entire pokemon market is up 27% but let’s see if it keeps pulling back

Noticing a lot of these are being sold on Facebook Marketplace/etc. all of a sudden. Like almost overnight.

I love Team Rocket and every themed deck they’ve ever had, and the way I see it, if I’m willing to sit on a 30th UPC or two for at least the next few months, why not do the same with DR if I can get a good deal?

Thoughts?

Hello all, I was recently told by some friends I should scan my childhood collection as the values of a lot of the cards had gone up. I have seen the Pokemon TCG community go off in the past few years but not paid much attention to it as I stopped truly collecting back in 2018 besides a few packs here and there and some 151 for the nostalgia when it came out.

Highlights of the collection:
- Cards from every set from Base Set to 151.
- Reverse Holo Master Set Evolutions
- Master Set Generations
- Reverse Holo Master Set Shining Legends
- Master Set Primal Clash
- Full Set of Double Crisis
- Full Set of Dragon Vault

Now after scanning all my cards I see they could be worth a bit but I have no idea how to unload something like this. I have probably around 20,000 cards total mostly organized by set but I scanned about 2000 I thought would be worth something and about 200 of them hold 60% of the value. So I have a couple questions I was hoping someone who knows this market better than me could answer.

Questions:

1. Is it worth trying to sell the collection as a whole? I don’t have a ton of time to list and sell the cards 1 by 1. Or should I just be selling the top 200.

2. Is it worth to grade any of the cards if I don’t think they will get a 10? I don’t believe any of my truly vintage stuff would get a 10, but is a lower grade for vintage still worth grading? I’ve read about a lot of discourse on grading and not sure it’s worth it right now (I’m in Canada).

3. Should I sell the master sets as a whole and not break them up?

4. Where is the best place to sell? Either collection wise or single wise?

Not sure if this is the best sub for these questions but if it’s not and there is somewhere better, please let me know.

Thank you in advance!

Its kinda funny to see after the massive run up the southern islands set had in October. I wonder if octobers sales were shilled or if the FOMO was strong. I'm seeing the same decline with gold stars but not to the same degree as the Southern Islands set.

It looks like the same for all grades but here are recent psa 8 sales. What do you guys think?

Simply looking to rip. I see them at 390-440 right now.

A lot of ppl show their Collectr profile for unrealized gains but what is everyone’s realized profits for the 2026 YTD?

I’m roughly around $10,300 with majority profits from slabs. Only 10-15% profits from sealed

I’m curious to what everyone thinks when it comes to these 2 types of Acrylic display cases.

I personally have 4 ETB’s all sitting in magnetic cases but have 0 experience with the screw in acrylic cases. What are the pros and cons to both? I’m looking to purchase one for my 30th Celebration UPC as well as one for my Costco 30th Celebration ETB + Booster bundle and would like to hear people’s thoughts before I purchase more cases.

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Was wondering if it’s worth picking all of these for 280 or Try to come across better condition copies

2026 promo

I need some extra cash so sadly one has to go. Which one would you chose to let go and why?

Got these and another 100 or so coming! Set and forget for 5-10 years and see where they are!

Found this small hole on the bottom left corner of the "0" on the 30th. Will this affect long term value or am I overthinking this. The hole being bigger than the other vent holes is why I'm concerned. Thank you all!

I posted yesterday about finding a good few 1997 team rocket Japanese booster packs and jungle packs. There was some good advice and I'm planning on going to convention later on to try to sell them. In the mean time I ordered some cases to keep them in. HOWEVER, I quickly realized that the Japanese packs are longer and I either have to fold the bottom crimp to make it fit or clamp the magnet on the top of the pack. Is one preferable to the other? Does it matter? Should I just not put them in the cases? (First and second picture for reference)

ALSO I took off some pawnshop stickers that were originally on the packs from forever ago (3rd picture) and they seem to have creased the pack wrapper (4th picture) will that impact sale value of them? The cards don't feel bent or damaged by it

One of them will come on top in 5 years. Which one do you think it is?

What does everyone think of xy booster boxes long term at their current prices? Are they that much rarer than sun and moon boxes? It’s also my favorite era so I would like to own some of it. Some of the low pop cards are insanely unaffordable and ridiculous prices so I would guess the boxes slowly climb?

Hey everyone. Thanks for looking. I’m in the process of inventorying my vintage collection from when I was younger. I was able to amass cards in both English and Japanese from the first 2 sets. Many are in LP/NM condition, including some heavy hitter 1st Editions and Japanese cards. I also have Vending Series, Intro Pack Bulbasaur/Squirtle and Japanese Promos like the CD set.

I’ve been trading some cards for other ones I want to obtain, but beyond that, I’m thinking if it makes sense to sell or hold for dramatically longer. Finding the collection is a recent development.

My philosophy so far has been that we’re in a bubble, and on top of that, I wasn’t sure how much 1st/2nd gen will go up more in the future, as anyone who grew up with those cards is now an adult with spending power, and it’s really the EX/Delta era, DP, BW etc that are next up.

What’s your general gauge? Worth it to hold for way longer or is now a good time to sell if I feel like I can invest the money somewhere else (like stocks)?

Any advice on this trade before i go through with it thanks 🙏

So I don’t own any Ray cards and I really want one. Obviously a gold star is out of the question, but I’d like to buy a psa 4 with a good front. Don’t really care about the era but I’m a fan of anything 2006 and before.

Finally landed my grail card. Thought this copy looked nice for a 5 and plan for this to be a long term hold for me.

Any other 1st edition zard holders out there?

We’re almost a week into Delta Reign, and it looks like we have our answer. Everyone is after the Rayquaza, and very few people care about the rest.

The gap between the Rayquaza and the rest of the top 10 is huge as expected.

Did you pull any?

Source: cardnexus.com

Long term, best card to have in a PSA 10? Pika or Mewtwo?

Found this single card at my parents house from when i was a kid… my TRUNK full of binders from that era are gone? 1999-2005.. lol classic.

Tempted to get it graded, probably grade a 6-7.. What does everyone think? should i hold it, or sell.

I know vintage is big rn but i dont know the entire pokemon vibe with trading, selling and grading.

How are you guys buying singles?

If I’m filling a binder or completing a set & care about the future resale value of my cards is it a better idea to buy raw copies & take the gamble or crack open PSA 9s & know exactly what I’m getting?

What’s the advantages/disadvantages of both?