obtain.

LMM - Little Mermaid Motion - one of the most popular early/old sets.

El Cap - El Capitan is a promotion that was started in 2020 (pre-pandemic) where going to one specific movie theater for a screening of a Disney movie each month gave them a code that could be redeemed in-game for special cards.  

FT - For Trade - cards a player is willing to trade to get cards they desire.

Locked/Unlocked: You can lock specific cards in your collection if you want to avoid crafting them (base tier cards such as your hoard, base awards, commons), but then when you lock these, you also will not receive any trades on them because other users will not be able to see them from the trade feed.  You can look at a user’s collection to see what they truly have, and at that point see what they have locked.  But when a trade feed post says that everything is unlocked, it effectively means that they’re entertaining offers on their entire collection.

NBC - Nightmare Before Christmas

NFT - Not for trade.

SNFT - Singles not for trade.

SoW - Refers to the set “Frozen 2 - Spirit of Wonder”

Swapshop - Similar to someone that’s advertising “dupes for needs”, some players like to help others and will offer to do “swaps” within a specific set.  Example: if you were opening packs for a particular set, and had a duplicate of a card, but were missing one other from that same set, you might seek out a swapshop so that you could swap your duplicate for the other user’s duplicates.  Many in our discord are happy to help with this as well, but some users on the trade feed demand that if you take one card, you should leave two, no matter what.  These (IMHO) aren’t swapshops, just people trying to take advantage of your desire to finish a set.  

Tip - Some users will post in the trade feed that they only trade if they get a tip.  You are NOT required, nor obligated to tip just to trade someone.  Tipping a trader is at your discretion, but some traders will advertise that “tips get priority” or “1:1 plus leave a tip” -- this is the trader’s prerogative to ask for tips, but the message they send is that they expect you to enrich their collection when trading.  So what constitutes a fair tip?  There’s no perfect answer here, so you can tip whatever you like, whether it’s base cards, or inserts, or even an extra from the same set if you’re inclined to do that.  A tip is a “thank you” for trading.  It shouldn’t be required in my opinion, but many traders will post in the trade feed that they will only do certain types of trades (like swaps) if you tip a certain thing.  One tip that is universally appreciated is base cards from a trader’s hoard.

Wishlist - You can find a player’s wishlist by looking at their profile.  These are cards that they’re seeking, and in some cases, might be willing to offer a more generous deal to obtain.

VIP - For spending $24.99 (USD) in-app during a month, the user receives a Gold VIP (rare) card, a Silver VIP (uncommon) card, 100,000 coins, as well as two VIP-only diamond offers.  One is (conveniently) $24.99, another is $4.99.  

For spending $4.99 (USD) in-app during a month, a Silver VIP (uncommon) card, 20,000 coins, as well as one VIP-only diamond offer at $4.99.  

These VIP cards hold value for those that wish to collect for either completionism, speculation (of value rising), or even hoarding.  The values like all cards fluctuate, and depend on the standard rationale of card valuation.


[Trading Tips/Suggestions]

As you start out in the app, some users may see your low score and assume that they can send you a bad trade because you may not know any better.  But unfortunately for them, you’re reading this document, so hopefully you’ll be able to avoid bad trades!

It’s very important that you look carefully at the cards you’re trading away, and the cards you’re receiving.  If it looks too good to be true, it might just be.  Topps will re-use some of their card art for different cards, and so it’s easy to overlook that you’re trading away an uncommon, but only getting back a base card for it.

Unless someone specifically says they want them, don't offer base cards for inserts/uncommon/rare.  Base cards will be around for a long time, and since you get them every time you open a pack, on the wheel, and in the Magical Gift, they don’t have much value outside of hoarding.

[Editorial] This is a personal appeal from me to you; don’t get passive aggressive in your trade posts.  Don’t make a post about how nobody will trade with you.  Odds are most people will skip over you because you’re coming off like you’ve got a bad attitude, and I won’t want to trade with you.  Likewise, anytime I see someone saying that their sick kid needs a card, I keep on scrolling.  Don’t be that user.

It is bad form to offer free cards (even rare) for uncommon/rare cards that cost coins or diamonds.  Examples of these are the rare Cinderella Collages (free in Magical Gifts) and rare Earth Day El Cap (you can tell by the high card count), Stitch Postcards.  Uncommon examples are the Princess Notebooks, Toy Story Retro (craftable) and Incredibles “Build-an-award” cards.  If the user you’re trading with doesn’t have these, they may be seeking them, but most users that have been around already have them, and they don’t carry much of a value.  Trying to trade a Cinderella Collage for a card that cost coins is going to likely be declined, unless that user is hoarding Cinderella possibly.

Cards in the same set and rarity can often be exchanged 1:1, but limited counts or popular characters may require a premium from the user holding them.  (e.g. Elsa/Frozen, Stitch, etc).

All cards of the same rarity are not equal. Card count, character/set popularity, age, and many other factors can make some cards of a rarity far more valuable than others.

Regarding Base trading, it’s good form to offer like for like.  9 Base 1 for 9 Base 1.  But some users will accept “equivalent” values, based on what the cards craft into, but don’t expect to always have these accepted.  

Example:

2 white = 1 green

2 green = 1 red

2 red = 1 blue

2 blue = 1 purple

2 purple = 1 orange/teal/pink


Sometimes you will get an error message when you go to trade with someone. There are two main types, as follows:

In this particular case, the user is not accepting trades from you at this time.  They have blocked you, and there really isn’t anything you can do to change this. Perhaps they didn’t like your previous trades offers, perhaps they were just in a bad mood one day, it’s difficult to say for certain, but don’t take it personally, just look for other trade partners.  It’s entirely possible that after some time passes, they may unblock you, but they don’t have to do that.  Some users will brag about how many people they have blocked, and I would again recommend finding a new partner to trade with; this is where being able to communicate in Discord is very helpful and powerful.

In this case, the user cannot trade.  They are likely suspended, which may be a 24 hour, 48 hour, or possibly longer suspension depending on the severity of the infraction and whether or not it’s happened before.  


[Trade Message - Basic Formatting]

Coding text inside the trading feed is actually really easy; here is a small guide:

When you start your message, you can use html-style tags in order to adjust how the message shows up to others.  

<b>This text will be bold</b>

<i>This text will be italic</i>

<#ff0000>This text will be red</color>      

The #ff0000 represents the hex value for red.  Hex values can be found here https://htmlcolorcodes.com/

<scale=1>This text will be small</scale>              Ranges from 1 (small) to 50 (big)

<br> Can be used to put a line break in your text

A combination of code could be <b><#ff0000>This text would be bold and red</color></b>

Be considerate in your color usage and the 200 character limit in the trading feed. You don't need the </color> </b> etc if your message will be just that color/layout. A preview is actually visible just before you send the message, that way you know if you made a mistake.


[Trade Feed Dos and Don’ts]

When you start posting in the trade feed, it’s highly likely that you’ll look at some other posts and model your requests off of other requests.  In some cases, this can make sense, but in others you may give up way more than you need to trade away.  (Fair warning, this section is especially opinionated, and folks….I have thoughts.)  :D

[Good Example]

LF: Genie Motion High Five

FT: Genie Motion Shocked

[Good Example]

Everything I have unlocked is up for trade.  Hoarding Stitch, trying to finish current Princess set!

I like these first two because they’re clear. They say what is being looked for, and what’s for trade.  

But then like all things, you’ll see a lot of what some look at as “greediness” - there’s a bit of psychology that has organically grown up as people join the app, and clearly some of it *must* work, otherwise people wouldn’t bother with it.  Many traders in the discord agree that they will bypass people advertising in “the greed feed” with posts like this:

- "Leave more than you take"

I’ve made my case for current set swapping, but some people feel like “winning” a trade should be guaranteed for them.  Personally, I feel that a trade is something that is mutually beneficial.

- "Take 9 base, leave 1 uncommon"

Base are free.  You’ll get them eventually.  You don’t need to trade a card that costs coins/diamonds for 9 base.  Yes, it’s 9 cards for one, but again, you WILL get all the base eventually.  For that matter, craftable cards (fruit, incredibles, etc) are free. Everyone values them differently, but I won’t give up a rare for fruit no matter how much I see it posted in the feed.  IF someone were to send me a rare for some of my craftable dupes?  Absolutely I’ll take that trade.  For fruit salad fruits especially, you need 60 to create a single uncommon, followed by 6 of the uncommons to craft into a rare award.  So effectively, a rare award needs 360 fruit for one rare.  So why should you give up a rare for 9 fruit?  It’s a lot of herd mentality, and it’s a lot of FOMO (fear of missing out) and psychology to get your hard-fought rares from your hands.

- "Good trades and swaps for tips welcome"

As if someone welcomes bad trades?  My main issue here is the “swaps for tips” -- if you don’t want to do swaps, don’t advertise swaps.  To demand tips upfront is just greedy.  Let the trader determine if the trade is worth tipping.  Personal stance on my part, I don’t ever demand tips.  

- “Take any [rarity] card and leave 2 [same rarity] needs. Follow this rule and I will accept!”

This falls into the first item.  Unless you just have a boatload of a particular rarity and they don’t mean anything to you, you can and should keep looking for someone who will value your cards as much as they value their cards.  That’s the point here; they’re saying that their one card is worth two of yours, no matter what.  And what’s worse is that they’re asking for not just a need, but TWO needs.  So a lot of new users will take a new uncommon with a high CC, and feel like they have to leave two uncommons with very low CC because it’s all they have that this user needs.  I’m all for the “dupes for needs” proposition, but demanding two upfront is greedy IMHO.  Many times, the actual “needs” or wishlist of the user are cards that aren’t likely any that you have on hand, so it’s kind of a waste.


- “I’m new!  [plead for help, sometimes followed by asking for extremely rare cards]”

There’s definitely cases where this is legit.  There are also many cases where this is someone’s alternate account, and they’re just trying to get cards from you based on your generosity.  I detail how to make sure this isn’t a scam further down (#4 in the Examples of Bad Trades section), but if someone is asking for Frozen and they have a low collection score, I’m going to be a little suspicious and likely going to skip them.

- “Please help!  I spent [x] coins on [current card] and can’t pull it! Can someone please help?”

First, there’s no way to tell with any certainty that they actually did spend that many coins.  They may just be “fishing” to see if they can get someone to just give them what they’re after, saving them coins altogether.  I’ve seen many cases where these users already actually have the card BUT THEN SUDDENLY IT IS GONE, almost like they’re sending them to another account so that it will look like they don’t have the card!  Now, there’s no way to prove this, and I’m sure there are some that truly are having struggles.  It’s your call whether you want to roll those dice.

- “My grandmother has cancer and her one wish is to get a [extremely rare/valuable card]!”

**DEEP SIGH**  Please don’t do this.  Please don’t fall for this.  Whether it’s a sick family member, a sibling who this person is competing against, any of these pleas for help, you can’t validate it, and it more likely is someone trying to take advantage of you.

- “It’s my birthday!  Send me trades!

How can you be certain that they’re not just scamming free cards?  Occasionally I get trade offers that are severely lopsided in the other user’s favor with a note of “it’s my birthday” - in those cases, I’ll either outright decline the trade, or revise it to give them a bunch of their base hoard to be nice.

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[Card Value]

Value is a term that can mean different things to different people.  Remember how we started by saying that everyone plays the game differently?  That definitely applies here, and you need to consider how the other person values their cards, knowing that it may not align to your thoughts.  It’s their collection, and you’re using this trade to try to get them to give up something they collected.  Some cards they’re willing to let go easily.  Others?  Maybe not so much.  

A fair trade is one that both players are willing to accept. That doesn't mean the values are equal. Players might overpay in value for a card they really want, or to finish a set. Players might demand an extra high price if they perceive more value in a specific card.  If you're willing to give up what they’re willing to take, then it's a fair trade, but you shouldn’t rush yourself into a bad trade.  More importantly, you should be offering something that the other trader will want in exchange for their cards.  Not everyone wants to just swap cards, they might have needs, or certain characters they want more than others.

Some users will utilize ebay to look up a ballpark value for sets or single cards; consider this like you would consider any pricing guide for any other collectible.  That set of [x] may appraise for a certain dollar amount, but if nobody is willing to pay it, then it won’t sell.  

When considering a trade and what the equal “value” is, you need to think about a lot of aspects:

  • What were the odds of pulling this specific card?
  • What’s the current card count?
  • Is this a very popular character or set?
  • How old is this set?

This is important to remember, because as a new user, you may see a Little Mermaid motion card that you think is so pretty, but most users aren’t willing to trade it unless you have a huge offer for it...an offer that would require cards that you probably don’t have yet.  Don’t be discouraged, just know that older cards do hold some extra value, and it’s not likely that many users will trade their old for new/current cards in a 1:1 scenario.

Awards tend to command a premium, because obtaining duplicates of the uncommon and rare cards is fairly easy.  Each account/user is typically limited to one award per set, so due to their scarcity, they tend to be the hardest to get and thusly the most sought after and valuable cards in the game.  That said, not all awards are created equal.  Card Count (CC) can be very key here.  

If you’d like to look at historical document of all cards and the odds/card counts/etc (that we know of), look for the link to the Card Compendium on our discord server in the #documents-and-resources channel.  It’s very helpful when someone sends me a trade where they’re asking for a Bowler Hat Guy (January 2020) card from the Enchanted Transformations set, but is only offering a card from the current Enchanted Transformations set.


[More Trading Best Practices]

I tend to stress this a lot in our Discord server, but if you’re new, be patient.  You don’t need to go to ebay to buy cards.  You don’t need to drop tons of $$ in diamonds so that you can collect every card in the game.  You need to figure out what your short term goals are, and work towards those.  Focus on a set, try to collect it.  Keep picking up new sets and cards.  You’ll be surprised how quickly you “grow” in your collection score, but give yourself time.  

The hallmark of a good trade is something that both parties want.  Sending them something they need can go a long way towards getting cards you want, but also understand that not every collector will collect the same way.  

Pay attention to what someone is advertising in the feed.  It’s very frustrating to post that I’m looking to do swaps of a current set, and then immediately get 5 trade offers, none of which are for the set that I was advertising.

If someone says “no Cinderella”, and you send Cinderella, you can pretty much guarantee that your offer will be declined, and you may get a 1-star rating from some traders out of spite.

Before you click submit, ask yourself the GOLDEN QUESTION: “Would I accept this trade if it were reversed?”

Unless advertised, I try not to ask for single cards that someone has in their collection.  It’s difficult (currently) to determine if they have the entire set, but maybe they’re working on that set.  

Don’t be afraid to “overpay” and tip the scales in the favor of the person you’re making the offer to if you want a better chance of them accepting.  That said, you shouldn’t feel obligated to “tip” extra cards just for the convenience of a trade within the same set.  You’re welcome to add extra cards to help seal a deal, but there’s a part of the trading community that feels like they are owed extra cards for the “right” to trade with them.  I choose to move on to someone else, and/or ask in the #trades feed of the discord server.  You’d be surprised how many people just want to help each other out.

If you think you’re over-reaching, leave a note in the trade that they can revise if needed.  Or maybe explain why you’re looking for that card, so long as you’re not begging and saying things like “I really need this card”.  This personal touch can help with your trades.  It won’t guarantee that they’ll all work, but it will help.

As I said at the beginning, everyone plays the game differently.  Just because a user has 5+ of a card you want doesn’t mean that they have to trade them.  If they’re unwilling to negotiate, move on and keep looking.  Some people value a specific card/character, and even if they have a lot, they won’t let them go cheaply.  

Worst case, if you have a trade that you need help on, check out the #ratemytrade channel on the discord, or ping @traderater in that channel if you need urgent help.


[Examples of Bad Trades - Don’t send these, don’t accept these]

  1. I posted a basic “Dupes for needs” note in the trade feed and received the following trade:


This is what they’re asking for:

  • [rare] VIP Mickey that you likely received after spending $24.99 in-app
  • [rare] Vintage Muppets S1 card (1:20 odds @ 2k coins)
  • [rare] Maleficent Award (1:20 odds @ 2k coins per cards, after which you needed to collect all 4 of this set in order to get this award)  

This is what they are offering in trade:

  • [uncommon] Daily Disney (1:10 odds @ 2k coins)
  • [uncommon] Daily Disney (1:10 odds @ 2k coins)
  • [uncommon] Daily Disney (1:10 odds @ 2k coins)

Once you add in the value of the award, this becomes an easy trade to decline.  If you had quite a few of the Muppets, and really needed those 3 dailies, perhaps trading the one Muppets card for those 3 could make sense.  Maybe.


  1. I posted a basic “Dupes for needs” note in the trade feed and received the following trade:


This is what they’re asking for:

Forky [super rare - sold out] Toy Story 4 Theatrical Poster (3495 card count, 1:25 odds @ 2k coins)

This is what they are offering in trade:

  • Four Incredibles craftables that were available for months in the Magical Gifts.  

Again, someone was technically sending me four cards that I don’t currently have, but considering I had crafted multiples of the award, this is either someone misunderstanding what’s going on, or more likely (due to their collection score), someone hoping I’d throw them a bone.  I did not.


  1. I posted a basic “Dupes for needs” note in the trade feed and received the following trade:


This is what they’re asking for:

Stitch - Select #9 [rare - sold out]

Simba/Rafiki - Sovereign Savannah [rare - sold out]

Mufasa - Select #12 [rare - sold out]

Future King - Radial S1 [uncommon - sold out]

This is what they are offering in trade:

  • Pocahontas Story [orange uncommon, set was still live]
  • Moana Illustrated [set was still live]
  • 101 Dalmatians - Radial S3 [set was still live]
  • Four Pocahontas story cards [common, set was still live at this time]
  • 2 free starter cards [common]

Evaluating this, it’s your call if you want to give up a sold out Radial for a new. But do you think the rest warrant two popular Select cards, along with a Lion King card with a 6594 card count?  Neither did I.


  1. Here’s a scenario that could potentially be considered a possible scammer, but at least, should cause you to think carefully about any trade you might get from them:


Here is the trade feed post:

But then when you look at their profile, something is off….

They’ve completed 312 trades, yet they’re new?  To be fair, there is absolutely no way to know if this user is legitimately new or not (unless you know them personally), but that high quantity of trades with low score *could* be representative of someone that is collecting cards on this account, but then trading them to another “main” account, and then preying on the good will of people to help get freebies.


[PSA: Common Trade Scams & Other Issues]

In late July, there was a pretty stout uptick in scams of various types, so much so that the Topps staff put out the following PSA for common scams/issues:

Due to a recent uptick in user reports we wanted to be sure to reach out to cover some of the commonly reported Trade scams and issues of this nature.

"I'm leaving the app and giving away all my cards":

This is a commonly utilized trade scam where a user claims to be leaving the app and as such, they're giving away their cards. While there may be some situations where this is true, we've seen a common thread of these kinds of trades result in innocent users being scammed out of their cards. Similar to other scams, users may find that they have traded away cards that they did not intend to in these exchanges.

"Accept the trade within x seconds":

Commonly referred to as the "3-second game", this is usually an offer that can be categorized under "too good to be true". In this scam, collectors will accept this offer to find that they lost cards in the trade that they did not intend to trade away.

Cross-trade scams:

Collectors often enjoy acquiring cards in multiple apps at once, and naturally, users may want to exchange cards in one app for cards in another. We understand this desire, however, this is considered to be extremely risky, as this trade activity falls outside of the supported app functionality. As stated in the Community Policy engaging in cross-trades is solely at the discretion of the participating users, and not supported by our apps.

If you decide to participate in a cross-trade with another user, please be sure to do your due diligence and ensure that the user in question is indeed the user you’re looking to trade with.

Common Scams Include:

- Collector Impersonation: Similarly named collector claims to be an established collector in another app and offers to initiate a cross-trade.

- Bargain not Honored: A user in one app will accept the trade and not accept the corresponding trade in the other app.

Third-Party Account & Card Sales:

Buying accounts or cards on a third party site is always risky and is highly inadvisable as this exchange can be prone to a wide variety of scams, chargebacks, and/or false advertisements.

If you decide to purchase an account, please be sure to do your due diligence and avoid issues such as purchasing an account that no longer has trading or purchasing privileges.

Reminder, third party solicitation is against our Community Policy and as such users who post about selling cards or accounts, are subject to disciplinary measures.


Frequently Asked Questions (FAQ):

Q: I believe a user just tried to or successfully scammed me, what should I do?

A: Please report the user via their Account Profile > Report (include as much info as possible for context), then reach out to Customer Support via Settings > Support so we can address the concern and take warranted steps.

Note: Calling out users in the app is against the Community Policy and doing so may result in disciplinary measures.

Q: How can I avoid scams and trade with more confidence?

A: In the immortal words of TLC “Don’t go chasing waterfalls. Please stick to the rivers and the lakes that you're used to.” Forming trade partnerships, and making friends with your fellow collectors is the best way to avoid scam accounts.

Also, trading with reputable collectors, those with high Trade Scores (4-5 stars) and a fair number of trades, is the best way to avoid trading issues.

Q: How can I improve my Trade Score and build my reputation?

A: Offer fair trades to your fellow collectors! A relatively balanced trade should contain cards of relatively equal rarity or perceived value (ex: a Rare for a Rare), but keep in mind that not all cards within a Rarity are created equal due to how the card was released or it’s Global Count.

Not sure what your trade partner will accept or what they’re looking for? Send a fair trade and ask them directly what they’re willing to trade the card in question for.

Q: I have been suspended or banned, what should I do?

A: In most cases, we will send you a notice in regards to action taken against your account via your Inbox. If you do not see a notice, please feel free to reach out to Customer Support via Settings > Support for additional information on your suspension/ban.

Q: What measures has Topps taken to address the concerns with “farming” and “cycling” accounts?

A: We've taken steps to mitigate the abuse of our apps by select collectors seeking an unfair advantage over their peers.

Please know that we will strive to ensure our collectors are on an even playing field and that our apps are fun & fair places to collect, play, & trade.

As always, we will continue to work on our community's behalf to combat malicious accounts and ensure a fair app environment. Together we continue to work toward a better app experience for all collectors.

If you have other concerns or questions that have not been addressed above, please reach out to Customer Support via Settings > Support.