Global Card Index
Trusted prices for the TCG market.
GCI is a market data platform for trading cards. We aggregate and clean real sale data from multiple marketplaces, so you can check estimated prices, trends, and your own portfolio — plus the pulse of the whole market — in one place.
Why GCI?
To figure out what a card is really worth today, you have to hop between marketplaces and compare listings one by one — with bait listings and outliers mixed in, it's hard to tell which price is the real market rate.
GCI aggregates real sale data from multiple marketplaces, removes outliers, and presents it as a single estimated market price (low / median / high) with a price trend chart for each card.
On top of that, we condense the entire market into one index (GCI), so you can also see whether the market as a whole is heating up or cooling down.
How GCI Works
GCI turns raw listings into market data through a 4-stage pipeline.
- 1
Collection
We collect transaction data from multiple secondary markets, referencing both active and sold listings, prioritizing actual completed transactions.
- 2
Filtering
Lot sales, suspected counterfeits, and unknown-condition listings are automatically excluded. Graded cards (PSA etc.) are tracked separately by condition. IQR outlier detection then removes anomalies that distort the market.
- 3
Price & Index Calculation
From the cleaned data we derive each card's estimated market price (low / median / high) and price history. A TrustScore-weighted average (source reliability, listing type, condition) also feeds the market index with base value 1000.
- 4
Confidence Scoring
HIGH / MED / LOW confidence is derived from sample count and outlier ratio, published alongside the data. Values with insufficient data are hidden or marked as reference values.
Who Is It For?
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Collectors
Check estimated prices and trends to judge when to buy or sell. Add cards to your watchlist and get email alerts on big price moves.
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Portfolio Tracking
Register the cards you own and GCI automatically tracks their total value and unrealized gains against the latest market prices.
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Card Shops
Reference data for setting buy prices. Verify deviation from market rates numerically, supporting fair price formation.
What GCI Is NOT
Not a marketplace. You cannot buy or sell cards on GCI. Actual transactions happen on external marketplaces — our prices are reference aggregates.
Not investment advice. Estimated prices and index values do not constitute trading recommendations. Decisions based on this data are solely your responsibility.
Not exchange-grade real-time data. Price data is collected periodically throughout the day and aggregates are recalculated regularly. Sudden moves may take time to appear.
Roadmap
- Estimated prices (low / median / high) & trend charts
- Portfolio tracking (value & unrealized gains)
- Watchlist & price alerts
- Daily market summaries & market index
- More games (Yu-Gi-Oh! / MTG expansion)
- More data sources
- Set-level aggregates
- PSA/BGS grade-level analytics
- Game-level sub-indices
- Developer API
Closed beta is now open.
We're looking for 5–20 people to give early feedback.
