For a long time in the TCG hobby, the idea of calling trading cards an “asset class” would have been met with jokes and laughter, especially in most finance bro circles (spoiler: they are crying now that they didn’t invest). Cards were seen as a nerdy hobby or something you brought for your kids on […]
Are TCG Cards a Legitimate Alternative Asset Class? The Honest Answer Read More »
Here at The TCG Times we really try to approach every new TCG or collectible release with the same unbiased, factual, and researched framework. We look deep into it all from the Four Pillars, the weight of the IP, the publisher’s track record (good or bad), the community reception, and the honest question of whether
Why We Are Not Investing in VeeFriends Read More »
Every TCG investor has felt it, we definitely have. That specific discomfort of watching a card you almost bought climb 40% in a week while you hesitated, yeah… we all should have bought bubble mew. Or possibly even worse, watching a card you did buy fall 30% over two months and not knowing whether to
TCG Market Cycles Explained: How to Read the Boom and Bust Pattern Read More »
If you have made it this far, you’ve done the hard part (well done), built a collection worth some coin, identified the cards worth selling, and decided it is time to turn some cardboard into cash. Now comes the question most guides gloss over… where do you actually sell them? Because the platform you choose
Where to Sell Pokémon Cards in 2026: eBay vs TCGPlayer vs Local Shop vs Facebook Read More »
Most TCG investors think almost exclusively about what to buy and when to buy it, which is pretty fair. But a lot less apply the same analytical discipline to when to sell, and that asymmetry is quietly costing them money. The TCG secondary market has genuine, repeatable seasonal patterns that have held consistently across multiple
The Best Time of Year to Sell TCG Cards: A Seasonal Guide for Investors Read More »
Well, well, well, another TCG enter the fight. Bandai just made a move that every TCG investor should be paying attention to, we certainly are. At the BANDAI CARD GAMES Next Plan Presentation on June 18, 2026, they officially announced the NARUTO CARD GAME (HUGE NEWS) a brand new, strategy-focused trading card game based on
Bandai’s Naruto Card Game Is Coming in 2027 – Is It Worth Investing In? Read More »
Somewhere out there right now, someone has 80% of their TCG portfolio in a single card. They bought it during a hype cycle, it felt like a sure thing, and the idea of splitting that capital across several “lesser” opportunities felt like thinning out a winning bet. We are not judging, we have seen versions
Position Sizing in TCG Investing: How Much of Your Portfolio Should One Card Ever Be? Read More »
We are sure most people with a decent portfolio have been asked some version of this question more than almost any other: “I want to start investing in TCG cards, how do I actually make money?” It is a board question, and we think the most useful answer we can give is not a theoretical
How We Would Build a TCG Portfolio From Scratch With $1,000 in 2026 Read More »
By the time a card is trending on social media, the opportunity is gone, looongggg goneeeee. We want to be very clear about that upfront, because it is the most important sentence in this article and everything else builds on it. The collectors/investors who profit from TCG price spikes are almost never the ones reacting
The Buyout Playbook: How to Spot a TCG Price Spike Before It Happens Read More »
Walk into any online TCG community and you will find this argument happening on a daily basis, kinda…maybe… well, you can imagine it. Someone posts a freshly slabbed card, the comment section immediately splits, PSA 10 is king, BGS 9.5 is underrated, the Black Label is the only one that truly matters. Everyone has an
PSA 10 vs BGS 9.5 vs BGS Black Label: Which Grade Actually Makes You More Money? Read More »
