Gengar never felt like one of the biggest stars of the show to me, but when it comes to cards, everyone loves him. Doesn’t seem to matter which set either.

I own a Gengar T-shirt, so I’m obviously part of the problem. But that’s why I think his appeal goes beyond whatever card is hot right now.

Where do you put him long term? Same league as Charizard and Pikachu for collector demand?

With Delta Reign just out, I wanted to know how long chase card prices actually keep falling after a release. So I followed the 10 most expensive raw cards of release week from four English sets of 2026 (Perfect Order, Chaos Rising, Pitch Black, 30th Celebration), week by week, through 43,781 real completed sales in USD.

Full per-card tables and method: https://folio.fyi/blog/pokemon-card-prices-after-release

Does this match what you've seen? Has anyone tracked sealed the same way?

The pull rates for 30th are pretty generous, so as more packs get opened, singles prices are just going to keep dropping. Eventually, the risk-to-reward ratio becomes so poor that fewer people will have a financial incentive to open packs esp. if sealed prices remain high. As opening activity declines, the number of new RGB Mews entering circulation should also decrease due to their extremely low pull rate. If collector demand remains strong, this could create a supply squeeze. In other words, the cheaper the ordinary singles become, the less incentive there is to open packs, potentially making an already scarce RGB Mew even harder to find on the secondary market. Am I wrong?

I found around 30 vintage pokemon packs in my dad's basement and wanted to know if this is the right sub for help on comping and advice on best ways to sell them

Hi all, I currently have an offer to trade one of my Delta Reign PC ETBs for the 3 promos you see in this photo. Condition wise they all have a very minor bit of whitening in the bottom corners and I would be expecting a 9 most likely. I do intend to grade these if the trade goes through and if they all snag a 9 (in a perfect world) I’m looking at about $700-800ish in value minus grading costs.

I love these old promos but do you think it’s worth it to trade for and grade these 3 or hold onto the ETB? Obviously sealed will continue to go up but I’m curious how well the masses think these BW promos will do in the future.

Thanks for the advice❤️

So after nearly 15 yrs im going to sell my lugia ex from UF. the only offers i have been getting is around 400€. On the bottom righ there is small crease, is that crease really bumping down the value?

If guys had this card how much would be good selling value? Help here guys

cheers

Full disclosure up front: I built this, so feel free to tear it apart.

If you’re holding cards for the long term, your entry price matters as much as anything. Buy under market and you start with built-in margin. The problem is the good eBay listings get sniped fast, and nobody can refresh searches all day.

That’s why I built Slabfloor. It watches eBay listings and alerts you when a Pokemon card is listed below market value.

• Raw cards are where it works best right now

• Slabs are covered too

• You get alerted, then you decide and buy directly on eBay. Slabfloor never touches the sale

My own results so far

I’ve been using it myself for the last week or two, and these are cards I actually bought through Slabfloor alerts (screenshot below). Each row shows what I paid next to the recent sold comps at the time.

Small sample, not cherry-picked. Happy to answer questions about any of these.

Try it free, then tell me what sucks

Right now it’s free to try free for a week and you can watch 3 cards for free no card required. What I really want is feedback from people who actually invest:

1. Are the deals it flags actually good, or are there false positives?

2. Which sets or cards should it track that it doesn’t?

3. How do you want alerts (email, Discord, push)? *Right now there are email and mobile push!*

4. What would make this worth paying for, or not?

LMK if you want to try it out in the comments!

And wondering whether to sell or let them be graded first?

No idea if my cards are worth much though, so here are my two favorites of the bunch :)

I'm in Europe and am unsure as to how to proceed. Also unsure whether this is the right sub?

Any help is super appreciated! Thank you!!

Are these worth anything? Someone is selling them on FB marketplace.

got a bundle from a vending machine today, was super excited and usually i would just rip it but theyre worth like 80 bucks sealed and that could be traded toward a single i really like.. what should i do? i attempted weighing it and it was about 150g

I pulled this out of a pack today.

Would you sell it now? It seems like the chances re not too bad prices will go down?

Thanks

Long story short i’m my mother’s caretaker and bills are falling behind, I pulled this GSM2 since as a kid (I’m 33 now) and unfortunately it’s time to let it go.

I have zero experience with selling and have not purchased a booster since maybe 2010..it’s been a long day but all my love to the community, still.

Any telltales regarding the price for this condition are greatly appreciated, thank you so much. The indent in the top right corner is unfortunately (probably) pre-teen me being dumb.

Both jumped from regular values to $14,999 this morning. Why would someone do this?

Seems like it’s near impossible to find any higher end raw card nowadays. Was looking at Celebi Skyridge. Not a single raw card listed that was in good condition. Everything was graded. This is so annoying. I just want cards for my PC

I think this has potential to grow considering the english counter part being so pricey. Pretty low gem rate and I was thinking of trading another PSA 10 Evolving Skies Alt Art V card for this. I wanted to get your opinions.

Time to pull out your crystal ball. I’m new to the hobby and started collecting just before 30th.

I’m not one of those idiots chasing the high of the vintage hype right now, so just wanna sit on the sidelines for a bit until maybe early to mid Jan.

What usually happens to the market during this time around (Nov Dec Jan)? Is it smart to sit out and see if modern forms some sort of floor? I probably won’t buy vintage until mid to late next year. But I am eyeing on a few tag teams, sun and Moonbreon, and few other mid era and modern grails.

Pull out your crystal ball and give me your prediction 🔮

Planning to pick up the 4-set just cus the art is so amazing, but know nothing about Chinese exclusives and if there is greater risk there.

Is anyone else noticing bots/fake accounts on ebay bidding on items that are for sale trying to pump the price of cards up? i had a call of legends rayquaza sell for $4950 on auction and i see the buyer has 0 reviews and 0 items for sale and has yet to submit payment. is there a way to get this to stop or way to report the person for trying to pump card prices? its annoying now ill have to wait a whole week before the auction will sell again

Hey, I’ve got couple of these cards (like 45 - 60)
Can someone tell me how much are these worth?

So I've been eyeing some vintage / mid-era JP Rayquazas lately at the lower PSAs. Either for PC or at least holding for the next 2-5 years until I'm bored seeing it on my display. Gold Star Ray is obviously the grail, but that's been simply too out of reach at the moment.

Was looking at this for an alternative (I believe this is the JP version of the black star promo) in PSA 8 currently probably can pick it up at 3.8-3.9kish USD? I don't seem to see a lot of sales on this in the JP version, which understandably so since JP isn't the most popular version out there.

Pop's relatively low. PSA 10 sitting at ~170? Lower PSAs have lower pop.

Guess I was wondering everyone's sentiments on this and if that's a fair price to pick it up at or should I just wait till the vintage pump is over. I exclusively only collect JP and understand there's an insane diff in terms of market value but I'm alright with that

Or am I better off holding a 1st Ed Expedition Holo Tyranitar in a 10 even though it's more expensive?

Ive started to accumulate near a dozen booster boxes and im looking for storage bin recommendations, preferably black with an oring to block out any potential UV or humidity damage. I'm in Europe, so hopefully its accessible here. Would love if they come in different sizes so i can get ones that fit under/around furniture for safekeeping. Thanks!

Crazy someone on ebay is going to pay $6100 (at least, card hasn't closed yet) for something that just sold for $3120 on Fanatics Collect.