TCG Detective · Comparison guide
How to find the best Pokémon prices: stock, shipping and packs
The lowest displayed price is not enough: compare identical products, recent offers and shipping costs.
Compare identical products
Check product language, expansion, pack count and format, variant and edition. A French-language page can still list an English product. Half boxes, full booster boxes and mini-tin sets are not interchangeable.
Compare final cost
Add shipping costs and examine free-delivery thresholds without buying more only to reach a threshold. Cost per pack works for comparable standard packs; it does not measure the value of a figure or promo card. Unknown shipping costs remain unknown and are not presented as free.
Read offer freshness and history
Tracked shops define our comparison coverage, not the entire market. Older offers are labelled and do not win the current ranking. History shows recorded prices: a past drop does not guarantee a future price or collection return.