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Calculator — packages, including uneven ones
How the trade calculator compares packages, including uneven ones. Same board Elo on both sides — quantities, modifiers, and share links — not a second market and not dollars.
Same board, packaged
After unlock, /cards/calculator and /go/calculator add current board values on give and get sides. Those values are the trio-driven ratings on /methodology — not scraped listings. Quantity steppers and a modest pile bump help depth without pretending a Fringe stack beats Elite chase. Cards uses NM / LP / MP; GO uses Plain / Lucky / Needs XL. Mark modifiers only when they are true.
Share links keep quantities and modifiers so a partner opens the same package shape. Cards and GO calculators never share state. Wrong lens, wrong package — Value or Trade bait for fairness; Binder or Dex for keep clearance first — /help/lenses.
Uneven packages
Uneven means chase on one side and depth on the other. The calculator tells you whether the pile closes the board gap on that lens; it does not invent emotion, dust tax, or grading risk. Watch the depth illusion: filling space with weaker lines is not automatic fairness. Be harshest on chase condition or Lucky claims. Stay on one product — never balance a Cards chase against a GO shiny here.
Close sides mean similar crowd strength under your modifiers, not a mandatory deal. Say favors out loud when gaps remain. Board columns and trend: /help/board. In-person fair-trade steps (condition language, authenticity, event etiquette) live on /guides/fair-pokemon-card-trades; this Help page owns the product surface.
Package loop
One market, one lens, one story: unlock, read the board, draft the calculator, negotiate with the share URL, then adjust or walk away. Collectrio will not clear the trade. Reopen the calculator if a loud trend moved a chase line before you finalize — /help/board.
Reuse mirror, chase-for-depth, or utility-only shapes; refuse Fringe padding; say favors out loud. Show the share link before haggling adjectives, and save dated share URLs when partners later claim “we already agreed.” Hub: /help.