From: Brian Brokaw To: Stephen C. Wilster Subject: Re: pokemon card prices...current Date: Monday, September 27, 1999 10:05 PM From: Stephen C. Wilster To: Sent: Saturday, September 25, 1999 9:18 AM Subject: pokemon card prices...current > Can you tell me the best way to get current values of these pokemon trading > cards. My son wants me to take him to all these stores for cards and I keep > telling him that it is just a fad such as power rangers, pogs, etc. Let me > know as he and all his friends cannot agree on what they are worth. He is > getting a large collection at this point. Thanks for any help. Steve > PS I keep telling him to buy baseball cards but might I be missing something? Hi. "What they are worth" is a really contentious question ;-) There are price guides galore available (check our out): http://www.thepojo.com/CCQA/spoilers.html But, in the end, the cards are only worth as much as someone will pay you for them. This is always the aspect of the TCG craze that many people fail to comprehend. Price guides are GREAT for deteriming RELATIVE values among all of the cards you have (and don't have). This should be used when trading with others to make sure that everyone gets a "fair" deal. The best, most efficient way to collect an entire set of Pokemon (or any other TCG) cards is to buy enough boosters to have plenty of rare cards. Then, trade with others until you have finished your set. Game Stores or various internet message boards are the best bets to trade pokemon cards. Brian Brokaw