Viewing Pricing Insights
See your portfolio value, per-card prices, and find buying opportunities with Deal Finder.
Overview
RocketVault surfaces pricing insights in three places:
- Dashboard — portfolio value, P&L, actions queue
- Card Detail — per-card price, source, suggested list price, and price history
- Deal Finder — AI-driven scan of live eBay listings priced below verified market value
This guide walks through each. For the underlying pricing pipeline (RocketVault Pricing Database vs. eBay comps vs. smart rules), see Pricing Data Sources.
Dashboard insights
The Dashboard is your home base for portfolio-level pricing. Open it from the sidebar (it's the default route, /).
KPI band
The top-of-page KPI band shows four numbers at a glance:
- Portfolio Value — total estimated market value of every card you own
- Unrealized P&L — net profit/loss on cards with a recorded cost basis, plus a coverage % so you know how complete the number is
- Listed (Active) — count and combined value of your live eBay listings
- Sold · 30D — revenue from sold cards in the last 30 days, with a trend % vs. the prior period
Actions queue
The Actions Queue is a count-and-CTA list of work that needs your attention right now: cards flagged for review, cards ready to list, sell-now signals, hot deals from Deal Finder, and price drop alerts on active listings.
Free vs. paid
Free plan users see an upgrade banner instead of the full dashboard. P&L, AI insights, and risk reports unlock on Collector ($14/mo) and above.
Card-level pricing details
On any card's detail page, you can see:
- Market Price — current estimated value
- Price Source — RocketVault Pricing, eBay comps, or Smart Rules (see Pricing Data Sources)
- Suggested List Price — recommended selling price
- Price History — past price changes for the card
- PSA 9 / PSA 10 comps — graded comp prices, shown when available; also feeds the Grading Assistant for net-EV calculations
Refresh vs. reprocess
Two distinct actions both update prices, but they do different things:
| Action | What it does | When to use |
|---|---|---|
| Refresh Pricing | Re-fetches market price using current identification | Price is stale, but card identity is correct |
| Reprocess | Re-runs full AI (OCR + identification + pricing) | Card was misidentified, so the price is wrong because the identity is wrong |
Both are available from the card detail page and from the bulk-action toolbar on the Cards page.
Understanding price sources
| Source | Description |
|---|---|
| RocketVault Pricing | Primary source — real market values, continuously updated |
| eBay Market | Median price from recent eBay sales and listings (fallback when not in primary DB) |
| Smart Rules | Rule-based estimate when no market data exists; lower confidence |
For the full pipeline including confidence levels and manual overrides, see Pricing Data Sources.
Deal Finder — find underpriced cards to buy
The Deal Finder is a standalone page under AI Tools → Deal Finder in the sidebar, at /deal-finder. It uses Gemini AI to scan live eBay listings and surface cards priced below verified market value.
BETA
Deal Finder carries a BETA badge in the page header — scoring is still being tuned. There's a feedback button in the bottom-right corner of the page so you can tell us what's working and what isn't.
How it works
- Click AI Deal Finder to start a streaming search
- The AI analyzes current market conditions and identifies promising players
- eBay is searched for live listings priced below verified market value
- Results stream in grouped by player with deal scores and analysis
What you'll see
- Deal Score (0–100) — higher = better value relative to market price
- Player grouping — results organized by player with average scores and best available prices
- AI Analysis — why this player is a buy target, risk assessment, and historical context
- Discount % — how far below verified market value the listing is priced
- Direct buy links — affiliate-aware links straight to the eBay listing
Filters
- Player search — pick from RocketVault Pricing's player catalog (autocomplete to avoid typos)
- Sport — filter by sport
- Price range — min/max price
- Listing format — Auction, Buy It Now, or both
- Card attributes — Rookies only, autographed, numbered, patch/relic
- Era — modern, vintage, or specific decades
- Condition — raw or graded
- Minimum discount — show only deals above a certain discount threshold
When a search returns nothing
If your search comes back empty, Deal Finder tries to rescue it:
- Spelling correction — close matches in the catalog (e.g. "othani" → "Ohtani") trigger a retry with the corrected name
- Drop the autographed filter — retry without it
- Drop the sport filter — last resort, widen to all sports
When a rescue succeeds you'll see the steps applied at the top of the results. If nothing rescues the search, the empty state shows a funnel breakdown of what eBay returned, what got filtered out, and why — so you can adjust your filters without guessing.
Comp accuracy depends on listing accuracy
Deal scores are calculated from the listing title and eBay's Parallel/Variety fields. If a seller miscategorizes a base card as a parallel, or leaves "PSA 10" out of the title, our comp will be wrong and the discount number will not reflect reality. Always click the listing, verify the photos and seller's description, and check recent sold comps before you buy.
Free-tier preview
Free plan users see a "Preview mode" banner — 3 results per query, 3 queries per month. Upgrade to Collector ($14/mo) or higher for unlimited Deal Finder access.
Profit & loss tracking
RocketVault tracks your buying and selling activity:
- Cost basis — what you paid for cards (entered manually or from purchase records)
- Sold price — what cards sold for on eBay
- Profit/Loss — per-card and portfolio-level P&L on the dashboard
- Cash flow — track revenue and net profit over the last 30 days
Add cost basis on the card detail page or in bulk from the Cards page so the P&L number on your dashboard is accurate.
Export pricing data
Export your card data — including all pricing fields — as CSV from the Cards page. See CSV Export for the full column list and what's included. CSV export requires the Collector plan or above.
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. Our pricing aims to reflect fair market value, not the cheapest or most expensive listing.
Can I track prices over time? Yes — card detail pages show price history. At the portfolio level, the dashboard shows portfolio value over time and 30-day cash flow trends.
How accurate is Deal Finder? Deal Finder shows cards priced below verified market value, but always verify before buying. Check the listing photos, seller ratings, and shipping costs — and confirm the listing actually matches the parallel and grade we matched against.
What does "low evidence" mean? Some cards have limited recent sales data. When that happens, the analysis is flagged as "low evidence" with an explanation, and confidence scores are lower.
Pricing Data Sources
Deep dive into how RocketVault prices your cards — data sources, confidence scoring, and manual overrides.
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. Tabbed pipeline view, bulk operations, attention chips, and per-card detail.