Every single bid after this one was from the same account with zero feedback.

WHAT I’M TRADING:
PSA 9 Van Gogh Pikachu #085 — $871

Pokémon 151 Blooming Waters Premium Collection (Sealed) — $326

Pokémon Center Paradox Rift Roaring Moon ETB (Sealed) — $219

Pokémon Center Paradox Rift Iron Valiant ETB (Sealed) — $191

Total market value I’m giving: $1,607

WHAT I’M RECEIVING:
PSA 10 Lugia V Alt Art #186/195 (Silver Tempest) — $1,244
Cash — $200

Total value I’m receiving: $1,444

Difference: $163 in favor of the other person.

Values are approximate, using PSA estimates for graded cards and TCGplayer market prices for sealed products.
Would you make this trade? Is consolidating into one PSA 10 Lugia worth giving up the extra value? Which side would you rather have for long-term holding?

Obviously mid era is blowing up and this card has risen significantly but are we about to see the Tyranitar ex holo from Pop series 1 explode even more with the first sale of a PSA 10 since April 2025? This is one of the lowest PSA 10 populations I’ve seen. Lowest list for a PSA 9 is $45000. How high could PSA 7’s go is my question? Could this reach gold star level similar to Mudkip? Probably not but worth speculating.

I came across this recent video from Goblin - the thesis is basically that companies like Gamestop are driving up value by placing outrageously high bids on slabs to package into their card packs. Gamestop recoups the difference between their bid and the "true" market value by selling lottery slots across many users for the slim chance of obtaining the slab. Not only that, Gamestop is actually incentivized to make outrageously high bids to pump the recent sale values to justify their pricing for card packs (i.e., making users believe that if they got the hit, they would actually be making their money's worth or more). Am I out of the loop and is this already well known? I'm also surprised this doesn't violate FTC regulations - the odds and expected value disclosures for these card packs are built on recent sale prices, which Gamestop is directly inflating in the first place...

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_n0cuohbQT0

Saw this on home country fb market and asked dad to buy it and bring it back. Was it a good price?

I am unsure if it's worth spending money on grading them or not and just selling them as is. I had opened these cards when they first released and forgot they existed, then recently I looked them up to see how much they are worth and I would be dumb to not sell them. So I would like some advise on what would be best to sell them.

Has anyone else had success buying CGC 8s/9s with the intention to crossover in the future, specially LV.Xs, B/W, X/Y stuff? I also like buying CGC to atleast get past the games played with raw condition on eBay since literally anything passes authenticity now when it comes to raw condition, the extra money to go CGC over raw but still cheaper than PSA is worth it to me, what do you guys think?

For those of you who sell cards on eBay, what has your experience been like? I’m especially curious about what protections eBay offers sellers if a buyer claims a card never arrived and how you handle those situations. I bought a ton of vintage during COVID when prices were still reasonable, and with prices up, I’m considering selling off my collection. I’m not in a rush to sell, but I’d like to hear from people who have actually gone through the process and any tips or things to watch out for.

Hey everyone, I'm from Australia and I've been looking into how people work out whether sealed Pokémon products are actually worth buying. I've noticed eBay sold listings can be pretty misleading sometimes, especially when you've got bundles, different language versions and Best Offer sales where you can't see the actual price. Just curious how you guys normally research prices before buying something? Do you mainly use eBay, certain websites or Discord groups? Would be interesting to hear what everyone uses and whether there's anything that annoys you about researching prices.

I came across an error box with two promos instead of one, with the second promo misaligned in the spot where a booster pack should be. The box contains 9 packs instead of the usual 10.

I'm curious how people think an error like this would affect its long-term value compared with a regular sealed box.

A few things I'm wondering:

Does the combination of a duplicate promo and a missing pack make this more interesting as a factory error collectible?

Would the misalignment of the second promo add to its appeal, or does the missing pack hurt its value more?

Do comparable PokemonTCG factory errors have a track record of selling at a premium, or is the market too niche to establish a reliable price?

I'm particularly interested in how collectors would evaluate its potential rarity and resale demand over the next 5 years, rather than just whether it's an interesting curiosity.

Would you consider this a desirable error box, or more of a novelty with limited demand?

I would like to sell some of my collection in order to fund better investments with lower pop. Which of these should I prioritise selling? Are any worth holding?

• Gengar tg
• genger pre release promo swsh
• shining lugia
• shining jirachi
• Dark Flareon
• Espeon Deoxys Tag teams

For the record I already have this Marill

Has anyone managed to find the Pokémon Celebration Packs at Lawson in Tokyo today?
They were supposed to go on sale at 7 AM this morning (October 16), but I’ve already visited five Lawson stores and couldn’t find them in any of them.
Am I looking in the wrong place inside the stores, or was I just unlucky?
Has anyone managed to buy them in Tokyo today? If so, which Lawson location did you find them at?
Thanks for any tips

I graded the umbreon myself and Mega Charizard is my favourite card but im unsure if its worth it

I traded for this card about 6 months back for around $7k value. It’s had 4 fairly recent sales (mid-end July) ranging from 6k-6.5k, but with the way vintage has been moving what do you reckon it would go for currently? And what
would be the best route to sell it? Any thoughts are appreciated. It’s a POP 61 card.

I have some sealed collections($3k-4k and a binder of cards($3k) for a total of $6-7k ish.

I’ve been wanting to buy a first edition charizard for a while now and I’m finally in a position to be able to put out the money to get one. Ideally I would have liked a higher grade than a 6 but at this point that’s my budget for this card. Pop on it is 859 which seems high to me. With the recent prices of vintage is now a good time to buy this card or do we think prices may go down?

Hiii. Just wanted to know if it’s even worth it. Or should I only aim at cgc pristine / Psa 10

Looking for an ace 1 or tag 1

Hello, Everyone!

Hopefully this is the right sub for this, if not let me know and I can move it

I have this Pikachu that is clearly way off center, and I noticed the words that are usually on the bottom are cut off on the bottom of this card. And the words from the bottom of another card are at the top of this cards. I tried my best with the pictures, but hopefully you can see what I mean.

Would this be considered an error or misprint? If so, is it considerably more valuable because of this?

Thank you for any insight you can provide. Also, if I can take any other pictures that can help you out let me know, I’ll be happy to do so.

This pika is a vintage, japanese-exclusive promo featuring adorable art—the last inclusion of the “Natta Wake” series, a 4-part magazine including promo cards for sunkern, psyduck, jynx, and pika.

I picked this up for around 75k yen in a japanese card shop in.. 2025-ish? And it’s been sitting in my closet since. It’s already had a run, but I’m still seeing potential upside in this niche pika gorging on cake.

Given vintage’s current trajectory, the featured pokemon, the art, and its scarcity, I feel that this card could fetch a higher price, considering psa 9 copies are now cheaper than an aquapolis houndoom in an equivalent grade.

I’m most likely keeping it, but I’d like you guys’ second opinion. I have no qualms about selling it to reinvest, but there’s this nagging feeling that urges me to bank on the future of this card. What do you think?

Cool card! Worth picking up for ~$100?

How does it being JP affect value?

I brought these from Japan about a decade ago. Is there any remotely significant value here?

Thanks!

No, you cant use table fees as an excuse. Near me, its under 30 CAD a table. That alone seems to be a pretty eat-able cost. The only answer is greed. Its a private sale! Get real