Guide to Pokémon Card Collecting
All entries in this guide series, in order of publication.
1. Why Pokémon Cards Are Worth Anything (And Why Most Aren’t)
The £300,000 Card That Convinced Everyone They Were Rich In 2021, a PSA 10 1st Edition Shadowless Charizard sold for more than…
2. Grading and Condition: What Actually Separates a PSA 9 from a PSA 10
Grading and Condition: What Actually Separates a PSA 9 from a PSA 10 The Single Grade Point That's Worth More Than A…
3. Buying and Selling Pokémon Cards Online Without Getting Burned
It arrived. It was a Base Set Blastoise, and it was in a PSA slab. The grade was PSA 6. When I…
4. Why the Pokémon Card Market Goes in Cycles (And What That Means for Collectors)
The £20,000 Charizard That Became A £5,000 Charizard In early 2021, a PSA 10 Unlimited Base Set Charizard — not even the…
5. How to Store Pokémon Cards Without Quietly Destroying Them
The £500 Card I Ruined With A Binder I once owned a Near Mint Base Set Blastoise. Good centring, sharp corners, clean…
6. Are Pokémon Cards an Investment? An Honest Look at the Risks
Why Most Pokémon Card "Investors" Lost Money In 2020 and 2021, a great many people bought Pokémon cards as "investments". They paid…
7. How to Spot a Fake Pokémon Card Before You Buy
The £800 Fake Charizard I Nearly Bought I was looking for a Base Set Charizard and found one listed at £750, against…
8. Sealed Products and Promos: What’s Worth Buying and What Isn’t
The £2,000 I Lost Opening Modern Booster Boxes Between 2020 and 2021 I bought modern sealed product as "investments" — Evolving Skies…
9. What I Wish I’d Known Before I Started Collecting
Every Mistake In This Guide, I Made First When I started collecting in 2018, I worked through more or less the entire…