Last read October 14, 2026.
Tilt Rips sells random Pokemon pulls, mostly raw with graded cards in the higher tiers, from $10 to $3,000, with no blockchain. Rip Station sells graded slabs only, $25 to $500, on Sui.
Where Tilt Rips is ahead
- Headline buyback. 90 percent of live market value with no fee, against 83 percent.
- Payments. Cards, PayPal, Cash App, Venmo, wire, Interac and ten-plus cryptocurrencies. Rip Station takes cards, Apple Pay, Google Pay and USDC.
- Price range and apps. $10 entry, $3,000 top, iOS and Android.
Where Rip Station is ahead
- What you are pulling. A PSA, BGS or CGC slab with a public cert number and a published estimated value. Tilt Rips' inventory is largely raw, so 'live market value' is a condition judgement the platform makes for you.
- Odds and EV. Published per machine with a timestamp. Tilt Rips' homepage discloses no odds.
- Shipping. Same-day dispatch, about $11 for a US slab. Tilt Rips says 'up to 6 weeks,' and shipping waits are the top Trustpilot complaint (3.0 from 170 reviews).
- Withdrawals. No withdrawal fee published; Tilt Rips charges $2 per a review and withdrawal friction is its second-most-common complaint.
- Custody disclosure. Neither names a vault, but Rip Station publishes shutdown terms (30 days to claim cards).
Call it
Tilt Rips if you want cheap raw-card pulls and a high sell-back rate and do not plan to ship. Rip Station if you want graded cards, published EV and the slab in the mail this week. Rip Station publishes this site.
Side by side
| Rip Station | Tilt Rips | |
|---|---|---|
| Operator | Byzantine Port Technologies Inc. (Panama), subsidiary of Byzantion Inc. (Delaware); Panama City address published 3 | Tilt Rips LLC, Nevada; founder Sam Kiki; launched May 2026 42 |
| Blockchain | Sui; on-chain object per vaulted card and for balances 1 | None; crypto for payment and withdrawal only 39 |
| What is in the packs | Graded Pokemon only 4 | Pokemon only; raw and graded 39 |
| Formats | Random packs, marketplace, 24-hour auctions 4 | Random packs, marketplace, vault, ship 39 |
| Pack prices | $25, $50, $60, $100, $150, $200, $250, $500 machines 2 | $10 to $3,000 tiers ($25, $50, $100, $500, $1,000, $3,000) 40 |
| Graders | PSA, BGS, CGC 4 | PSA or BGS for high-value cards; much inventory raw 40 |
| Custody | Third-party professional vault and grading facilities; custodian not named; insured subject to policy limits; Rip Station is a custodial agent, not an insurer 1 | 'Vaulted securely with our security partners'; partner unnamed; free vaulting 39 |
| Instant buyback | 83% of current estimated market value (90% on the Max Buyback pack); optional 1 | 90% of live market value, no fee on sell-back 39 |
| Buyback window | 7 days after each rip 1 | not published 39 |
| Net EV (EV x buyback, as % of price) | 87% to 91% on its own estimates ($25: 109% EV x 83% = 91%; $50: 105% x 83% = 87%; $100 to $500: 88% to 89%); 96% on the Max Buyback pack (107% x 90%) 51 | 90% if its '100% EV' badge is right (100% x 90%); the published value bands do not let us verify the 100% 56 |
| Who sets the value | Rip Station's estimated market value from public comps, timestamped 2 | 'Live market data'; source not named 39 |
| Marketplace fee | Not published for marketplace; auctions carry a 3% buyer premium 4 | Shown before you confirm; percentage not published 39 |
| Shipping | Worldwide except sanctioned jurisdictions; carrier rate plus $5 per card; a single US card averages about $11; optional insurance at 1% of declared value; same-business-day dispatch 1 | Fee shown before confirming (about $5 to $15 per a review); 'up to 6 weeks'; international with extra fees 39 |
| Payments | Credit card, Apple Pay, Google Pay, USDC balance; email sign-in without a wallet 1 | Cards, Apple Pay, Google Pay, PayPal, Cash App, Venmo, wire, 10+ cryptocurrencies; $2 withdrawal fee per a review 40 |
| Identity checks | Veriff once before first shipment 1 | Identity verification required 40 |
| Odds and EV published | Odds by value band and EV published per machine from live vault composition, with a timestamp; also in llms.txt and a public API 2 | Not on the homepage; one review shows a Starter-pack value bracket 40 |
| Verifiable randomness | No commit-reveal or VRF claimed 4 | None published 39 |
| App | Web only 1 | iOS and Android apps listed 39 |
| Regions and age | 18+ or age of majority; sanctioned jurisdictions excluded 1 | 18+; some jurisdictions blocked 39 |
| Trust signals | No Trustpilot profile found; shutdown terms published (30 days to claim cards, no payout fund) 1 | Trustpilot 3.0/5 from 170 reviews (38% one-star); replies to about 1% of negative reviews; complaints centre on shipping waits and withdrawals 41 |
| Scale (self-reported) | not published 4 | not published 39 |
How we compared
We read each platform's own pages first (FAQ, docs, terms, help centre) on the date above and quoted what they say. Where a site could not be read without a browser, or published nothing, we fell back to dated third-party reviews and marked them. Percentages are not interchangeable across rows: a buyback quoted against "insured value" set by the platform, against "fair market value" from an undisclosed method, and against a timestamped estimate from public comps are three different promises. Every cell carries a numbered source. If a platform changes a term, the number here is wrong until we re-read it; check the operator before relying on it.
See the full twelve-platform comparison.
Sources
All read on October 14, 2026. Items marked (affiliate) are third-party review sites that earn commissions from the platforms they review; we use them only where a primary page was unreadable, and say so.
- 3. Rip Station About
- 1. Rip Station FAQ
- 4. Rip Station llms.txt
- 2. Rip Station EV page
- 51. Rip Station public machines API
- 42. Complex, Jul 1 2026
- 39. Tilt Rips homepage and FAQ
- 40. Deadspin, Tilt Rips review (affiliate)
- 56. Tilt Rips pack page
- 41. Trustpilot, Tilt Rips
Frequently asked questions
Which has the higher buyback, Rip Station or Tilt Rips?
Rip Station: 83% of current estimated market value (90% on the Max Buyback pack); optional. Tilt Rips: 90% of live market value, no fee on sell-back. The basis and window differ; see the table.
Which one ships internationally?
Rip Station: Worldwide except sanctioned jurisdictions; carrier rate plus $5 per card; a single US card averages about $11; optional insurance at 1% of declared value; same-business-day dispatch. Tilt Rips: Fee shown before confirming (about $5 to $15 per a review); 'up to 6 weeks'; international with extra fees
Which one lets you verify the draw?
Rip Station: No commit-reveal or VRF claimed. Tilt Rips: None published