Market Analysis
Sales data, value drivers, top rarities, pricing trends, sourcing tokens, and selling/trading guidance.
5 guides in this series
What Drives Token Values
The five factors that move arcade token prices: rarity, condition, completeness, brand desirability, and market noise.
Top Rarities in the Catalog
Where the catalog's rarest and most valuable pieces concentrate by brand group, and how to find them using sort and filter.
Pricing Trends Over Time
The macro trends in arcade token pricing: supply attrition, collector demographics, visibility shifts, and per-brand-group patterns.
Sourcing Tokens
The major channels for buying arcade tokens: eBay, estate sales, antique shops, coin shows, collector forums, and the cectoken Trade Finder.
Selling and Trading Tokens
How to price for sale, write effective listings, work the trade channels, handle fees, and avoid common pitfalls.