Frequently asked questions

PeekaScan is the correct spelling — P-E-E-K-A-S-C-A-N. It is a play on "peek" (a quick look at a card) and "scan". Some users search for "pikascan", "peekscan", or "peeka scan" — all variants refer to the same Chrome and Firefox extension at peekascan.com. The official PeekaScan extension is the only one that returns live PriceCharting prices for Pokemon TCG cards.

Install PeekaScan from the Chrome Web Store or Firefox Add-ons, then right-click any Pokemon card image on eBay, TCGPlayer, PriceCharting, or any other site. PeekaScan opens a side panel showing live ungraded, PSA 9, and PSA 10 market prices in seconds. No paste, no card-name typing, no extra tab.

PeekaScan is purpose-built for Pokemon collectors. It identifies Pokemon cards directly from images using AI vision, then pulls live prices sourced from PriceCharting. Free tier covers 5 to 10 scans per day; Pro and Unlimited tiers expand the cap. Unlike generic price-trackers, PeekaScan works on any image on any site — no manual lookup.

Yes. PeekaScan ships as a Firefox add-on with the same right-click scan flow used in Chrome. The Firefox version uses the sidebar panel API. Install from Firefox Add-ons or load as a temporary add-on from the latest release zip in the GitHub repo.

PeekaScan is focused on Pokemon TCG. The vision model identifies cards by image and the worker pulls live PriceCharting prices — including vintage editions (1st Edition / Shadowless / Unlimited), holo vs reverse-holo, and PSA-graded values. The server uses a per-game config, so more TCGs can be added later.

Not yet — PeekaScan identifies and prices Pokemon TCG cards only right now. If you scan a card from another game (One Piece, Yu-Gi-Oh!, Magic, Lorcana, Digimon, and others), the side panel tells you it isn't supported yet instead of showing a wrong price, and the first time this happens we refund the scan as a courtesy. More games are on the roadmap, prioritized by what people actually scan.

A scan is counted each time you submit an image for AI identification, whatever the result — a successful match, a card back, a non-card image, or an unsupported game all use one scan. To be fair about honest mistakes, the first mis-scan (card back, non-card, or unsupported game) is automatically refunded; after that they still show guidance but count toward your daily cap. Typing a card name for a plain price lookup is always free and never counts.

PeekaScan reads the front of a card — the side with the name, artwork, and number — to identify it. If you scan the back of a card (the uniform Poke Ball design) or an image that isn't a card, there is nothing to identify, so it asks you to scan the front instead of guessing a price. Right-click the front of a Pokemon card image and try again.

Prices come from PriceCharting, a public marketplace data aggregator that tracks sold-listing history across eBay, TCGPlayer, and other channels. PeekaScan does not host its own price database — it queries PriceCharting in real time per scan and caches each result for 15 minutes to keep response time low.

Yes — the free tier gives 10 AI scans per day signed in (5 per day anonymous) plus unlimited price lookups. Pro is $4.99/month for 50 scans/day; Unlimited is $14.99/month for 500 scans/day. Sign-in is optional for casual use; paid tiers require a free account.

PeekaScan returns ungraded, PSA 9, and PSA 10 market prices for every scanned card, sourced from PriceCharting. Graded comps for other slabs (BGS, CGC) are not surfaced separately in the side panel today — use the linked PriceCharting URL in the result for full grade-by-grade breakdowns.

PeekaScan is a browser extension that works on any site by right-click. Collectr is a mobile-first collection-tracking app that requires you to scan or search cards inside its own app. PeekaScan is better for live in-context price checks (shopping eBay, browsing TCGPlayer); Collectr is better for portfolio management. See the full comparison at /vs/collectr.

Yes. Right-click any card image inside an eBay listing — including thumbnails, photo galleries, and search-result tiles — and PeekaScan returns live market prices for that exact card. Useful for spotting underpriced auctions and overpriced "buy it now" listings before bidding.

No. Free anonymous use gives 5 scans per day. Signing in (email + password or Google) lifts the cap to 10 free scans per day and is required only for Pro and Unlimited paid tiers. No credit card needed for free use.

PeekaScan sends the image URL to the PeekaScan worker, which fetches the image and runs AI vision to identify the card. No persistent storage of the image URL, no third-party tracking inside the scan flow. See the privacy policy at /privacy for the full data-flow.

Prices reflect PriceCharting's live rolling-average of recent sold listings. Accuracy depends on listing volume — common Pokemon staples have tight, current prices; obscure or recently-released cards may show wider spreads or stale data. The side panel surfaces sales-history points so you can judge price quality at a glance.

Yes. Cancel from the account page (Manage subscription button opens the Stripe Customer Portal). Cancellation takes effect at the end of the current billing period — you keep paid-tier access until then, then revert to the signed-in free tier automatically.