Overview
Home of Cards is built for trading-card collectors who are currently juggling a spreadsheet, three marketplaces and a Discord server. It pulls the whole workflow into one product: set checklists to track what you own, a 1/1 tracker for one-of-one cards, a grading guide, a release calendar, live auctions and breaks, instant card valuation, and a 'we buy any card' route for collectors who want out without listing. Every card is verified, which is the platform's answer to a market full of fakes.
Deliverables
What was produced
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Homepage introducing the three pillars – collection, tools, community – with live marketplace stats.
- 02
Set checklists and card-set browser for tracking a collection.
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1/1 Tracker tool for one-of-one cards, plus a grading guide.
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Live auctions and breaks area, valuation flow and a 'we buy any card' service.
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Release calendar, community forum and an editorial news section.
Approach
How it was designed
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The hero states all three pillars in one sentence, because the platform's advantage is breadth – a visitor arriving for a checklist should see the marketplace too.
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Card artwork is allowed to supply the colour; the interface stays on warm paper and near-black so the cards never compete with the UI.
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Live listing counts sit directly under the hero, since a marketplace with no visible activity gives a collector no reason to sign up.
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Tools and marketplace share one navigation rather than splitting into separate products, keeping the collector in a single workflow.
