How CardWorth Prices and Price Alerts Work
CardWorth shows estimated values, not guaranteed sale prices. This guide explains where they come from, how current they are, and what price alerts can and cannot do.
What a value on CardWorth means
Pokémon card values are estimates derived from pokemontcg.io (TCGplayer market data). LEGO set values are estimates from BrickLink sold data. Values are estimates, not guaranteed sale prices, and each shows when it was last updated.
Catalog prices are for raw cards. A graded copy is never priced from a raw quote, and a printing or set without a price shows as unavailable instead of a guess.
How often prices update
Prices are refreshed on a schedule, typically every few days, not in real time. The source and last-updated time are shown with each value, so check them before acting on a number.
Setting a Pokémon price alert
Choose a card and printing, pick a target price, and decide whether you want to hear when the estimate goes below or above it. Price alerts for Pokémon cards by in-app notification and email, checked about hourly against the latest price update. Free accounts can keep 5 active alerts; Pro is unlimited.
- Free accounts can keep 5 active alerts; Pro is unlimited.
- Alerts are checked about hourly, but they compare against the latest price update, so an alert cannot fire faster than prices refresh.
- Alerts cover Pokémon cards only. LEGO set alerts, retirement alerts and push notifications are not available.
Using the numbers well
Treat an estimate as a starting point. Check recent listings or sold prices on the marketplace you plan to use before you buy or sell. Past price changes do not predict future prices, and CardWorth does not give financial advice.
Prices are estimates derived from pokemontcg.io (TCGplayer market data) and BrickLink sold data. Prices are refreshed on a schedule, typically every few days, not in real time. Not a professional appraisal. About our data