by CardSZN | Sep 19, 2025 | Basketball, Buying & Selling, Investing
Why Grading Still Runs the Hobby Basketball cards have always been a numbers game. Points per game, shooting percentages, and—if you’re in the hobby—grading percentages. Sending a card to PSA or SGC can feel like buying a lottery ticket. Nail a 10, and you’ve got...
by CardSZN | Sep 18, 2025 | Basketball, Buying & Selling, Investing, Rare Cards
The Holy Grail That Attracts Scammers If you’ve spent more than five minutes in the hobby, you already know the 1986 Fleer Michael Jordan rookie card is the undisputed GOAT. It’s the centerpiece of basketball collecting, the card even non-collectors recognize. That...
by CardSZN | Sep 17, 2025 | Basketball, Buying & Selling, Investing
Why 2025 is different Two big currents are moving prices this year. First, the basketball story on the floor is loud. The Thunder just took the 2025 title and Shai Gilgeous-Alexander added a shiny Finals MVP, which pulled his key cards into more eyeballs and created...
by CardSZN | Sep 6, 2025 | Buying & Selling, Pokemon
You want Pokémon card deals without looking like a total noob—or worse, a mark. The good news: you don’t need lucky pack pulls or deep pockets to get decent cards for decent prices. You just need strategy. Below is a tactical guide to where you actually find value in...
by CardSZN | Aug 29, 2025 | Buying & Selling, Investing, Pokemon
Yes, You Can Actually Start Small Most people think you need thousands of dollars, walls of graded Charizards, and a Pokémon Center-sized vault to flip cards. False. You can start with a crisp $100 bill and build from there. The trick isn’t throwing darts at random...
by CardSZN | Aug 24, 2025 | Buying & Selling, Pokemon
The Wild West of Pokémon Card Sales Selling Pokémon cards on eBay can feel like opening booster packs: sometimes you hit the jackpot, sometimes you pull absolute bulk, and sometimes you get blindsided by a buyer claiming your card “wasn’t as described” when it clearly...