Guides
Guides to buying Japanese cards
Everything we learned buying cards from Japan, written for collectors and resellers in Europe.
How to buy cards from Japan
Proxy services, real costs, shipping and EU import VAT — step by step.
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Japanese vs English cards
Sets, numbers, print quality, rarities and prices: what's different.
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Rarities explained
AR, SAR, UR, SEC, parallels and manga rares — what every code means.
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Japanese listing dictionary
Condition grades, damage, sealed boxes and seller terms in Japanese.
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