Guides
Sourcing sealed Pokémon, as a business
No-fluff guides to the supply side of the hobby: how distribution and allocation actually work, where breakers and resellers source, what imports really cost, and how to keep fakes out of your supply chain.
- How to become a Pokémon card retailer (2026)
The real path to selling Pokémon cards commercially: official distributor accounts, what they require, how allocation works, and the secondary wholesale route.
9 min read · Updated Aug 2026
- Where do breakers get their product?
How breakers on Whatnot and TikTok source sealed Pokémon: distributor accounts, secondary wholesale, what platforms require, and what to verify before buying.
7 min read · Updated Aug 2026
- Pokémon allocation, explained
Why your distributor order for 40 boxes arrived as 6: how Pokémon allocation works, why fill rates collapsed, and the routes around it.
8 min read · Updated Aug 2026
- Best Pokémon TCG distributors & wholesalers (2026)
An honest map of Pokémon sealed supply in 2026: the authorized distributors, the EU situation, secondary wholesalers including RSC, and how to choose.
12 min read · Updated Aug 2026
- EU distribution is closed. Here are your real options.
European distribution has closed to new Pokémon accounts. Here's every real option for EU card shops — official, secondary, and transatlantic — honestly compared.
8 min read · Updated Aug 2026
- Import tax & VAT on Pokémon cards: the EU + UK guide
What EU and UK businesses actually pay importing Pokémon cards: 0% duty under HS 9504.40, reclaimable import VAT, deferment schemes, and DAP vs DDP.
9 min read · Updated Aug 2026
- How to spot fake or resealed booster boxes
The practical checks: shrink-wrap tells, seam and code verification, weight cues, price logic, and the supply-chain habits that make fakes irrelevant.
7 min read · Updated Aug 2026
- Distributor vs wholesaler vs broker
Three words used interchangeably that mean different risk profiles: authorized distributor, secondary wholesaler, and broker — and how to deal with each.
6 min read · Updated Aug 2026
- How to buy Pokémon cards wholesale in 2026
Every real way to buy Pokémon cards wholesale in 2026 — distributors, wholesalers, big-box arbitrage, broker risks — with actual requirements, margins, and timelines.
9 min read · Updated Aug 2026
- B2B Pokémon buying, explained
How B2B Pokémon buying actually works: account requirements, pricing models, quote negotiation, terms, and the paperwork that keeps marketplaces happy.
7 min read · Updated Aug 2026
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