Collectors often mix two jobs: hunting a card they want, and tracking cards they already own. GrailHawk splits those into Wishlist (price alerts) and Portfolio (owned holdings) so each tool stays sharp.
Price alerts (Wishlist)
- +Job: tell you when a listing hits your max price.
- +You do not own it yet — you are waiting to buy.
- +Email (and optional auction alerts) fire on matches.
- +Pause or delete when you buy or give up the chase.
Portfolio (owned holdings)
- +Job: show live floor value, cost basis, and historical P/L.
- +You already own it — no buy pings needed.
- +Charts and digests answer “what is my collection worth?”
- +Bulk add, CSV, and set chase tools speed logging.
When to use which
Still hunting a manga rare? Set a watch. Bought it last weekend? Move it to Portfolio with I own this. Keeping both active on the same card usually means duplicate noise — alerts for something you already hold.
One loop, two surfaces
Alert email → buy on eBay → Add to portfolio. Wishlist stays for the next chase; Portfolio keeps the story of what you own.
Quick comparison
- +Wishlist = want / hunt. Portfolio = own / value.
- +Alerts optimize entry price. Portfolio optimizes awareness of paper gains and losses.
- +Both use the same marketplace query language — so the handoff is one click.
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