Pokémon card and sealed product price alerts
PokeTrack.io price alerts watch a Pokémon card or sealed product for you. Set a target price. We check prices once a day, and when one drops to or below your target, we email you and show it in the app's bell. Sealed alerts are free; card alerts are free on every set.
How to set a Pokémon price alert
- Open Price alerts. Sign in to PokeTrack.io and open Price alerts in the app.
- Tap New alert and search. Search for a card by name, number or set. Each printing (Normal, Reverse Holo, Holofoil and so on) is its own result. Sealed products are listed under Sealed.
- Set your target price. Enter the price you want it to drop to. The sheet shows today's price and where it comes from. Targets are saved in US dollars.
- Wait for the daily check. Once a day we compare each price with your target. When it is at or below, we email you and the app's bell shows it.
You can also set an alert from a card's page, from the Alert column in a set's table view, or from a Pokémon's Pokédex page. Not sure where to start? Browse all sets or open the Pokédex.
What you can watch
Cards
- Any printing PokeTrack.io has a price for. An alert watches that exact printing, so a Reverse Holo alert never uses the Normal price.
- The price is the TCGplayer price. If TCGplayer has none for that printing, it is the median of at least 3 active eBay asking prices, labelled "eBay asks". Asking prices are not sold prices.
- Sets we have no prices for show "Price alerts aren't available for this set."
- Japanese-set cards can have alerts too. When a card has no TCGplayer price, its alert uses eBay asking prices instead, and the email says which price it used.
Sealed products
- English sealed products such as booster boxes and Elite Trainer Boxes. Japanese sealed products are not tracked.
- The price is TCGplayer's market price only, labelled "TCGplayer market". There is no eBay fallback for sealed.
- A product with no market price shows "No price yet" and can't trigger until it has one. Older products are the most likely to lack one.
What the daily check does
- It runs once a day, early in the morning US Eastern time, after the overnight price refresh, and goes through every alert that hasn't fired yet.
- For each alert it looks up the current price as above and compares it with your target. A hit is a price at or below the target.
- On a hit it sends you one email and marks the alert as hit, and the app's bell shows it.
- A missing price is never treated as $0 or as a hit. The alert stays set until a price appears.
- It reads the price at the time of the check, so a price that dips and recovers between two checks doesn't trigger an email.
- After an alert has fired it stays quiet. Change its target to arm it again.
- One check sends at most 20 alert emails to one person. Any more wait for the next day's check.
- The Price alerts page compares your target with the latest price each time you open it, so it can show "Target hit" before the email arrives.
Free and Pro
| Free | Pro | |
|---|---|---|
| Sealed product alerts | Yes | Yes |
| Card alerts | On every set | On every set |
| Price analysis under each card alert | No | Yes |
| Alert limit | Up to 200 card alerts and 200 sealed alerts | The same |
| Email and in-app bell | Yes | Yes |
The price analysis is for card alerts only; sealed alerts don't have one. Pro adds that analysis; it doesn't change which cards or sealed products you can set alerts on.
Frequently asked questions
How do I set a price alert on a Pokémon card?
Sign in to PokeTrack.io, open Price alerts and tap New alert. Search for the card, pick its printing and enter the price you want it to drop to. You can also set an alert from a card's page. When the price is at or below your target, you get an email and the app's bell shows it.
Can I set a price alert on a sealed product like an Elite Trainer Box or booster box?
Yes. In New alert, search for the product and pick it under Sealed. Sealed alerts cover English sealed products and use TCGplayer's market price only. They are free. A product with no market price shows No price yet and can't trigger until it has one.
Are price alerts on PokeTrack.io free?
Sealed alerts are free. Card alerts are free on every set, and Pro adds a price analysis under each card alert. Every account can hold up to 200 card alerts and 200 sealed alerts.
How often are prices checked, and when does the email arrive?
Once a day, in the early morning US Eastern time. Each alert is compared with its latest price, and if the price is at or below your target, the email goes out in that run. A price that dips and recovers between two checks doesn't trigger one. The Price alerts page compares prices each time you open it, so it can show Target hit before the email arrives.
Which price does an alert use?
For cards, the TCGplayer price for that exact printing. If TCGplayer has none, PokeTrack.io uses the median of at least 3 active eBay asking prices and labels it eBay asks; asking prices are not sold prices. For sealed products it uses TCGplayer's market price only. Each alert row shows the price and its source. Card prices refresh from TCGplayer's data several times a day; sealed prices refresh daily.
How will I be notified: email, push or text?
By email, and in the app: the notification bell lists the alert and its row on the Price alerts page is marked Target hit. The email links back into the app. There are no push or text alerts at the moment.
Why does my alert say No price yet?
It means PokeTrack.io has no price for that card or product: no TCGplayer price and, for cards, no eBay fallback either. An alert can't trigger on a missing price, and a missing price is never treated as $0. The alert stays set and starts working once a price appears. Older sealed products are the most likely to have no market price.
Will I get the same price alert again?
No. Once an alert has fired, you won't get another email for it unless you change its target, which arms it again. To keep watching after a hit, change the target to a new price, or remove the alert.
Is there a limit on price alerts?
Yes. Each account can hold up to 200 card alerts and up to 200 sealed alerts, on every plan. A single daily check sends at most 20 alert emails to one person; any more wait for the next day's check.
Can I set my target in another currency?
Yes. If you've chosen another display currency in the app, you can type your target in it. PokeTrack.io converts it and saves the target in US dollars, then shows it at today's exchange rate, so the amount you see can shift slightly from day to day. Alert emails show prices in dollars.
Set your first price alert
Open PokeTrack.io, go to Price alerts and tap New alert. Sealed alerts are free.
Card alerts use the TCGplayer price, or eBay asking prices where TCGplayer has none. Sealed alerts use the TCGplayer market price only.