What is a Japanese collectible really worth — and how easily does it sell? This guide pairs two honest, first-party signals for our top categories and series: a reference value from HD Store’s own recorded sales, and a market-liquidity read (how often we actually sell items in that category). Every figure comes from our real eBay and Shopify sales — not a third-party price guide — and we show the sample size so you can judge it yourself.
Based on our last 55 recorded sales · updated daily · sales data as of 2026-09-01.
Want a quick number for a specific item? Try our Value Simulator — pick a category, series and condition for an instant reference range. This guide is the deeper reference behind it.
Scale Figures
Liquidity: High
Real recent example: Transformers Dark Side Moon Optimus Prime Three A sold for $750 (one of our own sales; individual result, not a guaranteed value).
In our last 50 recorded sales, 12 were in this category — one of our most actively-traded categories. We currently have about 184 item(s) listed. Liquidity here means how often this category shows up in our own recent sales (a trading-frequency signal), not a full market turnover figure.
Our own recorded sold prices by condition grade. Grades with at least 3 recorded sales show a real median and range; the rest read “accumulating” and fill in automatically as we sell more (we never present a single sale as a market rate). How to grade condition →
| Sealed / Mint | data accumulating |
| Excellent / Near-Mint | data accumulating |
| Good / Used | $250 median · $46–$750 (n=12) |
| Damaged | data accumulating |
Video Games
Liquidity: Active
Real recent example: Mega CD Peripheral equipment for Mega Drive video sold for $1,340 (one of our own sales; individual result, not a guaranteed value).
In our last 50 recorded sales, 9 were in this category — trades steadily in our recent sales. We currently have about 58 item(s) listed. Liquidity here means how often this category shows up in our own recent sales (a trading-frequency signal), not a full market turnover figure.
Our own recorded sold prices by condition grade. Grades with at least 3 recorded sales show a real median and range; the rest read “accumulating” and fill in automatically as we sell more (we never present a single sale as a market rate). How to grade condition →
| Sealed / Mint | data accumulating |
| Excellent / Near-Mint | data accumulating |
| Good / Used | $352 median · $81–$1,340 (n=9) |
| Damaged | data accumulating |
Trading Cards
Liquidity: Active
Real recent example: Yu-Gi-Oh Carddass Bandai Version Complete 118 Card sold for $542 (one of our own sales; individual result, not a guaranteed value).
In our last 50 recorded sales, 8 were in this category — trades steadily in our recent sales. We currently have about 147 item(s) listed. Liquidity here means how often this category shows up in our own recent sales (a trading-frequency signal), not a full market turnover figure.
Our own recorded sold prices by condition grade. Grades with at least 3 recorded sales show a real median and range; the rest read “accumulating” and fill in automatically as we sell more (we never present a single sale as a market rate). How to grade condition →
| Sealed / Mint | data accumulating |
| Excellent / Near-Mint | data accumulating |
| Good / Used | $346 median · $188–$542 (n=8) |
| Damaged | data accumulating |
Plush & Soft Toys
Liquidity: Active
We’re still building enough recorded sales to show a reliable reference figure here (accumulating).
In our last 50 recorded sales, 6 were in this category — trades steadily in our recent sales. We currently have about 38 item(s) listed. Liquidity here means how often this category shows up in our own recent sales (a trading-frequency signal), not a full market turnover figure.
Our own recorded sold prices by condition grade. Grades with at least 3 recorded sales show a real median and range; the rest read “accumulating” and fill in automatically as we sell more (we never present a single sale as a market rate). How to grade condition →
| Sealed / Mint | data accumulating |
| Excellent / Near-Mint | data accumulating |
| Good / Used | $321 median · $103–$350 (n=6) |
| Damaged | data accumulating |
Media & Books
Liquidity: Active
We’re still building enough recorded sales to show a reliable reference figure here (accumulating).
In our last 50 recorded sales, 5 were in this category — trades steadily in our recent sales. We currently have about 23 item(s) listed. Liquidity here means how often this category shows up in our own recent sales (a trading-frequency signal), not a full market turnover figure.
Our own recorded sold prices by condition grade. Grades with at least 3 recorded sales show a real median and range; the rest read “accumulating” and fill in automatically as we sell more (we never present a single sale as a market rate). How to grade condition →
| Sealed / Mint | data accumulating |
| Excellent / Near-Mint | data accumulating |
| Good / Used | $104 median · $79–$350 (n=5) |
| Damaged | data accumulating |
How condition changes value & liquidity
We grade with the same vocabulary as our free Self-Grading Checklist — use it to place your own item on this scale. The direction below is how condition generally moves collectible value and how quickly a piece tends to sell; it is not a guaranteed price.
| Condition grade | What it means | Effect on value & how fast it sells |
|---|---|---|
| Sealed / Mint | Factory-fresh, unopened, or as-new (new in box). | Commands the strongest prices and tends to sell fastest. |
| Excellent / Near-Mint | Opened or displayed but with only minimal, honest wear. | Strong value with steady demand from collectors. |
| Good / Used | Clearly pre-owned with visible wear, complete or near-complete. | Mid-range value — still very collectible and the bulk of a healthy market. |
| Damaged | Notable flaws, missing parts, or heavy wear. | Sells at a discount and typically moves more slowly. |
Real per-grade sold prices appear inside each category above (under “By condition”) for any grade with at least 3 of our own recorded sales; grades below that threshold read “accumulating” and fill in automatically as we sell more. Use the reference value together with the checklist to judge where a specific item sits. Assess condition with the checklist →
Killer Series — by Franchise
Trading frequency for the franchises we sell most, from our own recent recorded sales. More sales = a more liquid, easier-to-move series. Example prices are real individual results from our own sales, not guaranteed valuations.
| Series / Franchise | Recent sales (n=50) | Liquidity | Notable real sold example | Find it |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Attack On Titan | 4 sale(s) | Moderate | accumulating | search → |
| Pokemon | 3 sale(s) | Moderate | accumulating | search → |
| Jojo | 2 sale(s) | Moderate | accumulating | search → |
| One Piece | 2 sale(s) | Moderate | accumulating | search → |
| Power Rangers | 1 sale(s) | Building | accumulating | search → |
How to Read This Page (Honestly)
- Reference value = prices our own items actually sold for (our recorded eBay/Shopify sales). Individual results — condition, completeness, rarity and timing all move real prices.
- Market liquidity = how frequently we sell items in a category or series, measured from our own recent sales sample (n=50). It is a trading-frequency signal, not a full market turnover metric — we’re still structuring inventory-age data for true turnover.
- Condition uses the same grades as our Self-Grading Checklist. Each category shows our real sold median and range for any grade with at least 3 recorded sales; grades below that threshold read “accumulating” and fill in automatically as we sell more (we never show a single sale as a market rate). Grade data comes from our own eBay sales records (read-only).
- Where we don’t have enough data yet, we say accumulating rather than guess.
The values here are aggregated by category and grade. If you want the transactions underneath them — individual recorded sales, the sample size behind each figure, and what other sellers are currently asking — those are published on Market Price Data. Bear in mind too that condition does not mean the same thing in every category: for clothing and accessories, fading, fabric wear and whether the original tags survived move the grade far more than box damage ever does, which our guide to Japanese fashion collectibles works through in detail.
Liquidity above reflects how a line has been selling recently, not what happens next. When an older line is officially staged for a comeback — a new anime season, an anniversary, a reissue — demand and liquidity can shift quickly; Re-Trending Watch tracks those signals as they are announced.
Can’t find it, or it’s out of stock?
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