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In 2023, the best booster box to get a child for Christmas is the Japanese Pokemon Shiny Treasures ex box.   (second best might be Vstar Universe) Here is Why!  It's a "high class set" which means ...although there are only 10 booster packs in the box, every single pack will have a guaranteed 'hit'.  This would be an ex card or better.  ...there is a chance of a 'god pack' in these special sets.  The 'god pack' is something very few collectors get to experience.   Every single card (all 10) in a god pack are secret rares. (Baby Shinys, Full Art...

As the PokeChalet continues to establish itself as a trusted place for English and Japanese Pokemon cards, we always want to establish relationships with other sellers and collectors.  Our singles are sourced through our trade-in credit system.  We offer 75% value of tcgplayer.com market prices for individual cards.  This allows people with duplicate cards to exchange them for cards they need - or sealed product for them to open, shelf or invest.      Our method is simple:  - You provide a list of the cards you want to trade in (Set and/or Card Number, Condition if not NM) - We...

September 23rd  (2PM to 5PM)   Bedford Yard Card Party   The PokeChalet will be hosting a Pokemon Show and Tell and Trade Event on September 23rd from 2PM to 5PM.     Events Show and Tell – Many of our friends and family don’t want to hear us talk about Pokémon, so let’s talk about it together.  Bring a backpack or binder with some of your collection pieces you’d just like to ‘show off’.    Trade & Vend – Part of our hobby is buying, selling and trading.  Bring your trade binder and feel free to sell your dupes to...

As many people will say, collecting should be treated as a marathon - not a sprint.   There are many many cards.  There are many cards, card arts, card types and Pokemon to collect.    There are many different type of collectors as well:  Favourite Pokemon Collector - someone who collects cards of a specific pokemon.   Favourite Artist Collector - someone who loves a particular artist art style and collects cards illustrated by that artist Theme Collector - like roofs? there are people who collect cards that have roofs on them.  World is your oyster!  Under water collectors unite! Set Collector-...

Here at the PokeChalet.com, we are lucky that we've found community in the hobby.    We highly recommend you try to find community in this hobby as well! Here are some of our favourite things about collecting:  Looking at our cards! Creating videos: https://www.youtube.com/@TKKCollector  Trading  Working Shows/Booths Opening packs with friends (Playing TCG Live)  As owners of a Pokemon store, our father and son escapades are something that is linked to meeting other collectors (and customers) and being able to grow our store. We've had to make hard decisions (re-home great cards with customers) in order for us to stay open.   We...