Updates

What changed for sellers

Summary: Launch-readiness polish—clearer eBay edit conflict handling, more reliable relist execution, and a smoother My Account / trial experience on desktop.

eBay workflow improvements

• Pending edit conflicts are now surfaced more clearly in Edit Card, so it’s easier to understand what needs attention before syncing.
• Relist workflow is more reliable (prevents edge cases where listing rows could disappear mid-relist).
• Desktop credits/usage display is now more consistent with what you see on the website (including trial users).

Scheduling + automation polish

• Cadence relist handoff is more reliable, and scheduled order is preserved after removing queued actions.

My Account + trial experience

• Trial status and messaging in My Account is clearer and renders correctly in more situations.
• Improved desktop session restore after browser relinking (fewer “sign in again” moments).

Price drop planner / Review Changes

• When items are queue-blocked, pending edits are now shown (instead of an empty dialog), with clearer Review Changes behavior.

Fixes + polish

• Additional UI and workflow improvements.

Thanks for beta testing!

What changed for sellers

Summary: Small release focused on launch readiness—clearer messaging, smoother review/scheduling behavior, and a couple of eBay workflow fixes.

eBay workflow improvements

• Clearer wording across eBay-related screens (credits + manual/CSV references better match the current API-first workflow).
• More reliable relist behavior and listing anchoring (reduces confusing row/state mismatches).

Scheduling + review polish

• Smoother “live refresh” behavior while scrolling, dragging, and reordering.
• Clearer review limits, with a bypass option when you want to schedule everything at once.
• Scheduled due price drops no longer interfere with review-limit gating.

Account / licensing messaging

• Clearer entitlement, billing, and trial “blocked state” messaging so it’s easier to understand what’s needed to proceed.

Thanks for beta testing!

What changed for sellers

Summary: This release delivers a big round of reliability and UI improvements—smoother eBay publishing/setup, more consistent scheduling behavior, and fewer edge-case crashes.

eBay workflow improvements

• Scheduling is more predictable after publishing (the remaining schedule anchors correctly to your last successful publish).
• Descriptions are more reliable across preview/publish/export (fewer formatting surprises).
• Connect eBay is smoother: loading is non-blocking, and title/description settings are easier to navigate.

Scheduling + automation polish

• Prevents startup “catch-up” from running twice.
• Automatically repairs stale future schedules so automation stays consistent.

Card Library / Add Cards polish

• Improved dialog behavior and spacing in key flows (including preview and Step 2 layout).

Fixes + polish

• Improved sign-in recovery after browser linking.
• Prevented a rare tray/icon crash.
• Additional reliability and UI improvements.

Thanks for beta testing!

What changed for sellers

Summary: This release expands front-only listings (including Split Group Scans), improves eBay publishing/sync reliability, and makes scheduling behavior more consistent.

New: Front-only Split Group Scans

• You can now run Split Group Scans with front-only images, making it easier to create listings even when backs aren’t available yet.

eBay workflow improvements

• More reliable eBay publishing using eBay’s modern APIs (fewer edge-case failures).
• Clearer field-specific guidance during publish, with safer fallbacks when a business policy is missing or invalid.
• Cleaner Connect eBay → Business Policies section.

Scheduling + automation polish

• More consistent scheduling behavior across your active-hours window.
• Buy It Now scheduling is anchored more predictably based on your most recent successful listing.

Account + billing display

• Billing dates are clearer (date-only display).

Thanks for beta testing!

What changed for sellers

Summary: This release improves eBay setup clarity, expands bulk editing (especially for sports metadata), and tightens reliability around sign-in/entitlements.

eBay setup + publishing polish

• Connect eBay is now the clear “source of truth” for required policy setup, with less confusing warning states.
• Cleaner auction publish history and fewer stale failure warnings.
• Shipping defaults are simpler (and return policy duplication is removed).

Bulk editing improvements (Card Library)

• Bulk Description is easier to use, with a more focused (less overwhelming) bulk edit experience.
• New grouped bulk edit for key sports fields: Team / League / Sport.
• Restored the Sold details workflow and clarified thumbnail-related warnings.

Account + licensing reliability

• More reliable desktop sign-in/link finalization with clearer entitlement error messages.

Fixes + polish

• Additional UI and workflow improvements.

Thanks for beta testing!

What changed for sellers

Summary: Big backend upgrade: CardStride now uses eBay’s modern listing APIs for improved reliability—plus a new workflow to create listings from front scans only when you want to list cheap cards even faster.

New: Front-only listings

• You can now create listings using front scans only (great for faster throughput).
• The Add Cards flow preserves your mode selection more reliably while working through front-only batches.

eBay workflow improvements

• Updated eBay publishing to use eBay’s newer, modern APIs, improving long-term reliability and compatibility.
• Clearer guidance for legacy/unsupported listing edits, with an option to end-and-recreate when needed.
• Better handling and messaging when eBay publish/relist fails (fewer “mystery” failures).

Scheduling + automation polish

• Scheduled Actions behaves more predictably around “end listing → back to New” and explicit-start auctions.
• Improved pause/resume experience, including cleaner schedule recompute behavior.

Card Library improvements

• Customize Columns window sizing now persists more reliably.
• Early improvements to bulk editing workflows and clearer readiness exclusions.

Fixes + polish

• Additional reliability and UI improvements.

Thanks for beta testing!

What changed for sellers

Summary: This release improves account/credits clarity on desktop, smooths out sign-in state refresh, and fixes a common Price Updates editing annoyance.

Account + credits (desktop)

• AI Identify charges now show up in your desktop credits/usage history (easier to track what was used and when).
• Desktop account status refreshes more reliably after sign-in, with clearer copy for passwordless sign-in.
• Plan labels and monthly credit reset/renewal messaging are clearer, with graceful handling if billing usage sync is temporarily unavailable.

Instant price updates to eBay

• Price fields support clean “select all → overwrite” edits without corrupting the prefix/formatting.

Fixes + polish

• General UI and workflow improvements.

Thanks for beta testing!

What changed for sellers

Summary: This release makes sign-in and subscription management much smoother—fewer confusing account-switch states, more reliable browser linking, and clearer paths to manage billing.

Sign-in improvements

• Simplified account flow: removed the old “switch account” UX and moved to a cleaner sign out → sign in experience.
• More reliable browser sign-in linking with better retry/recovery behavior.
• Fixed an issue that could cause a relink loop on cold start after a successful browser callback.

Subscription + billing

• Clearer “subscribe/manage billing” calls-to-action that route directly to your web account for subscription management.
• Account screen refreshes device count more reliably (avoids showing 0 devices when cached).

Fixes + polish

• Update/install flow polish and general reliability improvements.

Thanks for beta testing!

What changed for sellers

Summary: This release makes listings faster to finalize—new eBay title preview tools and new image/background margin controls help you get “upload-ready” images without manual cropping.

Better eBay title preview (new)

• New custom eBay title preview in Settings so you can see exactly how your titles will look before publishing.
• Makes it easier to tune your title defaults and catch issues early.

Less manual cropping (new margin controls)

• New option to customize the margin around card images and the eBay backgrounds CardStride generates.
• For most users, the generated images can now match your preferred framing automatically—no manual cropping required in typical cases.

Fixes + polish

• Several smaller UI/UX improvements and reliability fixes across the app.

Thanks for beta testing!

What changed for sellers

Summary: This release improves AI Card Identification and manual entry with eBay-recommended vocabulary, adds clearer progress feedback during AI runs, and significantly improves automatic image straightening (less manual deskewing).

Better AI + manual card details (eBay vocabulary)

• Card Details fields now use more eBay-recommended vocabulary (clearer, more consistent options).
• League labels and validation are improved to better match eBay’s canonical values (fewer confusing warnings, more accurate mapping).
• Sets/packs refresh more reliably so vocabulary stays up to date.

Image processing improvements

• Improved auto-straightening (deskew) using a better alignment approach, reducing the need to manually rotate/straighten card images.

AI experience + progress feedback

• AI/loading dialogs are smoother and more truthful: better progress behavior (including indeterminate phases) and optional ETA details.
• Progress dialogs are clearer overall (elapsed time, smoother updates, fewer “stuck at 100%” moments).

Card Library / Add Cards polish

• Step 2 layout improvements and “New Images” double-click is now view-only for faster browsing.
• Add Cards and AI “apply suggestions” paths are more consistent.

Fixes + polish

• Additional reliability and UI improvements.

Thanks for beta testing!

What changed for sellers

Summary: Major update: AI Card Identification is here—identify cards faster with suggested details you can review and apply, plus smoother Add Cards flows and improved Card Library sorting.

AI Card Identification (new)

• New AI Identify capability to help identify cards and suggest details you can review and apply.
• AI Identify is available directly from Card Details (one-click to run, then apply suggestions).
• Improved AI error handling and messaging so failures are clearer when the service is unavailable.

Add Cards improvements

• Smoother Add Cards flow with fewer popups/flicker during step transitions.
• Uses processed images for AI identification for more consistent results.

Card Library improvements

• More reliable sorting across different “items per page” settings.
• AI identification status/sorting behavior better matches the current UI expectations.

eBay + credits visibility

• Credits/status now refresh more reliably after AI runs and other paid operations, so what you see is more accurate.

Fixes + polish

• Additional reliability and UI improvements.

Thanks for beta testing!

What changed for sellers

Summary: This release delivers a ton of UI/UX polish—plus new preset layouts to make splitting multi-card scans faster and more consistent, along with improvements across eBay workflows, Card Library sorting, and account/licensing screens.

Add Cards / Split Group Scans (new)

• New preset layouts to help you split multi-card scans faster and with fewer adjustments.
• Add Cards / Edit Images screen styling is now consistent and easier to use.

Card Library improvements

• Card Library sorting is more reliable (global sort applies correctly before pagination).
• Better edit flows: improved title regeneration options and cleaner pricing/title layout in Edit Card.
• Price Drops double-click now reliably opens Edit Card for quicker adjustments.

eBay workflow improvements

• Improved relist visibility in Status (e.g., Relist Scheduled) and more consistent credits history time display.
• Better handling of trading-card listing details and relist credit bundling.
• Ongoing improvements for broader CCG/TCG category support.

Account + licensing

• More reliable subscription/entitlement refresh when opening My Account (fewer stale cancel/renew states).
• Clearer email identity display and an easier path to manage your account details online.

Fixes + polish

• Many additional reliability fixes and UI improvements across dialogs, menus, and table controls.

Thanks for beta testing!

What changed for sellers

Summary: This update makes Cadence scheduling more reliable, improves Autopilot behavior, and tightens account/device management.

Listing Cadence & Scheduled Actions

• New listings now stay prioritized ahead of relists, even as your queue grows.
• Scheduled Actions layout is cleaner and easier to scan.
• Price-drop updates scheduled by Autopilot now immediately show as Update Scheduled in your Card Library.
• “Listing Scheduled” status is easier to read and no longer gets truncated.

Card Library & Autopilot improvements

• Autopilot now refreshes Card Library status instantly when it schedules an update (no restart needed).
• “Clear Ended Flag” was moved to the Edit menu and added to the right-click menu for faster access.

eBay workflow enhancements

• Credit Usage History is more usable: better layout, saved preferences (window size, columns, rows per page), and direct links from eBay Item IDs to the live listing.
• Device management is more resilient: the app can recover automatically from session/authorization hiccups during device actions.
• When you hit a device limit, the app now guides you directly to Manage devices with clearer slot usage details.

Account & sign-in reliability

• Added an explicit Sign out action and improved Switch account behavior.
• Device-limit issues during sign-in now route you into the right recovery flow (manage devices or switch accounts).
• Improved startup/login handling to prevent rare edge-case loops.

Fixes & polish

• General UI and workflow refinements across the app.

Thanks for beta testing!

What changed for sellers

Summary: This release makes Listing Cadence more predictable, improves eBay sync accuracy (including condition alignment), adds a clearer “Clear Ended” workflow, and expands discrepancy detection/resolution.

Listing Cadence

• More stable scheduling: Cadence re-anchors automatically before your listing window begins and avoids skipped slots when adding new listings.
• Clearer, more user-friendly wording in Scheduled Actions (renames “Why” to Trigger and removes confusing diagnostics).
• New listing status label is clearer: Listing Scheduled (styled for better visibility).

eBay workflow improvements

• Startup refresh better keeps your local view in sync with eBay when the app launches.
• Card condition labels now better match eBay’s canonical values (improves consistency across imports and listings).
• Scheduling rules are more consistent: publishing is grouped and prioritized ahead of relists when needed.

Card Library improvements

• New Clear Ended action for cards that look ended on eBay, helping you clean up inferred-ended listings.
• Small condition/icon consistency improvements.

Reconciliation

• Improved discrepancy detection and a clearer resolve flow for mismatches between local data and imported listings.
• UI polish in key reconciliation/edit flows for better readability and fewer confusing states.

Fixes + polish

• Licensing/login flow polish (cleaner callbacks and fewer duplicate browser tabs).
• Small UI fixes (including pricing alignment and View Comps button reliability).
• Additional reliability and UI improvements.

Thanks for beta testing!

What changed for sellers

Summary: This release makes Scheduled Actions easier to understand (with a 7-day forecast and “Why” explanations), improves relist reliability (including a major image filename fix), and tightens subscription/licensing flows.

Listing Cadence + Scheduled Actions

• New Autopilot 7-day forecast with a link to a preview report so you can see what’s coming.
• Scheduled actions now clearly show Why an item is scheduled (including a visible “Why” column in Scheduled Actions and Review Changes).
• Relist scheduling is more reliable and better respects your latest price edits (reduces schedule drift).

eBay workflow improvements

• Fixed an issue where duplicate eBay image filenames could cause thumbnails to appear on the wrong card.
• Relist payloads reflect your latest card edits more reliably.
• Usage/credits tracking for relists is more consistent and predictable.

Card Library improvements

• Clearer selection UI (button renamed to Clear selection).
• Double-clicking Due Behavior now opens Edit Card for faster adjustments.
• Improved “no due” banner behavior for price drops.

Reconciliation

• Cleaner discrepancy handling: already pending/scheduled discrepancies are hidden, and import summaries make mismatches easier to spot.

Subscription + account reliability

• “Manage subscription” now routes to the correct billing entry point, and blocked/billing CTAs are clearer.
• Improved secure storage and token handling for a more reliable sign-in/licensing experience.

Fixes + polish

• Additional reliability and UI improvements.

Thanks for beta testing!

What changed for sellers

Summary: This release makes eBay syncing/relisting smoother and more reliable, improves change visibility in the Card Library, and cleans up My Account + subscription details.

eBay workflow improvements

• Sync and Relist confirmations are simpler and more consistent.
• Sync Now / Sync Selected is more reliable and behaves correctly for eligible relists.
• Small usability improvements across key eBay actions (clearer flows and fewer “why is this disabled?” moments).

Card Library improvements

• Clearer “what changed?” indicators (price + image changes are shown consistently).
• New Update Scheduled badge so you can quickly see what’s queued.

My Account + licensing

• More reliable account identity handling when switching accounts.
• Subscription display is clearer (trial remaining only shows for trials), with fixes to device counts and related account UI details.

Image editing polish

• Crop presets are clearer and now support aspect-locked resizing in the advanced editor.
• Improved layout and zoom controls, plus consistent preset button styling.

Fixes + polish

• Additional UI and workflow improvements.

Thanks for beta testing!

What changed for sellers

Summary: This release is packed with UI/UX improvements—plus new crop presets to speed up image editing, clearer Scheduled Actions reliability (with retry), and smoother eBay + price-drop workflows.

Image editing (new)

• New Horizontal and Vertical crop presets to speed up common edits.

Listing Cadence + Scheduled Actions

• Scheduled Actions now surfaces failures with clearer reasons and lets you retry selected actions.
• Cadence schedules stay more stable after manual adjustments (time slots are preserved).
• Improved cadence limits/calculations and simplified Scheduled Actions layout.

eBay workflow improvements

• Title edits are tracked more reliably (pending title changes persist).
• Fixed-price publishing always uses the correct list price (prevents auction-related value leakage).
• Better time-aware startup catch-up behavior (including Windows timezone fallback).

Price drop planner + Review Changes

• Clearer per-card “due behavior” overrides (visible in Edit Card and Price Drop Settings).
• Better Pending/Blocked messaging (grouping, skip reasons, and tooltips) so it’s easier to understand what will/won’t apply.

Card Library improvements

• More accurate “Ready” header counts (BIN + Auction).
• Double-click viewer is now view-only for faster browsing (less accidental editing friction).

Fixes + polish

• Many small UI fixes and reliability improvements across dialogs, tables, and workflows.

Thanks for beta testing!

What changed for sellers

Summary: Major milestone: this is our first signed Windows release—plus smoother Scheduled Actions paging, cleaner Card Library controls, and safer “listed item” editing behavior.

Signed Windows release (new)

• CardStride Studio installers/downloads are now code-signed to improve Windows trust prompts and installation confidence.

Listing Cadence + Scheduled Actions

• More predictable “catch-up” behavior for overdue cadence actions (stable, window-safe reflow).
• Scheduled Actions stays focused on what’s upcoming, with improved pagination for both Scheduled and Completed views.
• Completed Actions view is easier to scan (more compact details layout).

eBay workflow improvements

• Safer editing behavior for already-listed items from all entry points (reduces accidental invalid changes).
• Cleaner header/status area (less “bouncy” refresh labeling and tighter layout).
• Selection controls and publish interactions are smoother and more consistent.

Card Library improvements

• Better paging controls and page-size presets, with page-size persistence.
• Cleaner table controls and search area, plus clearer top-row status/pill layout (including Autopilot visibility).

Fixes + polish

• Additional reliability and UI improvements.

Thanks for beta testing!

What changed for sellers

Summary: This release makes Listing Cadence and Review Changes more predictable—better scheduling rules for auctions, cleaner handling of queued items, and several Card Library usability fixes.

Listing Cadence

• Smarter startup catch-up behavior that respects your active listing window.
• Queued items are hidden from the main table and shown in Scheduled Actions (less clutter, clearer “what’s next”).
• Adding new scheduled actions no longer overwrites your existing cadence times.
• Auction scheduling is safer: pinned auction start times are respected (Cadence won’t override them).

eBay workflow improvements

• Clearer auction UI defaults (removes Comps from Auction defaults; standardizes “Buy It Now” wording).
• More reliable queue ordering and “Publish Selected” behavior.
• Review Changes is clearer: rows that can’t be applied now show Blocked/Conflict indicators instead of confusing checkbox states.

Card Library improvements

• “Reset Crop” is honored when finalizing Update/Rebuild Images.
• Restored filter and checkbox styling, plus improved guidance and selection behavior.
• “Clear Selected” stays consistently visible (no more bounce/vanish UX).

Price drop planner

• Queued items no longer appear in Review Changes (they’re hidden instead of shown disabled).

Fixes + polish

• Fixed a crash when opening Operations History with the Failed filter preselected.
• Better small-screen defaults and improved persistence for advanced image edits.
• Additional reliability and UI improvements.

Thanks for beta testing!