Des Moines card buyers: questions
Which card shops in Des Moines buy Pokémon cards?
Des Moines, within 5 mi of the center: Jay's CD & Hobby (1.5 mi) and Markets At Michaels (2.7 mi); Pleasant Hill: Uptown Gaming Pleasant Hill (5.0 mi); Des Moines, 5 mi or more from the center: Empire Cards (6.2 mi); Altoona: The Card Pack (7.5 mi). The full list, with hours and directions, is above.
Which Pokémon cards are trading highest right now?
Among the 200 most-traded Pokémon cards in our price data, the highest near-mint market prices are Umbreon VMAX #215 (Pokemon Evolving Skies, $1,675), Umbreon ex #161 (Pokemon Prismatic Evolutions, $1,075) and Shining Mew [CoroCoro] #151 (Pokemon Japanese Promo, $1,050). Shops buy below market so they can resell; bring the card and ask for a quote.
Can I sell Pokémon cards in Des Moines on a Sunday?
6 of the 6 with a full week of posted hours: Jay's CD & Hobby (11am–6pm), Markets At Michaels (11am–6pm), Uptown Gaming Pleasant Hill (12pm–5pm), The Card Pack (12pm–4pm), GameStop (Ankeny) (10am–7pm) and GameStop (West Des Moines) (11am–6pm).
What Pokémon cards are worth money?
Holo and full-art rares, vintage Base Set, Jungle and Fossil holos, Japanese promos and anything graded PSA 9 or 10. Modern commons and uncommons are bulk, bought by the thousand.

