Should You Buy Graded Pokemon Cards From Game Stop? | Pokemon Card News

Should you buy graded Pokemon cards from GameStop? In May 2024, Game Stop started a program where they will purchase PSA 8 - 10 Pokemon cards from customers and resell them on their website. We investigate if these prices are actually good for consumers and the answer is rather shocking.
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[@pokeboyztrading]

I couldn't believe the prices for some of these cards. Please be careful before spending your hard earned money on overpriced cards.

[@MakoKong]

No one is forcing people to buy these cards. It's up to the consumer to know the value. Don't like the price? Just don't buy it and let gamestop sit on their inventory forever. If anything, at least someone was able to offload their slabs.

[@pokeboyztrading]

True no is forcing them and I made that very same point regarding being a vigilant and educated consumer. Still is pretty egregious pricing model so I won’t let GameStop off the hook on that.

[@yodakazam]

​@PokeBoyzProd people who buy slabs aren't ignorant buyers. This is a bad point also. They're just gonna get stuck with a bunch of slabs. They probably don't even have stock so the just mark them up 100% if they need to buy to fill a sale

[@samanderson1650]

That eggecute was not even a 10 either. They were selling an 8 at almost 2000% the price of a 10! 😂😂😂

[@pokeboyztrading]

Eggxactly! It’s absolutely ridiculous and doesn’t make any sense at all lol

[@mugekuge]

holy crap... master ball pikachu is 650+... what the heck is gamestop thinking? you could easily buy that on ebay or pwcc for 50% less than that....

[@pokeboyztrading]

Exactly! I spoke with a GameStop employee regarding their graded cards program yesterday, they stated they receive the pricing from PSA's backend data, but I'm certain there is some issues with that system at the moment.

[@KushDragon420]

Dont sell them your slabs. 1. Any card shop will offer more 2. For a slab valued at 500 dollars they will offer you 150-200 max. At most. People have tested this already 3. To get the 500 dollar max youd have to sell them a card worth 1000s if not 10s of 1000s. Talking 1999 promo mew prize card psa 10 signed by Satoshi tajiri kind of rare card.

[@pokeboyztrading]

That is just horrendous trully. And you're totally right, card shops will give you better trade-in value.

[@ThatTattedGinger]

False. I know specifically a guy who sold them those Jolteon promos in psa 10. Going for maybe $140-160 market. And GameStop was paying $450 cash per card. I’ve even talked to a manager and they have seen there’s specific cards for whatever reason in their system that they are paying double or triple actual market. It all is down to whatever algorithm they use.

[@RiceWithNuts]

6/28/2024 Went out myself to test it out at a gamestop in CA, they offered me cash- $66.07 for psa 10 dragonite v alt art and $53.52 for psa 10 lugia alt art...yea i would not buy/sell/trade cards from them.

[@draz7905]

I havent heard anything about GameStop since the whole stock market craze. Honestly didnt know they were even still in business.

[@pokeboyztrading]

This is a very funny comment lol

[@coconutslim5992]

w vid. we all need to stop supporting gamestop as a whole so they disappear

[@pokeboyztrading]

Thank you! 😀

[@keithwelch8563]

Large company owned by capital firms having outrageous profit margins should be expected.

[@pokeboyztrading]

Yeah they have huge pockets to do this. I just hope someone doesn’t mistakenly purchase that $800+ Exeggcute lol

[@keithwelch8563]

@@pokeboyztrading they have the high price now so they can put 25-50% off stickers on them for Christmas, uninformed boomers will pay the price the still huge mark up for a holiday gift

[@Jertwig]

As much as I’m not a fan of GameStop for buying/selling, I feel like the majority of people who purchase slabs are significantly invested in the hobby. And those people have access to all of these free resources for looking up prices. If someone sees something they like, and likes the price, they will buy it. If they don’t like the price, then the product will sit. Eventually, GameStop will have to lower prices or face compounding losses. On a side note, my theory about why the prices are so high in the first place, is that corporate does not have proper training in place to show their employees how to price out these items (again not the employees fault, even people involved in the hobby take time to learn how to properly evaluate prices). Therefore they price the product based on what they paid for, not what it should it have been valued it in the first place. Again, I agree that almost all of their pricing is very off, but the law of supply and demand will take care of it anyway. Good on you for spreading the word, but I also don’t really feel like the Gamestop slab situation is particularly a big problem for us consumers. If they give you a good offer for your slabs, sell it to them, if not walk away 👍🏻

[@pokeboyztrading]

I’ve been seeing reports they’re not giving good deals for turn ins but I suppose everyone’s mileage may vary per se. I’m not convinced people are getting hundreds on those top cards when the max payout GameStop will give you is $500.

[@lucuslopez6866]

The cards sold on Ebay for too little. The cards should be worth wayyyy more than what its selling for

[@pokeboyztrading]

Which card in particular are you reffering to? Whatever the market dictates is the price, it is what it is. That's why I love pokedata.io because it a couple clips you can have all the pricing data you need to make an informed decision.

[@AKravity]

I wonder now if it’s great time to sell slabs under $500 to GameStop, it has to make you think if they are buying the slabs at a great percentage or price

[@pokeboyztrading]

You may be able to sneak some by them and their system. Their pricing model is clearly wrong and that could be of benefit to a seller.

[@joaquinignacio10]

I’d venture to say that if they’re overpricing things to that extent, that they’re going to severely undercut you 😅

[@KushDragon420]

No you got that backwards. Sombody already checked this with slabs that ranged from 10 dollars to the 500 dollar limit. For a 500 dollar (market price) slab they will offer 150ish cash 170 ish trade. For a 500 dollar slab. That same slab would be 1k plus on their website judgeing from this video. Which is very gamestop. Thats not shocking at all really.

[@Valverde713]

Someone should buy an erika's exeggcute, and take it in and see what they offer to buy it for

[@pokeboyztrading]

Hmmm can’t tell if this is a big brain move or not 🤔

[@farmingsim9813]

I'm tempted to

[@Doors067]

Some of the prices are lower then any comps i can find by almost 70 or 80 bucks also and bought 3 slabs already. The cards they have overproced go purchase cheap sell to them money loop

[@pokeboyztrading]

From research and other posts I've seen, they're not offering much in the way of trade-in value. I may run an experiment locally to see what I can get for the slabs I have and report back to you all. This is all fascinating to me truthfully.

[@ThatTattedGinger]

It’s hit or miss. I know a local manager. It’s just whatever algorithm they use. I’ve actually bought 4 slabs from them and got $20-40 under market they are selling for. And I’ve also sold them slabs that they paid more than market. Take advantage where you can!

[@pokeboyztrading]

Hell yeah! That's good to hear actually.

[@ThatTattedGinger]

@@pokeboyztrading yeah and that Charizard v you showed. I could grab it for $120 psa 9 and I think market is right at $140 or so. But if you crack it from the slab since it’s a psa 9 it’s worth more as nm raw at like $180. So there’s some deals. Just lots of overpriced because whatever they use to price is so messed up.

[@paulleon1469]

Gamestop is selling their PSA 10 Erika's Exeggcute for $800+ dollars; they charged each egg for $50.

[@pokeboyztrading]

It’s not even a 10! It’s only a PSA 8 lol

[@kubo5185]

Should You Buy Graded Pokemon Cards From Game Stop? Proooobably NOT! Should You Sell Graded Pokemon Cards on Game Stop? Yes yes YESS!!!! But just little reminder. There in world exist things like dropshipping for example. U literally buying things for more money, when u just can buy the same thing from source for less. But still ppl buying it. The same pokemon Boosters. We have at Slovakia many choices to pick boosters from different eshops and still ppl are chosing that ones, which will sell u that booster for even 30% more money!!! And ppl buying it and they are happy, because when they spend many money on that eshop, they will get discount for example 1,2 and 5% on everything. Wow.... so then it is not 30% more... but only 25% more, but ppl still think it is good price, because it is huge 5% discount :D :D

[@pokeboyztrading]

Potentially I’ve seen posts around stating they don’t give good trade-in values.

[@lowrollerscratcher3563]

You should try selling graded Pokemon cards at GameStop? You can make a video about it?

[@pokeboyztrading]

What you think I’m made of money?! Lol jk but I may try, the few slabs I do have I’d like to keep but seeing what I would get paid for them could be interesting.

[@lowrollerscratcher3563]

@@pokeboyztrading get rid the junk slabs you can’t sell it online or the show. Your last results is GameStop

[@BassPro2]

It’s not their fault as bad as it sounds but just like everything else, if we the people continue to pay for overpriced items why not sell them at higher prices

[@pokeboyztrading]

Well they are in complete control of the prices of each item so it is their fault. They don’t have to price a PSA 8 1st Ed Eggsecute for $800+ when it’s barely a $50 card. I’m all for capitalism and making a profit but that is straight exploitation.

[@edwinreyeslive]

i like your video, why dont u open your own store? is it very expensive? sorry for my english. Thanks

[@pokeboyztrading]

Maybe we do that 😉

[@mhbarney8499]

People who are interested enough to even consider buying them just know better. There are no clueless randoms paying that much. This should not work...but human stupidity always suprises me so we'll see.

[@pokeboyztrading]

Yeah you never know I’m just hoping someone doesn’t get fooled by these prices.

[@desertstriker8]

Wonder what they offer for trade in then? Maybe take advantage of them and see what trade in is worth on some of these cards ahahaha

[@pokeboyztrading]

What other people have said and research I’ve done is not much. Probably better to try other selling platforms or locations.

[@joaquinignacio10]

Ain’t no way, that’s actually unreal

[@pokeboyztrading]

It’s absolutely disgusting and shocking really.

[@janventure1]

Lol thats gamestop for you haha. Thats why i have never supported them for the past 10yrs. They pull crap like this

[@pokeboyztrading]

I can respect that for sure. It’s probably early growing pains as this is a new program but that doesn’t justify the ridiculous pricing.

[@cuongvuong3267]

They should have just stuck with selling only games.

[@ohnosmoarlulcatz]

The problem is that games in the US and EU have become increasingly digital and they don't get as much physical sales anymore, so they have to diversify. This is especially true of the Xbox, which has seen a lot more of the digital console sales compared to the Playstation. If they want to continue, they need to expand beyond just games before the digital consoles take over.

[@pokeboyztrading]

It’s definitely an interesting business pivot for them for sure.

[@errorendasmr9074]

Money laundering

[@pokeboyztrading]

Idk about that per say lol

[@TeejaysCardCache]

this is insane holy shit lol

[@pokeboyztrading]

Right?! It just doesn’t make sense