TapCollectHow to price Pokemon cards for a card show
Good show pricing is simple: start from what the card actually sells for, round to a number people can read at a glance, and know your lowest price before anyone asks. Do that the week before the show and you will spend the weekend selling instead of looking things up.
1. Start from recent sold prices, not asking prices
A listing price is what someone hopes to get. A sold price is what a buyer actually paid. For raw singles, check a market price site like TCGplayer and recent sold listings on eBay. When the two disagree, trust the sales from the last few weeks over an old average.
2. Price for the condition you actually have
A near mint card and a played copy of the same card are not the same price. Look at the corners, edges and surface under good light, and price each copy for its real condition. Shoppers at shows look closely, and an honest condition call builds repeat buyers.
3. Round to clean numbers
$18.37 slows a sale down. $18 or $20 does not. Round singles to whole dollars, and use easy steps like $5, $10, $15 and $20 for most of your case. Clean prices also make bundle deals and cash change faster.
4. Use bulk bins for the small stuff
Do not spend an hour pricing cards worth less than a dollar. Put them in clearly labeled bins at one price, like 25 cents, 50 cents or $1 each. Bulk bins keep kids and budget buyers at your table, and they often lead to bigger sales from the same shopper.
5. Price graded slabs by grade and company
A slab is priced by the card, the grading company and the grade together. A PSA 10 and a PSA 9 of the same card can be far apart. Look up recent sales for that exact card, company and grade, not just the card name.
6. Price sealed from current sales, and watch the trend
Booster boxes, elite trainer boxes and other sealed product move with the market. Check recent sold prices and notice whether a product is climbing or cooling off. Newer sets can drop after release, and older sealed often climbs over time.
7. Know your lowest price before the show
Most show buyers will ask for a deal, and that is part of the fun. For each card worth real money, decide ahead of time the lowest price you will take. Keep that number to yourself. When someone offers, you can answer right away instead of doing math in your head.
8. Re-check the hot cards the morning of the show
Prices on chase cards and newly popular cards can move in days. A quick check of your top cards the morning of the show keeps you from underpricing something that just jumped, or sitting on a card priced above what it sells for now.
9. Make every price easy to see
A price on every sleeve, top loader and slab means fewer interruptions while you deal. Shoppers who have to ask often just walk on. If a card is priced on offer only, label it that way so people know to start a conversation.
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