Is Courtyard legit?
Polygon · graded-card vending machines · the trust question, answered from an on-chain audit · data refreshed 2026-07-15 02:47 UTC · by RipIndex, independent — methodology
The checks, one by one
| Check | Answer | The evidence |
|---|---|---|
| The cards are real | Yes | Vaulted, graded, redeemable — with an instant-buyback alternative (~84.6% of value). |
| Outcomes are publicly recorded | Yes | Pack-opens settle on Polygon and stream on a public API; we record both. |
| It publishes its odds | Yes | Odds, EV and buyback ratio per pack — rare for the category. |
| An outsider can audit it | Yes | Our ongoing on-chain audit compares the published odds against real pulls read from Polygon — current results in the Odds Report. |
| Payouts work | Yes | The instant buyback is exercised constantly in the feed we record. |
| You come out ahead | No | cash-out EV ~82% of cost — below cost on every pack. |
These checks cover what's publicly measurable — settlement records, feeds, published odds, and buyback behavior. They don't verify custody, solvency, shipping, or future conduct; no outside audit can.
What's left to take on trust
Less than almost anywhere, which is the point of the audit. The main remaining trust point is custody: the physical card sits in Courtyard's vault until you redeem it, and vault operations are a warehouse-and-insurance question no blockchain can answer. Nothing we've recorded gives a reason to doubt it — it's simply the part outside our instruments.
“Legit” and “profitable” are different questions
On average, no. The published EV sits near pack price, but cashing out applies the ~84.6% buyback, landing around 82 cents back per dollar. Keeping the cards changes the math only if you value them above buyback.
The full live numbers — published vs cash-out EV, pack by pack — are on the Courtyard data page, and Courtyard sits alongside every other site we track on the live board.
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Frequently asked
Is Courtyard legit?
Yes — published odds, vaulted graded cards, Polygon settlement, and an independent on-chain audit (ours) checking the published odds against real pulls. Still −EV: instant cash-out runs around 82% of pack price.
Is Courtyard a scam?
No evidence points that way in anything we monitor, and Courtyard is structurally hard to fake in the dimension we test: odds are published, opens settle on Polygon, and an independent audit — ours — continuously compares the two; rigged odds are the specific thing that comparison is built to catch. Our checks don't extend to custody or solvency — no outside audit's do.
Can you make money on Courtyard?
On average, no: published EV × the ~84.6% buyback lands around 82 cents back per dollar, on every pack. Keeping cards changes the math only if you value them above buyback.
Does RipIndex's audit mean Courtyard's odds are honest?
It means they're checked. We read real pack-opens off Polygon and compare them against the published odds continuously; the current state of that comparison is in the Odds Report. “Audited and holding” is the strongest claim we make about anyone.
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