The Lab TCG started in 2019 as my Pokémon card business. I sold on TCGplayer Direct and eBay, ran a Shopify store, sent cards for grading and shipped thousands of orders.
Today it is a research desk for Pokémon cards:
- thelabtcg.com tracks prices for cards and sealed product from completed sales, with set pages, booster box value, price alerts and a portfolio tracker, all free.
- The Lab TCG on YouTube tests one question per video against real sales data: how far a new Elite Trainer Box falls after launch, which chase cards hold their value, whether presale prices mean anything. Every number is sourced and every video makes the case against itself before giving a verdict.
- The Lab Letter sends the prices that matter every Sunday, free.
It is built for three kinds of people: collectors deciding when to buy, investors deciding what to hold, and sellers deciding what to list. Not financial advice.