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# How to create a custom (photo) listing on TCGplayer

> How to list a specific physical copy of a card with its own photos and condition notes on TCGplayer.

A custom listing is how you sell one specific physical copy of a card instead of pooling it into your standard inventory at a given condition tier. It's the right tool when the copy you're holding needs its own photos or a condition note that a standard NM/LP/MP listing can't express — a graded card, a signed or altered card, or a copy with wear you want to document precisely.

## Step 1: Start a custom listing instead of a standard one

From the same product-search flow you'd use for a standard listing, look for the option to list this specific copy as a custom listing rather than adding to your pooled quantity at a condition tier. Custom listings are TCGplayer's mechanism for selling one identifiable item rather than an interchangeable stack.

## Step 2: Add photos

Upload photos of the actual card you're selling — front and back, and any flaw you want to call out. Buyers browsing custom listings are specifically looking for photo evidence of condition, since the whole point of a custom listing is that it isn't a pooled, condition-tier-only sale.

## Step 3: Write the condition note

Add a short description of the card's actual condition, beyond the standard condition dropdown — mention anything a buyer would want to know before purchasing (edge wear, a specific flaw, grading company and grade if it's a slab).

## Step 4: Set price and confirm

Custom listings usually price independently of the pooled market for that printing, since you're selling a specific item rather than competing on price against interchangeable copies. Set the price you want for this specific copy and publish the listing.

## Why this matters for disputes

Photo evidence at listing time is the single strongest thing you can point to if a buyer opens a "not as described" claim later. See [why photo evidence protects you in a dispute](https://www.tryhoard.com/refunds/proof-of-condition-at-pack-time) for how that plays out.

## How this fits with Hoard

Hoard treats custom listings as their own thing rather than folding them into ordinary catalog inventory — a custom listing doesn't carry the standard numeric TCGplayer product ID that pooled listings use, so Hoard tracks it separately and price-syncs it only when you've explicitly enabled price updates for that listing. If you're pricing a mix of pooled and custom listings, this is why a custom listing's price behaves differently from the rest of your synced inventory.