I build Hoard, and I run a TCGplayer store myself. The guides here come out of actually doing both: repricing behavior, fee mechanics, fulfillment, disputes, inventory management. I write about what I've hit running the store and building the software behind it, not what sounds right in theory. Read the story behind Hoard for more about the company and why I built it.
If a guide cites a number, it's either straight from TCGplayer's published rules and fee schedules, or something Hoard measured directly. If the sample's too small to trust, the page says that instead of publishing a number anyway. I don't share store-level data, mine or anyone else's.
Data work
Guide library
My starting point for the AI-assisted side of store operations: How I use AI to run my TCGplayer store. For the pricing-analyst job specifically, see how to use AI to build smarter pricing rules. Both link the decision to the relevant task walkthrough and seller review step.
Organized by topic: repricing, seller economics, fulfillment, inventory management, and refunds and disputes.
Guide articles
Every article in the topic guide library, newest first.
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Oct 26, 2026
How to get your TCGplayer inventory into Google Sheets
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Oct 26, 2026
TCGplayer API alternatives for sellers
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Oct 20, 2026
Can more than one person use a TCGplayer seller account?
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Oct 20, 2026
Card Dealer Pro vs. Hoard
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Oct 20, 2026
How to bulk scan cards into TCGplayer inventory
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Oct 20, 2026
How to move ManaBox scans into TCGplayer inventory
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Oct 20, 2026
Running a TCGplayer store with employees
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Oct 20, 2026
See which employee added which cards
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Oct 20, 2026
The best card scanner for selling on TCGplayer
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Oct 20, 2026
The best tools for TCG stores with employees
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Sep 27, 2026
TCGQuickShip vs. Hoard
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Sep 27, 2026
TCGplayer store automation
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Sep 17, 2026
TCGplayer and ShippingEasy: push orders, print labels, send tracking back
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Sep 11, 2026
Hoard vs. TCGplayer MassPrice
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Sep 1, 2026
TCGplayer vs Mana Pool: seller fees and pricing tools
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Aug 26, 2026
Card repricer: what it is, and why Amazon's version doesn't work
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Aug 26, 2026
Kronozio's marketplace closed — what changed, and what to do next
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Aug 26, 2026
TCG seller software: choose tools for your store's next bottleneck
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Aug 22, 2026
How to find ghost inventory on TCGplayer
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Aug 22, 2026
How to reconcile cancelled and refunded TCGplayer inventory
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Aug 22, 2026
How to track every TCGplayer refund
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Aug 19, 2026
Best TCG inventory software for game stores in 2026
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Aug 19, 2026
Buylist software: why 30 seconds a card is too slow
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Aug 19, 2026
Card sorting machines compared: Roca, Super Sorter, PhyzBatch-9000, and more
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Aug 19, 2026
CardTrader Zero's fulfillment rules: avoiding the repurchase penalty
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Aug 19, 2026
Chaos sort for card inventory: what it is and when to use it
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Aug 19, 2026
Chaos sort vs alphabetical: which storage system pulls orders faster
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Aug 19, 2026
Comparing the seven dedicated TCG fulfillment and tracking tools
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Aug 19, 2026
Does TCGplayer integrate with ShipStation?
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Aug 19, 2026
How to build a TCGplayer pull sheet (and pull orders faster)
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Aug 19, 2026
How to find stale inventory before it drags down your store
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Aug 19, 2026
How to organize card inventory for selling on TCGplayer
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Aug 19, 2026
How to stop mis-picks before they become TCGplayer refunds
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Aug 19, 2026
How to track TCGplayer orders from PWE to Priority Mail
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Aug 19, 2026
Is TCGplayer Direct worth it in 2026?
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Aug 19, 2026
Is TCGplayer Pro worth the 2.5% Pro Fee?
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Aug 19, 2026
Misfiled cards are invisible inventory — how to find them
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Aug 19, 2026
Pirate Ship for TCGplayer sellers: CSV import, costs, and limits
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Aug 19, 2026
TCG fulfillment software: picking, packing, and shipping, explained
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Aug 19, 2026
TCGplayer Direct and Store Your Products fees, explained
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Aug 19, 2026
TCGplayer Direct eligibility requirements
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Aug 19, 2026
TCGplayer Store Your Products: requirements and pull sheets
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Aug 19, 2026
TCGplayer inventory CSV export and import, done right
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Aug 19, 2026
TCGplayer packing slips: what to print, what to automate
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Aug 19, 2026
TCGplayer scanner not working? Fixes and alternatives
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Aug 19, 2026
TCGplayer seller fees & marketplace economics, explained
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Aug 19, 2026
TCGplayer seller levels: limits and Level 4 requirements
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Aug 19, 2026
TCGplayer shipping labels: Pirate Ship, ShipStation, EasyPost, and Shippo compared
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Aug 19, 2026
TCGplayer vs eBay vs Cardmarket vs Mana Pool for sellers
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Aug 19, 2026
TCGplayer's 2026 fee changes, explained
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Aug 19, 2026
Tracking cost-of-goods-sold on individual card singles
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Aug 19, 2026
USPS Intelligent Mail Barcodes for trading cards, explained
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Aug 19, 2026
What TCGplayer's $75 commission cap actually saved sellers
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Aug 19, 2026
What is BMWT shipping? PWE vs tracked card shipping
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Aug 19, 2026
When a spreadsheet stops working for card inventory
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Aug 19, 2026
Why TCGplayer sellers oversell, and how to stop it
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Aug 19, 2026
Why normal retail software breaks for trading card inventory
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Aug 19, 2026
eBay owns TCGplayer: what it means for sellers
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Aug 18, 2026
A buyer says your card "wasn't as described" — what to do
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Aug 18, 2026
BinderPOS vs. Crystal Commerce
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Aug 18, 2026
Breaking down your TCGplayer dispute rate by set, condition, and price band
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Aug 18, 2026
CCGSeller vs. Hoard
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Aug 18, 2026
CardTrader Autopricer vs. Hoard
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Aug 18, 2026
Catch a TCGplayer price spike before it corrects
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Aug 18, 2026
Condition-tier price ladders, not one price copied down
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Aug 18, 2026
Crystal Commerce vs Hoard
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Aug 18, 2026
Double Holo Vendor OS vs Hoard
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Aug 18, 2026
Exporting your data from BinderPOS
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Aug 18, 2026
Fee-aware repricing: price the money you keep
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Aug 18, 2026
Getting unfair negative feedback removed on TCGplayer
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Aug 18, 2026
Grading Near Mint vs. Lightly Played the same way every time
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Aug 18, 2026
Hoard vs BinderPOS
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Aug 18, 2026
How often do TCGplayer sellers actually reprice?
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Aug 18, 2026
How often should you reprice your TCGplayer cards?
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Aug 18, 2026
How repricing tools actually talk to TCGplayer
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Aug 18, 2026
How to bulk update TCGplayer prices
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Aug 18, 2026
InVelocity vs Hoard
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Aug 18, 2026
Is TCGplayer Direct worth it just to avoid disputes?
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Aug 18, 2026
Leaving Crystal Commerce
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Aug 18, 2026
MKMTool vs. Hoard
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Aug 18, 2026
Mana Pool vs. Hoard
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Aug 18, 2026
MarketSync vs Hoard
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Aug 18, 2026
MassPrice not working? A troubleshooting guide
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Aug 18, 2026
MassPrice, explained honestly
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Aug 18, 2026
Pricing graded cards alongside raw singles
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Aug 18, 2026
Reducing TCGplayer refunds and disputes, without losing your feedback score
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Aug 18, 2026
Repricing TCGplayer Direct inventory needs its own rules
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Aug 18, 2026
Repricing foils and sealed product
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Aug 18, 2026
Set price floors and ceilings so your prices never race to the bottom
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Aug 18, 2026
ShadowPOS vs. Hoard
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Aug 18, 2026
SortSwift vs Hoard
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Aug 18, 2026
SortSwift vs. BinderPOS
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Aug 18, 2026
Stop repricing cards manually — here's what actually replaces it
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Aug 18, 2026
Storepass vs. Hoard
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Aug 18, 2026
Synq (TCG Card Manager) vs Hoard
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Aug 18, 2026
TCG Automate vs. Hoard
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Aug 18, 2026
TCG Low, Market Price, Direct Low, and Buylist Price, explained side by side
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Aug 18, 2026
TCG PowerTools vs. Hoard
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Aug 18, 2026
TCG STATS vs Hoard
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Aug 18, 2026
TCG Sync (Storefront Pro) vs. Hoard
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Aug 18, 2026
TCG Sync vs. Storepass
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Aug 18, 2026
TCGPilot vs Hoard
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Aug 18, 2026
TCGplayer Pro vs Hoard
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Aug 18, 2026
TCGplayer Safeguard, explained
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Aug 18, 2026
TCGplayer Tools vs Hoard
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Aug 18, 2026
TCGplayer chargebacks vs. a buyer dispute
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Aug 18, 2026
TCGplayer fees calculator: what you actually keep
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Aug 18, 2026
TCGplayer order not received: the seller's playbook
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Aug 18, 2026
TCGplayer repricing, explained properly
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Aug 18, 2026
TCGplayer seller-tool alternatives
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Aug 18, 2026
Undercutting on TCGplayer: how much is too much?
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Aug 18, 2026
Watch-only mode and one-click rollback
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Aug 18, 2026
What proof-of-condition can (and can't) do for a TCGplayer seller
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Aug 18, 2026
What you'd actually pay: flat fee vs. every percent-of-sales repricer
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Aug 18, 2026
What's a normal TCGplayer refund rate?
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Aug 18, 2026
What's different about disputes on international TCGplayer orders
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Aug 18, 2026
When a PWE never arrives: handling TCGplayer PWE disputes
Corrections are welcome. If a claim is wrong or out of date, tell me on X or LinkedIn and I'll fix it.