5 Tips For Buying Pokemon Cards On eBay

With the recent explosion in the pokemon card hobby it has become a landmine when you want to find good deals on rare pokemon cards from eBay. In this video I'll share with you my go to tips for buying pokemon cards on eBay. These were hard lesson learned and I want to pass them on to you during your pokemon collecting and investing journey that you may not make the same mistakes!
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[@almightly40]

It's really rare that a pokemon youtuber is not advertising himself on youtube. One of the best and concrete pokemon channel on the entire youtube.

[@margaritasalt]

to your point about the hobby being so vast: if you're just starting to collect, have someone sit next to you while you browse ebay looking for the deal you originally set out to find. every time you get sidetracked with a new "this-could-be-a-great-investment-too" card, have your partner spray you with a water bottle to keep you on track. you'll look like a wet puppy by the time you exit the browser.

[@timothyswindell4924]

Japanese sellers easily have the best shipping methods for singles. Never been disappointed purchasing anything from Japanese sellers.

[@Mike0xl0ng_____75]

Same here and I prefer the Japanese cards too, can pick up some really nice cards for cheap too

[@matiastejero-leon2474]

Agreed

[@Tehkneekz]

their stock quality is way better too

[@kingmar2009]

I second this

[@hanslim4031]

If you think about it the stereo type with jp sellers could potentially make them the best scammers 🤔

[@chrisvsaliens]

dude japanese sellers take so much pride in anything they always give me free cards or throw in like origami pokemon lol

[@yun_greg_films9200]

One time I bought a shiny golisipod gx and the dude sent it along side a base set clefairy

[@MCOD1999UK]

I want to collect every Quagsire card and get a psa 10 for each one.

[@TheFujiKicks]

1:35-1:40 "I wanna see the front, I wanna see the back, I wanna see it from the side."

[@yeeterhd530]

All true facts man! I really agree with all of them because its getting a bit more common to see stock photos and the fake booster boxes and also the collections where ppl only show 1 page

[@hakimmahamdallie2536]

One of the things I look out for on ebay is the rating of the person selling the item or the feedback other people leave if they have 100% usually its safe to buy from them, idk if anyone else has had some bad experiences, but usually when i follow this rule my cards have come to me perfectly.

[@hello838]

100% agree. One useful tip on eBay is zoom in on the photos and request more photos just to be certain of the card condition.

[@lukejackson6019]

That last tip is very true I've been buying pokemon cards for a little while now and I always buy cards that I like be I plan to keep them in my collection for a long time just cause I love them so much

[@InvaderJr]

Thank you for your tips 1% of my collection is from buying singles I just don’t trust eBay or any website. Be very careful collectors

[@svan._.6866]

I was always in love with Pokemon and collected the games sealed. Just came over and started with Pokemon cards. I only want cards I really love looking at, nice art is the key for me. My first big hit was the shiny Charizard V after 11 bosters and I went crazy 💥 I really love this card Thanks for the videos man!

[@plastokopie]

good points, one more thing is always read the description and send a message to the seller. I never buy from anyone who doesnt answers their questions

[@YangShaolin]

I JUST got back into the game after 20 years starting with champions path. I was all over the board on what I wanted but after watching this video, I've decided. I'm gonna go for all the full arts. Thanks for the advice! Liked and subscribed! 👍

[@Crashes_and_CloseCalls]

Ive said it once, and I will say it again. This is one of the best pokemon card channels on youtube!

[@WhoIsCalli]

Thanks for the tips Jake. I’ve recently got back into pokemon cards and that’s all I’m doing... buying stuff I love and like the look off. Then I’ll do the research on the price

[@br1ann88]

Already in the first minute, you hit it right on. I can’t believe people buy stock photo cards, there are many of those on eBay. And also, if you guys are eBay sellers, or sellers in general, putting multiple photos and angles is VERY helpful lol, I’ve had to contact soooo many sellers for condition about cards

[@greggo8652]

Be careful out there people, the more people that jump into the hobby the more people there are to rip you off! Great advice Jake. Thanks for the enjoyable content. Keep it up...

[@HoloPonyta]

Totally agreed about all points especially not to skimp out!! Ive tried to avoid paying ~$5 extra sometimes and will miss out on the card completely. Or just pay a little more for a way more trusted, legit seller for peace of mind in certain circumstances. Awesome video as always!

[@Jeffelson]

Generally agree about the stock photos but if you're just looking for a few commons/uncommons to complete a binder set then there are sellers out there I'd trust. Just don't take the gamble on high ticket items.

[@ShaneA125SX]

I've been collecting since the very beginning and have around 20+ sets completed so far. Going back now to collect all the promos I missed but honestly I'm just a collector and have no problem parting with cards I don't need for cards I do.

[@professorshuk]

Love the point of buying what you enjoy! That's the best part of the hobby!

[@benlowrey7230]

Quickly becoming my favourite channel

[@OurPokemonJourney]

I've been using mercari with some good success. Seems to be a little less competition with other buyers compared to ebay. My go-to modern cards i've been stocking up on to get graded and sell for profit are pretty much any GOLD card, zacian, zamazenta, frosmoth, etc..also marnie full art and rainbow cards. Great profits to be had with those!

[@ianchoi4646]

thanks. you spit the god facts. you deserve more likes

[@lenglor1619]

Started collecting back in 2014 stopped in early 2016, but man I shouldn’t have stopped in 2016. Then Retail was always stocked now is like cleaned out.

[@robertthecollector2229]

Love the video bro!! Great stuff man always helps to listen to you bro! 😁🤘

[@cgbach]

Watch out for fakes. Pokerev just got screwed on a ‘99 Japanese Booster box

[@jimijames6449]

Pretty sure that isn’t a new fake box. That has been sitting around for two decades. They’ve been seen before.

[@christian4478]

JimiJames 64 it was 100 percent fake

[@joshhulett6127]

Christian he just meant it wasn’t newly made. They were fake cards, just made decades ago

[@scipioTCG]

I'm always worried about the sellers with little to no feedback and no profile pic😬

[@beylee12]

I recently got back into the hobby. a good tip is to make sure the seller has a lot of reviews AND develop rapport with one. They will sometimes give you an offer on a card thats below market price and help you out.

[@coolwaterbear6725]

Thanks for the tips Jake! I just recently won an eBay bid for a shadowless holographic Blastoise for $20 when I got it it had some whitening on the back of it but I knew from the past course that I was gonna get that.

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[@yanxu9069]

Thanks for the tips Jake! I'll definitely use them

[@CardCrazy31]

Great advice Jake thank you for the tips!!

[@chrisdorm7415]

Your one of my favorite youtubers thanks for teaching me about Pokémon

[@edicemalovic3878]

This was good idea give tips to people to find, "what fish about the price on a cards, which does not make sense." People really need real picture of Pokemon cards to see, how the damage looks. Also, do agree with you on about the fake cards, people get fool's and price to be not right at all. Be careful people out there on eBay!!

[@pastelsliderz3097]

These are some very important points. I mainly focus on the original 151 in shadowless and 1st edition as well as gym challenge team rocket complete sets. My favorite vintage set is expedition, I have the complete set of holos and all common uncommon trainers and some of the energy’s in reverse. Really focus on sets you love and pick up other good deals along the way. My number 1 modern set is shining legends and right behind it is dragon majesty. I do like to complete small sets such as the Detective Pikachu set. Also love collections shining cards such as vintage shining Mewtwo which was my first eBay purchase years ago! I do sell some affordable cards on eBay on the side to support my hobby (jordangalle)

[@tempuslogan3493]

Love your channel brother, keep it up!

[@themattcave1424]

Jake I love your content I’ll think of a question and there you are answering it lol you make great content I hope to be at your level some day keep it up man you’re great

[@arron-92]

Don’t be afraid to ask for some extra photos most people will gladly send you some extra photos if they do not send you more photos there’s a very good chance that there is something wrong with the card

[@husaini3932]

Very nice tips! Thanks Jake😘

[@jakubkozej5453]

Great video, from the start I was more fixated on the value, but right now I just want to have cards that I really enjoy or I had as a kid, right now I bout my first ever wotc holo card, neo genesis skarmory, and I just love how it looks, keep up the great work

[@cod4everbro]

Well Jake said it, Buy what you love, guess i'm going bankrupt now

[@wingmanology2505]

Yeah I’ll ass around lmao 5:08 Awesome video thanks for the tips 🙏🏼

[@DirtyPlumbus]

Your fifth tip is a very good one. It's a mistake I see people make all the time at all sorts of auctions. I think it falls under predictable irrationality. Similar to people buying items they don't need to increase an order total and get free shipping. There seems to be some inherent desire or unconscious thought that unseen contents can be judged. Sellers will take advantage of this. I learned early on to only pay for what you see. If you assume the box is just an empty box and you're wrong, it's a free bonus. If you imagine it's contents you could seriously overpay for an empty box.

[@bd59]

Another great video with excellent tips!

[@isaacdeans4294]

4:39 really thought he was going to say nothing good ever comes outta china😂

[@HydraulicAnna]

Thanks for the tips I really didn't know some of these

[@MBULTRAHD]

I would also add - check the seller's feedback. Often sellers will create new accounts when they get heat off of their older one/s. If the seller has a very low amount of feedback or a low feedback percentage, probably steer clear. There is a lot of fake product about.

[@MahoneyBadger]

Totoro dancing to Evongelian, nice.

[@iPeanutJelly]

Another tip is to not be scared to buy from small or just starting sellers. They usually give the best prices since they are trying to get their names out there. All the cards ive bought from small sellers have all been sent in the condition they were mentioned. Ive gained alot of profit+ a cool collection just by buying from smaller sellers

[@Cartoonjoker15]

Are you ever concerned the cards might be fake?

[@piercemchugh4509]

Was about to buy a cheap booster box from China. Thumbs up for you. Thanks.

[@johncontreras2327]

I usually go to tcg player. A lot of reliable sellers and have a better market value for singles. I also go to eBay too for bidding wars.

[@JasonBallejo]

Thank you!! You are the man!!

[@joekaliko1747]

Thanks again for the great content!

[@jeffreygood714]

Jake- another thing some ebay sellers do to mislead the buyer about the condition of the card is they take a picture of the card with a white or paper background to reduce the visibility of whitening.

[@purrungas2012]

Great advice thanks for that

[@kyleosborne1674]

Another thing: If a listing leaves out a key picture, there is a reason. For example, if you're buying a single card and they take a picture of everything including close-ups of every single corner *except one* ask for a picture of that corner or don't bid. Learned this early and bought a single missing a corner pic, that corner was damaged but was hard to see in the zoomed-out photos. Had they put up a zoomed-in photo, they wouldn't have gotten the amount of money that they did.

[@furtnot3441]

really helpful, nice vid 👍

[@GyaradosFreak]

Great buying points bro!!

[@Nqtor]

i get hwta you were sayin at the end there, bought my first psa card, blaines moltres psa 4. did it coz i loved the card not about the money

[@Metalkake]

Great tips :) thanks!

[@wallyd8680]

love it good tips bro

[@EpicGaming-yu7oh]

Your vids are great! You have a new Subscriber

[@ken3930]

thanks for the tips jake! by the way, any modern sets I should invest in?

[@amead78]

All great tips. 👍

[@fredchang-investingmadefun3974]

Yes!!! This is just the video I was looking for 😳 Edit: on the China issue, even the Chinese cards/packs don't come from (mainland) China. They're all printed in traditional Chinese, which means they're distributed in Taiwan and Hong Kong!

[@tramznation3901]

ima be a pikachu collecter i already have a really rare one thank you so much for all the tips !!

[@thirdeye8285]

I use stock photos, but only for cheap cards I have multiple copies of. Always take photos of the values singles for sure.

[@creed5]

yup bought an illustrator charizard with your advice, idk if the seller has it or not but i'm hoping or i'm going to ask eBay to step in.

[@JorgePadilla]

eBay is good but Facebook marketplace is underrated. I’ve made a good amount selling raw ungraded cards from every generation of Pokémon cards without a Facebook fee. Yes I still pay fees if I use paypal as the cost of doing business. But eBay charges sellers a fee. Just some added value.

[@JoshSalvador]

i love your content man, keep it up because you're doing great, i would love to mention your videos and channel in my own pokemon investing videos as well if you're fine with that!

[@TwicebakedJake]

Sure dude

[@bktabinga]

Well said!

[@JohnsonSaUceZach]

What you said about pride and not buying something because you were being too stingy, i can totally relate to. I used to really want the shiny rayquaza from dragons exaulted, but i didn't want to pay the 35, 40 dollars and now it's worth way more than that. Another example is the gengar ex from ex frlg

[@yongi8]

Should I invest in a PSA 10 Shining Legends Mewtwo GX or a PSA 10 Shiny Rayquaza GX?

[@pilotaphid2768]

Thank you for the tip

[@michaelboris2500]

I'd like to know your thoughts on completing a full set, do you think buying them individually would be cheaper than buying packs to complete a set? I have soooooo many doubles and only 20-30 percent complete.

[@TuanPham-re7bi]

Lmaoo right when you said “make sure it’s not a stock photo”.. I had to pause and make sure if I bought that same charizard promo from that seller. Turns out I did.. 🤞🏻 hopefully it’ll turn out alright for me 😂

[@TwicebakedJake]

If they're selling lots of copies then I'll let a stock photo slide. But definitely for vintage cards that wouldn't fly

[@theneicro]

Never had a problem with Shangri-La yet. They’re a fairly large store so they need the good feedbacks and with so many copies they can’t really photograph them all :D

[@matiastejero-leon2474]

Advice 3: For example, the MRSP for those new Japanese trainer boxes (Marnie, Hop, and Bede) is ¥1900 (~$19.00) not $65+ (¥6800). Know your prices! ☝🏼

[@stepthebossn3038]

Do you think I should open my tag team all stars gx box or keep it sealed

[@Jitterzz]

I actually don’t think I care much about the value of the card, I don’t really intend on selling them. These are pretty awesome to get, and if there’s any that ends up being valuable that I don’t need anymore, that’s a cool upside.

[@theglitchedsupernova2231]

I need to get my hands on a cinderace card

[@joshforeman95]

Need to get your autograph one day on a top loader lmao

[@Brown-vr5ty]

i just started collecting some for fun and the first booster box i opened i got charizard vmax

[@svenwostendieck1338]

nice tipps

[@kuribohs]

I recently pre-ordered a few of the shiny V star booster boxes from eBay and it says the estimated delivery date is around mid to late January even though the set releases on Nov 20. I have never ordered from eBay before and I wanted to know if the Japanese sellers actually send the pre-ordered products 2-3 months late or if eBay just posts the maximum time allowed for the seller to ship your product. Love these informational videos by the way!!

[@trees570]

Hey Jake great content as always. What do you do if the items are described as mint, and when it arrives it is mint for the most part but there is a squeezed line on the card? Almost as if it was placed under the paper they were writing on. For a card around $20 do you bring it up with the seller or just let it go? Also, what's your take on sellers with zero feedback? I saw this listing that was 3 times cheaper than average on PSA 10 card from the seller with 0 feedback and they were from Saudi Arabia. Would you go for it and deal with eBay if there were issues or pass?

[@TwicebakedJake]

Sounds like some risk and reward involve. It's up to you on the card condition whether you think it's worth it. I've had sellers return $5 cards before. Ebay offers some buyer protection if that helps

[@soothingmist4527]

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[@ItsMeMario3369]

Jake what do you always look at?! I noticed you always look to your left a ton!! I now want to see the wall on your left 🤣🤣

[@TwicebakedJake]

I just suck at looking directly at the camera

[@joemaples5422]

And reviews are your friend lol ....always read the seller reviews ...

[@brettbutler6086]

Thank you for the informative video Mr. Twicebaked! How do you feel about TCGplayer as an option for buying cards for your collection? Generally reliable? I’m just starting to collect again and it seems more reliable than eBay so far. Thanks again!

[@TwicebakedJake]

Yes I use TCGplayer all the time. It's just another marketplace for trading cards

[@nuj427]

Hey Jake, new sub here. My question is about buying boosters packs. I researched a little about not to buy them in singles and safer to just get the booster box?

[@nightflash262]

I learned my lesson not to buy cards with stock photo anymore. Especially from troll and toad, such a reputable seller but cards are not wat it said on the description. Bought some "New" legends cards for a premium price and turns out the cards have light scratch, scuff and small dings 😂. Never gonna buy from them again.

[@spcinv]

What ex or gx boxes should I buy at Walmart?

[@cactus8123]

Thanks for the advice. I was finally able to order a CP ETB recently. So excited to finally jump into the hobby. Besides eBay for singles cards, would you also recommend TCG player and Amazon?

[@TwicebakedJake]

Yes TCGplayer is really solid. Be careful though. Even near mint cards on TCGplayer can come in pretty poor conditions

[@Kangasconrad]

I was able to find one in a Target the other day. I was so surprised to watch them casually be stocked when I have seen so many card shelves empty in many stores

[@cactus8123]

@@Kangasconrad Lucky, I had to order for above retail price. I think if I see one in stores, I'll buy it, but I'm not able to go outside often so. Hope your pulls were good if you plan on opening it.

[@guypho]

Can you make a video on best ways to sell Pokémon cards? I’ve heard plenty of stories of people buying and disputing the purchases and returning a different card back to you. Any ideas on how to protect the seller?

[@TwicebakedJake]

eBay has a pretty solid system vs scams. Haven't had any issues in years

[@e36boy]

I'm 37 and I just found all my Pokemon Cards and I'm filling up 3 9 pocket binders of year 1999 to 2000 Pokemon cards. I wish to sell them as a whole set or trade them for comics. I hope I can sell them for a good price.

[@myleblue]

If you have any duplicates send them my way pls 😂

[@quangtien4478]

I just bought 36 shining legends single packs

[@joshualopez5141]

So today I was looking for curiosity and I saw a surfing pikachu (Japanese) and it’s sleeved in the pic but should I trust it? The seller actually made me an offer so idk

[@brandonbies3256]

I have been using TCG this year more than eBay. I feel it’s more expensive than what I find on eBay but it’s a reliable source. For modern I buy booster boxes from my local card shop. Have you used TCGplayer?

[@TwicebakedJake]

Yes TCGplayer is solid. It's just a marketplace so you have to really go by seller

[@tbtradescz]

After this video : NOTHINK CHEAP ON EBAY.. :((

[@Mike0xl0ng_____75]

Its hard to find cheap deals atm anyway 🤣🤣

[@tbtradescz]

@@Mike0xl0ng_____75 after videos like this yes :D