New Website Will Allow You To Have Saved Searches For Multiple Auction Houses

[FromVAtoLA]

Listening to the latest episode of the Golden Age of Cardboard podcast (it's not on you tube yet but here's the apple podcast link). Leighton Sheldon/Just Collect announced they are rolling a new website that will track active auction items at all of the major auction houses and you'll be able to search across auction houses using their search engine. You'll also be able to save your searches and be notified when new items post similar to Ebay. It looks like the site is going to do some other things and somehow it uses AI to help you out. (It's 2025...can you launch any new product or service without saying it's using AI?)

He said it's going to cost about $10/month or $100/year and will go live around Nov 1. Here's the link: https://auctionwire.ai/

I've always wished something like this existed, but I'm not sure it's something I'm willing to pay for. That said, I signed up to get notified of it's launch in a couple of weeks.

[Snapolit1]

Yeah, I have 4 or 5 searches I run at 6-7 AH's . . . . doesn't seem like a cost I need to add to the list.

Plus I like scanning through a new auction when it first opens.

[Lucas00]

It must only track certain auctions and not all of them. I assume AHs have to opt in to having their sites tracked so I am expecting a pretty massive list for $10 a month.

[raulus]

Originally Posted by FromVAtoLA

(It's 2025...can you launch any new product or service without saying it's using AI?)

Negative. Even if there's basically zero tech involved, if you don't market it as AI-powered, no one will buy it.

[Rhotchkiss]

I have had the opportunity to preview the Auctionwire privately, and then again, updated, at the Philly Show. Its pretty cool and I feel it will be quite helpful, almost certainly worth a mere $10/month. Its my understanding that the auction tracker is only the tip of the iceberg and the application will eventually be much more robust (i.e., do much more than track auctions).

Good Luck Leighton, sign me up!

[UKCardGuy]

The Barneby's website has something similar and it's FREE

https://www.barnebys.com/auctions

If you setup an account (which is free) it let's you setup alerts that are emailed to you.

I'm not sure that it searches all AHs but it does a good number of them.

N.B. I'm not affiliated with them in any way....I just use the website.

Gary G01db3rg

[BobbyVCP]

I just listened to the podcast to make sure I understand what this new site does. I have know Leighton since him and Scott started JC 20 years ago
the same time VCP started...

I really do not see what the difference with what he is trying to do now and what VCP Want List has been doing for 20 years now...

You create a list of cards on VCP that you want to buy by Grade and Grader. And whenever they become available on the 19 different auction sites we cover you will 2 daily emails. First, new items now available with links of course. And another with ending auctions with items you are looking to get.

And on VCP you can get this for free, you just dont get the value of the cards.
As other links posted similar features and the reason why it is free is eBay and some AH offer an EPN for driving them traffic...

Am I missing something?

[UKCardGuy]

Originally Posted by BobbyVCP

I just listened to the podcast to make sure I understand what this new site does. I have know Leighton since him and Scott started JC 20 years ago
the same time VCP started...

I really do not see what the difference with what he is trying to do now and what VCP Want List has been doing for 20 years now...

You create a list of cards on VCP that you want to buy by Grade and Grader. And whenever they become available on the 19 different auction sites we cover you will 2 daily emails. First, new items now available with links of course. And another with ending auctions with items you are looking to get.

And on VCP you can get this for free, you just dont get the value of the cards.
As other links posted similar features and the reason why it is free is eBay and some AH offer an EPN for driving them traffic...

Am I missing something?

I had no idea that was in VCP Bobby. Thanks for posting that. I've just added a bunch of cards to my VCP want list. Unfortunately VCP will only show me graded cards but it's a great help.

[marcmandel]

Guys, as the co-creator along with Leighton of AuctionWire (www.auctionwire.ai) that was talked about on Mike's YouTube show this week, this thread caught my eye, and I wanted to share some of my own thoughts back with this amazing community.

AuctionWire was built by Leighton and me as card guys first, who love vintage and even sometimes, oddball stuff too, and spend a ton of time keeping our eye out for that next whale we hope to land for our collections. It's sure fun to do, but also typically very time-consuming and prone to overlooking and missing opportunities that come and go.

As the guy who built the new platform, I will assure you I applied almost forty years of professional experience alongside hundreds of companies around the world to help them identify areas of their own customer experiences and make them better for everyone, removing friction and other challenges from what should be simple, pleasurable processes.

In many ways, that's why I built the software. Chasing cards is a sure pleasure, but often full of friction and missed opportunities, and as a collector and member of the card community myself for most of my life, I felt a need and a calling to fix it. Hence, why I say this has been a labor of love.

To clarify some key things you guys need to know but likely may not realize, I'll tell you here this is truly a native, AI-first platform through-and-through, using the latest and best tech not just to help the search process, but to contextualize cards and other things that surface in the system, make thoughtful creative recommendations for a cool and unanticipated discovery, and in many cases, do a lot of the legwork for the user that tends to consume so much time and energy. Your sentiment here on the board about tech lacking AI at this point in 2025 and beyond is spot-on in my opinion, and the new AuctionWire would be a total "dud" if we didn't start with the experience and then the AI and only then build an application around the AI, with AI and the customer experience at the heart of it. It's just very cool, indeed.

Also, please, make no mistake, this is not just a card "search engine" because there are layers of richness throughout the tool that surface so much more value for the collector and investor, such as an upcoming arbitrage modeling system that will give the user an incredibly advantage in discovering and buying underpriced, underperforming items that deserve more love and attention than they get. It's an incredibly powerful notion that I think will become one of the "killer apps" of AuctionWire.

As for a price comping tool, I *LOVE* Bobby's VCP and pay for it and use it multiple times a day, every day, and would be constrained without it in my toolbox. Knowing this, I had no interest in building a "VCP killer" system because Bobby's offering is perfect (or close enough to perfect) at what it does; there's no need to bang into each other competitively. I have too much admiration for his hard work and don't feel the need to even try to fight that fight.

Instead, we'll do other things with pricing outside of a comping tool, such as predictions and modeling prices similar to, but better than, what CardLadder has tried to do with their modeling efforts. I believe we really have cracked the code on price models and will deliver a truly next-generation capability here that will surprise many when we activate this capability.

And, as for the auction companies and market places, as Leighton said we indeed have many but not all, but the truth is many have sought us out and asked to join our network of brands and who have contracted with us in longterm agreements to share data with us and bring collectors the best and most exciting cards and collectibles ever assembled under one roof. That said, more continue to come in and we'll continue to roll out more integrations each month as we continue to iterate on the software and push out next versions of the system.

Let me suggest this - You gotta see AuctionWire in action to appreciate what it is and why it matters. As valued members of Net54, Leighton and I will ensure you have preferred access to the system without cost or obligation for an extended test drive so you can form a real opinion based on having used it. I do not think just hearing about it via a well-done YouTube show or podcast will be enough to truly understand it. It's like the first time I saw a Tesla car on the road a dozen years ago, and I thought it was cool, but I didn't truly appreciate why Tesla, and not just any EV, was incredibly special until I test drove one. I've been a Tesla owner for 10+ years and can't see much need to switch horses ever again.

Leighton and I will make sure each of you guys gets that preferred test drive access and enough support to really put AuctionWire through its paces.

Make sense?
I can't wait for you to check it out.

Marc Mandel

[FromVAtoLA]

Marc - I appreciate you jumping into the thread! Like I said, I've already signed up for your roll out announcements. Don't construe this question as a negative comment - it's a genuine curiosity. But if your AI/models/technlogy are so great at finding values and forecasting card prices (or something similar to that), then why are you selling that secret sauce for $10/month? Why wouldn't you just find some sources of capital and go buy everything your technology stack is telling you to buy? Alternatively, why wouldn't you charge $100/month or $10,000/month if the information is as powerful as you indicate?

Originally Posted by marcmandel

Also, please, make no mistake, this is not just a card "search engine" because there are layers of richness throughout the tool that surface so much more value for the collector and investor, such as an upcoming arbitrage modeling system that will give the user an incredibly advantage in discovering and buying underpriced, underperforming items that deserve more love and attention than they get. It's an incredibly powerful notion that I think will become one of the "killer apps" of AuctionWire.

Instead, we'll do other things with pricing outside of a comping tool, such as predictions and modeling prices similar to, but better than, what CardLadder has tried to do with their modeling efforts. I believe we really have cracked the code on price models and will deliver a truly next-generation capability here that will surprise many when we activate this capability.

[marcmandel]

Originally Posted by marcmandel

Guys, as the co-creator along with Leighton of AuctionWire (www.auctionwire.ai) that was talked about on Mike's YouTube show this week, this thread caught my eye, and I wanted to share some of my own thoughts back with this amazing community.

AuctionWire was built by Leighton and me as card guys first, who love vintage and even sometimes, oddball stuff too, and spend a ton of time keeping our eye out for that next whale we hope to land for our collections. It's sure fun to do, but also typically very time-consuming and prone to overlooking and missing opportunities that come and go.

As the guy who built the new platform, I will assure you I applied almost forty years of professional experience alongside hundreds of companies around the world to help them identify areas of their own customer experiences and make them better for everyone, removing friction and other challenges from what should be simple, pleasurable processes.

In many ways, that's why I built the software. Chasing cards is a sure pleasure, but often full of friction and missed opportunities, and as a collector and member of the card community myself for most of my life, I felt a need and a calling to fix it. Hence, why I say this has been a labor of love.

To clarify some key things you guys need to know but likely may not realize, I'll tell you here this is truly a native, AI-first platform through-and-through, using the latest and best tech not just to help the search process, but to contextualize cards and other things that surface in the system, make thoughtful creative recommendations for a cool and unanticipated discovery, and in many cases, do a lot of the legwork for the user that tends to consume so much time and energy. Your sentiment here on the board about tech lacking AI at this point in 2025 and beyond is spot-on in my opinion, and the new AuctionWire would be a total "dud" if we didn't start with the experience and then the AI and only then build an application around the AI, with AI and the customer experience at the heart of it. It's just very cool, indeed.

Also, please, make no mistake, this is not just a card "search engine" because there are layers of richness throughout the tool that surface so much more value for the collector and investor, such as an upcoming arbitrage modeling system that will give the user an incredibly advantage in discovering and buying underpriced, underperforming items that deserve more love and attention than they get. It's an incredibly powerful notion that I think will become one of the "killer apps" of AuctionWire.

As for a price comping tool, I *LOVE* Bobby's VCP and pay for it and use it multiple times a day, every day, and would be constrained without it in my toolbox. Knowing this, I had no interest in building a "VCP killer" system because Bobby's offering is perfect (or close enough to perfect) at what it does; there's no need to bang into each other competitively. I have too much admiration for his hard work and don't feel the need to even try to fight that fight.

Instead, we'll do other things with pricing outside of a comping tool, such as predictions and modeling prices similar to, but better than, what CardLadder has tried to do with their modeling efforts. I believe we really have cracked the code on price models and will deliver a truly next-generation capability here that will surprise many when we activate this capability.

And, as for the auction companies and market places, as Leighton said we indeed have many but not all, but the truth is many have sought us out and asked to join our network of brands and who have contracted with us in longterm agreements to share data with us and bring collectors the best and most exciting cards and collectibles ever assembled under one roof. That said, more continue to come in and we'll continue to roll out more integrations each month as we continue to iterate on the software and push out next versions of the system.

Let me suggest this - You gotta see AuctionWire in action to appreciate what it is and why it matters. As valued members of Net54, Leighton and I will ensure you have preferred access to the system without cost or obligation for an extended test drive so you can form a real opinion based on having used it. I do not think just hearing about it via a well-done YouTube show or podcast will be enough to truly understand it. It's like the first time I saw a Tesla car on the road a dozen years ago, and I thought it was cool, but I didn't truly appreciate why Tesla, and not just any EV, was incredibly special until I test drove one. I've been a Tesla owner for 10+ years and can't see much need to switch horses ever again.

Leighton and I will make sure each of you guys gets that preferred test drive access and enough support to really put AuctionWire through its paces.

Make sense?
I can't wait for you to check it out.

Marc Mandel

Don't think I won't be the first user for AuctionWire

Seriously, at a high level Leighton and I deeply believe we're going to offer the hobby a high-impact piece of technology and we want to make it available to every collector without cost concerns. I'd love to see this grow to a ton of $10/monthly users than just a smattering of $100/month users and over time, continue to push better and better tech into the product too and continue to push the envelope with innovation.

At the same time we are also contemplating a "professional version" as a follow on product which may include some out of scope capabilities geared for the hobby professional (read: dealer) but that's a separate and future consideration and conversation.

It'd be a great success for Leighton and me to wake up one morning and log into AuctionWire and learn we have signed up 10,000 users actively using, benefitting from, and even truly enjoying the new tool. That'd be so cool.

Marc

[Beansballcardblog]

Thank you for the insight, I appreciate it. This has the potential to be one of the most useful hobby tools for me because I am looking for items that aren't very common. Will keep an eye out about it.

Originally Posted by marcmandel

Guys, as the co-creator along with Leighton of AuctionWire (www.auctionwire.ai) that was talked about on Mike's YouTube show this week, this thread caught my eye, and I wanted to share some of my own thoughts back with this amazing community.

AuctionWire was built by Leighton and me as card guys first, who love vintage and even sometimes, oddball stuff too, and spend a ton of time keeping our eye out for that next whale we hope to land for our collections. It's sure fun to do, but also typically very time-consuming and prone to overlooking and missing opportunities that come and go.

As the guy who built the new platform, I will assure you I applied almost forty years of professional experience alongside hundreds of companies around the world to help them identify areas of their own customer experiences and make them better for everyone, removing friction and other challenges from what should be simple, pleasurable processes.

In many ways, that's why I built the software. Chasing cards is a sure pleasure, but often full of friction and missed opportunities, and as a collector and member of the card community myself for most of my life, I felt a need and a calling to fix it. Hence, why I say this has been a labor of love.

To clarify some key things you guys need to know but likely may not realize, I'll tell you here this is truly a native, AI-first platform through-and-through, using the latest and best tech not just to help the search process, but to contextualize cards and other things that surface in the system, make thoughtful creative recommendations for a cool and unanticipated discovery, and in many cases, do a lot of the legwork for the user that tends to consume so much time and energy. Your sentiment here on the board about tech lacking AI at this point in 2025 and beyond is spot-on in my opinion, and the new AuctionWire would be a total "dud" if we didn't start with the experience and then the AI and only then build an application around the AI, with AI and the customer experience at the heart of it. It's just very cool, indeed.

Also, please, make no mistake, this is not just a card "search engine" because there are layers of richness throughout the tool that surface so much more value for the collector and investor, such as an upcoming arbitrage modeling system that will give the user an incredibly advantage in discovering and buying underpriced, underperforming items that deserve more love and attention than they get. It's an incredibly powerful notion that I think will become one of the "killer apps" of AuctionWire.

As for a price comping tool, I *LOVE* Bobby's VCP and pay for it and use it multiple times a day, every day, and would be constrained without it in my toolbox. Knowing this, I had no interest in building a "VCP killer" system because Bobby's offering is perfect (or close enough to perfect) at what it does; there's no need to bang into each other competitively. I have too much admiration for his hard work and don't feel the need to even try to fight that fight.

Instead, we'll do other things with pricing outside of a comping tool, such as predictions and modeling prices similar to, but better than, what CardLadder has tried to do with their modeling efforts. I believe we really have cracked the code on price models and will deliver a truly next-generation capability here that will surprise many when we activate this capability.

And, as for the auction companies and market places, as Leighton said we indeed have many but not all, but the truth is many have sought us out and asked to join our network of brands and who have contracted with us in longterm agreements to share data with us and bring collectors the best and most exciting cards and collectibles ever assembled under one roof. That said, more continue to come in and we'll continue to roll out more integrations each month as we continue to iterate on the software and push out next versions of the system.

Let me suggest this - You gotta see AuctionWire in action to appreciate what it is and why it matters. As valued members of Net54, Leighton and I will ensure you have preferred access to the system without cost or obligation for an extended test drive so you can form a real opinion based on having used it. I do not think just hearing about it via a well-done YouTube show or podcast will be enough to truly understand it. It's like the first time I saw a Tesla car on the road a dozen years ago, and I thought it was cool, but I didn't truly appreciate why Tesla, and not just any EV, was incredibly special until I test drove one. I've been a Tesla owner for 10+ years and can't see much need to switch horses ever again.

Leighton and I will make sure each of you guys gets that preferred test drive access and enough support to really put AuctionWire through its paces.

Make sense?
I can't wait for you to check it out.

Marc Mandel

[BillyCoxDodgers3B]

Originally Posted by Beansballcardblog

I am looking for items that aren't very common.

Precisely why I have always been leery of using saved searches created by people in the hobby. It is nothing personal against anyone behind such sites/software; I simply prefer not to give away my search history to others in the industry. While I'm sure everybody on the other end is far too busy to be concerned about what I'm interested in buying, I am far more content keeping that information to myself.

[doug.goodman]

Originally Posted by FromVAtoLA

Alternatively, why wouldn't you charge $100/month or $10,000/month if the information is as powerful as you indicate?

There are complaints about $10, what do you think would happen at $10k?

[marcmandel]

Originally Posted by BillyCoxDodgers3B

Precisely why I have always been leery of using saved searches created by people in the hobby. It is nothing personal against anyone behind such sites/software; I simply prefer not to give away my search history to others in the industry. While I'm sure everybody on the other end is far too busy to be concerned about what I'm interested in buying, I am far more content keeping that information to myself.

As a career card guy and software builder, I get it. Privacy is paramount, and I assure you that AuctionWire is set up for the utmost in privacy and encryption at every interaction point to ensure confidentiality. Data is protected and anonymized, and encrypted both in-flight in and out of the software via the internet and anything you elect to save in the tool.

The team and I took a lot of time to get this right.