The Poke Office Syndicate Podcast

The Poke Office Syndicate is our weekly live podcast about the Pokémon card business in Canada. Every Tuesday, me, Blakestoise and Moffdawg sit down and talk about what's actually happening in the hobby: sealed, singles, eBay, card shows, livestreams and allocation. No script, and the chat is live, so bring your questions.

Live every Tuesday, 4pm PT / 7pm ET

Live on YouTube, then the audio goes up on Spotify and Apple Podcasts as The Poke Syndicate Podcast.

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What the show is

The Poke Office started in 2022 as a YouTube channel, and it's still a family business based in Kamloops, BC. The Syndicate is where I talk shop with two other Canadian Pokémon sellers. We cover the market week to week: new releases and pre-orders, what's moving at card shows, buying collections, restocking the eBay stores and how running a Pokémon business is changing. Honestly, we don't always agree, and that's kind of the point.

The hosts

Latest episode

Pokemon Is Changing – How Are You Going To Pivot? (Oct 27, 2026)

30th Celebration has been out for over a month and the market is shifting again. Lots of people are getting priced out, Delta Reign and the 30th UPCs land November 6, and then there's nothing in the pipeline until February. We also get into collection buying being less competitive right now, so we can be pickier restocking the eBay stores.

Recent episodes

Nobody Collects Pokemon Anymore (Oct 20, 2026)

Is the pure collector basically extinct? We talk about what happens the second a card or sealed product has real resale value, and whether any of us are actually immune to it.

30th Continues To Soar! (Oct 6, 2026)

Our debrief from Van City Card Show (Oct 2–4 at the Vancouver Convention Centre): foot traffic, what sold, what sat, vendor conduct and your questions from chat. Three weeks into 30th Celebration, singles are cooling off and sealed is still hard to get.

The Big Show (Sep 29, 2026)

Getting ready for Van City Card Show, the biggest card show in Western Canada: inventory, cash, tables, and what we were hunting. Plus 30th Celebration booster bundles and the eBay market picking back up.

More from the Syndicate

Watch live or listen later

The best way to hang out is live in the chat on Tuesdays. If you can't make it, the audio version goes up after.

Got a topic you want us to cover? Drop it in the chat on Tuesday or let us know in the comments.

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See you Tuesday.
– Colin