Sell Your Pokemon Cards, Paid the Same Day
We buy graded slabs, raw cards and complete collections outright. No consignment, no waiting for a card to sell, no fees deducted at the end. A figure, then payment.
Most people selling a card collection are not dealers. They inherited it, they are clearing a loft, or they collected as a teenager and have not looked at the binder in twenty years. This page explains exactly what happens, so there are no surprises.
On this page
The short version
Send photographs, get a figure, get paid. Valuation is free and carries no obligation whether you sell or not.
We buy outright. You are not waiting for your cards to sell to somebody else, and nothing is deducted from the figure afterwards.
What we buy
| Type | Do we buy it? | What matters most |
|---|---|---|
| Graded slabs, PSA / CGC / ACE / BGS | Yes | Certification number tells us everything |
| Raw vintage, 1999 to 2002 | Yes | Condition and whether it is first edition or shadowless |
| Modern chase cards and full arts | Yes | Condition, and whether it is worth grading first |
| Sealed product, English or Japanese | Yes | Set, seal integrity and storage history |
| Bulk commons and energies | Case by case | Usually as part of a larger collection |
If you are not sure what you have, that is normal and it is what the valuation is for. You do not need to identify anything before contacting us.
For a sense of the sort of cards we handle, this is a selection of our current graded stock:
How valuation works
- Photograph the cards. Fronts and backs, in daylight, no flash. For graded slabs the certification number alone is enough.
- Send them over. Through the valuation form or WhatsApp, whichever is easier.
- We identify and price. Set, reference, variant and condition, against what comparable cards have actually sold for rather than what they are listed at.
- You get a figure. With the reasoning behind it, so you can see how it was reached.
- If you accept, we arrange collection. Free, insured, or you bring them to Mayfair or Braintree.
- Payment goes out the same day. Bank transfer on the day the cards are checked in.
Outright purchase vs consignment
It is worth understanding the difference, because the two are often presented as though they are the same service.
| Outright purchase | Consignment or auction | |
|---|---|---|
| When you are paid | Same day | After the card sells, then after settlement |
| What you receive | The agreed figure | Hammer price minus commission and fees |
| Certainty | Fixed before you commit | Unknown until the sale ends |
| Who carries the risk | We do | You do |
Neither is universally better. Auction can reach further on an exceptional single card. Outright purchase is faster and certain, which suits most collections.
Before you send photographs
- Do not clean anything. Wiping a card leaves micro-scratches and lowers what it is worth. This matters more than people expect.
- Do not remove cards from slabs. A cracked slab is an ungraded card again, and the grade does not transfer.
- Keep sets together. Complete runs and full sets are worth more intact than split up.
- Do not sort or discard bulk. Let us look first. Cards people assume are worthless occasionally are not.
- Photograph in daylight without flash. Flash hides surface scratches, which means we cannot value accurately from the images.
Common questions about price
The most frequent surprise is the gap between graded and raw. A sold price you have seen online is almost always for a graded card, usually a PSA 10, and comparing a raw card against it will give you a figure that is several multiples too high.
The second is condition. Most collections have been stored in binders, boxes or lofts, and cards that look clean at arm's length frequently show edge whitening and surface wear under a loupe. We will tell you what we see and why it affects the figure.
Send photographs and find out
Graded, raw or a whole collection. Free valuation, no obligation, and same-day payment if you go ahead. Mayfair and Braintree, or free insured collection anywhere in the UK.