TCG Investing 101

Ask ten different people in this hobby why a card is valuable and you will get ten different answers. Some will point to the pull rate. Others will talk about tournament results. Some will mention how the card looks, how much it reminds them of childhood, or how the character on it is their all-time […]

You bought a card for $200. It was a solid pickup at the time (well done homie), good fundamentals, trending upward, the kind of card you felt good about. Then the market shifted… oh no. A reprint was announced, the hype faded, or a newer chase card pulled all the attention away. Now it is

Here at The TCG Times, we get asked some version of the same question almost every week: “What do you think my collection will be worth in a few years?” It’s a great question, and honestly, it is the right question to be asking, lets be honest, most of you reading are collectors looking to

The transition from “collector” to “investor” is a psychological hurdle that many never clear. Most people entering the trading card market are operating on emotion; they buy what they like, when they see it, at whatever price the market demands. In any other asset class stocks, real estate, or gold, that strategy is called “gambling.”