Card Catcher

Pokémon card guides

Working out what a card is worth, whether it is rare, and how to keep a collection in order.

A glossy foil trading card lying on a dark desk under a warm angled lampHow much is my Pokémon card worth?Find what your Pokémon card sells for today: read the set and number, check the finish and condition, then compare TCGPlayer and Cardmarket prices.Extreme close-up of a foil card's corner, showing an embossed star symbol and rainbow sheenHow to tell if a Pokémon card is rareRead the rarity symbol, the collector number and the finish to work out how rare a Pokémon card is, and which of those actually affect its price.A smartphone lying beside a foil trading card on dark cloth, lit from the sideHow to scan Pokémon cards with your phoneScan Pokémon cards accurately with a phone camera, including holo cards that defeat most scanners, and get prices without typing card names.Two ornate trading cards side by side on a dark surface, split by a shaft of lightTCGPlayer vs Cardmarket pricesTCGPlayer tracks the US market and Cardmarket tracks Europe. Here is why the same Pokémon card shows two prices and which one applies to you.Five stacks of trading cards of increasing height casting long shadowsReading Pokémon card price historyA single price tells you little. Learn to read 30, 90 and 365 day Pokémon card price charts to tell a spike from a trend before buying or selling.An open collector's storage box filled with upright sleeved cards, one card raisedHow to track the value of a Pokémon card collectionTrack what a Pokémon collection is worth over time: what to record per card, why condition changes the total, and how to keep it current.An open collector's binder showing a grid of sleeved cards in clear pocketsHow to organize a Pokémon card collectionSort a Pokémon card collection so you can find any card and know what it is worth, whether you have two hundred cards or twenty thousand.