Cards, conditions, and versions
Every owned card in Sparkheim remembers more than its name: which version it is, its finish, its condition, its language, how many you have, and what you paid. This section explains those details.
The edit screen
Tap a card in a binder, deck, or list to open its edit screen. The card shows big at the top. Below it you change the count, the condition, the finish, the language, and the price you paid.
Tap the set name and number under the card to pick a different version. Every printing of the card appears; search by set to jump around, and hold a finger on one to see it big before you choose.
You can also mark a copy as altered, misprint, or proxy. Altered means the card was painted or changed by hand. Misprint means a printing error. Proxy means it is not a real card, a stand-in.
The price you paid is saved per card row: all copies in the row share it. Leave it empty and the app remembers the market price of the day you added the card, marked as an estimate.
There is no save button. Close the screen and your changes are saved. The red undo button throws them away instead.
Conditions
A condition says how worn a physical card is. Sparkheim uses the standard trading card scale:
NM, Near Mint: like new. Little to no wear. This is the default.
LP, Lightly Played: small signs of use. Light edge wear or tiny scratches.
MP, Moderately Played: clear wear. Scuffs, edge whitening, or small creases.
HP, Heavily Played: heavy wear. Big creases, stains, or water damage, but still playable in a sleeve.
DMG, Damaged: worse than heavily played. Torn, bent, or marked.
Each condition has its own small shape next to the card's count: a circle for Near Mint, then a hexagon, a pentagon, a diamond, and finally a triangle for Damaged. The more sides, the better the card, and a circle is the best there is. The shapes are white so they read on any card art. You will see them all over the app, so the grade travels with the card.
Condition matters for value. A Near Mint card is worth more than the same card Heavily Played. When you sell or trade, the buyer will ask.
Finishes
A card is non-foil, foil, or etched. Foil and non-foil copies of the same card are different items with different prices, so the app keeps them apart. The scanner sets the finish on its own; you can change it on the edit screen.
Languages
A card remembers its language. If you download a language in Settings, cards in that language show their own names and text.
Questions
Compare the card with the descriptions above and trust your eyes. If you are stuck between two grades, pick the lower one. Nobody is upset by a card that turns out better than promised.
No. The app shows the market price for that version and finish. The condition is your own note about the physical card, and it matters when you sell or trade.
You already owned a row with that exact version, finish, condition, and language, so the copies merged into it. Nothing was lost; the counts added up.
No. A card works fine with just a count. Condition starts at Near Mint, the finish comes from the scanner, and everything else is optional detail for collectors who want it.