r/PokemonTCG • • 4d ago

Weekly Pricing/Buying/Selling/Grading & General Questions Post

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Hello! This is this week's weekly pricing, buying, selling, grading, and general questions post. Here you can ask the community what your cards might be worth, if you should buy what you have your mind on, whether or not you should grade a card, etc. Be sure to post images where applicable.

You can also check out the Pokemon Quick Info Guide made by u/Lyleberr.


r/PokemonTCG • • 3d ago

Drama in the hobby Weekly Megathread! Restocks, Pre-orders, Scalpers, etc. goes here!

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We get it. You hate scalpers, Pokemon center's website sucks, your local store is a rip-off, and other stuff.

But if you want to also post about it, make a comment, leave a screenshot, whatever else.

Rules of the sub are still in force. Bans still happen for breaking them.


r/PokemonTCG • • 6h ago

FedEx stole my Ascended Heroes etbs...

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427 Upvotes

Very disappointed with both FedEx and PokemonCenter. I am especially disheartened by the response from PKC. Zero escalation or investigation on their part. I contacted FedEx and they told me to reach out to the shipper. After contacting PokemonCenter they said it was delivered and has a delivery photo so it is not their problem. I had provided evidence of tampering and an empty box. But I have now been told any future ticket relating to this issue will automatically be closed.


r/PokemonTCG • • 5h ago

Pulls First time finding/opening 30th!

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319 Upvotes

Off to a great start and can't wait to open more when the time comes


r/PokemonTCG • • 5h ago

Other Prismatic strikes again…

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151 Upvotes

Won the raffle from Walmart and took the gamble on opening. Now I see why it’s called traumatic evolutions 🥲

Note - I started collecting last month. I knew opening wouldn’t be the best option but wanted to experience myself


r/PokemonTCG • • 4h ago

Daughter pulled god pack!

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116 Upvotes

My daughter has been opening prismatic and it’s been so disappointing. She’s ten so it’s fun to see her reaction to hits. I found a good deal on ascended heroes focused fighters so picked it up. First pack opened was a god pack. She was so happy! I got a good video and good memories. Not posting the video but here are the hits. She’s debating on selling it or holding on. We don’t need the cash so I’ll recommend we keep it.


r/PokemonTCG • • 7h ago

Other My very first card binder, ignore my dog

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189 Upvotes

Today is my nineteenth birthday, and I was gifted 100 Pokémon cards and a binder from my partner. I used to collect them when I was little, but once I got older I lost them and I lost the time to get more. I know they aren’t impressive, I don’t have any “chase” cards, but I don’t care about that. I like them anyway, and I’m very happy to have some again. I’m hoping I get a piplup soon, because that’s my favorite. :)

And yes, that is my chihuahua, she also likes Pokémon cards.


r/PokemonTCG • • 11h ago

Pulls I don’t care if this card is worth 2 hay pennies, I’m just so happy I pulled my favorite alien baby!

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329 Upvotes

I was finally able to get my hands on a booster box and pulled some great cards! I don’t really care about the monetary value of my collection, I just like collecting my favorite little guys. The 30th anniversary was filled with gorgeous bulk cards and it felt so special❤️


r/PokemonTCG • • 6h ago

Discussion Anyone else like the hound of doom with this art

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109 Upvotes

r/PokemonTCG • • 18h ago

Saw this in twitter, do drivers know what’s inside the package? How would they know it’s this

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1.0k Upvotes

r/PokemonTCG • • 2h ago

Discussion Vulpix - Day 9 painting Pokémon cards

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45 Upvotes

Thought this one was nice with the Autumn vibes 🍂


r/PokemonTCG • • 4h ago

Pulls My pulls from one ETB🙂‍↕️🔥😮‍💨

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51 Upvotes

Finally got my hands on an ETB and I get my chases, lugia and froggy boy 🐸. S/o Walmart and it's raffle system 🙂‍↕️🙏 my pkc etbs cam remain sealed 😅


r/PokemonTCG • • 52m ago

Pulls Kohl’s… who knew?

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Had to return shoes. $20 a box!


r/PokemonTCG • • 6h ago

Such a beautiful artwork

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35 Upvotes

r/PokemonTCG • • 5h ago

Pulls My first 30th ETB did not disappoint!

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24 Upvotes

LCS had ETBs for 135 so I was able to grab my first ETB. I am so pumped by these pulls!


r/PokemonTCG • • 10h ago

Finally finished my gold secret rare page

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63 Upvotes

Really wish they brought back gold border secret rares like these! Full gold mega evolution is still cool though


r/PokemonTCG • • 20h ago

Traded my evolving skies build and battle box for 3 of the 30th Anniversary booster bundle at my LCS

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369 Upvotes

I got a little desperate so don’t judge me. I basically traded 4 packs for 18 packs so that’s a win to me. I only paid MSRP for the Evolving Skies anyways.

I opened these up with my cousin and man we were not disappointed, the pulls are insane and as a Pikachu collector I love how every pack has a Pikachu in it.

I haven’t had this much fun pulling packs since Sword and Shield (I stopped collecting after S&S). I ruined the hobby for myself by always looking up the value for the cards in advance, and hoping for the expensive card rather than the card I liked. This time around I’m not checking prices for the cards until I collect at least 80% of the cards.

25th anniversary was the only set I’ve ever mastered and now I actually want to master this set as well. It was so worth the 5-year wait.

I don’t know every card in the set yet so I’m surprised as I go. I’ll eventually look at the book when I open an ETB. I don’t even know what my Chase card is but I think I may have pulled it with this.

This trade was so worth it in my book, idc what anyone says.


r/PokemonTCG • • 1h ago

Other Custom Cards

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Hey guys, I'm trying to find cool artworks like this one to make custom cards (giving credit to original artist, of course and only for personal use). Pinterest ain't helping me much, so if you guys have any nice artwork you feel like would look great in a pokemon card, please send it here, pokemon or treiners!


r/PokemonTCG • • 1h ago

Discussion coworker gave me a bunch of old japanese/korean cards

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my coworker told me about how he had a couple boxes of old bulk for me to look through... and omg 🤯 this is so cool. there's two banned japanese cards (the moo moo milk and the grimer), and then some first edition holos (some with swirls in them).


r/PokemonTCG • • 18h ago

It might not be as rare in the 30th anniversary pack, but i got it

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198 Upvotes

r/PokemonTCG • • 1h ago

Mega gardevoir through the ages

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Every single non shiny Japanese mega gardevoir (correct me if I’m wrong)


r/PokemonTCG • • 1d ago

25th Celebration Gift from my parents. Admire the beauty 🤌🏼

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1.9k Upvotes

Got this awesome 25th Anniversary Pokémon display of the big 3. To me it’s priceless, I’m curious what other people think. Probably only one in the world 🧐.


r/PokemonTCG • • 8h ago

Pulls Sneezelur IR :)

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25 Upvotes

Beautiful card. Going straight into the Hisui binder page!


r/PokemonTCG • • 14h ago

Pikachu W stamp - Antique Store Find

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67 Upvotes

Found this bad boy hanging out at an antique store. Best $40 grab so far!


r/PokemonTCG • • 1d ago

Off to the PSA Vault! Need a new car!

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1.1k Upvotes

Who would have thought I would ever say the sentence “I need to sell 4 Pokémon cards to buy a brand new car”

I bought everything around 2020–2021. The Mario Pikachu box was one of my purchases, and for the McDonald’s Squirtle, I bought a sealed pack and decided to take a gamble by opening it. Out came this beauty. The Charizard was just a raw card I bought off eBay.

I eventually stopped displaying them because of how much value they had gained, so they’ve been sitting in my safe for years. I’d take them out and admire them maybe once every couple of months. Life moves on, and now I’m at the point where I need a new car, so I’ve finally decided it’s time to sell.

It was a tough decision at first, but honestly, I think I’m even more excited about getting a new car now!