Magic Castle Auctions wants to ensure that we offer buyers industry-accepted and convenient payment choices.

We strongly encourage sellers to offer payments - credit card or bank-payment - through PayPal. PayPal is convenient to use and offers buyers and sellers industry-leading protection against fraud, charge backs and theft of financial data. Also, buyers need not have a PayPal account to participate, and, until used, it is free to the seller (no sign-up or monthly fees).

Merchants with their own merchant credit card processing account, and those who use a third-party credit card processor, may also offer their buyers the option of paying directly with a credit card online (including through third party checkout) or by phone.

Offline payment methods generally do not offer the same level of protection or convenience as online payments. Nonetheless, they may be appropriate for certain types of transactions and sellers may use listings to offer acceptance of most valid financial instruments including personal checks, cashier’s checks, money orders or COD.

Sellers may not solicit buyers to mail cash. Sellers may not ask buyers to send cash through instant cash transfer services (non-bank, point-to-point cash transfers) such as Western Union or Moneygram. Sellers may not solicit payment through "topping off" of a seller's pre-paid credit or debit card.

This policy is designed to promote online shopping with online payment methods that are safer, easy to use, reliable, and offer higher levels of protection for users. The policy also attempts to preserve some flexibility for users that still prefer offline payment methods.