What eBay Actually Costs You When You Sell Pokemon Cards
The 13.25% final value fee is the headline, not the bill. Shipping, the per-order charge, promoted listings, and markdowns all come out of the same sale. Here is the real arithmetic.
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Appraisal vs Offer: Why Those Two Numbers Are Never the Same
An appraisal tells you what a collection is worth. An offer tells you what someone will pay for it today. Here is everything that sits in between the two numbers.
Which Pokémon Card Price Guide Can You Trust?
Every guide shows a different number for the same card. What each one is actually measuring, and why sold listings are the only figure worth arguing with.
How Do Pokémon Card Buylists Work?
Why a buyer offers a fraction of market value, what that fraction usually is, and when the gap is reasonable rather than an insult.
Why Does the Same Pokémon Card Sell for Different Prices?
Two copies of one card can differ tenfold in price. Condition, print run, grading and where it sold explain almost all of the gap.
How to Inventory a Pokémon Collection for Selling
A repeatable method for cataloging a Pokémon collection before you sell: triage first, sort physically, then price in batches with a reusable spreadsheet.
What Are My Pokémon Cards Worth If They're Not Graded?
A raw card is worth what identical ungraded copies sold for. How to read eBay sold comps, which condition flaws move the number, and when raw beats grading.
How to Price a Pokémon Card in Under a Minute
Search the card on eBay, tick the Sold items filter, and read the middle of the results. That takes about forty seconds and beats every price guide — here is why, and where the guides quietly mislead you.
Pokémon Card Condition: What Near Mint Actually Means
Near Mint is a defined standard with a point budget, not a compliment. What each condition allows, how the three scales differ, and what the gap costs you.