Viewing Pricing Insights
Explore market intelligence, heat scores, deal scoring, and pricing trends for your cards and the broader market.
Overview
RocketVault provides market intelligence tools that go beyond simple pricing. Understand market trends, identify hot cards to sell, find underpriced cards to buy, and track opportunities with a personal watchlist.
Dashboard Insights
Your Dashboard shows key portfolio metrics:
- Total Portfolio Value β Sum of all card market values
- Daily Change β How your portfolio value changed today
- Top Movers β Cards with the biggest price changes
- AI Insights β RocketAI-generated analysis of your portfolio trends
Check Daily
Card market values change daily based on player performance, news, and market demand. Checking your dashboard regularly helps you spot selling opportunities.
Card-Level Pricing Details
On each card's detail page, you can see:
- Market Price β Current estimated value
- Price Source β Where the price data came from
- Price History β Past price changes for the card
- Suggested List Price β Our recommended selling price
Understanding Price Sources
| Source | Description |
|---|---|
| RocketVault DB | Price from the RocketVault Pricing Database β most reliable |
| eBay Market | Median price from recent eBay sales and listings |
| Smart Rules | AI-estimated price based on card attributes when no market data exists |
Market Intelligence
Navigate to Intelligence in the left sidebar to access the full Market Intelligence dashboard. It has three powerful tabs: Heat Score, Deal Finder, and Watchlist.
Full Intelligence Guide
For a comprehensive walkthrough of all Intelligence features, see our dedicated Market Intelligence guide.
Heat Score β When to Sell
The Heat Score tab analyzes your inventory cards against real-time market data to determine the optimal time to sell.
Click Analyze My Cards to run AI-powered analysis across your collection. Each card receives:
- Heat Score (0β100) β How "hot" the card is right now. Higher scores mean more demand and better selling conditions.
- Recommendation β One of: π₯ Sell Now, β Hold, π¦ Grade & Sell
- Score Breakdown β Six components: price momentum, demand/liquidity, catalyst proximity, scarcity, market overpricing, and downside risk
- Price Targets β Quick sell, fair value, and stretch price points
- Rationale β AI-generated explanation of why the card received its rating
- Risk Triggers β Factors that could change the recommendation
Note
Heat scores are powered by Gemini AI with Google Search grounding, analyzing recent sold comps, active listings, player news, and market trends in real time.
Filters: Sport, recommendation type, minimum heat score, and rookies only.
Deal Finder β When to Buy
The Deal Finder tab uses AI to scan live market listings and find underpriced buying opportunities.
Click AI Deal Finder to start a streaming search. The AI:
- Analyzes current market conditions
- Identifies hot players and undervalued cards
- Searches eBay for live listings
- Scores each deal against verified pricing data
Each result shows:
- Deal Score (0β100) β How good the deal is. Higher = better value.
- Player grouping β Results grouped by player with average scores and best prices
- AI Analysis β Why the player is a good buy target, risk level, and historical context
- Discount β How much below market value the listing is priced
- Direct buy links β Click through to purchase directly on eBay
Filters: Player search, sport, price range, listing format (auction/BIN), rookies only, autographed, numbered, patch/relic, era, condition (raw/graded), and minimum discount.
Verified Pricing
All deals shown have verified pricing from SportsCardsPro. You can trust the discount percentages reflect real market value.
Watchlist & Alerts
The Watchlist tab lets you track specific cards or players and monitor them over time.
- Add cards from the Heat Score or Deal Finder tabs using the "Add to Watchlist" button
- Set alert thresholds β Heat score minimums and price maximums that trigger alerts
- Toggle alerts on/off per item
- Snooze items for 7 days when you don't want to see them
- Remove items you're no longer interested in
Each watchlist item shows its current alert status, thresholds, and any notes you've added.
Profit & Loss Tracking
RocketVault tracks your buying and selling activity:
- Cost basis β What you paid for cards (enter manually or from purchase records)
- Sold price β What cards sold for on eBay
- Profit/Loss β Per-card and portfolio-level P&L reporting
- Cash flow β Track money in and money out
Export Pricing Data
Export your card data including all pricing information:
- Go to Cards page
- Select the cards you want to export (or all)
- Click Export CSV
- Open in Excel or Google Sheets for custom analysis
Common Questions
Why are some cards showing different prices than what I see on eBay? RocketVault uses median pricing from multiple data sources. Individual eBay listings may be priced above or below market value. Our pricing aims to reflect fair market value, not the cheapest or most expensive listing.
Can I track prices over time? Yes β card detail pages show price history. At the portfolio level, your dashboard shows daily value changes.
How accurate are heat scores? Heat scores combine AI analysis with recent sold comps, active listings, and player news via Gemini with Google Search grounding. They're most useful for identifying trending cards in your inventory that might benefit from listing sooner rather than later. Always do your own research for high-value decisions.
How does the Deal Finder work? The AI analyzes current market conditions, identifies players with momentum, and searches eBay for live listings priced below verified market value from SportsCardsPro. Results stream in real-time so you can see deals as they're found.
What does "low evidence" mean? Some cards may have limited recent sales data. When this happens, the analysis is flagged as "low evidence" with an explanation. Confidence scores will also be lower for these cards.
Related Guides
Market Intelligence
Use Heat Scores, Deal Finder, and Watchlist to make smarter buy and sell decisions with real-time AI-powered market analysis.
Pricing & Market Data
Understand how RocketVault prices your cards using real market data from the RocketVault Pricing Database and eBay.
Listing Cards on eBay
Connect your eBay account and publish listings directly from RocketVault with AI-generated titles and descriptions.
Inventory Management
Browse, filter, sort, and manage your card inventory. Bulk operations, status management, and organization tools.