Guides

Guides.

Short, plain guides for collectors, with photos of real cards from our shelf.

Pokemon Base Set 1st Edition vs Shadowless vs Unlimited Three prints of the same 1999 cards, three different prices. Read the stamp, the shadow and the copyright line in ten seconds. Read the guide

Condition How we grade condition Near Mint to Damaged, in plain English. What each grade means, how we look at a card, and how our Grade Forecast works. Read the guide