Affiliate Disclosure
Last updated: 24 June 2026
In plain English: Cards Mania is reader-supported. Some of the links on this website are affiliate links. If you click one and make a purchase, we may earn a small commission — at no additional cost to you. We only recommend products, sets, and sellers we genuinely believe are useful to trading card collectors.
What are affiliate links?
An affiliate link is a special tracking URL. When you click it and buy something, the retailer pays us a small percentage of the sale as a referral fee. The price you pay is exactly the same as it would be without the link — the commission comes out of the retailer’s margin, not your pocket.
Programs we participate in
- Amazon Associates (and Amazon’s international stores)
- eBay Partner Network
- TCGplayer Affiliate Program
- Other reputable trading-card and hobby retailers from time to time
Amazon Associates disclosure
Cards Mania is a participant in the Amazon Services LLC Associates Program, an affiliate advertising program designed to provide a means for sites to earn advertising fees by advertising and linking to Amazon.com and Amazon’s international stores (such as Amazon.co.uk, Amazon.de, and Amazon.ca). As an Amazon Associate, we earn from qualifying purchases.
United States — FTC disclosure
This disclosure is provided in accordance with the U.S. Federal Trade Commission’s Guides Concerning the Use of Endorsements and Testimonials in Advertising (16 C.F.R. Part 255). We disclose our material connection to the products and retailers we link to. Our editorial opinions are our own, and earning a commission never changes our recommendation.
European Union & EEA
For visitors in the EU/EEA, this notice is provided consistent with the Unfair Commercial Practices Directive (2005/29/EC) and the “Omnibus” Directive (EU) 2019/2161, which require commercial communications and paid placements to be clearly identifiable. Affiliate-linked content on Cards Mania may constitute advertising and is disclosed as such. Where personal data is processed through affiliate cookies, our Privacy Policy and cookie-consent banner govern that processing under the GDPR and ePrivacy rules.
United Kingdom
For UK visitors, this disclosure is provided in line with the Consumer Protection from Unfair Trading Regulations 2008, the Digital Markets, Competition and Consumers Act 2024, and the UK Advertising Codes (CAP Code) and ASA guidance on clearly identifying advertising and affiliate content.
Canada & Australia
For Canadian visitors, we disclose material connections consistent with the Competition Bureau’s influencer-marketing guidance and the Competition Act. For Australian visitors, this notice is provided consistent with the Australian Consumer Law and ACCC guidance on disclosing commercial relationships.
How we mark affiliate links
Where practical, affiliate links carry appropriate technical attributes (such as rel="sponsored nofollow"), and pages containing them display a short disclosure near the top. This page serves as a site-wide disclosure covering all affiliate links across Cards Mania.
Our promise
Earning a commission never buys a positive review. We recommend products, sets, and sellers based on genuine value to collectors. If we wouldn’t spend our own money on it, we won’t tell you to.
Questions
If you have any questions about this Affiliate Disclosure, please reach out through our Contact page.
