How Vendr prices cards
Every card gets one price in euros. It’s built from what cards actually sell for in Europe, and you can always see where it came from: tap the price on any card.
Cardmarket’s trend price: a smoothed estimate of what this card sells for in Europe, so one odd listing can’t move it.
At a glance
| Card | The price Vendr shows |
|---|---|
| Pokémon | The Cardmarket trend price |
| One Piece | The average sale over the last 7 days |
| French, German, Spanish or Italian copy | The cheapest near-mint copy in that language, kept close to the market price |
| Any other language | The all-languages price, labelled as such |
| Played copy | The near-mint price with a condition discount |
| Graded slab | The median of real eBay sales for that grade |
Prices are collected once a day. Tap the price on any card to see what it is and where it comes from. Further down the card page, Vendr also lists Cardmarket’s other figures for each printing: the lowest listings and the 7-day and 30-day averages.
Pokémon: the trend price
For Pokémon cards, Vendr uses Cardmarket’s trend price. It follows what a card has been selling for recently and smooths out one-off sales, so it moves when the market moves, not when one seller relists a copy.
English and Japanese sets are both covered. Japanese cards belong to their own sets, with their own prices.
Now and then a data feed reports a trend that is wildly out of line with recent sales, such as a card worth €85 suddenly shown at a few cents. Vendr ignores a trend that far from the 30-day average sale and keeps the last sensible one.
One Piece: the average sale
Cardmarket doesn’t publish a trend price for One Piece cards. The obvious alternative, the lowest listing, is easy to distort: one seller can list a single cheap copy as bait, and the “price” collapses until it sells.
So for One Piece, Vendr uses the average sale over the last 7 days: what people actually paid this week. One cheap listing can’t drag it down.
Cards that rarely sell
Some cards don’t sell often enough to have a trend or a recent average. For those, Vendr uses the first of these that exists, and tapping the price tells you which one it is:
- The trend price (Pokémon only)
- The average sale over the last 7 days
- The lowest near-mint listing
- The average sale over the last 30 days
- The lowest listing in any condition
For a few promos that aren’t sold on Cardmarket at all, Vendr shows TCGplayer’s US market price, converted to euros, and says so.
Card languages
Cardmarket’s trend and averages mix every language of a card: a Spanish and an English copy share one number. Where there’s enough data to do better, Vendr does.
| Language | How it’s priced |
|---|---|
| English | The all-languages price. English copies often sell a little above it. |
| French, German, Spanish, Italian | The cheapest near-mint copy listed in that language, kept between a third and one and a half times the all-languages price so one stray listing can’t swing it. Vendr takes the middle value of the last three days, and cards under €2 keep the all-languages price. |
| Other languages | The all-languages price, and the app tells you so. |
| Japanese Pokémon | Japanese sets have their own cards and their own prices. |
| Japanese One Piece | Cardmarket doesn’t price Japanese One Piece copies separately, so they use the all-languages price. |
Condition
Vendr’s price is for a near-mint copy. Played copies are valued with typical European condition discounts:
| Condition | Share of the price |
|---|---|
| Near mint (NM) | 100% |
| Excellent (EX) | 85% |
| Good (GD) | 75% |
| Light played (LP) | 60% |
| Played (PL) | 45% |
| Poor (PO) | 30% |
These are rules of thumb. A particular card can sell above or below them.
Graded slabs
A slab’s value comes from what slabs actually sold for, not from asking prices. For each grader and grade, Vendr uses the median of recent eBay sales, converted from US dollars to euros at the European Central Bank’s reference rate.
| Grader | Grades valued |
|---|---|
| PSA | 10, 9, 8, 7 |
| BGS | 10, 9.5, 9, 8.5, 8 |
| CGC | 10, 9.5, 9, 8.5, 8 |
| TAG | 10, 9.5, 9, 8.5, 8 |
When a grade has copies listed but no recent sales, the app shows “from €x”: the lowest current listing. It’s a pointer to what’s on offer, not a value, so it isn’t counted in what your collection is worth.
History, changes and alerts
Every card has a price chart and its change over the last 7 days. Add a card to your watchlist, set a target above or below today’s price, and Vendr sends a notification when the price gets there.
Where the data comes from
Vendr’s prices are based on Cardmarket price data, eBay sold listings for graded cards, and TCGplayer for US prices on some promos. Vendr is independent and isn’t affiliated with or endorsed by any of them.
Prices are estimates. They can be wrong, late or missing, and they’re information, not an offer to buy or sell and not financial advice.
Questions
Why isn’t Vendr’s price the cheapest listing?
The cheapest listing is one seller’s asking price. It’s often a worse copy, a seller far away with expensive shipping, or a bait listing that disappears within minutes. Vendr’s price follows what cards actually sell for, which is a better guide to what yours is worth. The lowest near-mint listing is still shown further down the card page, so you can compare.
Why does One Piece use sales and not the trend price?
Because Cardmarket doesn’t publish a trend price for One Piece. The next best thing is what people paid: the average sale over the last 7 days. Unlike the lowest listing, a single cheap bait listing can’t pull it down.
What does “from €x” mean on a slab?
That grade has copies for sale but no recent sales Vendr can use. “From €x” is the lowest current listing. It tells you what’s on offer, but it isn’t a value, so it doesn’t count towards your collection’s worth.
Why is my French copy priced differently from an English one?
Cardmarket’s main prices mix every language. French, German, Spanish and Italian copies often sell for less, so Vendr prices them from listings in their own language, within sensible bounds of the market price. Other languages use the all-languages price, and the app says so.
How often do prices change?
Vendr collects prices once a day. The 7-day change compares today’s price with the price a week earlier.
Can I hold someone to Vendr’s price?
No. Vendr’s prices are estimates from public market data. They’re there to help you decide, not an offer to buy or sell, and not financial advice. In a deal or a trade, the price is whatever the two of you agree.
Is Vendr part of Cardmarket, eBay or TCGplayer?
No. Vendr’s prices are based on their market data, but Vendr is independent and isn’t affiliated with or endorsed by any of them.
Something look wrong? Email support@vendr.pro with the card and what you expected.