Will the repricer ever sell cards below cost?

Never. Every card or set is assigned a strict profit floor rule. The algorithm will never undercut competitors below your minimum target margin.

How fast does the algorithm respond to tournament spikes?

Our engine detects sudden market liquidity drains and sales spikes within minutes, automatically updating your listings before competitors or buy-out bots can sweep your stock at stale low prices.

AUTOMATION · DYNAMIC REPRICER

TCG Pricing Automation & Algorithmic Rules

Automate your pricing intelligence. Capture tournament spikes, defend against penny-undercutting, and safeguard your profit margins 24/7.

What is TCG Pricing Automation?

TCG pricing automation is an algorithmic software pipeline that continuously monitors secondary market card trends, competitor listings on TCGplayer and eBay, and tournament meta shifts. It adjusts your single card prices across all channels in real time based on customizable rules—such as matching the lowest verified Near Mint seller, setting hard minimum profit floors, or raising prices when a card spikes during Pro Tour championships.

Key Decision Signals:

✓ Losing high-value card sales because cards were swept at stale prices during tournament spikes
✓ Staff spending 15+ hours weekly manually updating card prices across thousands of listings
✓ Competitors penny-undercutting your listings on TCGplayer
✓ Wanting higher prices on eBay/TCGplayer to cover fees while keeping direct website prices competitive

VERIFIABLE BENCHMARKS

Repricing Impact & Margin Protection

100%

Floor Margin Protection

Hard pricing boundaries prevent accidental loss sales.

< 3 min

Tournament Spike Detection

Catches sudden demand shifts before cards get bought out.

+18%

Average Margin Improvement

Dynamic adjustments optimize for profit velocity rather than race-to-the-bottom.

24 / 7

Autonomous Execution

Continuous catalog repricing without manual staff intervention.

PROVEN IMPLEMENTATION

RNG Gamez: Implemented automated catalog repricing that tracks market velocity while locking in profit floors across thousands of singles.

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SYSTEM BLUEPRINT

Technical Architecture Breakdown

1. Preventing the 'Tournament Spike Buyout' Trap

Every card shop owner knows the sinking feeling: waking up on Monday morning to discover that an obscure $2 Rare suddenly won a regional championship over the weekend and spiked to $25. But before you could get to your shop, buy-out bots bought out all 16 copies in your inventory at the old $2 price.

Aeethod's repricing engine monitors market sales velocity and volume velocity. When a card experiences sudden unusual market liquidity, your listings are automatically adjusted or held for review before buy-out bots can exploit stale pricing.

2. Undercut Defense Without Racing to the Bottom

Generic repricers blindly undercut the lowest competitor by $0.01. If a competitor drops their price drastically to dump damaged stock, the generic repricer follows them down, eroding your margins.

Our rules engine filters out unverified sellers, requires condition-matching (NM to NM only), and enforces hard cost-plus floors so you always preserve profitability.

OBJECTIVE COMPARISON

Manual Repricing vs. Generic SaaS Repricer vs. Aeethod Algorithm

Feature	Manual Staff Updating	Generic SaaS Repricer	Aeethod Custom Repricer
Response Speed	Days or weeks (Stale)	Scheduled polling batches	Event-driven real-time rules
Tournament Spike Defense	Zero protection	Slow batch adjustment	Automated liquidity threshold alert
Differential Channel Rules	Manual calculations	Flat static markup	Dynamic rules per marketplace
Monthly Subscription Tax	Staff payroll cost	$300 to $600 / month	$0 monthly SaaS fees

FREQUENTLY ASKED QUESTIONS

Direct Answers to Commercial Questions

Can we exclude specific vintage or graded cards from automatic repricing?

Yes. You can flag individual cards, PSA slabs, or vintage sets as 'Manual Price Only', ensuring the algorithm will never touch them.

How does the repricer integrate with our storefront and marketplaces?

CONNECTED INFRASTRUCTURE

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SERVICE

Business Automation

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INTEGRATION

TCG Marketplace Integration

Connect price updates across TCGplayer, eBay, and web.

Has Your TCG Business Outgrown Marketplace Limits?

The first conversation costs nothing. We examine your active SKU catalog, marketplace fees, and operational bottlenecks to determine if custom infrastructure makes commercial sense.

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