In Japanese, there's a word for getting so absorbed in something that you can't pull yourself back out: numaru. The word comes from numa, meaning "swamp". Numa Pit is a live auction platform for trading collectibles: the kind of place you sink into and never quite want to leave.

【Mewtwo】PSA10 Set: Japanese Basic (#150) Release: 1996 Language: Japanese Grade: PSA10 (GEM MINT)

【Erika's Dragonair】PSA10 Set: Japanese Gym (#148) Release: 1998 Language: Japanese Grade: PSA10 (GEM MINT)

【Jolteon】PSA10 Set: Japanese Jungle (#135) Release: 1997 Language: Japanese Grade: PSA10 (GEM MINT)

Card game events, every single day. 📅 Grail & Grade in LA is a shop for players: more than half the floor is play space, and the schedule runs Pokémon, One Piece, Lorcana, Magic and more. Full video on YouTube youtu.be/5ghFa_tGROA?si=8KJJ… #PokemonTCG #OnePieceCardGame #CardShop #LosAngeles #TCG

A whole wall of consignment cases. 🗂️ RWT Collectibles in LA was the biggest shop we visited: Japanese cards, anime TCGs, and a big consignment display section. Full video on YouTube youtu.be/5ghFa_tGROA?si=8KJJ… #PokemonTCG #PokemonCards #CardShop #LosAngeles #OnePieceCardGame

【Jolteon】PSA10 Set: Japanese Jungle (#135) Release: 1997 Language: Japanese Grade: PSA10 (GEM MINT) PSA Population: 776

【Rocket's Sneak Attack】PSA10 Set: Japanese Rocket Release: 1997 Language: Japanese Grade: PSA10 (GEM MINT) PSA Population: 463

Graded by AI? Meet TAG. 🤖 Poke Mall in LA opened this May, and its walls of Pokémon and One Piece slabs are graded by TAG, a newer grading company that uses AI. Full video on YouTube youtu.be/5ghFa_tGROA #PokemonTCG #TAGGrading #CardGrading #OnePieceCardGame #LosAngeles

【Victreebel】PSA10 Set: Japanese Jungle (#71) Release: 1997 Language: Japanese Grade: PSA10 (GEM MINT) PSA Population: 358

【Erika's Clefable】PSA10 Set: Japanese Gym (#36) Release: 1998 Language: Japanese Grade: PSA10 (GEM MINT) PSA Population: 342

【Dark Crobat】PSA10 Set: Japanese Neo 4 (#169) Release: 2001 Language: Japanese Grade: PSA10 (GEM MINT) PSA Population: 370

A card shop built for MTG & Warhammer. 🎲 Turn Zero Games in LA is all about Magic: The Gathering and Warhammer, a popular tabletop game where players paint and customize their own miniatures. Full video on YouTube youtu.be/5ghFa_tGROA?si=HzDm… #MagicTheGathering #Warhammer #CardShop #LosAngeles #TabletopGames

【Gyarados】PSA10 Set: Japanese Basic (#130) Release: 1996 Language: Japanese Grade: PSA10 (GEM MINT) PSA Population: 622

A card shop run like a warehouse. 📦 Since COVID, Cards and Comics Central in San Francisco lets in only one or two people at a time. The shop is packed with sealed product and slabs, and runs an eBay store too. Full video on YouTube youtu.be/5ghFa_tGROA?si=NDmZ… #PokemonTCG #PokemonCards #CardShop #SanFrancisco #TradingCards

【Dark Golbat】PSA10 Set: Japanese Rocket (#42) Release: 1997 Language: Japanese Grade: PSA10 (GEM MINT) PSA Population: 538

Japanese card walls, in a California card shop. 🇯🇵🏪 Red Heart TCG in the Bay Area ordered its tall card display cabinets straight from Japan. They're made by SENBI, a Japanese store-fixture maker. Full video on YouTube youtu.be/5ghFa_tGROA?si=KT7x… #PokemonTCG #PokemonCards #CardShop #BayArea #TradingCards

【Dark Donphan】PSA10 Set: Japanese Neo 4 (#232) Release: 2001 Language: Japanese Grade: PSA10 (GEM MINT) PSA Population: 340

【Forretress】PSA10 Set: Japanese Neo 2 (#205) Release: 2000 Language: Japanese Grade: PSA10 (GEM MINT) PSA Population: 355

【Dark Alakazam】PSA10 Set: Japanese Rocket (#65) Release: 1997 Language: Japanese Grade: PSA10 (GEM MINT) PSA Population: 817

【Brock's Rhydon】PSA10 Set: Japanese Gym (#112) Release: 1998 Language: Japanese Grade: PSA10 (GEM MINT) PSA Population: 323