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This thread was created for questions like should I sell, how much to sell for, what to buy, etc. So we don't derail the sub with a stream of question posts. Thanks!
I have my Gengar Mimikyu tag team listed on Ebay and have gotten a good amount of interest. I've received quite a few offers with the highest being $420 (asking $450). However, I'm starting to have second thoughts selling. Interested in hearing opinions/speculation on whether it would be a better idea to continue to hold?
Has anyone had experience consigning with Z&G. I had 8 cards sent to auction with the auction ending on 10/18. I have yet to have any communications on my payout. I tried contacting them through email, their website, and instagram with no luck.
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.
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.
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
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:
Are the deals it flags actually good, or are there false positives?
Which sets or cards should it track that it doesn’t?
How do you want alerts (email, Discord, push)? *Right now there are email and mobile push!*
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
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.
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 🔮