Mana Pool
Finance and crypto
online card marketplace
SHOW HN2023
123points
149comments
#511of 3,109 in 2023
Top 17%of 2023 by points
How HN took it
CuriousMostly questions and neutral comments
16 positive, 29 neutral or asking, 2 mixed, 8 critical, out of 55 comments about the project. Thread score +0.15.
Design: 6 for, 3 againstIdea: 6 for, 2 againstPerformance: 0 for, 2 againstPricing: 1 for, 0 against
The thread, comment by comment
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What HN said
What people liked
Clean, fast, responsive site design
From 3 comments
It's clean, works well, great job! How does this compare to TCGPlayer on a fundamental level?
fsn4dN69ey on HNThis is a really nicely done site. Very responsive, straight to the point. I dig it
wonderwonder on HNI love how snappy and no-nonsense this is compared to other sites out there. I play casually at the moment and don't really buy/sell singles, but I like looking up card prices.…
dansalvato on HN
Great name and domain
From 3 comments
Just here to say that's a GREAT name
abatilo on HNlove the domain name.
hombre_fatal on HNshockingly great domain name! How long have you owned it?
blobbers on HN
Objections
Site slow or erroring under load
From 3 comments
Site isn't working or is slow. And more frustratingly, the buttons below the input seem to use javascript which prevent the browser loading indicator from showing - so you can't…
turtlebits on HNWebsite has that slow, React-y feeling, unfortunately. Good name though.
Mizza on HNTinkering around with the search tools, and a few things I'm noticing. I feel like Availability should default to In Stock, but maybe that will come once you have more inventory…
HanClinto on HN
Checkout asks for card before showing tax and shipping
From 1 comment
The checkout process requiring I enter my credit card details before seeing the final cost (tax + shipping) is strange and discourages me from proceeding.
Jaecen on HN
Hard to beat TCGPlayer and eBay on fees and liquidity
From 2 comments
Cool! Do you intend to compete with Cardmarket in the EU as well? Or just start up in the US?
difosfor on HNSo why this over tcgplayer’s low costs or card kingdom’s generous buylist? Can you make a cart optimizer that works?
_raoulcousins on HN
Requests
Trading feature and decklist-to-cart
From 1 comment
Any plans to add a trading feature? Maybe something similar to PucaTrade (though their points system got really inflated towards the end) EDIT: Also, an "add decklist to cart"…
rvrs on HN
Price history and market value data
From 1 comment
I love how snappy and no-nonsense this is compared to other sites out there. I play casually at the moment and don't really buy/sell singles, but I like looking up card prices.…
dansalvato on HN
Better CSV import documentation
From 1 comment
Looking at seller tools, I could really use a help document explaining what sorts of CSV columns you support on this page: https://manapool.com/seller/inventory/import It just…
HanClinto on HN
Questions
What is the fee structure and how will it compete with TCGPlayer
From 2 comments
This is awesome, just signed up! I love it when hobbies collide :) Some context for others: Magic: the Gathering has grown enormously over the past 30 years, and it has an…
oflannabhra on HNNice job launching this site -- that's a big venture, and no easy feat! With recent consolidations (and shutdowns, like CardSphere) that the MTG world has seen, I think we're…
HanClinto on HN
Will it expand to Europe or other markets
From 2 comments
Cool! Do you intend to compete with Cardmarket in the EU as well? Or just start up in the US?
difosfor on HN[delayed]
Hamcha on HN
Alternatives named
TCGPlayer
From 1 comment
Here's what's in my deck: eBay/TCGPlayer/ChannelFireBall (US) CardMarket (Europe) CardTrader (Europe) Facebook Marketplace Amazon, Walmart (low-fee avenue for Magic sellers, some…
andrewljohnson on HN
CardMarket
From 1 comment
Here's what's in my deck: eBay/TCGPlayer/ChannelFireBall (US) CardMarket (Europe) CardTrader (Europe) Facebook Marketplace Amazon, Walmart (low-fee avenue for Magic sellers, some…
andrewljohnson on HN
CardTrader
From 1 comment
Someday? There is CardTrader that is mostly Euro too, and that is a solid website IMO. Europe has much lower fees (~5%), so competing there is different than in the US (~15%).
andrewljohnson on HN
Card Kingdom
From 1 comment
This is awesome, just signed up! I love it when hobbies collide :) Some context for others: Magic: the Gathering has grown enormously over the past 30 years, and it has an…
oflannabhra on HN
PucaTrade
From 1 comment
Any plans to add a trading feature? Maybe something similar to PucaTrade (though their points system got really inflated towards the end) EDIT: Also, an "add decklist to cart"…
rvrs on HN