Which Pokémon Card Price Guide Can You Trust?
Every guide shows a different number for the same card. What each one is actually measuring, and why sold listings are the only figure worth arguing with.
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Every guide shows a different number for the same card. What each one is actually measuring, and why sold listings are the only figure worth arguing with.
Why a buyer offers a fraction of market value, what that fraction usually is, and when the gap is reasonable rather than an insult.
Two copies of one card can differ tenfold in price. Condition, print run, grading and where it sold explain almost all of the gap.
A repeatable method for cataloging a Pokémon collection before you sell: triage first, sort physically, then price in batches with a reusable spreadsheet.
A raw card is worth what identical ungraded copies sold for. How to read eBay sold comps, which condition flaws move the number, and when raw beats grading.
Search the card on eBay, tick the Sold items filter, and read the middle of the results. That takes about forty seconds and beats every price guide — here is why, and where the guides quietly mislead you.
Near Mint is a defined standard with a point budget, not a compliment. What each condition allows, how the three scales differ, and what the gap costs you.