Dashboard Guide
Read the RocketVault Dashboard — actions queue, KPIs, value distribution, inventory pipeline, refresh activity, and the event log.
Overview
The RocketVault Dashboard is your home base — a Terminal-style snapshot of every decision queued up across your inventory, listings, and market data. The layout is the same on every plan; what changes is the depth of data each panel can render based on your inventory size and connected eBay account.
Open the dashboard from the left sidebar (or the Home tab on the mobile bottom nav).
Onboarding for new users
If you don't have any cards yet, the dashboard replaces its data widgets with a guided three-step onboarding card:
- Upload cards — jump straight to the upload page and scan your first batch.
- Fix attention cards — confirm parallels, fill missing data, and accept prices inline via Quick Edit.
- Connect eBay — link your eBay account so you can publish listings in one click.
Each step deep-links to the right page so you can knock them out in order. Once you have at least one card, the onboarding card is replaced by the live dashboard widgets.
eBay status banner
If your eBay account is disconnected (or your token has expired), a red banner appears at the top of the dashboard:
EBAY [environment] · DISCONNECTED — publishing disabled
Click CONNECT in the banner to jump to Settings → Integrations. While disconnected, publishing to eBay is paused, but uploads, pricing, lots, and deal finding keep working.
Actions queue — start here
When there's work to do, the Actions Queue sits at the very top of the page, framed by a bright accent border so you can't miss it. Each row shows a tag, a count, a one-line description, and a deep-link CTA.
| Tag | What it counts | Where it links |
|---|---|---|
| ATTENTION | Cards flagged by RocketAI for verification (missing data, unconfirmed parallels, autographs, high value, etc.) | Cards page filtered to ?attention=1 |
| READY | Cards with complete data that are ready to publish | Cards page on the ?tab=ready tab |
| SELL NOW | High-priority sell signals across your book | Cards page on the ?tab=ready tab |
| DEALS | Hot deals surfaced by the price engine | Deal Finder |
| PRICE DROPS | Active listings that have dropped below cost basis | Cards page on the ?tab=active tab — open and reprice |
If you have nothing queued, the dashboard shows a single "NOTHING TO ACTION — upload a new batch to refill the queue" line with an UPLOAD BATCH button.
KPI band
A four-up KPI band sits below the actions queue and reflows on smaller screens:
- Portfolio Value — Estimated market value of every card you own, plus a unique-card count.
- Unrealized P&L — Cost-basis-aware profit/loss for cards that have a recorded cost. The sub-line shows how much of your inventory has cost basis (
% coverage). - Listed (Active) — Number of active listings on eBay, plus combined GMV.
- Sold · 30D — Last 30 days of sales revenue, sales count, and percentage trend versus the prior 30-day window.
Add cost basis to unlock real P&L
P&L is only as accurate as your cost basis. Add purchase costs on the Card Detail page (or in bulk via the Cards page) so RocketVault can compute realized and unrealized profit accurately.
Value distribution · by sport
A horizontal bar chart breaks your portfolio value down by sport, with a follow-up table showing each sport's share of book, value, and card count. The view stacks tighter on phones and drops the "% of book" column to fit narrow screens.
Use it to see at a glance whether you're over-weighted in a single sport or category.
Inventory pipeline
A four-stage funnel: INGESTED → READY → LISTED → SOLD (all-time). Below the funnel:
- REVIEW count — cards still flagged for human verification.
- STALE > 45D — listings that haven't been refreshed in 45 days. Combine with the Refresh Stale button on the Cards page to clean these up in one pass.
- 30D REV Δ — percentage trend versus the prior 30-day period, with a quick link into the History tab.
Refresh activity
The Refresh Activity card tracks recent listing refresh runs — when they ran, how many listings they touched, and any errors that came back from eBay. Combine with Refresh Stale on the Cards page to keep prices current without staring at every listing. See Refresh Stale Listings for the full workflow.
Event log
The Event log lists the most recent dashboard alerts — sell signals, price moves, stale flags, deals, and liquidity warnings. Each row shows time, kind tag, title, and a value. On phones the row stacks so long titles aren't truncated.
CTA footer
A row of quick links at the bottom — Upload, Cards, Listings — plus a hint that you can press ⌘K anywhere in the app to open the command bar.
Free vs. paid plans
The same dashboard layout is shown to every user, but Free plan users see an upgrade banner and a streamlined view:
Advanced dashboard is on the Collector plan and up.
Free users still see card counts and portfolio value. P&L, cash flow trends, and the deeper market analytics light up on Collector ($14/mo) and above. You can upgrade in one click from the banner.
Refreshing the data
Dashboard data is cached for performance. To force a refresh:
- Click the Refresh menu in the top bar.
- On mobile, pull to refresh at the top of the page.
- The dashboard also auto-refetches when you tab back into the app.
Most metrics update automatically when you upload, sell, or change a card — you only need to refresh manually if you want the absolute freshest snapshot (for example, after a big batch finishes processing).
Common Questions
Why does my Portfolio Value seem low? Cards with no pricing data (still processing, or unmatched against the catalog) aren't included in the total. Run pricing on those cards or use the Refresh Stale button on Cards to clear them.
Why is my P&L shown as —?
P&L only appears once you have at least one card with a recorded cost basis. Add cost on the Card Detail page or use the bulk cost editor on the Cards page.
Why don't my eBay sales show up? Make sure your eBay account is connected in Settings → Integrations. Sold transactions are pulled from eBay directly — if the connection is broken, the dashboard falls back to sales recorded inside RocketVault only.
Getting Started with RocketVault
Set up your account, explore the dashboard, and learn the basics of the RocketVault sports card platform.
Uploading Cards
Learn how to upload card images individually using drag-and-drop, the file browser, or your phone camera.
Listing Cards on eBay
Connect your eBay account and publish listings directly from RocketVault with AI-generated titles and descriptions.
Refresh Stale Listings
Boost stale eBay listings back up the search results — and back into buyers' feeds — without ending and relisting. Title rotation, item-specifics backfill, and price tweaks that keep your watchers and view history.