Understanding bid analysis

The bid analysis panel breaks down market value, fees, max bid, and expected profit.

1min readUpdated May 20, 2026

Each Sniper tile has a Bid Analysis panel showing how we calculated the deal. Here's what each line means.

Market value

The price a comparable copy of this slab has been selling for. Sources, in order of preference:

  1. Our own eBay Sold cache (when ≥ 8 sales in the last 90 days)
  2. TCGGOPRO graded median for this (cardId, grade)
  3. Estimated via grade multiplier × raw market

The badge under the value tells you which source is in play.

Gross profit

Market value − Listing price. The raw "buy here / sell here" gap before any costs.

Estimated fees

Listing price × 12.9%. eBay's final-value fee for cards in 2026. We use a single flat % for simplicity; your actual fee may vary by ±0.5% depending on your seller tier.

Net profit

Gross profit − Estimated fees − Shipping in. Shipping is pulled from the listing if eBay surfaces it; "calculated at checkout" listings are estimated at $4.

Max bid (auctions only)

The highest you should bid to still net your target margin. Default target is 15%; you can change this in Settings.

Max bid = Market value × (1 − targetMargin) − estimatedFees − shippingIn

If the current bid is already above your max, the panel highlights this in amber as a warning.

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