{"id":"profit-recipe-002","version":"1.0","title":"The Pokémon TCG Locale Arbitrage","tagline":"Japanese-exclusive TCG sealed → US collector market via TCGPlayer","industry":"Collectibles · Trading Cards","capital_usd":{"min":300,"max":800},"margin_pct":{"min":45,"max":110},"difficulty":"Medium","time_to_close_days":{"min":10,"max":21},"replicability":"Medium-High","tags":["collectibles","pokemon","tcg","japan","arbitrage","tcgplayer","cross-border"],"validated_at":"2026-05-16","preview":"A quarterly-release arbitrage on Japanese-exclusive Pokémon TCG sealed product into the US collector market via TCGPlayer. The edge is the 6-month localization lag between Japan and US releases combined with the structural collector preference for Japanese-language prints, sourced direct from Cardrush JP via Tenso forwarding (skipping the JP wholesaler markup most US importers pay). Single-unit gross margins of 45–110% with a 14-to-90-day window per set release. Includes the forwarder setup, TCGPlayer Pro Seller pricing rules, release-calendar timing triggers, and the next 5 sets to evaluate this quarter.","hidden":["product_sku","source_marketplace_url","destination_marketplace_listing_template","exact_sourcing_filter","freight_forwarder_picks","alternate_validated_skus"],"price_usd":"0.01","buy_endpoint":"/api/recipes/profit-recipe-002","payment":{"protocol":"mpp","intent":"charge","method":"tempo","chain_id":4217,"currency":"USDC"}}