Why did you stop selling cards?
In short: My service-connected disabilities made selling cards too difficult to continue. In 2026 I stopped selling and kept the part that was always the point: the independent, documented opinion.
When I established the business in 2024, I graded, authenticated and priced cards, and for a time I sold them too. In 2026 I stopped selling. Here is the honest reason, and what it means for you.
The reason
Selling cards is physically and mentally demanding work: sourcing, listing, packing, shipping, keeping up with buyers every day. My service-connected disabilities made that too difficult to continue. It was not a business decision dressed up as a principle. It was a decision about what I could keep doing well.
What I kept
I kept the part that was always the point: an independent opinion, on paper, with the method and the photographs to back it. Appraisals, authentication opinions, pre-grade assessments, documented breaks, the submission hub and staff training all rest on the same habit I learned as a medic: record what you see, when you see it, as it is.
That work suits me. It is careful, it is documented, and it is done at a pace that lets me do it properly.
What it means for clients
Not selling has a consequence that matters to you: I have no stake in your cards.
- Nothing to negotiate. I do not make offers, take consignments or broker sales. See what I don't do.
- Fees that cannot lean. My fee is flat or hourly and never tied to value or to my conclusion. See why I never charge a percentage.
- Disclosure in writing. Every engagement letter carries my standing conflict-of-interest disclosure. See what "independent" means here.
What stays from the selling years
The articles, guides and the Pokemon business course were written while the business traded cards. They are kept as a reference library, because the knowledge about condition, pricing and running a shop is still useful. They are not a sign that I sell today.