Pack rips, Pokémon cards and slabs, explained for Australians
What Australians are searching for right now, answered properly: the new sets and promos, what your cards are worth, how to grade and sell them, and what the online pack-opening apps actually are before you hand over any money.
Trending in Australia
What collectors are searching for this month
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How to price a card properly in Australia, and what the free value-checker and scanner apps can and cannot do.
Read the guideOnline pack rips
Before you open packs online
Three rip platforms have real search interest in Australia right now: Tilt Rips, Crown Cards and Packdraw. People mostly want to know the same things: is it legit, can Australians use it, and is it gambling. We answer from each platform's own terms, without links or sign-up offers.
What is Crown Cards?
The pack-opening app Australians started searching for in November, and how it differs from Crown Rips and Crown Zenith.
Is Tilt Rips legit?
What its terms, shipping rules and user reviews show, read from an Australian point of view.
What is Packdraw?
Mystery boxes, pack battles, crypto cash-outs, and the Rainbet question.
Is online pack opening gambling?
What Australian law and the regulator have said about paid random prizes that can be cashed out.
Value, grading, selling
Guides for your collection
How we work
Dated facts, not hype
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Built on real searches
Topics come from Google Trends for Australia and the questions people ask in search, so every page answers something Australians actually want to know.
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Official sources first
Set details from The Pokémon Company, grading fees from the graders, platform rules from each platform's own terms. Every page lists its sources with the date checked.
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Fact-checked and honestly dated
Each page is fact-checked before it goes up. The "Updated" date only moves when the content really changes.
FAQ
Questions Australians ask
What is RipsCompare?
An independent Australian guide to Pokémon cards, graded slabs and online pack-opening ("rip") platforms. We explain new sets, what cards are worth, grading and selling, and how rip sites work, using dated facts from official sources.
Does RipsCompare link to rip or mystery-box sites?
No. We explain how these platforms work and what their own terms say, but we do not link to them or take money from them.
What is a "rip" in Pokémon cards?
Ripping a pack just means opening it. Online rip platforms sell digital packs backed by real cards: you see your pull on screen and can then ship the card, keep it in a vault or sell it back to the platform.
What is a slab?
A slab is a card that has been graded and sealed in a hard plastic case by a grading company such as PSA, CGC or BGS. The label shows the grade, usually out of 10.
How often is RipsCompare updated?
Pages are updated when their facts change, for example a new set, a price move or a platform changing its terms. Each page shows the date it was last really updated.