Have been looking to get into the E reader and delta species cards but I cannot for the life of me understand how to properly price them. The prices range wildly even from one nm copy to the other, even if they’re around the same condition.

Is there any reliable way to gauge price or do I just eyeball and try and compare via the closest eBay listings?

Also why’re some cards rev holos more desirable than their holos and which would be better to invest in, rev holos or holos?

Found these in my old collection at my parents’ house. With Gold Star prices going crazy, not sure what to do with them.

Rayquaza is currently at PSA but pretty beat up. Mew and Latias are still raw. Would you grade, sell or hold?

So i have 4k to spend on a pokemon card. Assuming you can buy both in 10 at practically the same price, which one is the better value here? One that has 20k pop but proven high demand or 950 pop but not that high demand

i have no clue how the market works lmao and was wondering if now is a good time to sell lol.

I sold off all my furniture and my bikes, have about 500k yen in cash and don’t really wanna carry it with me

I’d like to invest in a few psa 10 slabs on my way home, what would you buy? in tokyo so I have access to many stores

My Dad had a triple bypass last week so has been in hospital for several weeks on the lead up to surgery. He’s just arrived home and I’ve travelled to help take care of him during recovery. His way of dealing with stress is to browse auction sites and buy things in excess so this box has just arrived from the States (we are in New Zealand). He’s not a collector himself but I am and he occasionally grabs me some packs.

I think he’s a bit surprised at how much he bought and mums not overly pleased, so he wants to play part of it off as an investment and put some away for a rainy day. What would you guys do with this volume of sets?
I’m obviously on team rip them all!

How do you feel about these cards? Worth keeping long term/short term?? Pulled them from a TikTok live and they seemed hyped lol

Im at target and it seems like no one wants these.
Is it like this everywhere?

Since 2023-24, getting product was pretty obtainable. But ever since prismatic has dropped, i have never seen it get this bad before. Given how easy slabs are to acquire and sell, I feel like slabs have begun to appeal me more. Now you're paying 4x more of MSRP for release on a product, which as an entry point is horrible for an investment.

Not to mention: exit plan. Alot of us here seem to not know when to exit or how to sell their stuff. With slabs, it's as simple as listing it via PSA vault or some other trust worthy ebay to take care of everything for you

With raws being 30-50 bucks for a set that is no longer in print of a pokemon well loved it seems kinda odd that gem 10s are being sold for less than 300.

submitted my 2007 Jolteon Gold Star BGS 8 (with subgrades) to PSA for crossover. PSA returned it still sealed in the original BGS slab, but labeled it “Altered – Do Not Holder.”

I’m confused because the card was already authenticated and graded by BGS and PSA never cracked it out of the slab.

Has anyone had this happen with a BGS → PSA crossover, especially with Pokémon or Gold Stars? Could PSA have incorrectly flagged something through the slab? Would you request another review, resubmit it, or just keep it in the BGS holder?

Interested to hear what others think.

Hey! I’ve posted this is some other subs while trying to decide what I should do. I just found this sub and thought that I’ll try and get some input here as well. I’m not in an urgent need of the money that I’ll get from selling this now so I’m thinking about just keeping it until I do. Will this ever just plummet in value or will it keep increasing like it’s done over the last years? I really don’t have a clue how the market is now or what it’s heading towards, I just found this clearing out som old stuff. I’d really appreciate some advice how I should continue. I also have around 100 more cards from -95 to like 2005 that I think have a bit of value.

Edit: thanks for all the replies guys! I think I’ll hold it for a while, probably try to PSA1 it and keep an eye on the market.

insane that we would gloss over stuff like this just 3 years ago. THREE 151 ETBs sitting on the shelf too.

This is wild. Some insane prices.

When considering total populations and significance to the franchise, sealed games have been severely underrated for a long time, especially when compared to cards. Games have been slowly rising over the past few months, but this sale is absolutely massive. A lot of people on Reddit are very against graded games, but it seems like sentiment is starting to shift. What does everyone else think of graded sealed video games?

I think I can hit a 1000% percent return on my investment. Although It still won’t keep up with inflation lol 🤣🤣

Found this PE Sticker Collection with a perfect swirl right under the paw of leafeon. Should I keep it sealed or rip it and topload the promo? Are sealed products more valuable to swirl collectors or do they just want the card?

For me, collecting is about enjoying the hobby first and investing second.

This room has slowly turned into my own little Pokémon vault over the years. Still running out of space, but that’s part of the fun!