CardlyMonHow to Appraise Your Trading Card Collection
Whether for insurance, selling or curiosity, here's how to put a number on your whole collection — and keep it updated as the market moves.
Why appraise your collection?
Knowing your collection's total value helps you insure it, decide what to sell, and track how your portfolio grows over time. You don't need to be selling to benefit from knowing what you own.
Step by step
- Sort your cards by game and set so they're easy to work through.
- Identify the key cards — holos, full arts, secret rares, older editions.
- Value each one. Scan it to get the current market value in seconds.
- Total it up by adding cards to your collection in the app.
- Track over time as the market moves.
Value your whole collection, card by card
Point your camera at any card and CardlyMon shows its live market value in seconds — free on iOS & Android.
Handling bulk
Don't value every common individually. Pull the cards that matter, value those, and treat the rest as bulk priced per hundred or per pound.
Do you need a professional appraiser?
For insurance or a high-value sale, a formal appraisal can help. For everyday tracking and most selling decisions, live market values from scanning are enough.
Frequently asked questions
How do I value a whole collection?
Sort it, identify the key cards, value each by scanning, and add them to your collection in the app to see a running total.
Do I need a professional appraiser?
Usually not. For insurance or large sales a formal appraisal helps, but for tracking and most selling decisions live market values are enough.
How often do card values change?
Constantly. Prices move with demand, new releases and trends, so it's worth re-checking before you buy or sell.
How do I track my collection's value over time?
Add scanned cards to your collection in CardlyMon and it keeps a running total that updates with the market.