u/Im_Matt_Murdock

Full disclosure: I built CollectAIO.

I wanted a faster way to identify and price Pokémon products I come across at card shops or shows, especially Japanese sealed items when I don’t know the exact English set name.

This is a real scan of a Ruler of the Black Flame booster box. The app matched the exact product and pulled up its current market value. From there, I can check the price history and sold listings behind the number.

Would you use this while shopping? What would you want to see before trusting the price?

App Store: https://apps.apple.com/us/app/collectaio-price-guide/id6775346959

Hi — I built CollectAIO, a free collectibles price guide and collection tracker for cards, LEGO, coins, action figures, and more.

I’m looking for five collectors willing to create a free account, try one real search or collection workflow, and tell me the exact missing item or confusing step they hit.

No card required. There’s an optional collector Discord for faster back-and-forth, but joining isn’t required. I’ll personally review one missing-item request from this cohort.

Try it here:

https://www.collectaio.com/r/five-collectors

If you test it, reply with what you collect and the first thing that didn’t work or wasn’t covered. I’ll respond to every tester.

I’ve been messing around with 3D printing storage/protection boxes for larger sealed Pokémon products like SPCs/UPCs.

Most protectors I see are clear acrylic and mostly made for ETBs, booster boxes, etc. I wanted something opaque that protects the box and hides the artwork from light (and eyes).

This is still a prototype, but the idea is:

• opaque shell instead of clear acrylic
• sized for larger sealed products
• keeps the box protected from scuffs/dust/light
• removable lid/front piece so you can still access/display it
• simple white design for now, but could probably do other colors

Curious what people think. Would something like this be useful, or do most sealed collectors prefer clear protectors so the box art is always visible?

Also open to design feedback before I keep iterating.

I got curious about the Bricks & Minifigs / Star Wars collection situation, so I tried to itemize the public inventory and price the LEGO sets + minifigs against current eBay-style market data.

The matched inventory comes out to about $153,282 before fees/shipping/taxes/lot discounts.

Page is here if anyone wants to sanity check the matches/math:

https://www.collectaio.com/guides/bricks-minifigs-lego-star-wars-collection-value

Curious what people here think the realistic cashout value would be. If the itemized eBay-ish value is around $153k, what would a fair whole-lot / consignment / payout number actually be?

I’ve been messing with a tool for collectible resale math.

The main thing I wanted to check is pretty simple:

A drop can look good at retail, but once you compare retail price, eBay sold comps, active listings, shipping, and seller fees, the spread can disappear fast.

Example focus page I made for 2025 Topps Chrome Football:
https://www.collectaio.com/focus/2025-topps-chrome-football

Right now I’m trying to make it useful for stuff like:

• Topps / Bowman / Panini drops
• Pokemon sealed products
• LEGO sets
• eBay active floors vs sold comps
• estimated seller payout after fees

Still early, but the goal is basically: before touching a drop, know if the math actually works.

For people here who resell, what data would be most useful?

• active floor
• recent sold comps
• estimated seller payout
• retail vs payout spread
• alerts/watchlists
• something else