Intelligence
A scoring engine, not a price feed.
Every card in the TCGS universe is scored by the same deterministic model: fair value from cleaned comparable sales, then structural quality, scarcity, demand, liquidity and risk. Same inputs, same output, every time.
Highest quality assets
| Asset | Quality | Opportunity | Fair value | Liquidity | Signal |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Base Set Charizard 1999 Base Set · PSA 9 | 62 | 69 | £4,133 | Medium | Watch |
| Base Set Blastoise 1999 Base Set · PSA 9 | 61 | 65 | £3,053 | Medium | Watch |
| 1st Edition Base Set Charizard 1999 Base Set · PSA 8 | 59 | 52 | £27,343 | Low | Watch |
| Base Set Venusaur 1999 Base Set · PSA 9 | 59 | 52 | £2,340 | Medium | Watch |
| Shining Charizard 2002 Neo Destiny · PSA 9 | 58 | 53 | £5,457 | Medium | Watch |
| Monkey D. Luffy Manga Rare 2022 Romance Dawn · PSA 10 | 56 | 45 | £6,546 | Medium | Watch |
| Blue-Eyes White Dragon 2002 Legend of Blue Eyes White Dragon · PSA 9 | 56 | 58 | £11,236 | Low | Watch |
| Skyridge Charizard (Crystal) 2003 Skyridge · PSA 8 | 54 | 61 | £8,492 | Low | Watch |
Best value at today's asking prices
Opportunity is quality adjusted for price. A superb card at a poor price scores badly; an average card at a deep discount does not automatically score well.
- Opportunity
- 69
- vs fair value
- +0.3%
- Available at
- £3,066
- Max buy
- £3,491
- Opportunity
- 65
- vs fair value
- +0.2%
- Available at
- £2,480
- Max buy
- £2,575
- Opportunity
- 61
- vs fair value
- +0.3%
- Available at
- £6,319
- Max buy
- £6,894
- Opportunity
- 58
- vs fair value
- +0.2%
- Available at
- £9,204
- Max buy
- £9,017
- Opportunity
- 53
- vs fair value
- +0.0%
- Available at
- £5,454
- Max buy
- £4,434
Methodology
How fair value, every component score and the maximum acquisition price are calculated.
Rankings
The full scored universe, sortable by quality, opportunity, liquidity and value.
Decision log
Cards we reviewed and declined, with the price discipline that drove the decision.
Scores are analytical opinions derived from illustrative demonstration data, not valuations, appraisals, financial advice or an offer of any investment. Model outputs can be wrong and past prices do not predict future prices.