Move your collection from PriceCharting
Move your PriceCharting collection records with a clear distinction between cost basis, grading details and price estimates. Export the collection itself, then check a raw card and a slab before moving a larger group.
Try your file before signing upCheck the first 200 rows without an account. No export yet? Paste a small list of your cards, or use the sample to see an example. The sample does not check your collection or unlock another app’s export.
1. Export from PriceCharting
- On PriceCharting, go to your account settings.
- Click export collection and follow the steps there.
- Download the file once it’s ready.
Exporting makes a copy; it does not remove cards from PriceCharting. Keep the original file. Menu names can change, so use the official reference if your version differs.
Official export instructions checked .
Alternative to PriceCharting: what carries over
House of Holos is a free Pokémon card collection tracker. From a PriceCharting file, the importer reads your quantities, printings and folders where the file has them. It does not show market values, so those columns are not carried over.
- Card names and set information used for catalog matching
- Grading company, overall grade and cert number when supplied
- Cost basis as your purchase record; current price estimates are not purchase costs
- Folder names, with the option to make binders in the signed-in importer
PriceCharting and House of Holos
| Fact | PriceCharting | House of Holos |
|---|---|---|
| Export format | Collection file download; format not named in its steps | Reads a CSV, or a pasted card list |
| Where | Account settings, export collection | In your browser, on any device |
| Access | Not stated in the steps we checked | Free; preview the first 200 rows with no account |
PriceCharting facts are from its official help, checked (see the reference above). Apps change; check its help for the current steps.
What to check in your PriceCharting export
Our signed-in importer recognizes these fields when they are present in a supported layout. Missing information is not recreated from another app’s totals.
- Export the collection, not the price guide
- A collection export describes what you own. A price-guide download is a different product and does not establish your holdings, quantities or purchase history.
- Check cost basis and slab labels
- Our reader uses Cost Basis in Pennies for purchase cost and treats a zero in that field as unknown. Review the grading company, overall grade and cert number rather than treating a price column as a grade or cost.
- Keep mixed collections distinct
- PriceCharting tracks more than Pokémon. Rows for other games or collectibles remain unmatched here. Review set names and folders so only the supported Pokémon records enter your collection.
2. Preview before signing up
Start with a few known cards: a normal card, a reverse holo and a row with several copies. Compare rows and copies separately: one row with quantity four represents four cards. Review the set, number, language and printing before accepting a match.
The public preview matches the first 200 rows. For a larger file, that is partial coverage: the remaining rows still need full review. The complete file or list continues to the signed-in importer. A preview does not add cards to a collection. Our catalog is English Pokémon for now; other languages and games remain unmatched. A file opening successfully does not mean every row can be imported.
Matching runs in your browser with a limited catalog lookup of card-identification hints. That lookup excludes the CSV, filename, quantities, costs, notes, folders and cert numbers. The tool explains its file limits and temporary storage before you start.
Use a CSV export, not an Excel workbook, PDF, screenshot or JSON backup. For an unfamiliar layout, see the spreadsheet and column guide. You can also paste a card list into the public preview when you have no usable CSV.
3. Sign in, review and save
Keep this tab open when you continue. The preview holds your source and review choices temporarily in this tab, then starts a fresh full review for your signed-in account. If the draft is unavailable or you change browser or device, open the signed-in importer and reselect the original file or paste your list again. With browser storage blocked, keep that importer tab open too; reloading requires your source again. Nothing saves automatically.
Saving happens in the signed-in importer. Check its final preview against your source and your existing collection; cards you already have start unticked. Select the rows you intend to add and choose whether folders should become binders before confirming the import.
To replace existing counts from a newer export, deliberately choose Update cards I already have to this file’s counts and review the changes before applying them. Cards absent from that file stay as they are. Undo reverses eligible changes and tells you what it kept after later edits.
Read the full import guide for unresolved printings, count updates, folders and Undo. Purchase costs are your own records; House of Holos does not provide market prices.