Sell Your Bulk Pokemon Cards
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01Today’s rates
| Category | Cash per 1,000 | Cash per card | Credit per 1,000 | Credit per card |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Commons and uncommons, sorted | $15 | 1.5c | $19 | 1.9c |
| Commons and uncommons, unsorted | $9 | 0.9c | $11 | 1.1c |
| Trainers, non holo bulk | $12 | 1.2c | $15 | 1.5c |
| Reverse holo commons and uncommons | $30 | 3c | $38 | 3.8c |
| Non holo rares | $25 | 2.5c | $31 | 3.1c |
| Holo rares | $35 | 3.5c | $44 | 4.4c |
| ACE SPEC | $100 | 10c | $125 | 12.5c |
| V and GX | $250 | 25c | $313 | 31.3c |
| ex and EX | $300 | 30c | $375 | 37.5c |
| VMAX and VSTAR | $400 | 40c | $500 | 50c |
| Illustration Rare, full art, secret | $450 | 45c | $563 | 56.3c |
| Basic energy | Not accepted. Pull it before you ship; energy adds weight and nothing else. | |||
Rates as of August 28, 2026. Store credit pays 25 percent more than cash. Unsorted bulk is accepted at 60 percent of these rates. English, Near Mint, unsleeved.
02How it works
Count and submit
Enter your counts by category in the portal. You get an instant estimate and a submission ID. The estimate is not an offer; it is the math on your numbers.
Box and mail
Ship to the address on your confirmation with your ID on the box. Inbound shipping is your cost; tracking is strongly recommended.
We recount
Every box is counted by hand. Our count governs, and any category that moves more than 10 percent shows side by side in your offer.
Accept, then get paid
The final offer lands by email. Accept it and payment follows by PayPal, or store credit worth 25 percent more. Payment always comes last, after verification, never on the spot.
03What we accept, illustrated
- English cards only, Near Mint, unsleeved, sorted into the categories above. Unsorted accepted at 60 percent of sorted rates.
- No basic energy. Pull it before you pack; it adds postage weight and earns nothing.
- When a card fits two categories, the higher value category wins. A reverse holo rare counts as a holo rare, not a reverse holo common.
- Inbound shipping is your cost and your risk until the box reaches us. Use tracking. We are not responsible for packages we have not received.
- Mail to: Monster & Shield, 2552 Bengal Rd, North Charleston, SC 29406. Your submission ID goes on the box.
04Where to sell bulk Pokemon cards without the guesswork
Selling bulk is the part of the hobby with the least information in it. Half the shops that buy bulk never publish what they pay. The other half quote rates that only work if you drive the box to their counter. Selling card by card on a marketplace turns a closet cleanout into a second job. A buylist built for mail was the missing option, so that is what this page is.
The rates above are the actual numbers, on the open page, compared against every published competitor we can find each month. Cash lands via PayPal after your box is verified. Store credit pays 25 percent more and spends anywhere on the site, which turns a monster box into whole stacks of the exact card you want instead of pocket change. Between submission and payout you are never in the dark: a private status page tracks arrival, recount, offer, and payment, with an email at every step.
One honest note about pace, because it is the tradeoff mail buylists carry: from the day you ship to money in hand is typically one to two weeks, most of it postal transit and our recount queue. What you get for the wait is a verified count, a paper trail, and rates that do not need a haggle. If your bulk is sorted and Near Mint, you will not find a better published cash rate for commons and uncommons, and if someone posts one, tell us and watch this table move.
05Selling questions, answered straight
How much can I sell my bulk Pokemon cards for?
Sorted commons and uncommons earn $15 per 1,000 in cash or $19 in store credit. Reverse holos earn $30 per 1,000, holo rares $35, and the top tiers pay per card: 25 cents for V and GX class, 30 cents for ex, 40 cents for VMAX and VSTAR, and 45 cents for Illustration Rares, full arts, and secrets. The table above is the live price list; a 5,000 card closet cleanout with a normal mix typically lands between $75 and $150.
How do I actually sell you my cards?
Fill out the submission form with your counts by category and you get an instant estimate, a submission ID, and mailing instructions. Ship the box to us with your ID written on it. We recount everything by hand, email you a final offer, and pay when you accept. The whole trail lives on a private status page we email you.
When and how do I get paid?
After your cards arrive, our recount is done, and you accept the final offer. Nobody who buys bulk through the mail pays on the spot, and anyone promising instant payment before verifying a box is pricing that risk into a worse rate. Payment goes out by PayPal, or as store credit worth 25 percent more if you would rather turn bulk into singles or whole stacks from the shop.
Do I have to sort my cards first?
No, but sorting pays. Bulk sorted into our categories earns full rate; unsorted boxes earn 60 percent of the sorted rate because the sorting labor moves to our counter. If your collection is big, an afternoon of sorting is the best hourly rate in the hobby.
What if your count does not match mine?
Our recount governs the offer, and that cuts both ways: we regularly count more than sellers declared. If any category shifts more than 10 percent from what you declared, the offer email shows your count and ours side by side so you can see exactly where the difference is before deciding.
What happens if I decline the offer?
You choose at submission time: cards returned at your shipping cost, or donated. Decline the offer and we execute your choice, no hard feelings. Offers stay open 14 days with a reminder at day 10, so there is room to think.