Camera recognition
Works on any modern phone or tablet. No dedicated scanner, no proprietary hardware.
Card scanning
Card scanning software for card shops
Manual inventory intake eats a lot of staff hours at a card shop. TCG Sync's card-scanning software lets staff point a phone camera at a card, identify set / rarity / condition, and push it straight to inventory or a buylist submission — in seconds, not minutes.
- Point-and-scan intake from a phone or tablet
- Auto-identifies card, set, language, and edition
- Condition grading with a single tap
- Direct push to inventory or buylist
- Works with MTG, Pokemon, Yu-Gi-Oh!, One Piece, Lorcana
- No dedicated hardware required
How it works
From binder to SKU without typing
Every card a staff member types into an inventory form by hand is a card they aren't selling. Card scanning turns the slowest part of running a card shop into the fastest.
Set and edition detection
Identifies reprints, alternate arts, and promotional treatments automatically.
Condition grading
Staff picks NM / LP / MP / HP / DMG with a single tap. Defaults stick per session.
Buylist intake flow
Customers can scan their own cards into a buylist submission from their phone.
Bulk scanning mode
Scan a stack of cards continuously — hold the camera over each card briefly and move on.
Pricing auto-applied
Scanned cards get market-data pricing applied immediately via autopricing rules.
Recognition architecture
Why one recognition engine is not enough
Catalogue matching, messy real-world photos, and reference-image checks are different problems. The technical guide explains how the engines are routed and where staff confirmation remains necessary.
Read the three-engine recognition guide
See the intended roles for catalogue matching, visual classification, reference checks, and human review during card intake.
Connect scanning to buylist intake
Recognition becomes useful when the identified card flows into condition grading, an offer, staff approval, and inventory without re-entry.
FAQ
Frequently asked questions
- What phones and tablets are supported?
- Any modern iOS or Android device. No dedicated hardware required.
- How accurate is the recognition?
- Recognition works best on modern sets. Older or heavily played cards may require manual confirmation — the UI surfaces candidates and staff taps the correct match.
- Can customers scan their own cards for buylist?
- Yes. Customer-facing buylist includes a camera intake flow from their phone.
- Does it work offline?
- Recognition requires network access. Staff devices on a shop Wi-Fi will work fine.
Packages
Stop typing cards into forms
Camera intake gives staff hours back for serving customers.
- Flagship package
Enterprise
Starting from$2,499USD per month
No setup fee and no sales percentage
Discuss Enterprise - Percentage-based
Storefront Pro
$1,000USD one-time setup
+ 2% of TCG singles and sealed sales across POS, Shopify and marketplaces — comics, board games, accessories, drinks, toys and other non-TCG items are excluded
Get started with Storefront Pro - Tailored package
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Related
Explore the neighbouring pages
Related topics, running on the same platform underneath.
Automated buylist
Where a scanned card goes next: offer, approval, payout, stock.
Buylist
The full customer-facing trade-in workflow.
Three recognition engines
Why one matching approach is not enough for real-world photos.
Game store POS
Scanning at the counter, and what the till does with the result.