If you have Pokémon cards sitting in binders, boxes, or tucked away in a drawer from your childhood, we need to talk. Not because the hobby is dying, it absolutely is not (scared ya there didn’t we), but because a very specific, data-backed window is fast approaching where the market conditions for selling older cards […]
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Tracking the biggest moves in the Pokémon TCG for the week of June 11th – June 18th. We’ve identified the top 3 cards gaining value and the top 3 losing ground based on their total dollar impact. To give you the most accurate global snapshot, we have included pricing in AUD, USD, and EUR. Please note
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Tracking the biggest moves in the Pokémon TCG for the week of June 4th – June 11th. We’ve identified the top 3 cards gaining value and the top 3 losing ground based on their total dollar impact. To give you the most accurate global snapshot, we have included pricing in AUD, USD, and EUR. Please note
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There are two types of people in the TCG world. Those who saw a First Edition stamp as a kid, thought nothing of it, and then traded the card away for a holographic they liked better (yes, we did it and yes, we regret it). And those who held on (we envy you). The financial
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Tracking the biggest moves in the Pokémon TCG for the week of May 28th – June 4th. We’ve identified the top 3 cards gaining value and the top 3 losing ground based on their total dollar impact. To give you the most accurate global snapshot, we have included pricing in AUD, USD, and EUR. Please note
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In the TCG market history, few stories resonate with such a unique blend of dedication and sheer audacity as that of “The Kabuto King.” For those unfamiliar with the legend, we’re talking about a collector who, years ago, embarked on an almost impossible quest… The Goal? To acquire every single First Edition Kabuto card from the Pokémon Fossil set. This wasn’t a chase vard by any means, it was a humble common card, largely ignored by collectors (us included). Yet, through relentless effort, he gained over 5,000 copies, effectively cornering the market on a specific, seemingly insignificant card. Here at The TCG Times, we’ve watched his story unfold, culminating in a once-dollar-bin card achieving unprecedented value.
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Tracking the biggest moves in the Pokémon TCG for the week of May 21st – 28th. We’ve identified the top 3 cards gaining value and the top 3 losing ground based on their total dollar impact. To give you the most accurate global snapshot, we have included pricing in AUD, USD, and EUR. Please note that
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Walk into almost any local game store, check Reddit, or scroll through social media, and you’ll quickly encounter a prevailing sentiment in the TCG community: a deep-seated frustration (sometimes even hate) with scalpers. These individuals, who acquire highly sought-after products on masse only to resell them at wildly inflated prices, are widely reviled for making
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The global phenomenon that is Pokémon Trading Card Game presents collectors and investors with a fascinating choice: do you focus your portfolio on the English-language releases, or do you venture into the often-earlier, sometimes higher-quality (more so past releases) realm of Japanese Pokémon? This isn’t merely a language preference, it’s a strategic decision with significant
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The trading card market is rarely rational. Just trying to get your hands on 1 pack off a shelf has become near impossible for some TGC’s. While spreadsheets, sales data, and population reports can give you a historical look at asset performance, the daily movement of prices is driven by something far less predictable: human
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