Pokemon cards online

[Poe969]

Just throwing this out there but where is a trusted online place to order packs of Pokemon cards and which ones are good ones? My son has really stared to like pokemon cards and it's his 7th birthday in a couple of months and he's already excited. We want to buy a bunch of packs of cards (some for him and some are going to be for the couple of friends that come). Because of where we live, we have to order most everything online and I've never order cards online. Any suggestions?

[blankall]

You can find a lot of this stuff at online retailers like Toys R Us, London Drugs, Walmart, etc.. on sale. Finding a good sale on a set that has high end chase cards in it, is the way to go value wise.

Otherwise online hobby shops are a good place to look. These are some of the cheaper ones I've found. I buy sports cards from them, never Pokemon, but these places all have a very solid reputation in the hobby world and are legit:

http://www.mirajtrading.com/
https://www.grizzlysportscards.com/
https://zephyrepic.com/
https://cloutsnchara.com/

If you have a way to ship from the USA, it's probably much cheaper:
https://www.dacardworld.com/
https://www.steelcitycollectibles.com/
https://www.blowoutcards.com/

I don't know anything about Pokemon cards though. So can't comment on what actual sets to buy.

[Poe969]

Still looking to get some cards for Christmas. Its even harder now. Are there any other shops or sites someone could recommend or help me out with?

[cSpooge]

Originally Posted by Poe969

Still looking to get some cards for Christmas. Its even harder now. Are there any other shops or sites someone could recommend or help me out with?

locally your best places are https://www.shoeboxgc.com/ and https://sentryboxcards.com/

[Poe969]

Anywhere in Canada works as long as they can ship. I've found what I'm looking for at some stores but you can't order online, only in store...which doesn't make sense.

[sureLoss]

Looks like Costco sells some online but don't think they are from the latest set.
https://www.costco.ca/CatalogSearch?...eyword=pokemon

I think Pokemon cards have gotten a little hypey because some big influencers on social media have been using them to create content lately.

[Robo]

I just ordered from ali express actually super impressed with them I have no idea if they are legit but they were way cheaper and I can't tell a difference

[cKy]

if you ordered from Ali Express/Baba, i'll bet that they are fake. Honestly, as someone who has a child who collects these, please don't order from non-legit places as they end up on the playgrounds and then before you know it your kid is trading a rare Charizard for a fake Pikachu. Then, the boy comes home and tells his dad and then the dad makes him watch hours of YouTube channels educating him on what cards are real.

Or something like that. Seriously, dont buy fake cards.

[blankall]

Originally Posted by cKy

if you ordered from Ali Express/Baba, i'll bet that they are fake. Honestly, as someone who has a child who collects these, please don't order from non-legit places as they end up on the playgrounds and then before you know it your kid is trading a rare Charizard for a fake Pikachu. Then, the boy comes home and tells his dad and then the dad makes him watch hours of YouTube channels educating him on what cards are real.

Or something like that. Seriously, dont buy fake cards.

I'd be very careful about the source of cards these days. They've started to make fake graded card slabs for mid-range cards now.