About this ebook
The Practical Collectibles Seller is the beginner's playbook for buying and selling trading cards: Pokémon, Magic: The Gathering, and sports cards. You'll learn how the card market really works (including its boom-and-bust mood swings), how to grade condition like a pro (NM/LP/MP/HP), and how to price from real data — TCGplayer Market Price and eBay sold listings — instead of vibes and wishful thinking.
Then it's all execution: sourcing inventory week after week, selling singles on TCGplayer (seller levels, fees, and the Direct program), when professional grading with PSA, BGS, CGC, SGC, or TAG is actually worth the money, sealed product strategy, buylists vs. selling direct, spotting fakes and counterfeits, shipping cards without heartbreak, and eBay as the second big card market. Plus the money chapter — the true cost of a sale, recordkeeping, and taxes in plain English.
Fifteen chapters, each ending with Action Steps so you always know what to do next — closing with a complete 90-day launch plan that takes you from curious to cashing out.
No hype. No get-rich-quick promises. No affiliate links. Just the real system, explained like a funny friend would explain it — with the dad jokes left in.
