Abacus

Basketball break decisions

Break, sealed box, or pass?

Abacus tells you if a slot or box is fairly priced and how much to trust it before you bid.

2026-27 Topps Basketball flagship hobby box

2026-27 Topps Basketball

Flagship Collection · Team slot

Asking $240

Fair range

$180 – $230

Above range

Pass at $240. Bid up to $230.

Confidence: Medium

Why Abacus

One comp isn't the whole decision.

Stop overpaying

Know the fair price for a slot or box before the timer forces your hand.

Pass with confidence

Walking away is a decision too. Make it knowing what you'd have paid.

Buy more of what's worth it

Every dollar you don't waste on a bad slot goes into a good one.

The Abacus thesis

Data tells you what happened. Abacus helps you decide what to do next.

How it works

From asking price to answer.

Step 1

Pick

Choose the slot or box you're watching and enter the asking price.

Abacus product screen: choose a slot and enter the asking price per slot

Step 2

Compare

See it next to the sealed box and next to passing — fair range, fees, resale time, and how much to trust it.

Abacus product screen: estimated fair range with the asking price marked against it

Step 3

Decide

Buy, pass, or keep looking. Save the call, and when the outcome comes in, the next one gets sharper.

Abacus product screen: the decision saved as Pass, with the asking price, suggested limit, and confidence shown

How we operate

What you can count on

You see what's behind the number.

Ranges show sales, assumed fees, and what it leaves out. We flag thin evidence - never made-up numbers.

We keep score on ourselves.

Every range gets checked against what actually sold. When we're wrong, the model changes.

The number isn't for sale.

Sellers, breakers, and marketplaces can't pay us to move a range.

Worth more than it costs.

Pricing and plans are designed to save you more than it costs so we win together.

About

Built by and with card collectors.

Dylan Akers

Dylan Akers

Founder

Abacus started as a spreadsheet Dylan built to price his own break slots in live auction rooms. It's being built into a product for the people making the same call every night.

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