by CardSZN | Aug 22, 2025 | Buying & Selling, Investing, Pokemon
Why Reprints Are Everywhere If you’ve opened a pack in the last few years, chances are you’ve run into a reprint. The Pokémon Company loves to re-release iconic cards—sometimes as tributes, sometimes as money-printing nostalgia plays. That Charizard you pulled? Could...
by CardSZN | Aug 16, 2025 | Investing, Pokemon, Rare Cards
Should You Grade Your Pokémon Cards? Here’s the Math If you collect long enough, you hit the fork in the road: send a card to a grading company or sell it raw today. Grading can multiply value, but it can also burn time and cash if the card tops out at a mid grade....
by CardSZN | Aug 15, 2025 | Investing, Pokemon, Rare Cards
Take a deep breath and put the fire extinguisher down. Yes, Base Set Charizard is iconic, and yes, the right copy can sell for a car payment or ten. But for most people digging through a childhood binder, the card in your hand is not an instant five-figure payday....
by CardSZN | Aug 14, 2025 | Buying & Selling, Investing, Pokemon
What Makes a Pokémon Card Valuable? (Beyond Just Rarity) You’re excited. I’m excited. But spoiler alert: value isn’t just about rarity. So buckle up for a ride through scarcity, condition, playability, nostalgia, and grading—with all the light sarcasm and slightly...
by CardSZN | Aug 4, 2025 | Pokemon
Let’s talk about the wild world of Pokémon promo cards—those oddballs you didn’t pull from a booster pack but somehow ended up in your collection anyway. Maybe it came from a Happy Meal, maybe from a movie theater, or maybe from your friend’s weird uncle who visited...
by CardSZN | Aug 1, 2025 | Pokemon
Best Pokémon Cards to Flip in 2025 (Low Buy, Fast Sell) Let’s cut through the Poké-hype and talk actual plays. Because while everyone’s chasing vintage grails or breaking the bank for Charizard alt arts, there’s a sneaky lane most people are ignoring: undervalued,...