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Bring a TCGplayer collection into Llama Familiar, preserve foil printings, review unmatched cards, and resume an unfinished import safely.
Updated · Llama Familiar team
Collection imports accept CSV, TSV, XLSX and TXT files, plus pasted card lists. Prefer an export that includes set, collector number, quantity and printing or finish. A text list that leaves out foil status cannot tell us that your physical cards are foil.
For TCGplayer CSV exports, keep the original column headings. Product ID identifies a product, while TCGplayer Id can identify a SKU; they are not interchangeable. Total Quantity is used when present, with Add to Quantity as the fallback when Total Quantity is blank. Zero-stock rows are skipped; invalid counts need review.
From Collection, choose Import and select your file or paste its contents. Set a destination for rows without a location.
Choose Review import. Matching does not add cards to your collection. Keep the review open to continue matching, or return to the saved import later.
Confirm printing, finish and copies. Uncheck any entries you want to leave out. Use Needs review to resolve artwork choices or read why an entry could not be matched.
Use the import action in the fixed footer when your selected matches are ready. You can save matched entries while unresolved ones remain for review. The completion screen reports what was added.
Confirm both the selected printing and the finish. A treatment such as Surge foil, raised foil or a special frame can belong to a specific printing even when the provider categorizes its finish broadly as foil. The set and collector number are useful checks.
If the source does not identify a treatment clearly, inspect the suggested artwork and printing rather than assuming the name alone is enough. Double-sided tokens use names such as Copy // Human Citizen Double-Sided Token and both face numbers (1 // 4). Both faces are kept as one physical collection entry, with a reverse-face preview. Exact face names, numbers and set are required; ambiguous pairs stay in review. Pair market prices remain unpriced rather than borrowing either face’s price. Some art/signature products still need follow-up.
A successful TCGplayer scan can still use a product ID that Scryfall has not linked. The importer can match a missing ID by exact name, set, collector number, language and supported finish instead. Secret Lair Drop Series and Secret Lair Drop are recognized as the same set. A conflicting ID is still held for review.
If a treatment such as Rainbow Foil is not verified by the library metadata, the exact printing is offered for your review with its available finishes. Confirm the artwork and physical finish before choosing it; the app does not invent a specialty label. Use Retry unmatched after refreshing the app, rather than uploading your collection again.
| What you do | What happens |
|---|---|
| Resume or retry the same saved import | Already-saved rows are not added again. |
| Add another physical copy | Matching printing, finish, condition and location adds to the existing inventory spot. |
| Upload a different inventory export | It is another addition event, not a replacement of your current inventory. |
| Record a genuinely repeated purchase | Use the explicit new-purchase option after reviewing the intended additional copies. |
Pick up where you left off lists unfinished imports. Resume reopens the saved review. Retry unmatched reparses failed and unfinished rows with the current matcher while preserving saved rows and ready choices.
Start over rebuilds unsaved rows from the original source. Remove hides an import from the active list; Removed imports lets you restore it. These controls do not remove cards already added to your collection. Matching does not continue while the app is closed.
Known printings use the local catalog and shared cache first. Unfamiliar products, ambiguous set names and uncommon treatments can require more work, so a smaller file is not always faster.
If the card library is busy, let the retry wait finish or pause and resume the saved import later. Avoid repeatedly uploading the same file. Check Needs review for a concrete reason when an entry remains unresolved.
