Selling Bulk Pokemon Cards

So you’d like to sell off the extras from your Pokémon collection, or maybe you’re just getting out of the game.  We are happy to buy your bulk Pokémon cards!  Pokémon bulk in general is purchased at the rate of $6/1000 cards.  If you’d like to get the most value from your cards you can separate your bulk into various categories as shown below.  Bulk is typically considered any card worth $2 or less.  Please note that unsorted bulk will be purchased at the standard rate of $6/1000 cards.  The Relentless Dragon staff will not sort your cards by these criteria.

• Common and Uncommon (including Trainers and​ Special Energy) ($6 per 1000)

The classic common and uncommon cards, these are 2 of the 3 original Pokémon rarities.  This category includes both Yellow Border cards and Silver Border cards.

• Non Holographic Rare ($.02 per card)

The 3rd of the original 3 Pokémon rarities, these cards have a star symbol and are not holographic.  This rarity only applies to older Yellow Border cards.

• Reverse Holographic (Any Rarity) ($.02 per card)

While there are some older exceptions to this rule, “reverse holo” cards have a holographic treatment across the card face, but not on the illustration portion of the card.

Reverse holo cards can be common, uncommon, rare, and include special energy, and trainers.  This applies to both Silver & Yellow Border cards.

• Holographic Rare or Promo Card ($.02 per card)

This is for cards that are holofoil on the image and not on the border.  This applies to both Yellow & Silver Border cards.

• Ace Spec Rare (​Pink Star) ($.25 per card)

Ace Spec cards were reintroduced in Scarlet & Violet Temporal Forces after previously appearing the Black & White series.  They are a very distinctive overall pink color with a single pink star rarity symbol.

• Double Rare (Two Black Stars) ($.40 per card)

This rarity was introduced in the Scarlet & Violet series, and so only applies to Silver Bordered cards. Double Rare is used for regular Pokémon ex and Tera Pokémon ex cards.

• Ultra Rare (Two Silver Stars) ($.50 per card)

This rarity was introduced in the Scarlet & Violet series, and thus only applies to Silver Bordered cards.

These are Full Art Pokémon or Full Art Trainer cards with a textured finish.

• Illustration Rare (Gold Star) ($.25 per card)

This rarity was introduced in the Scarlet & Violet series, and thus only applies to Silver Bordered cards.

Illustration Rares are full art cards of regular Pokémon with no texture on the card face.  The cards’ artwork often showcases the Pokemon or character interacting with their environment in some manner.

The rarity symbol will show a single gold star. 

• Special Illustration Rare (Two Gold Stars) ($1 per card)

This rarity was introduced in the Scarlet & Violet series, and thus only applies to Silver Bordered cards.

Double Illustration Rares are full art cards with texture on the card face.  The cards feature Pokémon ex or Supporters interacting with their environments in some manner.

The rarity symbol will show two gold stars.

• Character Rare or Trainer Gallery ($.25 per card)

Trainer Gallery cards are from the English Sword & Shield Sets Brilliant Stars, Astral Radiance, Lost Origin, and Silver Tempest.  Galarian Gallery cards are from the Crown Zenith set.  

Cards will be numbered TGn/TG30 or GGn/GG30 and will have a single white star rarity symbol.

There are only 120 total Trainer Gallery cards and 30 Galarian Gallery cards.

• “Baby Shiny” /​ Amazing Rare /​ Radiant Rare ($.20 per card)

“Baby Shiny” cards are regular Pokémon from the Hidden Fates and Shining Fates Shiny Vault sub-sets.  The collector community has coined these cards “Baby Shinies” to differentiate them from full-art Shiny cards.

Amazing Rares are from the Sword & Shield era sets Vivid Voltage and Shining Fates.  Note that there are only 9 total Amazing Rares in existence.

Radiant Rares are from the Sword & Shield era sets Astral Radiance, Lost Origin, Silver Tempest, Pokémon GO, and Crown Zenith.  The Pokémon all have “Radiant” in their name. There are only 15 total Radiant Rares in existence.

• Pokémon EX / Pokémon GX / Pokémon V ($.40 per card)

These are Yellow Border cards. Includes EX, GX, or V from the Black & White era through the Sword & Shield era.

• Pokémon VMAX /​ Pokémon VSTAR / ​Full Art EX, GX, V, or Trainer Cards ($.50 per card)

These are Yellow Border cards.

Includes Full Art versions of EX, GX, V, or Trainers from Black & White through Sword & Shield. 

These also include VMAX and VSTAR from Sword & Shield.  All cards from this category will have texture.

• Rainbow Rare ($2 per card)

Includes Rainbow Rares from Black & White through Sword & Shield.

• Gold Secret Rare ($2 per card)

Includes Gold Textured Cards from Black & White through Scarlet & Violet.  Note that as of Scarlet & Violet, Secret Rares are now known as Hyper Rares and carry a rarity symbol of 3 gold stars.

• Pins ($.50 per pin)

Must be authentic Pokémon pins.