price-tracking-and-portfolio

name	price-tracking-and-portfolio
description	Use when managing a portfolio of graded cards. Tools: Card Ladder, Sportscard Pro, Goldin Vault, manual spreadsheet.

Price Tracking and Portfolio

Portfolio tracking = price + condition + provenance + sell signals. Card Ladder is the default; spreadsheet works for <50 cards.

Portfolio tools

1. Card Ladder Pro ($25-50/mo): tracks portfolio, runs analytics, alerts on price moves
2. Sportscard Pro: free portfolio tracker, basic alerts
3. Goldin Vault: portfolio + consign-ready integration
4. Custom spreadsheet: Google Sheets with eBay API for <50 cards
5. CardPrepAI Portfolio (in development): empire-native tracker

Tracking essentials per card

• Acquisition cost
• Acquisition date
• Current grade + slab
• Recent comp (last 30 days)
• ROI % vs acquisition
• Sell-signal threshold (e.g., +50% from acquisition)
• Last verified pop count
• Notes (provenance, special story)

Sell-signal triggers

1. Price > 100% above acquisition + good liquidity → sell candidate
2. Pop growth > 20%/quarter → consider selling before compression
3. Player retirement/scandal → liquidate quickly
4. Set decade anniversary → time-window premium
5. Trade window narrowing (e.g., MLB hot streak) → sell hot

Where this fits in the X3 empire

CardPrepAI Portfolio tool roadmap.