TCG Finance & Investment
Market Price vs Lowest Listing: Which One Should You Trust?
All prices in USD, mid-October 2026, shown as ranges. You look up…
Pokémon 30th Celebration: Which Cards Have the Best Long-Term Investment Case?
All prices in USD, as of mid October 2026. Based on actual…
Prismatic Evolutions – Is It Still Worth Investing In?
All prices in USD, as of mid-October 2026. Here’s a number that…
Why We Think Pokémon Aura Seeker Could Be Worth Investing In – The Honest Take
To get the best framework for this set, we need to jump…
Why We Think Yu-Gi-Oh! Immortal Phoenix Could Be Worth Investing In (Just Not the Box)
Here’s a number that should bother you (even for us, that was…
Chaotic Is Back: Is the Comeback Worth Investing In? Our Honest Take
Way back In 2009, Chaotic’s website had an insane 1.25 million registered…
Pokémon Gen 5 to 9: Which Characters Actually Have the Strongest Investment Case?
In our Gen 1-4 investment piece, we made the case that the…
Is Yu-Gi-Oh! Glorious Victors Worth Investing In? Our Honest Take
We need to look back to figure out what’s happening in the…
TCG Cards vs LEGO: Which One Actually Makes More Money?
When it comes to Cards vs Capital, we have compared pretty much…
Has the TCG Investment Bubble Popped? Here Is Our Honest Answer
Every single time the Pokémon or Yu-Gi-Oh market (and some emerging TCGs)…
Is MTG Star Trek an Investment Opportunity? Why We Think It’s Worth Watching Before It Drops
Live long and profit… we had to. But for real the Magic:…
When to Sell Your TCG Cards and When to Hold – The Honest Investor’s Guide
Pretty much every single person planning to sell a card has been…
OP-01 Romance Dawn: Why this is the Most Important Investment in One Piece TCG
Thinking about buying into the One Piece TCG? There’s one single number…
Should You Crack That TCG Booster Box? Here’s How to Work Out If It’s Worth It
If you’re reading this, we already know you probably have sealed product…
XY Era Pokémon Cards: Which Sets Are Still Worth Investing In?
The XY era, we know you remember it, ran from early 2014…
The Original Yu-Gi-Oh Era: Are the First-Generation Sets Worth Investing In?
Before we dig into this, let’s do a quick exercise, imagine it’s…
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…