/biz/ - Business & Finance

>>51621443
This year I got into pegging against inflation somehow, so I've been selling some cards. My old collection I accumulated in the 2000's was stored at me mum's and never moved, so tons of classical cards, over 200 rares, but also all kinds of conditions because kids are fucking retarded.
Recently, sales have dropped sharply. When I'd get 2-3 requests for pictures a week for the first 2-3 months of selling, right now I have been without even a message for over 2 months.

>Has Pokemon peaked?
Definitely not, I think people just have better financial decisions to make right now than buying cardboard, and those who STILL are blissfully unaware of world events and buy cards probably go for pristine quality.

>>49398623
I can only speak for Europe but I'm using cardmarket. They do all the heavy lifting for you, you can check out average sales price for specific cards in specific conditions, you upload a picture, tell people to "ask for more pics" and then you wait. People WILL ask for more pics to check on how honest you were about the condition, you just provide and say you're not in this professionally. If they try to haggle your well-researched price and you hate that, be generous and give them precisely those 5€s off you put on top just in case.
Cardmarket has a trust system which also calculates the shipping cost you HAVE to invest, so no gobshite like eBay where you think you got a good deal until you see 15€s in shipping. They freeze the assets until the wares came in, but if the buyer just fucking dies you can just claim it should've arrived and get your money anyways after some time. It's the best way to not get ripped off like you would on eBay.
Still waiting on this card to sell. A collector told me it's worth in the 300s even ungraded in that condition. In the meantime I shoot cheapies with swastikas on eBay whenever bored.