The short version
- · Set personal limits, see your full history, take a break, or self-exclude.
- · Everything in your vault converts back to Sparks at any time — and any card can be shipped home.
- · Evolve is optional and carries real downside: a lost stake means the card is gone.
The summary is a courtesy; the full text below is what governs.
1. Built-in brakes
Your wallet page shows every deposit, purchase, and sale — the complete picture, always. Every account also has a purchase-velocity ceiling and a maximum purchased-Sparks balance built in. You can ask support to set a personal monthly deposit limit or spending limit on your account at any time; lowering a limit takes effect immediately, and raising or removing one takes 7 days to take effect.
2. Self-exclusion
You can close your account or self-exclude for a period you choose (30 days to permanent) by contacting support. During self-exclusion we will not accept Sparks purchases or pack purchases from you and will not send you marketing. Your Sparks and vault remain redeemable through the normal redemption paths.
3. Evolve: know the downside
Evolve is optional and, unlike opening a pack, it can leave you with less than you started: you stake a vaulted card, and if the roll goes against you the staked card is permanently consumed and returns nothing. On average an Evolve returns 0.90 of the staked card's value (a 10% house edge), so over time it costs value — it is entertainment, not a way to grow your vault. If you find yourself evolving to chase a loss or to "win back" a card that was consumed, that is exactly the moment to stop. You never have to use Evolve to use the service.
4. A plain word
Ripping packs should be fun. A pack is priced at its card value, but card prices swing and the vault buys back at 85% — so opening packs to make money or to chase losses loses over time. If that's why you're here, stop, sell your vault back, and step away. If it stops being fun, we'd rather lose a customer than keep the wrong one. Resources: 1-800-522-4700 (National Council on Problem Gambling helpline).