Is thecardalchemists.com safe?
http://thecardalchemists.com/
Coveragestrong3 of 4 applicable core capabilities
New online card shop warrants caution, but fraud is not established
The Card Alchemists presents itself as a shop for Pokémon trading cards and collectibles, with cart and purchase controls on the same domain. The 118-day-old domain has a low-trust research result and two saved suspicious detections, but the supplied evidence does not demonstrate a fake-shop operation, phishing, malware, or customer non-delivery. A valid encrypted connection and no Safe Browsing warning reduce immediate technical concern without establishing that the merchant is reliable.
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Where this site sits
- Dangerous1–20
- High Risk21–44
- Moderate Risk45–69
- Low Risk70–84
- Safe85–100
The score combines saved evidence strength and analysis quality. Coverage is reported separately.
01 · Investigation Brief
Investigation Brief
The Card Alchemists presents itself as a shop for Pokémon trading cards and collectibles, with cart and purchase controls on the same domain. The 118-day-old domain has a low-trust research result and two saved suspicious detections, but the supplied evidence does not demonstrate a fake-shop operation, phishing, malware, or customer non-delivery. A valid encrypted connection and no Safe Browsing warning reduce immediate technical concern without establishing that the merchant is reliable.
Reputation and merchant concerns
The domain is only 118 days old, while an external research result assigns it a low trust score and warns that it might be a scam. Separately, two saved antivirus results marked the URL suspicious, although that observation is stale and does not identify a specific harmful action.
No operator postal address was visible on the captured page. That limits the identity information available in this evidence, but it does not by itself prove deception.
The shop says pre-orders can be affected by supplier allocations, manufacturer delays, product changes, or release-date changes, and its fulfilment text directs customers to delivery times and a 14-day returns policy. These disclosures indicate possible order delays rather than proven non-delivery.
Technical checks and the observed purchase path
The saved checks found a valid encrypted connection and no Safe Browsing warning. Those are useful technical signals, but they do not verify the shop's operator, fulfilment, or customer service.
The observed commercial flow remains on the same site: visitors can select “Add to cart,” view a euro-denominated cart, and reach an area labeled “Accepted Payment Methods.” No cross-domain checkout or payment destination appears in the supplied evidence.
Why the score is 58
An external research result reports a low trust score and warns that the site might be a scam. Coverage remains separate so missing sources cannot be mistaken for clean results.
02 · Security Evidence
Security evidence
Antivirus Engines
2/ 92
detectionsSaved result - stale
2 engines flagged this URL
Every saved adverse engine is listed below. The full provider matrix remains available for audit.
- Malicious
- 0
- Suspicious
- 2
- Total
- 92
| Engine | Finding |
|---|---|
| GridinsoftSuspicious | suspicious |
| URLQuerySuspicious | suspicious |
All 92 engine results
- Gridinsoft - suspicious - Suspicious
- URLQuery - suspicious - Suspicious
- 0xSI_f33d - unrated - Clean
- Abusix - clean - Clean
- Acronis - clean - Clean
- ADMINUSLabs - clean - Clean
- AILabs (MONITORAPP) - clean - Clean
- AlienVault - clean - Clean
- alphaMountain.ai - unrated - Clean
- AlphaSOC - unrated - Clean
- Antiy-AVL - clean - Clean
- ArcSight Threat Intelligence - unrated - Clean
- AutoShun - unrated - Clean
- Bfore.Ai PreCrime - unrated - Clean
- BitDefender - clean - Clean
- Bkav - unrated - Clean
- BlockList - clean - Clean
- Blueliv - clean - Clean
- Certego - clean - Clean
- ChainPatrol - unrated - Clean
- Chong Lua Dao - clean - Clean
- CINS Army - clean - Clean
- CRDF - clean - Clean
- Criminal IP - clean - Clean
- CSIS Security Group - unrated - Clean
- CTX AI - clean - Clean
- Cyan - unrated - Clean
- Cyble - clean - Clean
- CyRadar - clean - Clean
- desenmascara.me - clean - Clean
- DNS8 - unrated - Clean
- Dr.Web - clean - Clean
- EmergingThreats - clean - Clean
- Emsisoft - clean - Clean
- Ermes - unrated - Clean
- ESET - clean - Clean
- ESTsecurity - clean - Clean
- Forcepoint ThreatSeeker - unrated - Clean
- Fortinet - clean - Clean
- Fortra - unrated - Clean
- G-Data - clean - Clean
- GCP Abuse Intelligence - unrated - Clean
- Google Safe Browsing - clean - Clean
- GreenSnow - clean - Clean
- GreyNoise - unrated - Clean
- Guardpot - unrated - Clean
- Heimdal Security - clean - Clean
- Hunt.io Intelligence - unrated - Clean
- IPsum - clean - Clean
- Juniper Networks - clean - Clean
- K7AntiVirus - unrated - Clean
- Kaspersky - clean - Clean
- LevelBlue - clean - Clean
- Lionic - clean - Clean
- Lumu - unrated - Clean
- Malwared - clean - Clean
- MalwarePatrol - clean - Clean
- MalwareURL - unrated - Clean
- Mimecast - unrated - Clean
- Netcraft - unrated - Clean
- OpenPhish - clean - Clean
- PhishFort - unrated - Clean
- Phishing Database - clean - Clean
- Phishtank - clean - Clean
- PREBYTES - clean - Clean
- PrecisionSec - unrated - Clean
- Quick Heal - clean - Clean
- Quttera - clean - Clean
- Rising - clean - Clean
- SafeToOpen - unrated - Clean
- Sangfor - clean - Clean
- Sansec eComscan - unrated - Clean
- Scantitan - clean - Clean
- SCUMWARE.org - clean - Clean
- Seclookup - clean - Clean
- Snort IP sample list - unrated - Clean
- SOCRadar - unrated - Clean
- Sophos - clean - Clean
- StopForumSpam - clean - Clean
- Sucuri SiteCheck - clean - Clean
- Synthient - unrated - Clean
- ThreatHive - clean - Clean
- URLhaus - clean - Clean
- Viettel Threat Intelligence - clean - Clean
- VIPRE - unrated - Clean
- ViriBack - clean - Clean
- VX Vault - clean - Clean
- Webroot - clean - Clean
- Xcitium Verdict Cloud - clean - Clean
- Yandex Safebrowsing - clean - Clean
- ZeroCERT - clean - Clean
- ZeroFox - unrated - Clean
Security Scans
Checked against the browser threat feeds available to this scan — no hit.
What we observed
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Visual context from the captured page
Authentic Pokémon TCG Cards, Booster Boxes & Collectibles
What the captured page showed
1 observation- 01
Authentic Pokémon TCG Cards, Booster Boxes & Collectibles
03 · Investigation Story
Investigation story
What the site claims
Pokémon TCG Cards & Booster Boxes | The Card Alchemists
What we observed
The page content was captured and checked alongside 92 antivirus results.
What independent research found
2 external findings were saved and compared with the page evidence.
What remains unverified
1 of the 4 applicable core capabilities did not complete, so those gaps remain visible in the coverage ledger.
What kind of site and risk is this?
Threat category
No threat category confirmed
Service and business model
Shop
Observed behavior
Evidence behind this classification
- 01text Authentic Pokémon TCG Cards, Booster Boxes & Collectibles The Card Alchemists thecardalchemists.com
- 02Add to cart
- 03Cart / 0,00 €
Web research findings
Independent findings for thecardalchemists.com, including public complaints, named review sources, registration records, and look-alike-domain evidence. A missing result is shown as unverified, never converted into a clean bill of health.
Reputation Sources
How this domain rates across independent threat-intelligence and blocklist providers.
04 · Domain & Infrastructure
Domain & infrastructure
The plumbing behind the site — who registered it, how it’s encrypted, where it’s hosted, and where it links out. A valid certificate or a calm server doesn’t mean the business is honest — scam sites pass these checks too. Use this to corroborate the verdict, not to overturn it.
Infrastructure map
How the saved page connected to the wider web.
- Domainthecardalchemists.com
- Redirects tothecardalchemists.com
- Hosted byCloudflare, Inc.
- Referencesgmpg.org · unpkg.com
Domain Timeline
- Jun 9, 2026Domain registered
First appeared in WHOIS records — 4 months old when this review was saved.
- Oct 6, 2026Saved security review — Flagged as suspicious
The completed checks from this saved scan are detailed above.
thecardalchemists.com was registered very recently when this review was saved and was already flagged. Freshly-registered domains are disproportionately used for scams, and a young domain with active threat signals warrants extra caution.
Contact Verification
Saved contact details can help identify the operator. Their presence supports traceability; it does not prove the business is trustworthy.
- No operator postal address visible on the captured page.
- Contact email on the site's own domain (contact@thecardalchemists.com).
- Phone number listed (25 22767).
Domain & Encryption
Redirect Chain
- 1301http://thecardalchemists.com/
- 2206https://thecardalchemists.com/
Server Reputation
Referenced Domains
Outbound domains this page links to or loads resources from. Each links to its own security scan.
05 · Evidence Ledger
Evidence ledger
- Antiviruspartial
- Browser threat feedcomplete
- Page contentcomplete
- Analysiscomplete
- Visual evidencecomplete
The conclusion is supported by the evidence saved with this report.
Technical threat
unknownMalware, phishing, credential theft and hostile infrastructure.
Additional evidence review · Additional evidence review
Operator / customer risk
suspiciousComplaints, withdrawals, business conduct and commercial traps.
Additional evidence review
Source coverage and freshness
Status shows whether usable evidence was saved; finding shows what that evidence observed.
| Source | Result | Completion | Finding | Freshness |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Antivirus | 2 of 92 engines flagged | Limited | Adverse | stale fallback · Oct 6, 2026 |
| Browser protection | No browser threat-list match | Completed | No adverse finding | Not available |
| Page content | Page fetched · HTTP 200 | Completed | No adverse finding | Not available |
| Visual evidence | 1 visible observation saved with the page capture | Completed | No adverse finding | Not available |
| Independent research | 2 independent findings were saved | Completed | Adverse | Not available |
- Antivirus
- Result2 of 92 engines flagged
- CompletionLimited
- FindingAdverse
- Freshnessstale fallback · Oct 6, 2026
- Browser protection
- ResultNo browser threat-list match
- CompletionCompleted
- FindingNo adverse finding
- FreshnessNot available
- Page content
- ResultPage fetched · HTTP 200
- CompletionCompleted
- FindingNo adverse finding
- FreshnessNot available
- Visual evidence
- Result1 visible observation saved with the page capture
- CompletionCompleted
- FindingNo adverse finding
- FreshnessNot available
- Independent research
- Result2 independent findings were saved
- CompletionCompleted
- FindingAdverse
- FreshnessNot available
07 · Safety FAQ
Safety FAQ
Common questions, answered directly from the scan data above — so the answers reflect the saved verdict and evidence in this report.
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08 · Final Verdict
Final verdict
New online card shop warrants caution, but fraud is not established
The Card Alchemists presents itself as a shop for Pokémon trading cards and collectibles, with cart and purchase controls on the same domain. The 118-day-old domain has a low-trust research result and two saved suspicious detections, but the supplied evidence does not demonstrate a fake-shop operation, phishing, malware, or customer non-delivery. A valid encrypted connection and no Safe Browsing warning reduce immediate technical concern without establishing that the merchant is reliable.
09 · Community