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About

Market intelligence for Trading Card Games.

TCGIndex turns fragmented secondary-market data into reliable prices, market indexes and analytics across every major Trading Card Game.

14
Games under one methodology
Daily
Market data refreshed from source
Tracked
Every signal logged to a result
Independent
Owned by no retailer or publisher
Mission

Make the trading card market transparent. A market this large should run on reliable data, not guesswork, and we build the tools that make that possible.

Story

Why TCGIndex exists

TCGIndex began with a simple frustration. Valuing a card meant checking a dozen sources that rarely agreed, with no way to tell a real trend from a single sale. The information advantage always sat with whoever had something to sell.

The market had quietly grown into a real asset class, but its data never grew up with it. TCGIndex was built to close that gap: to collect the market continuously, clean it, and turn it into something people can actually reason with.

TCGIndex is built by an engineer specialized in large-scale data systems and quantitative modeling, based in France, on a single conviction: the trading card market deserves the same analytical rigor as the financial markets.

Perspective

Built with industry feedback

Throughout its development, TCGIndex has been shaped by conversations with experienced professionals across the Trading Card Game ecosystem, including marketplace operators, tournament organizers and industry leaders. Those discussions helped validate ideas, challenge assumptions and refine the product. TCGIndex remains fully independent; the perspective of people who know this market simply makes it stronger.

Principles

What guides the platform

Transparency

How every number is produced is documented in the open. Nothing about the method is hidden.

Independence

TCGIndex answers to its users, not to sellers. No one can pay to move a price, a ranking or a signal.

Technical rigor

The platform is engineered to the standards of financial-data infrastructure, from ingestion to analytics.

Long-term thinking

We optimize for a platform people still trust in ten years, not for this quarter's numbers.

Method

How we build TCGIndex

Every reading passes through the same pipeline, and the same methodology applies to all 14 games, so a number means the same thing wherever you see it.

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Public methodology

The full method behind every metric is documented and open to read before you rely on it.

Read the methodology

Reproducible metrics

The same inputs always produce the same output. Nothing is hand-tuned card by card.

Measurable track record

Every opportunity signal is logged at an entry price and followed until it resolves.

See the track record

Consistent across every game

One methodology spans all 14 games, so prices, indexes and signals stay comparable.

The platform

A closer look

Vision

Where we are going

Over the coming years, TCGIndex aims to become the reference layer for the trading card market: the first place people check to understand what a card is worth and where it is heading.

That means broader coverage, deeper history and sharper analytics, always held to the same consistent standard. We are early, and we intend to earn that position slowly and honestly.

How we make money. TCGIndex is funded through Premium subscriptions and selected affiliate partnerships. We do not accept payments to influence rankings, prices or market data.

Explore the platform

Browse live prices and indexes across 14 games, read the methodology, and see the track record for yourself.

Our commitments

What you can always expect from TCGIndex

Independent forever

TCGIndex will stay owned by no retailer, marketplace or publisher. Neutral data, kept that way.

Transparent methodology

How the numbers are produced stays documented and open. No black boxes behind the metrics.

Long-term product focus

Decisions serve a platform that lasts, not short-term growth at the expense of trust.

Continuous improvement

Coverage, data quality and analytics keep getting deeper, held to the same standard.

TCGIndex provides market data and informational analysis, not financial or investment advice. Trading cards are collectibles whose prices can fall as well as rise. Always do your own research before buying or selling.