r/TCG

Hey everyone,                                                                                                                                     

FIRST - I apologize if this violates any rules and I understand if it must be removed. I just wanted to share a passion project of mine...                                                                                   

I built https://thecardharbor.com because I was frustrated juggling spreadsheets and multiple apps to track my collection across different games. It's free and I'd love feedback from people who actually collect. I know that there are a lot of products out there to track collections, but I hope this provides some features that others don't.

I have spent months on this project, and I welcome the feedback.

  What makes it different:

  - Multi-game, one dashboard — Pokemon, Lorcana, and Star Wars Unlimited all in one place. Many trackers only handle one game.

  - Cards AND sealed products — Track booster boxes, ETBs, bundles, and UPCs alongside singles. Log purchase prices, see current market values, and know your actual ROI on everything. (Japanese set tracking is limited to 151, but if people want this, I can expand it)

  - Built-in trading — Set up a want list and get matched with other users who have what you need. There's a reputation system so you can vet traders before proposing.

  - Camera scanning (beta) — Point your phone at a card and AI identifies it. Not perfect yet, but way faster than searching manually when you're cataloging a stack.

  - Import your existing collection — CSV import from spreadsheets, TCGPlayer, or Dreamborn so you don't start from scratch.

  - Daily pricing — Pulls from TCGPlayer and eBay automatically. Set price alerts to get notified on drops or spikes.

There's also set completion tracking, a deck builder with format validation (and AI-based Auto complete that tries to match your cards to strategies and known meta), a grading pipeline with AI pre-grade estimates and ROI calculator, community profiles with game account linking (TCG Live, Pokemon GO, TCG Pocket), and more.

Free vs. premium

The core experience is completely free — collection tracking, trading, pricing, community features, all of it. There's an optional premium tier ($5/mo) that adds unlimited camera scans, longer price history, certain exports, and unlimited price alerts. Honestly it's mostly there to cover server and API costs — daily price syncs across thousands of cards, AI scanning, and database hosting add up quick as a solo dev. I'd rather keep the core free and let people who get extra value chip in to keep the lights on. But I'll take feedback here too. I honestly just want to release a useful tool.

I'm a solo developer so there are definitely rough edges. There's a feedback button on every page — I read every report and usually fix things within a day or two.

Check it out at https://thecardharbor.com and let me know what you think!

Here are just a few screenshots of the features that are built.

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I have put off posting this for months, because I know that there are issues that people will find no matter how much I have tried to polish the app! If you don't like anything, please let me know. Everything is open for change if someone will find it helpful! If you think it is too similar to another site, let me know what would differentiate it. I have spent a lot of time on this, and would love to make a helpful tool for this community!

P.S. I know it doesn't have MTG... But I think that community is well served by other products. If you disagree, let me know! I'd be open to discussing adding MTG capabilities if there is something that is needed!

Here goes nothing!

I am trying to make my own card game. I am not the most knowledgable on card games, in terms of card game slang or strategy, but I am trying to learn as much as I can. To better help me prepare and develop my game I have been doing research on the most popular and successful card games. I have been looking into the best parts of each card game and the worst aspects of each card games.

So now I am asking you the community for help. From the short list that I will provide, choose a cardgame(s) and tell me what you like most about it/them and what you hate most about it/them.

-Magic, The Gathering

-Pokemon The Card Game

-The One Piece Card Game

-Yu-Gi-Oh!

-Riftbound

-Disney Lorcana

-Hearthstone

-Gundam Card Game

-Digimon Card Game

-Star Wars Unlimited

And, if you would like to help any further, add any tips or questions afterwards.

Thank you

Hey all, we’ve been building a consistent Sorcery playgroup in South Florida, and it looks like we might be the only active group in the area right now.

We meet weekly at Guildhall in Coconut Creek, every Thursday at 7:30 PM.

One of the things we’ve really liked about Sorcery is that it doesn’t demand you drop other TCGs to keep up. With only about one release per year, it’s easy to stay current without feeling overwhelmed.

Because of that, we rotate formats weekly:
• Learn-to-Play / Precons / Constructed
• Sealed
• 3-Pack Draft
• Occasionally multiplayer or experimental formats

We’ve had players come from as far south as Miami Beach and as far north as Palm Beach Gardens.

If you’re in South Florida and into TCGs (or curious about Sorcery), feel free to join us. New players are welcome.

is it a real TCG or is it a super limited print run TCG like Elestrals?

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Salutations! I've been a Pokemon TCG Collector since 1999. As such, I triple-sleeve my precious cards with the following:

1. Perfect Fit Side Loading Sleeve

2. Deck Protector Sleeve

3. Clear Dragonshield Matte Sleeve

MY FIRST QUESTION IS: is this excessive? My friends give me alot of flak.

In addition, I also play the TCG itself, and carry an abundance of sleeves for staples, prereleases, and hard 3"4" hard toploaders. All ready in the advent I don't want to whip out a $33K binder.

At the moment, all these sleeves are stored in labelled ziplock bags and a team bag in my backpack. It feels clunky and unwieldy, to be honest.

MY SECOND QUESTION: oes anyone know of any good rigid carrying cases with 7-8 zippable or elastic-topped pockets that can fit all the above?

Usually, it's about \~50 sleeves per type, except for hard Toploaders that are usually \~5 or so.

I'd like for it to be portable, lightweight, and able to fit in the auxiliary pocket of a backpack. That way I can save time instead of fanaggling between 5 or 6 ziplock bags.

If you've gotten to this point, thank you for reading, and thank you for your time.