Many people don't know really that their Pokemon cards kept in their basement could value highly. Here I provide the DIY instruction how to determine it. Professionally, you can ask PSA service.
Today, many people still play Pokemon card as a childhood memory. Even some of them search for these cards as a collection.
While they are not printed anymore, it is a great opportunity for those of you who still have Pokemon cards saved in your basements. Go there probably you will find a goldmine! The more rare cards you have the more expensive they will value.
There are two best sources If you are looking for specific cards value. The first is eBay and the second is Tril And Toad (dot) com the Collector's Cache. A quick search for their values will typically give you a picture for the buyers who are willing to pay you in order to get a card.
But, not all of them worth dollars, they could be only the rubbish. Here are some tips to know if your Pokemon cards value:
- Something special. It could all episodes of your cards are re-printed counterfeit cards. The cards specialty obtained from originality and scarcity. To know their originality, search the information in the internet. Long time ago, when everyone had Pokemon cards, they were worthless. But now, there some limited edition cards may be the only you who save them in this world. Moreover, you have the cards which were given in the tournaments.
- First edition. Pokemon cards first edition were printed finite, marked with the emblem in the corner.
- Unreleased error edition makes limited edition. Errors were avoided while cards printing. Once they were printed, they would be unreleased to the market.
- The condition. The bad condition is the best killer of your card value. In the collecting world, condition means everything. The Cards that remain well inside the pack were very unusual. If you were able to keep well your cards in a shoe box until adult life it would your best luck. There were not many people like you. Most kids when they were playing cards, they opened the packs and scattered the cards everywhere. Not to mention, when the mothers accidentally swept them over the floor.
- Saved in the packs. When you were kids, what did you do the first time after buying Pokemon cards? Yes, opened it. It was not only you, everyone did the same thing. The thing that makes your card value highly nowadays is when you did not open them, they kept in the packs. Strange indeed, but this is what we refer to a scarcity.
The examples are Charizard Cards. They are invaluable with PSA 9, in good condition and wrapped well in the packs. The price could reach $200 to $6,000. Wow! that's fantastic. You could invest some for cryptos and someday they will become double or triple.
Do you have one?