The Most Common Pokémon Card Scams Running in 2025

The Pokémon card market is being attacked from multiple angles in 2025. Resealed booster boxes, counterfeit cards inserted into fake PSA slabs, pre-order...
Protecting and preserving your Pokemon card collection

The Pokémon card market is being attacked from multiple angles in 2025. Resealed booster boxes, counterfeit cards inserted into fake PSA slabs, pre-order...

Pokémon card fraud has transformed dramatically over the past five years, moving from simple counterfeit cards to sophisticated schemes involving grading...

The PayPal dispute process for Pokémon card purchases works by allowing buyers to file a claim through PayPal's Resolution Center if they receive...

A Pokémon card chargeback scam is a form of fraud where a buyer purchases high-value cards through legitimate payment methods, receives the cards, and...

For Pokemon card sellers, PayPal Goods and Services and Friends and Family represent two fundamentally different transaction methods with distinct...

Yes, you must report all Pokémon card sales to the IRS, regardless of whether you receive a Form 1099-K or how much you sold.

Professional appraisal of your Pokémon card collection is essential if you plan to sell high-value cards or need documentation for insurance and estate...

To value a Pokémon card collection quickly and accurately, you need to cross-reference three sources: TCGPlayer's Market Price function, sold listings on...

When you sell Pokemon cards to a dealer, expect to receive between 50% and 75% of the card's market value, depending on where you sell and the card's...

Card dealers buy Pokémon bulk—large quantities of loose cards purchased in bulk lots—directly from collectors through several channels, including...