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We buy vintage Pokémon collections

Got an old Pokémon collection? We’ll turn it into cash.

Get my cash offer

Send us a few photos of what you have and we’ll come back with a cash offer, usually within 24 hours. We pay the postage, there is nothing to sort, and nothing is agreed until you say yes.

How it works

Four steps, and the only one that needs anything from you is the first.

  1. Step 1: Send us photos/videos

    A few clear photos or a short video of what you have, taken on your phone. It takes a couple of minutes and you do not need an account.

  2. Step 2: We look it over

    A real person goes through what you sent, card by card for a binder or by volume for bulk. No sorting or pricing up on your end.

  3. Step 3: You get a cash offer

    One clear figure, emailed to you, usually within 24 hours. Take your time over it — there is no pressure and no fee for saying no.

  4. Step 4: We cover postage, and pay you when received

    If you say yes, we send a Royal Mail Special Delivery Guaranteed by 1pm label at our cost, check your collection in, and pay you the agreed amount with a receipt.

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What we’ve paid

“A cash offer” is an abstract thing until you see one. So here are real collections we’ve bought and what we paid for them — everything from a single card to an unsorted box.See footnote 1

  • A holographic Dark Gengar card from Neo Destiny.

    £174 paid

  • A single holographic Ninetales Delta Species card.

    £19 paid

  • Around thirty-five assorted cards laid out in rows on a sofa.

    £24 paid

  • A fanned-out stack of around twenty yellow-bordered cards, an Aerodactyl on top.

    £15 paid

  • Around forty-five Base and Jungle era cards laid out in rows on a table.

    £39 paid

  • A four-row storage box packed with cards, alongside around twenty-five sorted stacks.

    £233 paid

  • Three bagged bundles of cards and two sleeved single cards on a dark desk.

    £112 paid

  • Many sorted stacks of cards spread out across a bed.

    £254 paid

  • A thick stack of cards seen from the side, a Sabrina's Haunter on top.

    £37 paid

  • Twelve e-Reader era cards laid out in two rows on a wooden table.

    £25 paid

  • A binder page holding nine Neo-era cards, including Omastar, Aipom and Dratini.

    £61 paid

  • A binder page holding nine cards including a Jolteon, a Goldeen and five Seaking.

    £124 paid

  • A holographic Charizard card from Base Set 2.

    £172 paid

  • A hand holding a fan of around fifteen sleeved Gym-era holographic cards, a Rocket's Moltres on top.

    £222 paid

  • A fanned-out stack of yellow-bordered Gym-era cards, an Erika's Clefairy on top.

    £26 paid

  • Around ninety Base-set era cards laid out in a large grid.

    £55 paid

  • A binder page holding nine EX-era cards in clear sleeves.

    £17 paid

  • Around twenty Gym-era cards laid out on a wooden floor.

    £21 paid

  • A binder page holding six e-Reader era cards, including Oddish and Smeargle.

    £19 paid

  • A single reverse-holographic Dragonite card on a small wooden display stand.

    £73 paid

  • A thick stack of Gym-era cards seen from the side, a Sabrina's Slowbro on top.

    £33 paid

  • A first-edition holographic Dark Raichu from Team Rocket, in a protective case.

    £151 paid

  • A binder page holding nine Team Rocket era holographic cards in sleeves.

    £58 paid

  • A single Sudowoodo card from the Aquapolis set.

    £11 paid

  • Around ninety Base-era cards laid out in a large grid.

    £74 paid

  • Twelve Fossil and Team Rocket era cards laid out in three rows.

    £54 paid

  • Three bagged bundles of cards on a table, an Exeggcute, a Poliwag and a Magmar on top.

    £35 paid

  • Over a hundred cards laid out in a large grid with a further column stacked to one side.

    £106 paid

  • Twelve Team Rocket era holographic cards laid out in three rows, including Dark Dragonite.

    £54 paid

  • Two thick stacks of unsorted cards side by side, a Lt. Surge's Magnemite and a Nidorina on top.

    £37 paid

  • A binder page holding nine cards including a Flareon, a Jolteon and a Zapdos.

    £205 paid

  • A single holographic Feraligatr card from the HeartGold SoulSilver era.

    £14 paid

  • Around eighty cards including trainers, laid out in rows on a table.

    £131 paid

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Our reputation

VintageCardBuyer is new, so we are not going to show you reviews we do not have yet. What we can show you is where we came from: we have been buying and selling vintage Pokémon cards on eBay and Whatnot for years, and this is the feedback people left us.See footnote 2

  • eBayFeedback left for us by people we have bought collections from.
  • WhatnotReviews from selling cards on our live shows.

FAQ(frequently answered questions)

Tap a question to see the answer.

  • Is it free to get an offer?

    Yes — completely. Sending us photos and getting a cash offer costs you nothing, and you are not committed to anything by asking. If you go ahead, we pay the postage to get your collection to us as well.

  • What if I don't like the offer?

    Then you say no, and that is the end of it. There is no pressure and no fee for turning an offer down.

    Please do not post us anything until you have accepted an offer. A parcel that reaches us without an accepted offer is returned to the sender at the sender's cost, as our Terms of Service explain.

  • Do I pay for postage?

    No. We send you a Royal Mail Special Delivery Guaranteed by 1pm label — you either print it at home, or a postie brings a printed one to your door on a day you choose and takes the parcel away. Either way we pay for it.

    One thing to know before you post: we film every collection as we open it and check it against the photos and video your offer was based on. If what arrives is different from what we priced, we may send you a revised offer, which you can accept or decline. If you decline — or if we cannot go ahead — we send the collection back and ask you to cover the return postage, and we always tell you the exact cost before you decide. That is the only situation in which we would ever ask you for money.

  • Is my collection protected while it's in the post?

    If you post it with our label, your collection travels on Royal Mail Special Delivery Guaranteed by 1pm, which is tracked and carries compensation cover from Royal Mail. We give you the tracking number, and your tracking page shows you which stage your collection has reached. If you send it yourself with your own courier, it travels on the tracked service you choose, with cover of at least the value of the offer you accepted. Either way, if it goes missing or is damaged on the way, it is for you, as the sender, to claim from Royal Mail or your courier, and we will help you with that.

    When it reaches us we film it being opened, so there is a record of exactly what arrived and what condition it was in.

    What happens if a parcel is lost or damaged on the way is set out in section 4 of our Terms.

  • How do I get paid?

    You choose. Most people pick a bank transfer, which is handled through Stripe — you enter your bank details on Stripe’s own secure page, not ours, so we never see or store them. You can also ask for PayPal, or a bank transfer arranged with a person over the phone.

    Payment goes out once we have checked your collection, and you get a receipt for it by email.

  • Do I need to sort or list anything?

    No. Loose in a shoebox is completely fine, and so is a neatly sleeved binder. There is nothing to sort, nothing to price up, no photos to edit and no listings to write.

  • Which cards do you buy?

    Vintage Pokémon cards — as a rule of thumb, anything printed up to 2011. You do not need to work that out yourself; send photos of what you have and we will tell you.

    See what we buy, and how to check a card’s date

  • Do you only buy English cards?

    No — we buy vintage Pokémon cards in any language. Japanese collections are the most common non-English ones we see, and we buy plenty of them, but Chinese, Korean and European-language cards are all worth sending photos of too.

    If you are not sure whether your cards count, send us photos and we will tell you — the same as with everything else we buy.

  • How long does it all take?

    You will have an offer, usually within 24 hours of sending your photos. After that it is down to the post and to you — most collections are paid for within a few days of arriving with us.

  • I would rather speak to someone.

    That is no problem at all. Call us on 0113 4038 405, or email help@vintagecardbuyer.co.uk and a real person will get back to you. We are available 10am–5pm, Monday to Friday.

Would you rather talk to someone?

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Alternatively, send us an email at:

help@vintagecardbuyer.co.uk

Find out what your collection is worth

Photos or videos in, cash offer out, usually within 24 hours. It costs nothing, and you never need to send us anything to get your offer — you will have the number in front of you before you decide.

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Footnotes

  1. Cards and collections shown were purchased through eBay, and the price shown includes shipping costs.
  2. Reviews are taken from our eBay and Whatnot pages, where we have bought and sold cards and collections for years. They are not reviews of this website.