Guides for selling and knowing your cards
Plain answers from a local buyer: what you have, how selling works, and how to do it safely. You will not find prices here, because they change every week. We point you to public price guides instead.
All guides
Found old Pokémon cards?
For parents, grandparents, and families: what to keep, what usually matters, and what to do next.
Selling4 minute read
How we work out an offer
What we check, the share of recent sold prices we pay, and what can change when we meet.
Selling6 minute read
Is your bulk worth anything?
What counts as bulk, what to pull out first, and a ten-minute sort for the kitchen table.
Know your cards6 minute read
Should you grade before you sell?
A kitchen table check for your best cards, the four grading companies, and when selling a card as it is, ungraded, is smarter.
Know your cards6 minute read
Does GameStop buy Pokémon cards?
What GameStop takes today, what it turns down, and when a local buyer or selling online fits better.
Selling5 minute read
How to read and sell Japanese Pokémon cards
Tell Japanese from Korean or Chinese, read the set code, and decode every rarity letter.
Know your cards5 minute read
How to check what your cards are worth
Find the set, number, rarity, and condition, then look the card up in a public price guide.
Know your cards7 minute read
Selling your cards safely
Where to meet, police exchange zones by city, getting paid, and the red flags to walk away from.
Staying safe5 minute read
Card shows in Hampton Roads
Dated shows and trade nights from organizer pages, checked every month, plus tips for selling at one.
Card shows4 minute read
Selling graded slabs
Which slabs we buy, the photos to send, and how a cert number speeds up your offer.
Selling4 minute read
Riftbound ban list and next set
What the latest ban list and the next set change, and whether to sell, hold, or keep playing.
Riftbound5 minute read
Selling Riftbound cards locally
Who buys Riftbound in Hampton Roads, what we look for, and where to play.
Riftbound3 minute read
Looking for a buyer near you? See where we buy in Hampton Roads.