RE: Best place online to buy cards?
From my experience buying cards, the best place to buy singles is obviously in a card shop, where you can physically see the card, examine it for scratches/flaws, then haggle with the clerk for a better price. However, online I would go to Ebay over TrollandToad in a HEARTBEAT. My experience with TrollandToad has been horrible, and I would like to deter anyone from doing business with them. I opened 16 Plasma Blast packs, and pulled 2 Jirachi EX, and 1 Dialga EX, and sent them to TandT for some cash, fresh from the pack, in sleeves and everything. They got the cards and claimed that they weren't in mint/near mint condition and said they would only pay half price. LOL wut? Okay I said, send me a picture of the cards, I told them, they did and they looked the exact same as when I pulled them from the packs. So I just asked them to give my cards back, I'll pay for shipping. What I got back was not the cards I sent. My Dialga EX and a large crease on the left side, and one of my Jirachi's looked as if someone had taken a knife and scratched the picture. I was outraged and contacted them immediately. They claimed the damage occurred during the shipping process, and that they were not liable for the damages caused. Clearly, cards don't get their faces scratched while being shipped! There's a reason they're called TROLLandToad - They're fudging trolls! - Because of this, I will NEVER do service with them again, and I advise you to do the same.
Ebay has good deals if you look hard enough, and some people are willing to do deals with you if you buy multiples of their products. Plus, if there are any problems, Ebay sides with the buyer 90% of the time, unlike TrollandToad.