What you’ll need
- A soft sleeve for each card (penny sleeves).
- A hard holder for each card (toploaders).
- A resealable bag, stiff card and some tape.
- A padded envelope or a small box that fits snugly.
Sleeves and holders cost a few pounds from card shops or online.
Step by step
- Put each card in a soft sleeve (penny sleeve)One card per sleeve.
- Slide it into a hard holder (toploader), sleeve opening firstThe card can’t slip out. One card per holder.
- Put the holders together in a resealable bagOne bag for them all is fine. Never put tape on a card or sleeve.
- Tape the bag flat to a piece of stiff cardSo nothing can bend or slide about.
- Post them in a padded envelope or a small boxIt should fit snugly, so nothing can move.
- Write “DO NOT BEND” above the labelRoyal Mail asks for this on anything that could bend.
- Add your packing slipOnly send the cards on it.
- Don’t write “Pokémon” or the value on the outside
Lots of cards, or graded slabs
Sending lots of cards? Split the holders between a few bags, so each lies flat on its stiff card, and use a small box, padded so nothing can move.
Sending a slab? Put it in a soft bag so it can’t scratch, wrap it in bubble wrap, and post it in a small box. Two or more slabs always go in a box.
No sleeves or holders
Only for cards worth under £50 each: put them in a small clean bag, lay them flat between two pieces of stiff card a little bigger than the cards, and tape the card, never the cards.
Sleeves and holders cost a few pounds from card shops or online.
Which postage to use
Selling to us? On offers of £150 or more, we send you a free label: Royal Mail Special Delivery, insured to its value. Under £150, post with a tracked service that insures it for its value. Postage and insurance.
Selling anywhere else? Use a tracked service insured for what the cards are worth, and keep your proof of posting until you’ve been paid.
Film the packing and sealing. For parcels over £250, in one shot. Keep your proof of posting.
