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Scout field guide
Tips for scouting, pricing and logging hauls with the Scout field app.
Field scouting 101: working a shop floor with live pricing
Barcode first, photo second, and trust the honesty notes over your excitement. A floor-ready routine for scanning with live pricing in your hand.
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Reading the ask: how Scout's pricing works, and when not to trust it
A median ask is the middle of what sellers are asking right now — not a value. Here's how to read every number Scout shows you, including the ones it refuses to show.
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How to log a haul you'll actually learn from
A haul log is only useful if it's honest: every item, bought and passed, priced against the live market at the moment you were standing there.
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Reading cards in the field: edition, condition and the raw-vs-slab call
The price on the tag only means something once you know exactly what you're holding. Edition, print line, condition, and when a slab is worth trusting.
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Pricing an item when there are no comps: bands, anchors and the honest floor
The weird stuff is where the finds are — and where the price data runs out. Here's how to build a number you can defend when no comp exists.
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Plan a haul route: shops, shows and the math of a good Saturday
A good haul day is planned the night before: which shops, in what order, at what spend ceiling — with a show pinned in the middle when the calendar allows.