Listings on eBay, Vinted, Cardmarket and Marktplaats use the same abbreviations again and again. They look alike, but they do not promise the same thing.
The terms at a glance
- OVP: Originalverpackung, the original packaging. A box can be OVP and still have been opened.
- Sealed or factory sealed: still in the factory seal. For a booster box that is the tight shrink wrap. Nobody has opened the box or weighed or swapped packs.
- OVP sealed: both at once, so original packaging and never opened.
- No shrink: the wrap was removed somewhere in the supply chain. The box may still be closed, but you can no longer check that. See no shrink: a Japanese box without wrap.
- Resealed: opened and shrink-wrapped again so the box looks new. That is not sealed, even if it looks like it.
Why the difference matters
With a sealed box the outcome is still unknown, to you and to the seller. With anything that has been open, you cannot know whether the best packs were taken out. That is why collectors pay more for sealed, and why you would rather keep a box in its wrap. Why we only sell sealed product is explained on why sealed.
At Kaikan Cards
All our booster boxes are factory sealed in their original wrap, never no shrink. Every box is photographed before shipping; photos of your own box are available on request. If a box turns out not to be sealed after all, our Seal Guarantee refunds everything, shipping included. Single packs come from boxes we open ourselves, without weighing. See our Japanese booster boxes.
