At the counter
A customer asks for a single that is missing from the case. Capture the exact printing, budget and contact route before they leave.
For Pokémon card collectors
The Pokémon card you still want.
One empty slot. One exact card.
That one missing binder slot has a name, a set and a number. Tell us which card it is. We’re testing whether independent shops across Europe can help collectors finish the hunt.
Wanted Desk is in research. Sending a file starts a conversation; it is not an order or a promise that we can find the card.
Start your Wanted File
Begin with the card. We’ll ask about language, condition and budget next.
The button prepares an email. You choose whether to send it. Please leave out your address and payment details. Ask us to delete your email at any time.
Why the number matters
“Charizard ex from Paldean Fates” could mean different cards. The official Pokémon checklist includes both of these:
054/091234/091
If it’s the Special Illustration Rare you want, 234/091 makes that clear. See the official card entry.
01 / A wanted file
Make the missing card unmistakable.
Here is how a precise Pokémon request could read. This is an example from the official card database, not a live customer case or an available card.
- Similar names can hide different printings.
- Condition changes what counts as a match.
- A budget tests whether the request is purchase intent.
Example file / 001
Not liveIllustration only
Charizard ex · Paldean Fates
Set & numberPaldean Fates · 234/091
Printing & languageSpecial Illustration Rare · language to confirm
ConditionCollector chooses
Maximum priceCollector sets a delivered ceiling
Example only. A real file would be marked “found” only after a shop checks a suitable copy, and “fulfilled” only after a paid order.
02 / From request to sale
A missed card is a missed customer.
A Pokémon card can have several artworks, printings and languages. We’re studying the requests that disappear after a collector asks for a copy a shop does not have: which exact card, acceptable condition and real budget.
Capture the real request
Record the precise card, acceptable condition and price ceiling while the collector still intends to buy.
Source through the shop
Use incoming collections, dealer relationships and existing inventory to find a suitable copy.
Close the loop
The shop contacts the buyer, handles checkout and records whether the request became a paid order.
03 / Where a hunt begins
More than a wishlist.
A useful request can begin anywhere a collector hears “we don’t have it.” These are the situations we want to test with shops—not features we claim are live today.
When a collection arrives
A shop buys a binder. Check its newly acquired cards against real open requests before the best copies disappear into listings.
At a card show
Turn a “do you have this?” moment into a precise follow-up file, even when the right language or condition is not on the table.
Across borders
Record language, delivered price and country up front so a proposed copy is worth checking before anyone ships it.
The shop owns the stock, inspects the copy and handles the sale. Wanted Desk would help the request reach a useful decision.
04 / For independent shops
Turn a missed card into a customer you can serve.
We’re inviting independent Pokémon card shops in the UK and EU that buy collections and sell singles. In a small assisted pilot, we would bring precise requests with condition, budget and country; the shop would decide which hunts to take, inspect the copy and make the sale through its own checkout. We would measure completed sales and staff time before charging for anything.
Discuss the pilot by emailKnow the exact askSet, number, language, condition and a delivered ceiling.
Choose the right huntsAct when an arriving copy fits the collector and the shop’s margin.
Count actual salesJudge the pilot on paid orders and staff time, not a pile of signups.
The desk is open for research
Know a Pokémon card hunt we should hear about?
Collectors: tell us about the card that has stayed on your list. Shop owners: tell us about requests that leave when the copy is not in your case. We’ll reply in writing.