Pokémon seller answers

Short, focused answers to the questions Pokémon TCG sellers run into in practice. Each answer goes straight to the point so you can decide what to do without reading a long article first.

Tools and software

What is a TCGPowerTools import file?

A TCGPowerTools import file is a structured CSV that lists each card you want to publish to Cardmarket together with its exact Cardmarket product ID, price, condition, language and quantity. TCGPowerTools reads this file, matches each row to the right Cardmarket product, and pushes the listing to your Cardmarket account. It is the standard high-volume Cardmarket-publishing pipeline used by professional Pokémon TCG sellers in Europe.

TCGPowerTools alternatives in 2026: what actually competes?

There is no like-for-like replacement for TCGPowerTools as a Cardmarket, CardTrader and Shopify publishing layer for Pokémon TCG sellers in 2026. The honest answer for most sellers is not "switch", it is "feed it better". The realistic alternatives split into three groups: native marketplace tools (Cardmarket native, eBay bulk lister), generic listing software (CSVs by hand, GoodSell, generic Shopify connectors), and complementary tools that sit in front of TCGPowerTools rather than replacing it (NeoSatoshi for photo-driven import-file generation).

Photography and equipment

How to photograph Pokémon cards for selling: a working seller's setup

You need three things: even diffuse light, a plain neutral background, and a fixed camera angle that stays consistent across batches. The phone you already own is good enough at 12 megapixels and above. Skip the ring lights, skip the lightbox kits sold to coin sellers. The bigger leverage is photographing in batches (up to 20 cards per shot, or full binder pages) so you spend less time setting up shots than processing the cards.