if you are looking for Pokémon cards to play with in a tournament, the best place to start is with the Pokemon cards page. You can click on the Pokémon logo to go directly to this page. The top section of this page lists all the Pokemon sets that are legal for tournament play. You can click on the link to each set and browse for cards.
If you know the name of the Pokémon you are looking for, you can type the name into the search box and a list of all Pokemon cards with that name will be shown to you. This list will include cards from sets that are not legal for tournament play, but are of interest to collectors.
How to use this site (general instructions):
Searching
You can search for items by name or partial name.
Example: You can find a Pikachu card by searching for pika - pikachu or even achu.
Search results are in alphabetical order, limited to the first 500 matches.
You can refine your search by language, and rarity.
Icons for the most popular Pokémon are shown near the top of the screen.
Words seperated by a space are treated as "and" so Pikachu holo will return any holo or reverse holo Pikachu's. See the Search Help for more details.
Drop Down List
There are drop down lists for different card games that show all the expansion sets available for that card game.
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These drop down lists have "Show All..." as the top item - this will take you to a page where all the different sets for the game are listed.
Card sets with no inventory available are grayed out in the drop down lists.
Shopping Carts
Your shopping cart is active while you are browsing the Professor Oak site. When you close your browser, the shopping cart is cleared.
Items with inventory available have an "Add to Cart" button.
View the contents of your shopping cart to remove items, adjust counts, save the cart or to make payment.
You can remove an item from your cart by setting the quantity to zero.
You can remove an item from your cart by clicking on the cart item and clicking the "Remove from Cart" button.
Adding an item to your shopping cart does not reserve or hold that item for you.
Saving/retrieving your Shopping Cart
When viewing the contents of your shopping cart, you have the option of saving the cart for later purchase.
Shopping carts are saved and retrieved based on your email address.
You may save multiple shopping carts, each cart can be given its own name.
Saved shopping carts do not expire, but items in them are not reserved or held for you, and may become unavailable.
Saving a Cart:
View the contents of the cart.
Click on the "Save this cart..." button.
Fill in the form with a name for the cart, and your email address. You will have to type your email address twice.
The contents of the cart will be saved.
Your "current" shopping cart will be cleared when you save.
Loading a Cart:
Your current shopping cart must be empty to load a saved cart. You can clear your cart by removing all items or by saving the cart.
Click on the "Load Cart..." button. You will asked for your email.
All saved carts under your email will be displayed.
Click on the green "View" button for cart you want to load, the contents of the cart will be displayed for you to review.
You can click on the blue "Load" button to load this cart, or click on the pink "Return" button to view your other carts.
Once the cart is loaded you can add items, and/or pay for the contents of the cart.
If you add items to the cart but are not ready to make payment, be sure to save the updated cart.
When you make payment on a saved cart it is removed from storage.
Making Payment
Payment is made through Paypal, a credit card, check or money order.
View the contents of your cart to make payment.
Select your shipping option.
Choose your payment method
Follow the screens, the final screen will ask you to click the "Pay Now" button. Your purchase is not complete until this button is clicked.
You will see a thank you screen when payment is accepted.
Selling cards to Professor Oak
It's easy to sell cards to Professor Oak. The process is detailed with clear instructions, to begin, click on the large $'s on the main page.
You must have an account, if you do not, you will be prompted to create on.
Which cards I will purchase and how much I will pay is determined by algorithms in this web, based on the frequency of purchase of each card.
It is the sellers responsibility to properly ship and protect the cards from damage (you, and me both!)
Payment can be in the form of Check, credit, or paypal deposit.
Our needs are constantly changing as cards are sold, so check back frequently. Hot cards are always needed!
Base Set Pokémon - the basics
Base set, the first set of Pokémon came in three printings. Each are worth different amounts. Only the Base Set english has these variations.
1st Edition have a black circle with a white 1 in it, surrounded by the word "Edition". The Artwork on these cards has no shadow on the border.
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