How to know which cards are tying up your money
The math is simple: any card that's gone a long time without selling and is still on the shelf is your money sitting idle. The problem is almost never having dead stock — it's not knowing exactly which cards, how long they've sat, and how much cash they're locking up.
Rune matches your sales history against your stock and points out, card by card, what isn't moving and how much money is trapped in it — no spreadsheet on your part. You open the shop already knowing where your cash is tied up and what to do about it.
Why dead stock hurts so much in a card game shop
In a TCG shop, every dollar locked in a card that won't sell is a dollar that didn't turn into a card that moves, a restock you missed, or a month closed in the black. The smaller the shop, the more it stings: cash is tight and can't be left asleep on the shelf.
The hard part is seeing it. At a glance, a full shelf looks like health. In reality, a big chunk of that value can be in cards nobody has asked for in months — and you only find out when you need cash and don't have it.
How Rune shows you what's just sitting there
You upload what you already export from your LigaMagic (stock and sales) and, the same day, Rune hands you an x-ray of your stock: which cards aren't selling, how long each one has gone without moving, and — the number that matters — how much of your money is trapped in dead stock, in dollars.
It's not a guess or a generic list: it's YOUR stock, with YOUR history. And Rune also highlights which of those idle cards are worth tackling first — because freeing the right ones unlocks the biggest slice of cash for the least effort.
- Which cards are dead stock (and how long they've gone without selling)
- How much of your cash is trapped in them, in dollars
- Where to start so you free up the most money with the least effort
What to do with what's sitting there
With the list in hand, the call gets obvious: clear out or reposition what's stuck to turn idle shelf space into cash, and put that money into what actually moves. Rune gives you the read and the priority; the pricing and display play stay yours — you know your local scene.
Frequently asked questions
How does Rune know a card is dead stock?
Rune matches your stock against your sales history. A card that stays on the shelf but hasn't sold in a good while gets flagged as trapped cash, showing how long it's gone without selling and how much money is locked up in it.
Do I have to build a spreadsheet?
No. You export stock and sales from LigaMagic and upload the files to Rune. It does the matching and hands back the read — no spreadsheet, no formula.
Does Rune tell me what price to sell a dead stock card for?
No. Rune points out what's sitting there and prioritizes what to tackle first; the pricing call stays with you, since you know your local scene. What it delivers is the read: which card, how long, and how much cash is locked up.
My shop is small. Is it worth it?
The smaller the shop, the more every dollar counts. Finding the money tied up in cards that don't move is often the difference between closing the month in profit or in the red.