TCG Finance & Investment
Hidden Fates: The Pokémon Set That Keeps Going Up – Our Investment Take
Let’s begin with a number that still hurts to look at if…
Are TCG Cards a Legitimate Alternative Asset Class? The Honest Answer
For a long time in the TCG hobby, the idea of calling…
Why We Are Not Investing in VeeFriends
Here at The TCG Times we really try to approach every new…
TCG Cards vs Sneakers: Which Market Actually Makes More Money?
Oh yeah, we are doing it, trading cards vs. sneakers, cardboard gang…
The Pokémon EX Era: Is It Worth Investing In? Our Honest Take
Ask most Pokémon investors where the vintage investment opportunity (if you have…
TCG Market Cycles Explained: How to Read the Boom and Bust Pattern
Every TCG investor has felt it, we definitely have. That specific discomfort…
The Power Nine: Are They Actually Worth Investing in?
Long ago, probably before you were even born, there was a set…
Where to Sell Pokémon Cards in 2026: eBay vs TCGPlayer vs Local Shop vs Facebook
If you have made it this far, you’ve done the hard part…
The Best Time of Year to Sell TCG Cards: A Seasonal Guide for Investors
Most TCG investors think almost exclusively about what to buy and when…
Is My Card Worth Grading? The Honest Answer for Every Budget
To slab or not to slab, that is the question, and it…
Is Submitting to BGS Actually Worth the Cost? A Realistic ROI Breakdown
Every grading decision is a gamble but what are you wagering? The…
Pokémon Gen 1 to 4: Which Characters Actually Have the Strongest Investment Case?
Here at The TCG Times, we spend a lot of time talking…
The Best MTG Characters to Collect in 2026: Our Investment Case
Magic: The Gathering is thirty-three years old (chances are, if you’re reading…
Bandai’s Naruto Card Game Is Coming in 2027 – Is It Worth Investing In?
Well, well, well, another TCG enter the fight. Bandai just made a…
The Best Yu-Gi-Oh Characters to Collect in 2026: Our Investment Case
Yu-Gi-Oh investing is complicated, more so than Pokémon or Magic in some…
The BGS Grading Scale Explained: What Every Sub-Grade Actually Means for Your Card’s Value
Pick up any BGS slab and you will see four numbers staring…
Position Sizing in TCG Investing: How Much of Your Portfolio Should One Card Ever Be?
Somewhere out there right now, someone has 80% of their TCG portfolio…
How We Would Build a TCG Portfolio From Scratch With $1,000 in 2026
We are sure most people with a decent portfolio have been asked…
Why the Commander Format Is the Best Thing That Ever Happened to MTG Investors
There is a format in Magic: The Gathering that Wizards of the…
The One Piece Cards That Will Be Worth a Fortune, They Just Haven’t Been Printed Yet
Most One Piece TCG investment content focuses on the cards that already…
The Buyout Playbook: How to Spot a TCG Price Spike Before It Happens
By the time a card is trending on social media, the opportunity…
PSA 10 vs BGS 9.5 vs BGS Black Label: Which Grade Actually Makes You More Money?
Walk into any online TCG community and you will find this argument…
TCG Cards vs Gold: How Did Cardboard Stack Up Against the World’s Oldest Store of Value in H1 2026?
Gold has been a store of value for roughly five thousand years,…
Is Palworld TCG the Next Big Investment Opportunity Or Are We Getting Played?
Let us get one thing straight before we go anywhere near the…
Magic: The Gathering vs Bitcoin: How Did Cardboard Stack Up in the First Half of 2026?
The final instalment in our Cardboard vs Crypto series, and in some…
One Piece TCG vs Bitcoin: How Did Cardboard Stack Up in the First Half of 2026?
Get ready for something that would have sounded completely ridiculous three years…