About Kontora
Two collectors from Montreal, building the place we always wanted to buy and sell cards and sealed product.
Who we are
We are two friends from Montreal who have been collecting for years. Pokémon is what we have in common: binders, booster boxes, the hunt for one last card in a set.
One of us signs most of our guides under the name Icepharaoh. An accountant by trade, Icepharaoh also plays Magic: The Gathering and Riftbound in a league at a local game store. That is why taxes, fees and payouts on Kontora are done properly, and why new games get covered from their first week.
The other, AclassHunter, signs our Pokémon and One Piece guides: a Pokémon collector since 2001 and a One Piece collector since the game launched, and a pop culture fan who knows comic book movies and Marvel inside out. With a background in recruiting and sales, AclassHunter is also the one game stores talk to: visiting stores, helping them put their inventory online and making sure selling here is worth their time.
Why we built Kontora
Buying cards in Canada meant choosing between two bad options. Buy from a US site, and pay in US dollars, with exchange fees, cross-border shipping and sometimes duties. Or buy from a stranger in a group chat, send an e-transfer and hope the cards show up. We wanted a third option.
- Prices in Canadian dollars, with shipping and tax shown before you pay.
- A card payment that protects the buyer: the seller is paid after the order ships, and the Kontora Guarantee covers what never arrives or is not as described.
- Canadian sellers, so cards ship from closer to home.
What you find here
- A marketplace for singles, graded cards and sealed product, from collectors and local game stores.
- A price guide: every card and sealed product has its own page, with its reference market price and the date it was read.
- Guides for every new set: release dates, card lists, chase cards and booster box prices. We use the publishers’ official announcements and card lists as sources, date every price, and update a guide when the facts change.
- A card scanner in the Kontora app: point your phone at a card to see its price or list it for sale.
What we care about
- Prices you can check. A reference price always says where it comes from and when it was read.
- French as a first language. Montreal is bilingual, so Kontora is too, from the search to the receipts.
- Sealed product as much as singles: booster boxes, bundles and collection boxes have their own pages and prices.
- The games we play and the new ones collectors ask for: Pokémon, Magic: The Gathering, One Piece, Disney Lorcana, Yu-Gi-Oh!, Riftbound, Dragon Ball Super, Cyberpunk TCG, Star Wars: Unlimited, Palworld, Flesh and Blood and the Gundam Card Game.
Fees, in plain words
- Buyers: a 5% Kontora service fee, already included in every price you see. Nothing is added at checkout except shipping and tax.
- Collectors who sell: a 5% selling fee, plus payment processing of 4% + $0.70 per order.
- Game stores in our Founding Partner program: a 0% selling fee until June 30, 2027. They pay payment processing only, 4% + $0.70 per order.
For game stores
We come to your store, help you put your inventory online and build your shop page on Kontora, so collectors across Canada can find what you have. No spreadsheet needed to start. Write to us and we will set up a visit.
Talk to us
We read every message. Write to support@kontoramarket.com, or join r/KontoraMarket on Reddit to share pulls, ask questions and tell us what to build next.