About Cardboard2

Cardboard2 started as a weekend project born out of frustration. As an active collector and player, I found myself constantly struggling with disorganized pricing data across multiple platforms, confusing trade management, and the tedious process of entering the same card information over and over again into different apps.

The breaking point? Having to use blue tape to mark all my cards and bundles for trades, then manually tracking who I was meeting, where, and when. There had to be a better way.

So I built one. Cardboard2 is designed to be the smarter, open, and community-friendly way to track deals, manage collections, and support local game stores. It's built by collectors, for collectors — with transparency and usefulness to the TCG community at its core.

Cardboard2 is created and maintained by Tanner Woody — a software engineer with 15 years of experience in software and web development, spanning front-end development, quality assurance, design, databases, data mining, data warehousing, and API development. Tanner has spent 5 years leading development teams and brings that leadership experience to building tools that truly serve the community.

What sets Cardboard2 apart is Tanner's unique combination of technical expertise and deep domain knowledge. With 5 years of hands-on experience building software specifically for card collecting (sports cards and Pokemon), he understands the pain points collectors face because he's lived them. This isn't just another side project — it's built by someone who knows both the code and the cards.

When he's not building features or optimizing databases, you'll find Tanner at local tournaments, trading with friends, or hunting for that perfect alternate art. He brings the same attention to detail to his collection as he does to his code.

We believe in transparency about how Cardboard2 is funded:

• Paid Subscriptions: We offer paid subscription plans that unlock unlimited access to all features, including advanced deck building tools, collection tracking, and deal management. This subscription model allows us to keep core features accessible while providing enhanced functionality for dedicated users.
• Affiliate Links: We may earn a small commission from affiliate links (such as TCGplayer, eBay, and other marketplaces). This helps support our hosting and development costs while helping you find the best prices on cards.
• Analytics: We use privacy-respecting analytics tools (like Umami) to understand how people use the site and improve the user experience. All analytics are collected anonymously and aggregated.
• Advertising: We may display ads to help support the platform. These are carefully selected to be relevant to the TCG community without being intrusive.

We value privacy and only collect minimal data to improve site performance. Your data is never sold or misused.