Track cash runway, grading exposure, break profitability, inventory risk, and multi-platform performance in one operational command center built for serious hobby operators.
Eight signals that actually matter — refreshed continuously, surfaced together, ranked by what needs attention now.
Not a chart. Not a dashboard. Operational awareness — ranked by severity, paired with the next move.
Consider reducing exposure before next release cycle.
Lean schedule toward live formats; protect Friday/Saturday slots.
USPS regional rate climbing; renegotiate bulk DHL by Friday.
Vintage 8.5+ averaging 41% net ROI vs 19% modern.
9.4% of SKUs above 120-day hold target. Liquidate slowest tier.
DEREK_R and SAMS_BREAKS below margin floor 3 sessions running.
11.8% effective fee rate, +0.7pp M/M. Migrate top SKUs to Shopify.
151 ETB and Surging Sparks moving in <14 days. Reorder now.
$2,500+ singles average days-to-sale up from 38 → 51.
38% vs 30% target. Reduce 2024 Donruss FB Hobby first.
Every break, every cost line, every margin — net of fees, shipping, supplies, labor and giveaways.
| Format | Rev | Box | Ship | Supplies | Labor | Fees | Give | Net Margin |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
TopPYT NFL Mixer | $8,420 | $4,200 | $480 | $90 | $320 | $612 | $200 | +22.0% |
Vintage Break Night | $12,200 | $7,100 | $540 | $110 | $420 | $870 | $0 | +18.4% |
NBA Random Team | $6,310 | $4,800 | $380 | $70 | $260 | $461 | $150 | +8.1% |
Pokémon Personals | $4,880 | $2,900 | $260 | $60 | $180 | $360 | $0 | +24.0% |
BottomLow-End Baseball Mixer | $3,120 | $2,400 | $410 | $80 | $240 | $235 | $100 | -6.2% |
BottomUCL Soccer Mixer | $2,640 | $2,100 | $320 | $60 | $220 | $198 | $80 | -8.9% |
Mixer breaks generated strong engagement but underperformed after shipping and labor costs. Recommend pausing format and reallocating to PYT.
Every submission, every grader, every day of turnaround — translated into cash exposure and projected ROI.
60% of grading capital sits with PSA. Diversifying to SGC could free ~$48k of cash 26 days sooner per cycle.
Aging inventory, sealed wax concentration, declining categories, dead SKUs — visualized as exposure, not as a list.
Revenue, margin, fee drag, AOV, returns, CAC — normalized across Shopify, eBay, Whatnot, Fanatics Live and in-store POS.
| Platform | Revenue | Margin | Fee Drag | AOV | Returns | CAC |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Whatnot | $64,200 | 31.2% | 8.4% | $142 | 1.2% | $18 |
| Shopify | $42,800 | 38.4% | 2.9% | $218 | 0.8% | $24 |
| eBay | $38,200 | 21.6% | 11.8% | $89 | 2.1% | $12 |
| Fanatics Live | $22,400 | 26.4% | 9.2% | $118 | 1.4% | $21 |
| In-Store POS | $16,820 | 41.0% | 1.6% | $64 | 0.4% | $0 |
Live formats are converting 3.2× faster on Whatnot. Shift two midweek slots from Shopify drops.
11.8% effective fee — 2.6pp above operating target. Recommend migrating top-12 SKUs to Shopify.
Top buyers, repeat customers, break participation, lifetime value, churn risk and category preference — surfaced together.
| Buyer | Segment | LTV | 90d Spend | Breaks | Churn |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
01M. Rivera | VIP Breaks | $48,210 | $14,210 | 86 | low |
02K. Chen | Whales | $39,820 | $11,240 | 72 | low |
03T. Okafor | Vintage VIP | $31,410 | $8,420 | 41 | med |
04J. Patel | Breaks | $24,820 | $7,140 | 68 | low |
05R. Sloane | High-End | $22,610 | $6,240 | 22 | high |
06D. Alvarez | Breaks | $18,820 | $5,410 | 54 | med |
07S. Williams | Pokémon | $16,400 | $4,920 | 12 | low |
08B. Hoffman | VIP | $15,210 | $4,480 | 38 | med |
09L. Garrison | Vintage | $13,820 | $3,210 | 8 | high |
10A. Romero | Breaks | $12,410 | $2,820 | 41 | low |
Top 3 buyers generated 18% of total break revenue. Healthy contribution — but flag any churn risk on K. Chen.
Stress-test runway, liquidity, margin, aging and cash exposure against the shocks that actually hit hobby operators.
Pre-emptively reduce exposure to most-affected categories and reroute grading volume to faster graders to recover ~40% of projected runway loss.
Modeled on 18 months of operator data across 240+ hobby businesses.
A boardroom-ready briefing every Monday — what changed, where the risk is, which breaks made money, and how each scenario stress-tests the next 90 days.
Auto-runs every Monday at 06:00 local time. Shareable with your accountant, your partners, or your own future self.
CardShopOS gives operators the visibility to see what changed, what is at risk, and what needs attention next.