Learn how to sign up, top up, and make your first card draw.
Getting started
A beginner’s guide to your first card draw
Learn how to register, top up, and complete your first draw on unravel.
Ichiban Kuji vs. online card draws: rules, odds, and what you receive
Online Ichiban Kuji and card draws both use fixed-entry pools that end when sold out. They differ in whether prizes are figures or physical cards, how odds are disclosed, and what happens after a draw. This guide compares them using the same criteria.
Last prizes, pity thresholds, and guarantees: four numbers to watch in a card pool
A fixed-entry pool’s odds are not a constant percentage. Watch total entries, remaining entries, remaining prizes by tier, and the last prize. This guide explains how to read them and assess when to draw.
Buying and grading
How to check Pokémon card prices: five sources and why PSA 10 costs much more than raw cards
The same Pokémon card can differ three- to tenfold in price as a raw card, PSA 9, or PSA 10. Learn where to find completed sales in Taiwan and Japan, avoid asking-price traps, and understand ‘market value’ on card-draw platforms.
PSA grading basics: fees, submissions from Taiwan, and the difference between grades 10 and 9
PSA is one of the most widely used card-grading companies. This guide explains grading, fee tiers, submissions from Taiwan, and what to check when a card-draw platform advertises ‘PSA10.’
Where to buy Pokémon cards: shops, marketplaces, or online draws?
In Taiwan, you can buy Pokémon cards through shops and retailers, marketplaces and community trading, or online card draws. Each offers different products and risks. This guide explains when each option makes sense.
Platform comparisons
unravel vs. Clove: 11 differences to know before drawing cards in Taiwan
Clove is one of Japan’s largest online card draw platforms, while unravel primarily serves users in Taiwan. This guide compares shipping origin, fees, customs, delivery times, returns, point expiration, and odds disclosure using information published on their official websites.
unravel vs. TCG JAPAN: shipping fees, delivery times, and point expiration
TCG JAPAN is an online original card pack (oripa) service operated by a Japanese card shop, with direct shipping to Taiwan. This guide compares it with unravel on shipping origin, fees, customs, delivery times, returns, point expiration, and odds disclosure, using official website information throughout.
unravel vs. DOPA: US-dollar payments, customs charges, and 10-day card storage
DOPA is an online card draw platform operated by Japan’s Sinsa Corporation; its Chinese site describes itself as an “online card draw platform.” This guide compares it with unravel on pricing currency, shipping fees, customs, delivery times, returns, card storage, and odds disclosure, using official website information throughout.
unravel vs. JTCC Japan Trading Card Center: free DDP delivery compared with domestic Taiwan shipping
JTCC (Japan Trading Card Center) is a Japanese online card draw platform widely known among Taiwan players. It offers free shipping to Taiwan and pays customs charges. This guide compares it with unravel on shipping origin, delivery times, shipping thresholds, point expiration, returns, and odds disclosure, using official website information throughout.
Online card draw platforms compared in 2026: unravel, JTCC, Clove, TCG JAPAN, and DOPA
This guide compares five online card draw platforms commonly used by Taiwan players, covering shipping origin, fees, customs, delivery times, returns, point expiration, odds disclosure, and graded card labels. Every comparison uses official website information, checked on 2026-09-16.