r/PokemonTCG_UK

I collected when Pokemon first came out and just recently got back into it because of my children (thanks kids!). I’d love to pre order some 30th anniversary stuff but not sure where is good, legit, and has anything available.

hi does anyone have any recs for an app to log my tcg collection. i’m not an avid collector but im starting to go to shows and im wanting to log my collection so i can trade easier etc. but none of the apps im finding support GBP! most are euro or dollar. i collect cards of specific pokemon so i have a bunch of cards. i tried slabbed but it doesnt let me choose holo/reverse holo :(

PRE-ORDER LIST
___ × Elite Trainer Box – £59.99
___ × Binder Collection – £49.99
___ × Greninja ex Box – £29.99
___ × Sylveon ex Box – £29.99
___ × Greninja ex Tin – £29.99
___ × Sylveon ex Tin – £29.99
___ × Poster Collection – £24.99
___ × Two-Pack Blister – £11.99
___ × Booster Bundle – £34.99
___ × Mini Tin – £14.99
___ × Battle Deck – £19.99
___ × Ultra-Premium Collection: Day – £199.99
___ × Ultra-Premium Collection: Night – £199.99
___ × Mew Figure Collection – £39.99
___ × Mewtwo Figure Collection – £39.99
___ × Ditto Premium Collection – £49.99
___ × Tech Sticker Collection – £19.99

Not bad, not great I guess

Just went to my 1st card show Saturday and thought I would share a couple of bits for anyone thinking about going to one in future, or if you're holding on to some of these items mentioned...

Raw cards - If you have near mint raw cards then 'Ungraded' (who I had seen advertised on facebook recently) were by far the best and hassle free service available. Tables were offering 70% - 80% Cash values on cards, 'Ungraded' offered 90% of market on cards worth £30 or more, was quick and hassle free and I sold about £300 worth of cards to them and got paid £270. Worth checking these guys out.

Table etiquette when trying to sell / trade - Almost all tables were clogged up by people trying to offload or trade 10's of cards at a time, even with pulse speeding this process up they should really have a max limit per transaction / interaction. Half the time after the vendor has spent time pricing everything the punter then tries to negotiate individual cards before then taking everything and clogging up another vendor and queuing punters to do the same again. Making this worse is each vendor typically only has 1 proper decision maker so you have a lot of people waiting for 1 person.

ACE slabs - These were treated like contraband, 80% of vendors didn't want them (all of mine I was looking to shift across pokemon and Lorcana were graded 10's for reference) and the 20% who entertained them only wanted to offer 70% of last solds. I'd always been under the impression that ACE slabs were liquid movers as they weren't as expensive as PSA but seems most vendors have been having trouble moving them. Really sad considering I believe ACE to be the best UK grading provider, they didn't even have a table at this show which I found surprising.

Cash is king - This won't be a surprise, vendors were more likely to accept offers with cash

Modern cards - Some cards were so readily available it was crazy. Take the first partner kanto trio promos, there were 100's of these available at this show, way too many available to keep the current price. Lots of Ascended Heroes SIRS. Very few tag teams (these are still underpriced), didn't see much 151 either.

Pokemon - This Show felt like it was 70% pokemon cards, 15% sports cards, 15% other bits and bobs!

TLDR - ACE slabs treated like crap. near mint raw cards selling consider ungraded, lots of Modern card prices are way too high, Don't try to sell / trade 10's of cards at a time. Pokemon and cash are king!

I’m not sure if this forum is the right place to post about this but I’m wondering if anyone has any recommendations as to who can do custom binders at all? Decently priced would be a bonus. I’m planning on doing an Espurr/ Meowstic binder and an Oddish binder! I would do it myself but I can barely draw stick men haha. Any recommendations would be appreciated

Hi all! Travelling from Canada and would love to know if there might be any card shops worth checking out while in Westminster/london. Found some shops closer than Google Maps showed us while in arbroath so hoping there might be something closer than the 20+ minute drives I’m seeing from our hotel here. Thanks for any help!

Hi, as title says I am extremely new to card collecting and have only opened about 2 packs total.

I originally only played the games but after getting really into them I wanna start collecting a few cards of at least my favourites and set them up nicely in a binder.

Is there any particular pack I should start with? I’ve done a bit of research and packs that had my all time favourite (Hisuian Samurott) were released back in 2022-ish 🥲 and so is out of the question unless I buy the individual cards online.

More money friendly tips would be appreciated as I am still at an age where many purchases need to be approved by a parent.

Also, has there been an upsurge in the hobby? Went everywhere I saw used to have packs but were completely sold out.

My favourites are Oshawott and its subsequent evolutions, Slowpoke and its evolutions and Psyduck and Golduck if that helps for pack recommendation.

Anyone else been overcharged at London Card Show this weekend?

My purchase should’ve been £2 and at the point of purchase, I’m pretty damn sure the card machine showed £2. My phone signal was pretty terrible when I was there so it’s now just come up as £4 on my banking app 😩
I know £2 isn’t a large amount but either way it’s wrong of vendors to be doing this and it adds up a lot if they’re doing this to every buyer!

I used to love going to card shows but a similar thing happened to me at the last one I went too and now that it’s happened again it’s left me with a slightly sour experience

As the title says, I want to start collecting but it’s very overwhelming right now. There are so many different booster packs not sure where to start. I’ve opened a few Pitch Black and Prismatic Evolutions booster packs and started a binder but with no real goal to go for.

Am I too late to start collecting or should I set myself a goal and stick with it?

Favourite Pokemon are Umbreon, Ampharos, Altaria, Greninja and Kingdra so would love some of those cards, any help is welcome 😊