About Gloomberg

Gloomberg covers the Pokémon card and sealed-product market the way a financial paper covers a stock exchange — historical, analytical, never advisory. Prices for collectibles can fall as well as rise; the market for trading cards is a market, with all the things that implies, and we cover it that way.

What you’ll find here

A daily and weekly cadence of market reads across singles, sealed product, and graded inventory; quarterly index reconstructions; deep coverage of grading population trends; and a calendar of set releases, format rotations, and tournament events. We also maintain a small number of proprietary indices (the Vintage 100, the Modern Sealed Index, the Modern Slab Premium) that are referenced throughout our coverage.

What you won’t find here

Predictions, recommendations, calls to action, or anything resembling investment advice. We don’t tell you to buy, sell, or hold. We tell you what the historical record says, methodologically, and let the reader form their own thesis.

Independent & unaffiliated

Gloomberg is independent. We are not affiliated with Nintendo, Game Freak, Creatures Inc., or The Pokémon Company. All trademarks are acknowledged. Editorial use of trademarks is for the purpose of news reporting and analysis.