BuyTrigger.Cards — Card Desk by Alex & Oscarhttps://buytrigger.cards/Free news and practical card collecting research.en-gbSame artwork. A different market.https://buytrigger.cards/stories/japanese-card-research/https://dralexkoh.github.io/buytrigger-card-desk/stories/japanese-card-research/Tue, 03 Nov 2026 00:00:00 GMTA lower Japanese price can be interesting. It takes more work to establish an undervalued card.PSA Value is back. What changes for collectors?https://buytrigger.cards/stories/psa-value-returns/https://dralexkoh.github.io/buytrigger-card-desk/stories/psa-value-returns/Tue, 03 Nov 2026 00:00:00 GMTThe US$39.99 announcement, the queue behind it, and why an existing submission keeps its original terms.PSA publishes stolen-card list after October shipment thefthttps://buytrigger.cards/stories/psa-october-theft-update/https://dralexkoh.github.io/buytrigger-card-desk/stories/psa-october-theft-update/Tue, 03 Nov 2026 00:00:00 GMTPSA’s 23 October statement links a public certification list to the 13 October incident. Here is what that dated update establishes—and how to keep a useful paper trail.Delta Reign: what the October product showcase actually tells ushttps://buytrigger.cards/stories/delta-reign-product-guide-october/https://dralexkoh.github.io/buytrigger-card-desk/stories/delta-reign-product-guide-october/Tue, 03 Nov 2026 00:00:00 GMTSame expansion, different box. The official 23 October showcase gives a useful contents checklist ahead of the announced 6 November release.From binder to board: Pokémon card art meets Santa Cruzhttps://buytrigger.cards/stories/pokemon-santa-cruz-card-art/https://dralexkoh.github.io/buytrigger-card-desk/stories/pokemon-santa-cruz-card-art/Tue, 03 Nov 2026 00:00:00 GMTThe 17 October collaboration announcement puts familiar TCG illustrations on skateboard decks—a story about why people love the art, beyond its price tag.Pocket’s proposed six-week rhythm puts collecting pace in focushttps://buytrigger.cards/stories/pocket-october-producer-letter/https://dralexkoh.github.io/buytrigger-card-desk/stories/pocket-october-producer-letter/Tue, 03 Nov 2026 00:00:00 GMTThe 15 October producer letter proposed more time between packs and new ways to collect. The interesting question is how the rhythm feels for someone building a collection.A father, a son, and a better way to follow cards.https://buytrigger.cards/stories/welcome/https://dralexkoh.github.io/buytrigger-card-desk/stories/welcome/Tue, 03 Nov 2026 00:00:00 GMTWelcome to BuyTrigger.Cards: the cards, the numbers and the stories that make the hobby worth following.A PSA 10 price is not your profit.https://buytrigger.cards/stories/psa10-is-not-profit/https://dralexkoh.github.io/buytrigger-card-desk/stories/psa10-is-not-profit/Tue, 03 Nov 2026 00:00:00 GMTKeep the purchase, grading bill and selling costs beside the price. The result can look very different.Under $20. A $100 PSA 10. Is there actually a deal?https://buytrigger.cards/stories/under20-upside/https://dralexkoh.github.io/buytrigger-card-desk/stories/under20-upside/Tue, 03 Nov 2026 00:00:00 GMTThe price gap is a discovery filter. The copy, the evidence and the downside decide whether it survives.What TCG Modern Index is measuring—and what it isn't.https://buytrigger.cards/stories/how-the-index-works/https://dralexkoh.github.io/buytrigger-card-desk/stories/how-the-index-works/Tue, 03 Nov 2026 00:00:00 GMTThe basket, the grades, the missing observations and the difference between an index level and a card price.