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Best Tips for Buying Pokémon Product Without Being Scammed

Authored by Poké Trainer Nic | August 16, 2021

It's no question, Pokémon product is difficult to find and depending on where you live, it could be quite impossible. With Pokémon being all the rage right now, it's easy to find yourself falling into a trap of buying counterfeit product or being price gouged by scalpers and similar.

We're going to look at some things you can do to protect yourself while continuing to enjoy the Pokémon hobby.

Buy Single Pokémon TCG Cards from TCGplayer for Cheap

Authored by Poké Trainer Nic | August 02, 2021

So you're trying to complete your Pokémon Trading Card Game (TCG) collection, but you're old like me. Going out and trading isn't really an option for us, more so since we're at the tail end of a viral pandemic.

So what do we do without spending endless amounts of money on Pokémon booster packs that are fairly impossible to find?

We're living in the modern age of Pokémon where we're able to buy what we need online. In this article we'll explore the very popular TCGplayer and how we can use it to buy Pokémon TCG single cards at reasonable, and even sometimes insanely cheap, prices.

Comparing Japanese and English Pokémon TCG Sets

Authored by Poké Trainer Nic | July 19, 2021

You've probably seen the YouTube videos of Pokémon fans showing off cards in Japanese that haven't yet been released in English. You've probably also seen the videos where people rave about the quality of Japanese cards versus the other languages.

It's no secret, Japanese Pokémon TCG cards are pretty cool!

So you're at a point where you'd like to add some Japanese cards to your collection, but you're not sure where to start. Where do you buy them if you're living in the United States or Europe? How do you decipher the naming of the Japanese sets versus the naming of the English sets?

In this article, we're going to explore some of the Japanese Pokémon Trading Card Game (TCG) sets and where are some good places to buy them.

How to Submit Pokémon Cards to CGC for Grading

Authored by Poké Trainer Nic | July 17, 2021

If you're like me, you have a fairly decent collection of cards from the Pokémon Trading Card Game (TCG). Some of your cards might be common, some of them valuable, or some of them meaningful to you in some other sense.

At some point in time you might decide that you want your cards to be locked in a graded slab. There are many reasons why you might want to do this. Maybe you want to make sure your card is authentic, maybe you want to know the condition of the card through grading, or maybe you just want it preserved in a solid slab for the end of time.

All are great reasons!

So how do you get your cards graded and more importantly how do you send them in correctly so they aren't lost, damaged, or incorrectly evaluated? In this article, we're going to look into the process for using the Certified Guaranty Company (CGC) to submit our cards for grading.