Blog & guides
Practical writing on buying, storing, and collecting sealed cards. Written by the people who pack and ship them. No hype, no filler.
Weiss Schwarz
Weiss Schwarz English in 2026: a year of licences
Weiss Schwarz English added Umamusume, Blue Archive, NIKKE and more in 2026, with English-exclusive cards keeping sealed boxes valuable. A tour of the year's releases.
October 14, 2026 · 7 min read
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Behind the scenes
Before a sealed box reaches the shelf: how we check for reseals
Factory wrap has vent holes and printed Pokeball logos. Reseal film does not. The checks we run on every second-hand box before it goes anywhere near a shelf.
October 7, 2026 · 6 min read
Market
What is inside 30th Celebration, and what it did to sealed prices
30th Celebration shipped worldwide on 16 September 2026 with the friendliest Special Illustration Rare rate of the modern era. What is in the set, and what it did to sealed prices.
September 30, 2026 · 8 min read
Guides
PSA, CGC or BGS: what the label is worth in 2026
PSA 10s still outsell CGC 10s and BGS 9.5s on identical cards, but fees moved again in 2026. Doing the break-even sum before you submit is the whole game.
June 18, 2026 · 6 min read
One Piece
One Piece's worldwide launch and April's restricted list
OP-15 Adventure on Kami's Island launched worldwide on 3 April 2026, and a new banned pairing aimed straight at Yellow. What the April restricted list changes for the format.
April 16, 2026 · 8 min read
Guides
Japanese and English print runs: what the box maths actually shows
An English main-line box is 36 packs of 10 cards; a Japanese box is 30 packs of 5 at 180 yen a pack. Pull density, print quality and liquidity all follow from that difference.
February 12, 2026 · 8 min read
Collecting
Storing sealed product through winter: humidity, light and the long hold
Paper holds and releases moisture, so a stable 40 to 50 percent relative humidity at 18 to 24 degrees Celsius will do more for sealed product than any sleeve. A storage routine for long holds.
November 18, 2025 · 6 min read
What we write about
Every guide answers a question we actually get asked by customers, by phone or by email.
Buying sealed product
What factory seals should look like, how to compare print runs, and which products make sense whether you open or hold.
Languages and print runs
The practical differences between Japanese, English, and Chinese product, from set composition to card stock.
Storing and protecting
Temperature, humidity, and light, explained without jargon, plus how to keep cases and boxes from warping.
Shipping and claims
How to receive high-value parcels, when to open on camera, and what to send us if something arrives damaged.
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