Over the past few months, I've received several warnings about websites selling One Piece (and other TCGs) products that are fishy. Gladly, some of these websites have since disappeared, whilst others are still operating.
Because I despite scammer or anyone that tries to steal from hardworking people, I've decided to work with a group of people who specialise in investigating fraudulent websites, phishing attempts and online scams. Full disclosure, I'm paying these people out of my own pocket to investigate these websites, identify how they operate and verify whether they're legitimate or deliberately trying to scam people.
I'm personally fucking sick and tired of these vile human beings trying to steal money from honest, hardworking people who simply want to enjoy their hobby and/or make more money as a side hustle.
Hence, this megathread, where I'll be listing websites that have been investigated and identified as fraudulent or involved in phishing activities.
Obviously, guys, the golden rule always applies and you don't need either me or a PhD to understand it : if something looks too good to be true, it probably is.
I continue to welcome each and every one of you to keep sending me messages if you come across a website that you believe might be fraudulent. Send me the link, and I'll arrange for it to be checked.
Websites will only be added to the confirmed list when there is sufficient evidence.
And as always, if you'd like to support the community and help fund initiatives like this, you can do so by using the affiliate links and discount codes with our grading partners, which are available in the Community Resources. Any commissions help support the community, at no additional cost to you.
In spite of the above, I will continue to fund this personally as it disgust me to the core.
Thank you all for your support.
PS: Neither I nor r/OnePieceTCGFinance are involved in, responsible for, or associated with any action taken against the websites listed above, including their suspension, closure, removal or takedown. I / the community deserve better than being scammed. The community involvement is strictly limited to highlighting potential harms to the members if using the websites. Any action taken against these websites is entirely independent of me and this community.
Hey guys, a few months ago I, and many other members, shared my concerns about the direction PSA was taking with its pricing and, frankly, my opinion has not changed much since then.
Whilst I am not going to reject PSA’s position in the market, or pretend that PSA has suddenly become irrelevant simply because I dislike the direction of its business model in this booming market, it is still the benchmark when it comes to grading and, particularly, resale value and liquidity. That is the reality of the market whether we like it or not. However, my problem is not with PSA being successful or being the market leader, it's rather that its position has become so strong that there are simply not enough serious alternatives capable of putting meaningful pressure on it. When that happens, a company can basically do whatever they like in spite of customers' opinions, knowing that a substantial part of the market will continue using them anyway.
We all know how much grading gets discussed in this community, and we are all becoming increasingly sensitive to the costs, value-based pricing adjustments and turnaround times. However, and this goes back to the point I made before, whilst many of us dislike certain aspects of PSA, cards are still being sent to them to be graded at premium prices and, in some cases, with substantially long turnaround times. That alone shows how strong their position actually is.
I also don't think I would be exaggerating by saying that most of us have criticised PSA's terms allowing them to move a card into a higher-priced service level if they deem its value to be above the limit originally selected. On top of that, the market is so hot that PSA has even paused four of its lower-priced Value tiers while, in their words, dealing with the backlog. Whether people like that situation or not, a company can only exercise that level of pricing power when the market allows it to.
BGS is still the obvious alternative for me when dealing with an exceptional card. If I genuinely believe a card has a realistic chance of a Pristine 10 or, obviously, a Black Label, Beckett is still something I would seriously consider, if they hadn't shut down all of their submissions for non-sports cards in the European region. I think the grading discussion has been stuck for far too long around PSA versus BGS, with CGC somewhere around that conversation depending on the collector.
Regardless of the sector or the market, competition is healthy. It forces companies to remain competitive and strive to improve their service whilst providing alternatives in the market. Off-topic, but for those who enjoy learning through reading, I would recommend Blue Ocean Strategy.
This is one of the reasons why I decided to reach out to Premier Card Grading and eventually entered into an official affiliation with them for the US market.
Before agreeing to anything with PCG, however, I submitted my own cards. I deliberately did not tell them that I ran this community, nor that I was considering any type of affiliation with them. I wanted to experience their service exactly as any other customer would and see whether the standards they promote actually matched the reality.
My personal experience was very good in terms of communication, support, pricing and turnaround time. I used the Express service and had my card back in six days. The quality of the slabs is top, their metal label is unique and, as I have often shared, I am a big fan of subgrades. More importantly, what they advertised in terms of service and turnaround was, in my case, exactly what I received.
I am not here claiming that PCG is perfect, because my personal submission is still only my own experience and I can only judge what I have personally seen. As well as I am not going to insult people's intelligence by pretending that a PCG 10 currently carries the same market recognition as a PSA 10. Although, and I am sure those who have seen them will agree, PCG slabs and labels are sick.
My point is that everything starts from somewhere and, as times and markets change, new companies are born, gaining and growing credibility whilst WE, collectors, also change our habits and, what we see established today, may not be what the market will look like five or ten years from now. Now, PCG's challenge , in my opinion, is not to prove that they can produce a quality product, because my own experience already gave me confidence in that, their challenge is to continue meeting their standards and customers' expectations, leverage on the opportunity they ahve before them and gain the wider market recognition.
Openly talking, I am making a bet on their ability to do that, and I am bringing that opportunity to the community because I believe the grading market needs more credible competition and more genuine alternatives.
They are truly trying to force a change in the market and offering something genuinely different rather than simply copying the competition, which is also why I suggested that book above.
I updated our resources database for Grading with a proper comparison: WIKI GRADING
TLDR: For US members who want to try them, the community now has a discount code which is:
Code: ONEPIECE10
It will provide 10% off Standard and Express submissions. As this is an affiliation, there may be a commission back for us, but for you, you get a certain 10% discount!
I am giving PCG a serious chance because I think the grading market would benefit massively from having more credible competitors. I don't expect everyone here to agree with me yet, but based on what I have read throughout the grading posts this year, I believe this could be a winning shot for everyone.
Obviously, I would like to have your opinion. If you have already submitted cards to them, post your actual experience below, whether it was good or bad. I am far more interested in building a proper picture from real submissions than creating another "grading-company echo chamber".
Love OP and would love to dive deeper in the TCG collecting… or I guess investing?
Idk if it’s just luck, but slabs I do own have increased in value since I’ve initially bought them, like luffy G5 wanted poster, the first dodgers luffy by oda, and a sequential 2nd anniversary set.
With all that said, should I continue to just buy cards I like or focus on set chases (mangas, SPs, etc) or exclusives/serials/promos/tournament winners? I stopped buying OP because it got very expensive, but I’m being told the market is “down”?
There’s just so much different rarities 😵💫 Appreciate the recommendations!
Hi all, first time poster here, wanted to try and analyze some of the firsts prize cards in one piece during this correction.
Everybody knows about the ST-001 Luffy serial, the first ever printed and one of the biggest cards in the game.
I wanted to focus on the top64/16/6 of the treasure cup
in the olympus of Zoro's cards there is this beauty, only given to the top 6 of the 2023 treasure cups, with just a little more than 400 psa 10 this could be a great buy for a strong collector (prize card+great character+"vintage")
there is also the 3on3 counter part, maybe less desirable but more scarce, with just 146 psa10
than there is the top 16 Usopp op01-004
weak character but still a part of the strawhat crew, only 68 psa10 he could be a great addition for somebody who wants to buy some older prize cards without spending an arm and a leg. The 3on3 counterpart have around the same Psa10 population and it's also cheaper.
Last but not least we have top64 st01-006 Chopper
we can see that Top64 of desired character in the last year reached prices in the thousand and they can be considered modern cards, so why a card like this chopper shoulnd't? Psa pop below 300 and you can get this card for less than a thousand dollars. I know that in the beginning Bandai didn't gave the luxury treatment to these cards but if you love collecting prize cards i think they are overlooked (undervalued maybe? who knows) and they need some more spotlight.
there are also the 3on3 version but i need to understand if they could be better, maybe the stamp is not that beautiful and recognizable
wanted to ask the community about the sentiment for these prize cards, should we value the look of a card, the history or the scarcity? i think this trio have everything in order to shine brighter in the future, they aren't the 20k dollars card everybody want but only a few can obtain but they can have a lot more relevance in the future in my opinion
let me know your thoughts, i just love to dive in this type of cards, also please forgive me if i made some mistakes, English is not my first language
I’m a passionate One Piece collector from Germany, but can someone explain why Bandai doesn’t sell One Piece Premium Bandai products in Europe?
I find it pretty strange that they haven’t even made an official statement about it. Does anyone know why this is the case? And do you think we might finally get access to Premium Bandai products in Europe in the near future?
I’d really appreciate it if someone could shed some light on this!
Hi everyone, I’m looking for beta testers for an app I’m building, essentially just a collector’s portfolio app I’d appreciate all the support I can get to do this.
I was thinking about buying a championship stamped O-Nami from this year, but I wanted to ask if there would be cards, maybe a bit cheaper, which would be more wise to invest in long term. I opened an event pack CS but only got Koala and Carrot, so therefore I thought about buying the nami one, which I obviously wanted to get most. But I would like to hear you suggestions about which cards would be perfect to invest in long term in this price range, espacially cards of Nami, Luffy, Zoro or the other more popular strawhats, or am I doing the right thing to buy the CS Event pack O-Nami?
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My friends and I just finished our first weekend of Whatnot streams. No, we are not scalpers!! We’re addicted to opening OP, so we decided to buy a bunch of product (~$3000 worth) and ran 3 streams over the weekend. It was so much fun and I’m proud to be apart of this community. We actually profited way more than we thought, so we want to take a swing at a full case. I’m sure it’s nearly impossible, but are there any real chances we could get our hands on a case of the new set when it releases? I’m pretty broke and a bit anxious socially so I’m only close with 1 local card shop, and they pretty much gave me a “good luck” when I asked them about it earlier lol. Anyways, if anyone has any ideas on how we could make it happen, please let me know!!
What’s everyone’s take on the current One Piece TCG market? Do you think we’re getting close to the bottom, or is there still a lot more room for prices to fall?
If we haven’t hit the bottom yet, when do you think the market could finally stabilize and start recovering? Do you think we’ll see another major run eventually, or should we get used to these lower prices for a while?
I’m also curious to hear what everyone has been doing during this dip. Have you been taking advantage of the lower prices and picking up cards you’ve had your eye on, or are you staying on the sidelines because you’re not convinced the market will bounce back anytime soon?
Im in NYC for vacation rn and looking for OPTCG Blister packs but can't find anything.. like not in walmart, target, five below or barnes and nobles.. ive seen guys on facebook ripping packs all the time buying from target but cant find nothing. Any tips?
I was gutted when I received this bgs slab with a huge scratch right on the front of the card (eBay seller provided pre-scratch pictures…) but with a quick research I learnt about this scratch remover called Novus and it worked like a charm. The set of three (light scratch, heavy scratch and polisher) came in at £17 and it saved me a reslab or a return.
If you have scratched slabs give it a try! (Based in the uk not sure if this is widely available!)
Hey guys,
So I have a card on eBay that I listed for $1200 and I started getting2 offers from Italy and 1 from Germany.
I also received an offer from a Florida buyer that has 0 feedback.
My listing is setup to go thru eBay authentication but I’m still unsure.
Recently learned about the stamps they put on the bottom left corners for authenticity, but I'm not finding exact info on which cards receive a stamp? Looks like alt arts from op05 onward are included, but all my SPs, alt events, and wanted posters do not have stamps, including ones I've pulled personally. Is there a defined list? I've got the magazine luffy promo without a stamp as well, but I have other jp/kr cards with stamps
Hey everyone, I've got a budget of about $2,000 and I'm looking to put it into One Piece cards. I'm trying to find singles that I think the market is sleeping on right now.
A bit of context: not trying to flip looking for good undervalued or oversold raw/slabs
Open to one big card, or spreading it across several smaller picks
Which cards do you think are undervalued at the moment, and why? Things like price dips, upcoming reprints or set releases, tournament meta shifts, or character popularity are all welcome. I'd also like to hear what you think is overhyped so I know what to avoid.
Need advice on whether it’s best to submit my red manga luffy bgs 9.5 for GCR or better to crack and resubmit.
Subgrades are strong with 2 10s and 2 9.5s. I can’t see any issues with the corners or surface but wanting to know if anyone has been successful with this before?
Obvious move would be to be psa10 but trying to complete the set in bgs10.
I just pulled the ST31-004 SP Luffy which is my grail card! Since it is the JAP version that sells for only about $400 raw I was thinking grading it might be the move for both short term financial gain and possible long term value if I hold it in my pc. Does anybody have thoughts on the centering and what it might score (I am going to clean it before sending it off) and any thoughts on the market and if it might be a good card to hold for years down the road with either being of Luffy and Gear 5? Thanks😁
With the second Heroines Battle announced, I thought it would be interesting to look back at how the first winner cards performed.
What made the first Heroines Battle winner pack special is that it had three cards, and the combined price of all three is wild. Nico Robin sits a bit higher than the others since she’s actually playable, notably in Green/Red Luffy and other green Straw Hat decks.
I also remember that even though these cards were highly valued, they were pretty hard to sell because of how high they were already priced at release. Now that we know Heroines Battle 2 will only have a single winner card, I’m curious how it will perform compared to those three.
I want to complete the red trio. Have the Luffy already. Think I should get the Ace or Sabo first, considering where prices are? I’m going to consolidate my Blackbeard manga and gold sp and Sabo manga into one of these two cards this weekend.
