Sell Pokémon Cards – Evaluation for Trading Cards

Pokémon Karten verkaufen – Wertermittlung für Sammelkarten
There can be many reasons that lead to a sale of Pokemon collector cards. Many collectors now are too old to get a new hobby. But the hype for this TV series and for its card game is unbroken. That’s why the value of the playing cards and collector cards of Pokemon are increasing constantly.

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There’s a new marketplace for the sale of collector cards and playing-card-collections on the internet. Our readers have made good experiences and achieved top values. After the registration, competent notaries, experts and evaluators will be on your side to help you out with every step of the way.

We wish all readers good deals and a good business.

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Two players compete against each other with their playing cards. Its like they would release their Pokemon to an arena where they have to fight against each other. Many collectors have the dream to fulfill and realize an entire collection of their favorite monsters. To be able to participate at the game, you need a deck of at least 60 cards. We give you the most important informations you need to know about Pokemon!

Avoiding mistakes by selling Pokemon cards

If you want to sell Pokemon cards, there are some important aspects you should consider. Collectors are always interested in collections. If you have multiple cards that show a certain Pokemon, you should offer these in a package. The value of Pokemon cards is not only determined by their rarity but also by their condition. If the cards are in a cover, don’t take them out. Never write something on the cards or colour them in a way, leave them in the original condition.

AVOID

  • to use the Pokémon cards to play
  • remove original packaging
  • Cosmetic repairs

Valuable Pokemon cards – how to recognize real treasures

Every single Pokemon card shows a certain Pokemon-monster. There’s a symbol that tells how rare this card is, how often it was printed. Single cards have an extremely high scarcity value and therefore they are very eligible. High purchasing prices are linked in particular to holographic cards that glitter. Besides the conventional Pokemon cards, there are also the so called “trainer cards” that have special effects and with the so called “energy cards”, you can actually make an attack by a monster possible.

Since the first edition of Pokemon cards was published, more than a hundred extensions were released. Those are included in the so called “booster packs”. Booster packs give a random collection of Pokemon cards and the value of the Pokemon cards is defined by their rarity. With the help of certain methods it is possible to find out how rare a Pokemon card is. An octothorpe symbol stands for an infrequent Pokemon card. In contrast, a circle means a very frequent Pokemon card that is not really rare. Extremely rare Pokemon cards are marked with a star. These cards often represent Pokemon monsters with legendary status or Pokemon monsters that arise from the second evolution level. If the image of the Pokemon card is glittering, it is marked with an “H” and is called a “Holo-card”. Cards with three stars show glimmering Pokemon. These are often pictured in a colour that is officially extraordinary for the kind of Pokemon. Cards with glimmering Pokemon monsters on it are also called Triple stars.

Pokemon cards with a golden star picture legendary Pokemon monsters. If you have a Pokemon card with a white star, it means that are holding an ultra rare Pokemon card in your hands, that is worth a lot of money. Many of these star cards have a hologram by the way. But there are many cards that don’t have a identification. You can’t range these in any rarity-levels but are still very wanted by collectors. The most valuable cards are the first edition ones. By the way : Cards with misprints or miscuts achieve high prices in particular.

ATTEND TO

  • external condition
  • first editions
  • age and rarity
  • sparkle effects
  • level of rarity

Rare Pokemon cards – the most valuable playing cards in the world

The most expensive Pokemon cards in the world are the ones that arise from the first edition (1999-2000). Who sells the Pokemon card with the monster “Charizard”, can expect a fee of 274 Euros. It is easy to recognize the cards from the first edition, because there’s a logo on the left side of the card. Much more rarer are the “shadeless” cards, that cost much more money. The most valuable card in the world is the one with “Pikachu”, it is the most rare card in the Pokemon world. The pre-release-version includes only 15 copies with the most famous Pokemon in the world. It can bring in up to 9.150 Euros. One of the most expensive cards is the Pokemon “Mew”, it transforms a Pokemon into a water Pokemon. The card costs around 150 Euros.

Increase the value of your Pokemon cards while selling it

If you want to sell your Pokemon cards you can increase their value before. You should sort your card collection by kind of the Pokemon monsters and examine their conditions. Bring the cards in the correct order on a clean surface to prevent on pollution. Treat the cards well and beware of scratches and cracks. If you put together a set, you should sort the cards by numbers. 7/100 for example means, that it is about the card number 7 out of 100. To prevent on reduction of the card values, you should always keep your cards in covers. Then you have to decide, if you want to sell your cards by single pieces or by entire sets and collections. Which of those alternatives you choose depends on several aspects and has to be decided afterwords.
WHAT YOU CAN DO
  • make for an appealing presentation
  • Complete collections
  • keep in protective cases
  • offer assorted collections

 

etermine the value of your Pokemon cards on your own – our advice

Who wants to determine the value of his Pokemon cards on his own should make use of the “Pokemon price-catalog”. The pocketbook includes more than 4.400 Pokemon cards from the first edition up to the actual series. The book is perfect for collectors and gamers to look up all important informations. The pictured values and estimated prices are based on the sale of single cards. If you want to sell Pokemon cards, you’re probably not gonna make a huge amount of money. But still, your cards can bring in anyways couple of hundreds of Euros and therefore it’s always worthy to do a correct research.

Pokemon cards – Fast check

Before buying a Pokemon catalog, you should check if it is necessary. Check roughly how worthy your Pokemon cards are and then decide whether to buy the book or not.

As explained before, the status of rarity is identified on the cards threw symbols, which can be found on the left side of the card. Older cards have it on the right side. Pokemon cards can be classified in three rarity levels.

“Frequent”

Collector cards with the lowest level of rarity have a circle symbol. Usually, all energy cards and basic Pokemons are the ones that possess several evolution levels. These cards are to find “frequently” compared to others and are not more worth than the average manufacturing cost.

“Not that frequent”

Cards with a medium level of rarity have a octothorpe symbol. Usually most of the Pokemon of the first evolution level are included. These cards are not “that frequent” and therefore much more valuable than the Pokemon cards from the first group.

“Rare”

Cards with the highest level of rarity have a star symbol in different variations. Usually these cards only take part on the second evolution level and are highly eligible by collectors.

More modifications of this level are :

  • three stars
  • golden star
  • silver star
  • white star

These are by the way the most valuable and rare Pokemon cards that exist.

Who finds these symbols on his cards, should by a catalog, to be able to determine a good price for it.

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