GameStop will buy and sell occasional Pokémon cards, but it doesn’t want to catch them all

GameStop, a used video game retailer increasingly associated with other types of speculative investing, wants to cash in on the resurgent card collecting craze – employees I said Pokébeach, PolygonAND Edge that stores will start buying and selling occasional Pokémon cards, and possibly other cards, as soon as next week.

However, GameStop apparently doesn’t want any cards: employees in multiple states say they will only buy cards that have already been rated 8, 9 or 10 by a Professional Sports Authenticator (PSA), meaning they are in near mint condition or better with minor imperfections. And yet GameStop also doesn’t accept the rarest cards worth over $500, Pokébeach and Polygon report. You’ll need to find another place to sell your 1st Edition Shadowless PSA 10 Charizard.

One of the employees tells the story Edge that this is a clear collaboration between GameStop and PSA, but GameStop will not offer in-store grading services or assist in sending cards for grading. GameStop will take over Other However, other types of PSA-rated cards go beyond Pokémon, this employee says.

And while Pokébeach reports that you will also be able to buy cards, they won’t necessarily be the same occasional PSA graded cards, but they will be single cards for $1 to start.

GameStop did not immediately respond to a request for comment; We also contacted PSA. It is unclear when this program will be rolled out to stores; one sec Pokébeach says it will start next week, my local store said it should start in July.