See HobbyAlpha in action

1. Identify the card

2017 Donruss Optic — Patrick Mahomes II, Holo, #177. No grade recorded. Identification shown from a saved public card record, not a new scan.

2. Understand the valuation

$851.00 — historical analysis value.

Valuation snapshot recorded 2026-05-09T06:55:58.069Z; this is not the sale date.

The saved public valuation reports four comparable completed eBay sales. Individual transactions, exact-match verification, and sale dates are not included in this snapshot. This is a historical analysis value, not a last confirmed sale or a current quote.

Exact completed sales

An independently verified sale of the same card and grade is stronger evidence. None are individually verified in this saved example.

Older sales

An older dated sale can provide context, but markets move. This example does not include sale dates, so its sales cannot be labeled recent or assigned an age.

Comparable cards

Related-card sales can inform an analysis without proving an exact-card price. This example reports four comparable sales, without transaction-level details.

Modeled estimates

A model-generated value is not a completed sale. The $851 shown here is the saved analysis value, not verified proceeds or a guaranteed selling price.

3. Understand the player outlook

Hold core. Analysis generated 2026-10-26T10:32:24.991Z.

The overall score supports holding, but our signals are conflicting. Hold while the picture develops rather than treating this as a clear signal to add.

Support for this verdict is limited; the direction and timing remain uncertain. Sales are search-reported, not independently verified exact-card matches. High source-data quality does not establish a strong market verdict. The decision is near a scoring boundary; small input changes could change the verdict.

Player-level analysis is not an exact-card valuation or a recommendation for every parallel and grade.

4. Your collection, your priorities

Illustrative preference settings, not the public owner's private choices: sentimental keeper and player-collection goals default to Keep. Protection gives Protected keeper and blocks price-driven trim candidates and sell-review notifications. Primarily resale does not automatically mean Sell: when an unfavorable outlook suggests a price-driven trim, insufficient verified sale evidence means Review. Preferences never change market scores or values.

A favorite can stay a keeper even when its market outlook is unfavorable. This example's actual player verdict is Hold core, not an unfavorable verdict.

5. Try it with your own collection

Start free with daily scanner limits, player outlooks and display cases. Pro adds higher limits, batch scanning and deeper portfolio tools.

Example sources

Source pages can change; the example above stays frozen. No private ownership data is included.