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Which Years of Pokémon Cards Are Worth Money?

Sun, 30 Aug 2026 07:00:00 -0600

Short version: 1999 to 2003 is where the money is, and 2003 to 2016 is where it isn’t. If your cards came out of a box in a cupboard and they are from the Diamond & Pearl, Platinum, HeartGold & SoulSilver or Black & White years, that is the flattest part of the whole timeline, and it is worth knowing that before you spend a weekend sorting them.

How to Photograph Pokémon Cards for an Accurate Offer

Sat, 29 Aug 2026 17:00:00 -0600

Short version: photograph each valuable card three ways — straight on, at an angle with light raking across the surface, and from the back — in bright indirect light with the flash off. Everything else goes in group shots. That is nearly the whole method, and it takes about a minute per card.

You Inherited a Pokémon Collection. Here's the Order of Operations.

Thu, 27 Aug 2026 17:00:00 -0600

Take a breath. Nothing here is urgent, and nothing is going to lose value in the next month. The one thing that genuinely matters in the first week is that nothing gets thrown out, cleaned, flattened, rubber-banded or split between people before anyone has looked at it properly. Everything else can wait.

I Found a Box of Pokémon Cards. What Do I Do First?

Wed, 26 Aug 2026 00:00:00 -0600

Do four things, in this order, and you will not destroy any value in the first hour: photograph the box exactly as you found it, clean nothing, resist sorting by which cards look coolest, and separate pre-2000 cards from everything else.

What Is Bulk Pokémon Actually Worth Per 1,000 Cards?

Sun, 23 Aug 2026 00:00:00 -0600

Bulk is every card in a collection that isn’t worth listing on its own. Commons, uncommons, energies, duplicate trainers, the reverse holo of a Pokémon nobody plays. It’s usually 90% of the cards someone hands us and under 5% of the money.