Guides
Practical guides to buy, sell and keep Pokémon cards: condition, grading, counterfeits, prices.
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How to recognise a fake Pokémon card
Points to check to spot a counterfeit!
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The conditions of Pokémon cards: from Mint to Poor
What Mint, Near Mint, Excellent, Good, Light Played, Played, and Poor mean, and the effect of condition on a card's price.
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Grading your Pokémon cards: PSA, PCA, CGC or BGS
The principle of grading, the differences between PSA, PCA, CGC and BGS, sending cards and cases where grading is worth the cost.
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Estimating the Value of Your Pokémon Cards
Identify the card, assess its condition, then compare the price guide, recent sales, and listings.
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The rarities of Pokémon cards and their symbols
Circle, diamond, black, silver or gold stars: how to read the rarity symbol of a Pokémon card.
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Organising and Protecting Your Pokémon Cards
How to store your Pokémon cards to keep them in good condition?
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Gifting Pokémon cards: ideas based on budget
Booster, box, single card or graded card: which Pokémon cards to gift based on budget and recipient.
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Starting a Pokémon card collection
Choose a goal, set a budget, buy individually or in boosters, organise your cards.
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Booster, display, ETB or box: sealed Pokémon products
What a booster, display, Elite Trainer Box or box contains, and how to choose between these sealed products.
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Buy Japanese Pokémon cards
Different expansions, smaller boosters, language-specific prices: what to know before buying Japanese Pokémon cards.
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Base Set: First Edition, Shadowless or Unlimited
1st Edition Stamp, Shadowless: how to identify which print a Base Set card is from.
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Bidding on Pokémon cards
Check the listing, set your maximum bid, consider shipping costs and pay on time: how to bid on BDPokéCards.
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Packing and sending a Pokémon card via Swiss Post
Sleeve, toploader, cardboard and envelope, then the right shipping method: how to send a Pokémon card without damaging it.
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Selling your Pokémon card collection
Sort your cards, estimate those that have value, then sell individually, in lots, at auction or through buyback.
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Measuring the centring of a Pokémon card
How to measure the centring of a Pokémon card, calculate a ratio like 55/45, and why centring matters for grading.
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What makes a Pokémon card valuable
Rarity, Pokémon, condition, age, language, and grading: the criteria that explain the price of a Pokémon card.
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