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- How to Sell Pokémon Bulk Cards: Sort, Count, and Get Paid
October 4, 2026
Pokémon bulk is worth more as cash than as clutter. Here's how to sort out the hits, count cards fast, and where to sell bulk, including our $1 per 100 buylist.
- Why Do Envelopes Rip in Half During Shipping?
September 25, 2026
Larger envelopes carrying multiple cards can tear clean in half in transit, and when the cards are bundled in a team bag or between shipping shields, half the order can disappear with the missing piece. Here's why it happens and the tape fix that stops it.
- The 10 Best Yuka Morii Cards in the Pokémon TCG
September 25, 2026
Yuka Morii sculpts every Pokémon in clay before she photographs it for the card. Here are her 10 best illustrations across 25 years of the TCG.
- The Easiest Ways to Build a Pokémon 151 Master Set
August 15, 2026
Four ways to build a complete 360-card Pokémon 151 master set: ripping packs, buying singles, a prestarted set, or a finished set outright.
- The 5 Coolest Cards from Perfect Order
July 31, 2026
A ranked look at the 5 most visually striking cards in Perfect Order, from the metallic Mega Evolution secret rares to the pop-art ex that tops the list.
- GameStop vs PSA Direct Grading: Which Should You Use?
July 12, 2026
GameStop's PSA drop-off service is cheaper and easier for small batches. PSA direct is better for high-value cards and high volume. Here's how to decide.
- Why Does USPS Reject or Return My Card Envelopes?
July 12, 2026
Insufficient postage and rigid toploaders are the two biggest reasons USPS flags a card envelope. Here's why enforcement is also wildly inconsistent.
- The POP Series 5 Mew Error That's Actually the Common Print
July 12, 2026
The 2007 POP Series 5 Mew holo's upside-down Poké Ball back looks like a printing error, but it's the common version. The 'corrected' back is the real rarity.
- Why You Need to Set a Price Floor on TCGPlayer
July 11, 2026
TCGPlayer charges 10.75% plus $0.30 and 2.5% in fees on your full transaction. Here's the math that shows why penny listings barely pay for the time it takes to fulfill them.
- Diamond & Pearl Stormfront — The 10 Cards With the Highest PSA 10 Populations
May 21, 2026
The 10 Diamond & Pearl Stormfront cards with the most PSA 10 grades on record, topped by a Charizard secret rare that dominates every Stormfront top 10 list.
- Diamond & Pearl Stormfront — The 18 Cards With the Lowest PSA Populations
May 20, 2026
A card-by-card breakdown of 18 Diamond & Pearl Stormfront cards with the lowest recorded PSA populations, from overlooked commons to reverse foil variants that players used instead of preserved.
- The 10 Biggest Pokémon TCG Sets
May 18, 2026
The largest Pokémon TCG sets ever printed, and how to actually store them all.
- How to Safely Ship a Trading Card in a Plain White Envelope
May 17, 2026
A step-by-step guide to shipping a single trading card safely in a plain white envelope.
- The Unopinionated 10 Best Cards from Jungle
May 14, 2025
My take on the 10 best cards from the Jungle set.