Knowledge base
All articles · Explainers
Newest first. About sets and their rarities, buying, collecting and keeping sealed. 40 articles.
-
BuyingPokémon 30th Anniversary Celebration: Japanese booster box, ETB, Booster Bundle or UPC — which should you buy?
Short answer: if you want to open as many 30th Celebration packs as possible, the Japanese booster box (M6a) is the most direct route: 20 packs of 6 cards (120 cards), each pack with...
-
BuyingLast order dates for Sinterklaas and Christmas 2026
Until when can you order so your Japanese Pokémon box arrives in time for Sinterklaas or Christmas? All last order dates for 2026 per country at a glance.
-
BuyingWeighed packs (pack weighing): what it is and why we do not do it
Some sellers weigh packs to pick out the heavy ones. What pack weighing is, why it is unfair, how to protect yourself against it and how we work.
-
JapaneseNo shrink: what does a Japanese booster box without shrink wrap mean?
A no-shrink box is missing its factory shrink wrap. Why it is cheaper, what risk you take and what to check before you buy one.
-
JapaneseReal or fake? A Japanese Inferno X display next to a counterfeit, under the microscope
A display that looked perfect from the outside turned out not to be factory original. We put it next to a genuine Inferno X (M2) and compared print, crimps and halftone dots under the...
-
ExplainersGrade your Pokémon card or trade it straight away? The maths for 2026
Grading at PSA costs from about $25 per card and months of waiting. When does it pay off, and when do you get more out of your card by trading it straight away? The...
-
ExplainersFound old Pokémon cards in the attic? What they are worth and what to do with them
A shoebox of cards from 1999 to 2003? How to recognise which old Pokémon cards are worth money, how to spot 1st Edition and Base Set, and what best to do with them.
-
ExplainersWhat is my Pokémon collection worth? Work it out in 5 steps
A stack of cards, a binder or a box full of slabs: how to calculate in five steps what your Pokémon collection is really worth, which cards make the money and what you can...
-
ExplainersTrading single Pokémon cards: which cards are worth it?
Which single cards from your binder are really worth something, how to assess the condition yourself and how to turn your hits into a Japanese booster box, without having them graded first.
-
ExplainersSelling or trading a PSA slab: what is your slab worth?
How to determine the value of a PSA, CGC or BGS slab, why a 9 and a 10 are so far apart, and how to turn your slab into money or Japanese sealed product...
-
BuyingInsured shipping of Pokémon cards: how to arrange it
Insured shipping of Pokémon cards and sealed boxes: who bears the risk, what PostNL registered or insured costs and how to pack safely?
-
BuyingDelivery times at a Pokémon webshop: what you can really expect
How long does a Pokémon order take? How to read delivery times, pre-orders and your rights, and when to order for Sinterklaas and Christmas.
