THE BULK EXCHANGE

How it works

The Bulk Exchange helps Magic players trade cards in person — no money, no shipping, no middlemen. Here's everything you need to get started.

01

The idea

You list the cards you Have and the cards you Want. The app finds other players whose lists overlap with yours — and shows you how many cards you could swap in a single trade.

No prices. No bids. No shipping. You meet up, lay the cards on the table, and trade directly.

02

Wants — cards you are looking for

Your Wants list is every card you're trying to find. Add them one at a time or paste a full list at once.

1Type a card name in the search bar and press enter, or paste a batch list (one card per line, quantities like 4x Lightning Bolt are supported).
2Pick a specific printing if you care about the edition, or leave it as Any Set and the app will match any copy of that card.
3Set a quantity if you need more than one copy.

Tip: Any Set cards get matched against every printing someone has in their Haves list. Use a specific printing only if the edition genuinely matters to you.

03

Haves — cards you are willing to trade

Your Haves (bulk) list is the cards you're happy to give away in a trade. Think of it as your trade binder — the stuff sitting in a box that someone else might need.

1Add cards the same way as your Wants list.
2You can mark a card as Foil and set the quality (NM, LP, etc.) so traders know exactly what to expect.
3Set a quantity if you have multiple copies to offer.

Tip: The more cards you add, the better your matches will be. Even bulk rares and commons are worth listing.

04

Pods — your trade community

A Pod is a group of players you trade with — your local game store, a convention, a friend group. Pods scope your matches to the people you actually meet in person.

1Go to Pods and create a pod for your group. Give it a name and a type (Local or Event).
2Share the join code or QR code with your group. Anyone who joins will appear in your matches within that pod.
3Inside a pod, the Matches tab ranks members by how many cards overlap with yours — best matches first.

There is also a Global pod that includes every registered user. It is useful for discovering traders outside your immediate circle, but local pods will always give you the most actionable results.

Tip: Create an Event pod before a GP or prerelease and share the code in your group chat. Everyone can join before they arrive.

05

Exchange — planning a trade

When you find a promising match, open their profile and tap Possible Exchanges. This opens the Exchange page — a single merged view of every card you could swap with that person.

They HaveCards in their Haves list that appear in your Wants list. These are cards you could ask them to give you.
They WantCards in their Wants list that appear in your Haves list. These are cards you could offer them in return.

The exchange page shows the total number of cards on each side so you can quickly judge whether the trade is balanced before meeting up.

Click any card to see all available printings and full card details.

Something unclear or broken? Use the Feedback link at the bottom of any page — it takes 30 seconds and goes straight to the people building it.