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Pokémon card tools

From “what is this?” to “what do I do with it?”. Each tool does one job, works in your browser, with nothing to install, and hands the card on to the next: find it, price it, check it, grade it or sell it.

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Search or scan a card

Find your card once and it opens in the price checker. From there it goes with you to the grader, the calculators and your collection, so you never pick it twice.

Try

Step 1

Identify and price

Start here with a card you’ve just pulled or found in a binder.

  • What’s this card worth?

    Price checker

    Type the name and number, pick your card from the pictures, say which version it is, and get the ungraded value with PSA prices and the recent sales.

    Example: Charizard ex 199/165, 151

    Ungraded $310, PSA 9 $340, PSA 10 $1,225. Updated Nov 12, 2026.

    Open this card

    You’ll need: The card’s name and number

    Check a price
  • Is this listing a fair price?

    Listing checker

    Paste an eBay listing UltraBall follows, or pick the card, its printing and the grade or condition offered, and type the asking price. It sits the price against what that exact copy has sold for recently.

    What you get

    Well under, around or above recent sales, with the sold median and range it was judged against, the sales behind them, the price with shipping added, and a watch on the card.

    You’ll need: The listing link, or the card and the asking price

    Check a listing
  • What card is this?

    Card scanner

    Photograph the card and the scanner names it: the exact card, set and printing. When more than one card fits, it shows each of them and you pick.

    What you get

    The card’s name, set and number, with its raw and graded prices, ready to open in the price checker or add to your collection.

    The photo is uploaded to be recognised.

    You’ll need: A photo of the front

    Scan a card
  • What's in this slab?

    Cert lookup

    Type the grader and the cert number from a PSA, Beckett, CGC or SGC label to see which card it is, its grade, and how many copies that grader has at that grade and above.

    What you get

    The card and grade on the label, its population at that grade, the copies graded higher, the grader's total and its historical gem rate, linked to the card's page.

    You’ll need: The cert number and a free account

    Look up a slab
  • Is this card genuine?

    Real or fake?

    Say what you have, the card or a photo of it, or a graded slab, and go to the right check. The cards collectors ask about most carry their own list of what to look for, drawn from what is printed on the real one.

    What you get

    A slab’s cert set against the grader’s own record; a loose card found by its number and set beside its scan, with the number, set mark, finish, printing and credit it has to carry; and the ten checks any card gets.

    You’ll need: The card, a photo, or the slab’s cert number

    Check a card
  • Which set is my card from?

    Set symbol identifier

    Every English set’s symbol with its code, year and card count. Match the little icon on your card and go straight to that set’s priced checklist.

    What you get

    The set’s name, code, year and card count, from a chart of 185 English sets, 142 of them with the symbol pictured, and a link to every card in it.

    You’ll need: The symbol on the card

    Match a set symbol

Step 2

Check the condition

Condition decides the price. These two tell you what shape the card is really in.

  • What would this card grade?

    AI card grader

    Photograph the front and back for an estimated PSA-style grade with a range, centering measured on both sides, and every corner and edge scored on your own photo.

    What you get

    A report with the estimated grade as a range, the centering split front and back, a score for each corner and edge, and what to check in hand before you submit. It’s an UltraBall estimate, not a PSA grade.

    Both photos are uploaded to be analysed.

    You’ll need: A photo of each side

    Grade a card
  • Are the borders even enough for a 10?

    Card centering tool

    Add a photo, check the guides on each border, and read the split front and back with the best PSA and CGC grade that centering allows.

    Example: PSA’s limits for a 10

    PSA allows 55/45 on the front and 75/25 on the back for a 10. A front that measures 60/40 tops out at a PSA 9 on centering alone.

    The photo is sent for analysis only when “Place the guides for me” is ticked. Place the guides by hand and it stays on your device.

    You’ll need: A photo, or four border measurements

    Measure centering

Step 3

Grade it or sell it

The sums, with the fees taken off, before you pay for anything.

  • Is it worth sending to PSA?

    Grading calculator

    Expected gain after the grading fee for the right service level, shipping both ways and selling fees, against selling the card raw.

    Example: Charizard ex 199/165

    Come back a PSA 10 and you’re $689 better off than selling it raw. Come back a 9 and you’re $58.96 worse off. That’s after the $79.99 PSA Priority fee (a 9 goes in at Standard, $59.99), $25.00 shipping and eBay US selling fees, as the selling calculator works them out, with its usual $5 postage and $1 packing on each sale.

    Run this card

    You’ll need: Raw, PSA 9 and PSA 10 prices

    Work out grading
  • What would I take home?

    Selling calculator

    eBay and TCGplayer fees line by line on the price your card actually sells for, with your profit after what you paid.

    Example: Charizard ex 199/165 sold raw

    Sell at $310 on eBay and $41.48 goes in fees, leaving $269. On TCGplayer it’s $41.38 in fees, leaving $269. Both before postage, on US seller fees.

    Run this sale

    You’ll need: The sale price

    Work out your cut
  • What should I offer for this stack?

    Card show mode

    At a show or a trade night: find each card by name or photo, tap its condition or grade, and keep the stack’s market total and your offer at 70%, 80% or any percentage on screen.

    What you get

    Every card in the stack at today’s price for that exact copy, the market total, and your offer at the percentage you choose, line by line and in total.

    You’ll need: A phone and the cards

    Price a stack

Step 4

Keep track

For the cards you’re keeping.

  • What’s my collection worth?

    Collection tracker

    Keep your cards by grade with what you paid, watch the value move, and see how far through each set you are. Free, with an export whenever you want one.

    What you get

    Your collection’s value today against what you paid, card by card and slab by slab, and your progress through every set you’re building.

    You’ll need: A free account

    Track your collection
  • Tell me when it gets cheaper

    Watchlist and price alerts

    Follow the cards you’re waiting to buy, set a target price, and get an email when a card reaches it.

    What you get

    One list of the cards you’re chasing with today’s price beside your target, and an email the day a card drops to it.

    You’ll need: A free account

    Watch a card

Which tool do I need?

Questions about the tools

Are the tools free?

Yes, all of them. The AI card grader has a daily limit because each report costs us money to run, and so does having the centering tool place its guides for you. Everything else has no limit, including placing the centering guides by hand.

Do I need an account?

Only to keep things: a collection, a watchlist, or your grading reports. The price checker, centering tool and both calculators work without one.

Do they work on a phone?

Yes. They work in your browser, with nothing to install, and the photo tools open your phone’s camera.

What happens to the photos I add?

It depends on the tool. The AI card grader uploads both photos to be analysed by our provider, Ximilar, and its page sets out how long they’re kept and how to delete them. The card centering tool sends the photo to Ximilar only when “Place the guides for me” is ticked. Untick it and place the guides by hand, and the photo stays on your device.

Which cards do they cover?

English Pokémon cards, from Base Set to the newest release. Japanese and other languages aren’t covered, because their prices and print runs are different.

Where do the prices come from?

Prices update once a day, with the recent sales we’ve recorded shown beside them. Each sale is matched to the exact card and grade before it counts. How we price has the detail.