Trove
The Brief
A trading card portfolio tracker with real-time market data, AI grading, and set completion tracking. Built to give collectors full visibility into their collection's value and condition.
Problem
TCG collectors had no unified platform to track real-time market values, assess card grades, or manage portfolio performance across sets. Existing tools were fragmented — pricing on one site, grading on another, collection management on a spreadsheet.
Insight
Collectors didn't just want a database. They wanted to understand their collection's value trajectory and make informed buying and selling decisions. The emotional and financial investment in cards demanded a tool that treated collecting as seriously as investing.
Design Intent
Build a real-time data platform combining eBay market scraping, AI-powered grade estimation, and portfolio analytics in a clean, mobile-first interface. Every feature needed to feel fast and trustworthy — live data, instant feedback, zero friction.
Outcome
A full-stack application pulling live market data from 20+ sources with 1K+ cards analyzed. Features include AI grading estimation, centering analysis, portfolio gains and losses tracking, and set completion progress. Available on web and as a native iOS app via Expo.
