In Japanese, there's a word for getting so absorbed in something that you can't pull yourself back out: numaru. The word comes from numa, meaning "swamp". Numa Pit is a live auction platform for trading collectibles: the kind of place you sink into and never quite want to leave.

【Erika's Clefable】PSA10 Set: Japanese Gym (#36) Release: 1998 Language: Japanese Grade: PSA10 (GEM MINT) PSA Population: 342

【Dark Crobat】PSA10 Set: Japanese Neo 4 (#169) Release: 2001 Language: Japanese Grade: PSA10 (GEM MINT) PSA Population: 370

A card shop built for MTG & Warhammer. 🎲 Turn Zero Games in LA is all about Magic: The Gathering and Warhammer, a popular tabletop game where players paint and customize their own miniatures. Full video on YouTube youtu.be/5ghFa_tGROA?si=HzDm… #MagicTheGathering #Warhammer #CardShop #LosAngeles #TabletopGames

【Gyarados】PSA10 Set: Japanese Basic (#130) Release: 1996 Language: Japanese Grade: PSA10 (GEM MINT) PSA Population: 622

A card shop run like a warehouse. 📦 Since COVID, Cards and Comics Central in San Francisco lets in only one or two people at a time. The shop is packed with sealed product and slabs, and runs an eBay store too. Full video on YouTube youtu.be/5ghFa_tGROA?si=NDmZ… #PokemonTCG #PokemonCards #CardShop #SanFrancisco #TradingCards

【Dark Golbat】PSA10 Set: Japanese Rocket (#42) Release: 1997 Language: Japanese Grade: PSA10 (GEM MINT) PSA Population: 538

Japanese card walls, in a California card shop. 🇯🇵🏪 Red Heart TCG in the Bay Area ordered its tall card display cabinets straight from Japan. They're made by SENBI, a Japanese store-fixture maker. Full video on YouTube youtu.be/5ghFa_tGROA?si=KT7x… #PokemonTCG #PokemonCards #CardShop #BayArea #TradingCards

【Dark Donphan】PSA10 Set: Japanese Neo 4 (#232) Release: 2001 Language: Japanese Grade: PSA10 (GEM MINT) PSA Population: 340

【Forretress】PSA10 Set: Japanese Neo 2 (#205) Release: 2000 Language: Japanese Grade: PSA10 (GEM MINT) PSA Population: 355

【Dark Alakazam】PSA10 Set: Japanese Rocket (#65) Release: 1997 Language: Japanese Grade: PSA10 (GEM MINT) PSA Population: 817

【Brock's Rhydon】PSA10 Set: Japanese Gym (#112) Release: 1998 Language: Japanese Grade: PSA10 (GEM MINT) PSA Population: 323

Same vendors, every show. 🔁 At Front Row in San Diego, we kept running into vendors we'd met at the LA Card Show. Full video on YouTube youtu.be/KqbMxJMRnNM #PokemonTCG #PokemonCards #FrontRowCardShow #CardShow #SanDiego

【Giovanni】PSA10 Set: Japanese Gym 2 Release: 1999 Language: Japanese Grade: PSA10 (GEM MINT) PSA Population: 439

Who grades the cards? 🔍 PSA and Beckett set up booths at Collect-A-Con, and TAG was at Got Sole. Full video on YouTube youtu.be/KqbMxJMRnNM?si=Ob9r… #PokemonTCG #PSA #Beckett #TAGGrading #CardGrading #CardShow

【Dark Espeon】PSA10 Set: Japanese Neo 4 (#196) Release: 2001 Language: Japanese Grade: PSA10 (GEM MINT) PSA Population: 744

Japanese, English, Chinese, Korean — all in one bulk bin. More cards and higher quality than the day before at Collect-A-Con. Full video on YouTube youtu.be/KqbMxJMRnNM?si=g6gv… #PokemonTCG #PokemonCards #CollectACon #CardShow #TradingCards

【The Rocket's Trap】PSA10 Set: Japanese Gym Release: 1998 Language: Japanese Grade: PSA10 (GEM MINT) PSA Population: 261

$10,000 for a Japanese Pikachu? At the LA Card Show, Japanese cards were hard to find — and Japan-exclusive promos are even harder to get at a good price. Full video on YouTube youtu.be/KqbMxJMRnNM?si=823h… #PokemonTCG #JapanesePokemonCards #PokemonCards #LACardShow #CardShow

【Light Azumarill】PSA10 Set: Japanese Neo 4 (#184) Release: 2001 Language: Japanese Grade: PSA10 (GEM MINT) PSA Population: 376

【Ursaring】PSA10 Set: Japanese Neo 2 (#217) Release: 2000 Language: Japanese Grade: PSA10 (GEM MINT)