It’s efour’s version of hazing. Consider yourself initiated (:
I second watching Scott’s videos (he also has a Patreon for more videos). People spend years tracking trends so no one can give you a satisfactory answer easily, plua modern vs english vs japan vs trophies vs etc. aren’t all one in the same!
Find what you’re interested in and research the prices and trends. There’s certainly a time investment in becoming familiar with the market, and it’s best to focus on what you’re interested in to start off and build on that knowledge base from there!
Lol no problem.
So now I get the secret handshake to give to cashiers so they bring me out booster boxes?
I’ve seen a couple of PokeRev’s videos one of Smpratte videos about the 99 Masaki Promo cards. definitely informative.
and I understand now (far as the spontaneity in trends of old vs. new).
Tracking down prices I’ve been doing lately, but (and maybe it’s just me and due to me just getting back into things) price ranges I for some cards are so ‘wide’ that it’s difficult for me to ascertain a proper ‘floor value’ for cards. is there a central source of value data that majority of the community utilizes to determine value? or it’s a ‘fluid’ type thing?
Thank you for your insight and your recommendations,
I appreciate the information and guidance.
@johnathandhill, A friendly word of advice, you’ll gain respect and network more successfully if you show due diligence before asking questions which can be easily answered yourself and take the insight of seasoned collectors more positively.
This entire hobby has been inundated with new collectors asking questions with similar posts. Unfortunately for newcomers, replies here may come off as cold as it’s repetitive for collectors to answer the same thing. Especially when collectors spend time to write a reply which contains invaluable information that the OP doesn’t like. It comes off as entitled, hence why you may see more sarcastic and non helpful posts.
Spend time on forums and within the community if you’re serious and you’ll be surprised that these questions will come second nature.
Just my two cents.
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Ebay sold items
I would say that the best way to get up-to-date on the hobby would be to just explore your specific interests or chases. I’ve learned so much about the Pokemon TCG from just being on E4 and reading the different threads that have caught my eye in the past year. For the most current releases, I go to PokeBeach.com. For set lists and exploration of Japan releases and such, Bulbapedia is a safe bet. For the most recent sale prices on specific cards and products, Ebay sold listings. Overall, I think it just requires passion, genuine interest, and dedication to learn about the hobby because there is so much information. It’s not like a “spend a couple days browsing the internet” type hobby and you’ll know all about it. I’ve come to see that it takes years of involvement to get a really good grasp of Pokemon TCG collecting and selling, and even then there’s lots to learn.
Understood.
(I swear I’m not attempting to be difficult)
but when I attempt to utilize that method to properly gauge prices it still feel’s like guess work because there would be multiple prices under the sold category. for illustration purpose;
take the Japanese Neo 2 Charizard no. 006 reverse holo I’ve filtered the list to show from most recent sell to oldest and get the following;
First Listing = Price listed at $59.95 but there was a Best offer accepted - 06.Nov.2021
Second Listing = Sold for $39.00 (18 bids) - 05.Nov.2021
Third Listing = Sold for $60.07 (14 bids) - 05.Nov.2021
Fourth Listing = Sold for $46.00 (9 bids) - 03.Nov.2021
Fifth Listing = Sold for $66.00 (4 bids) - 02.Nov.2021
So this is why I’m having issues finding a understanding of the value in cards when the price range fluctuates.
- Pokebeach (for recents release news)
- Bulbapedia (for Japanese release news)
adding those to my resource list, I appreciate that.
and I can understand it takes time, I didn’t mean for my OP to make it seem I would learn it in a days time. but I understand what you’re saying.
Thank you for the information.
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The ones that sold higher look to be in better condition than the lower selling ones.
I think you’ll still have some price fluctuations regardless though.
understood.
It’s not an exact science unfortunately (or fortunately). For cards I buy (less than $50 bucks), I typically just compare recent sales and so long as the price im looking at isnt like $100 or something outrageously different, I don’t mind paying $30 vs $20 vs $40. The difference is minimal in the grand scheme of things. Now if you are buying much more expensive stuff or graded, you may need to be more strict, but then again the price variation is going to be greater on those cards anyways. Condition does play a factor, but that requires you to go and click on the actual listings to compare the cards which takes extra time and effort and even then its not always clear.
I don’t know what to tell you man. There’s no magic involved with the pricing of pokemon cards in the second hand market, simply supply and demand. Use ebay sold listings as a guide and then decide what the card is worth to you. That’s what most of us do