Product updates, market analysis, and tutorials from the TCG Price Lookup team.
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Tutorial2026-06-19The little symbol at the bottom of a Pokémon card tells you its rarity, and rarity is the first clue to value. Here's every Pokémon rarity symbol, the modern Scarlet & Violet tiers, and how each one maps to price.
Insights2026-06-18An Alpha Black Lotus can sell for over half a million dollars, while a Collector's Edition copy is worth a few hundred. Here's exactly what every version of Magic's most famous card is worth in 2026, by edition, condition, and grade.
Comparison2026-05-07A side-by-side comparison of the trading card game APIs developers actually use in 2026, game coverage, pricing data, authentication, free tiers, and what each one is genuinely good for.
Insights2026-04-09A practical guide to figuring out what your Disney Lorcana cards are actually worth in 2026, from Enchanted rares to Special Illustrations, with the real market prices that actually matter.
Tutorial2026-04-09Whether you have a shoebox of childhood cards or a binder of modern chase cards, here's the exact workflow for figuring out what your trading card collection is actually worth, across every major TCG.
Insights2026-04-09Every Disney Lorcana Enchanted rare ever printed, organized by set with current market prices, pull rates, and what makes each one a chase card. The definitive 2026 reference.
Tutorial2026-04-09Common, Uncommon, Rare, Super Rare, Legendary, Enchanted, every Disney Lorcana rarity tier with what each symbol looks like, how pull rates work, and what the rarity actually means for card prices.
Insights2026-04-09Cold Foils, First Edition Legendaries, and tournament exclusives, here are the highest-priced Flesh and Blood cards on the secondary market, with sale data and what drives the five-figure prices.
Insights2026-04-09Enchanted rares, Special Illustrations, and event exclusives, here are the highest-priced Disney Lorcana cards ever documented on the secondary market, with sale data and what makes each one worth five figures.
Insights2026-04-09Manga rares, alternate arts, and tournament promos, here are the most valuable One Piece Trading Card Game cards on the secondary market, with real sale data and what drives the prices.
Insights2026-04-09Hyperspace rares, Showcase foils, and event-only promos, here are the highest-selling Star Wars: Unlimited cards documented on the secondary market, with real sale data and what drives each price.
Tutorial2026-04-09Common, Uncommon, Rare, Legendary, Hyperspace, Showcase, Prestige, every Star Wars: Unlimited rarity tier with how to identify them, pull rates, and what each tier means for card prices.
Tutorial2026-04-09The complete guide to grading trading card conditions like a pro, Near Mint, Lightly Played, Moderately Played, Heavily Played, and Damaged, with the exact checks to run and what each tier means for price.
Tutorial2026-04-09The fastest way to figure out what any Yu-Gi-Oh! card is worth in 2026, with a simple workflow that works for bulk, tournament staples, vintage holos, and modern chase cards alike.
Tutorial2026-04-09Every Yu-Gi-Oh! rarity tier from Common to Quarter Century Secret Rare, what each symbol means, how to identify them, and how rarity affects card prices in the 2026 market.
Tutorial2026-04-08A complete step-by-step tutorial for building a live trading card price tracker using @tcgpricelookup/sdk, TypeScript, and a few lines of JavaScript. From npm install to a working price-alert script in under 15 minutes.
Guide2026-04-08Live prices for all 17 Disney Lorcana sets, The First Chapter through Archazia's Island and beyond. Every rarity explained with real TCGPlayer market data, plus the current most expensive Disney Lorcana cards and how to check any card's value in 30 seconds.
Guide2026-04-08Live Flesh and Blood card prices for 15,700+ cards across 93 sets. Every rarity, every foil treatment, Normal, Rainbow Foil, Cold Foil, Marvel chase cards, with real TCGPlayer market data from Welcome to Rathe through Rosetta.
Guide2026-04-08Live MTG card prices for over 100,000 Magic: The Gathering cards across 441 sets, Alpha Edition through Aetherdrift. Every rarity, every variant, the Reserved List explained, and the current most expensive MTG cards with real TCGPlayer market data.
Guide2026-04-08Live One Piece Card Game prices for 6,800+ cards across 71 sets, from OP-01 Romance Dawn through Emperors in the New World. Alternate Art chases, Manga Rares, Leader cards, and the current most expensive One Piece cards with real TCGPlayer market data.
Guide2026-04-08Three grading services, three price ladders, three very different markets. Here's the complete comparison of PSA, BGS, and CGC for trading card collectors, turnaround times, pricing premiums, population counts, and which service to use for which cards.
Guide2026-04-08The complete Star Wars: Unlimited price guide for 2026, every set, every rarity, every chase treatment, and the current most expensive SWU cards with live TCGPlayer market data for all seven main releases.
Insights2026-04-08TCGPlayer shows you marketplace listings, what sellers are asking right now. eBay shows you sold listings, what buyers actually paid. Here's which one to trust, when, and why the best approach uses both.
Guide2026-04-08Live Yu-Gi-Oh! card prices for 66,000+ cards across 610 sets, from Legend of Blue Eyes White Dragon to 25th Anniversary Rarity Collection II. Every rarity, 1st Edition vs Unlimited, the Forbidden & Limited List's impact, and the most expensive Yu-Gi-Oh! cards today.
Insights2026-03-20From the 1st Edition Base Set Charizard worth hundreds of thousands to modern Charizard ex cards worth $50, here's a complete breakdown of every major Charizard variant and what it's worth today.
Insights2026-03-20Black Lotus, the Power Nine, Reserved List staples, here are the rarest and most valuable Magic: The Gathering cards ever printed, with current prices and why they command such high values.
Insights2026-03-20From the 1st Edition Base Set Charizard to the Pikachu Illustrator, here are the rarest and most valuable Pokemon cards ever printed, with current price ranges and what makes them worth so much.
Insights2026-03-20Tournament prize cards, 1st Edition LOB holos, Starlight Rares, Ghost Rares, and Quarter Century Secret Rares, the definitive ranked list of the rarest and most valuable Yu-Gi-Oh! cards ever printed, with verified sale prices and what makes each one worth five, six, or seven figures.
Announcement2026-02-15We built TCG API because no existing service covers all major TCGs with real pricing data from multiple markets. Today, we're opening it up to developers everywhere.
Insights2026-02-12TCGPlayer market prices tell you what sellers want. eBay sold prices tell you what buyers actually pay. Here's why the gap between them matters for your TCG business.
Tutorial2026-02-08A step-by-step tutorial on building a real-time card price tracker using TCG API, Next.js, and a few lines of JavaScript. From zero to deployed in half an hour.
Market2026-02-03Pokemon continues to dominate, Magic sees a resurgence in vintage, and One Piece is the fastest-growing TCG. Our data tells the story of Q1 2026.
