SKU customization

Configure the SKU format the vault generates so it matches your existing scheme.

Last updated May 11, 2026

Every card needs a SKU. The vault generates one automatically the moment a card moves to priced, using a format you control. Configure it once at /settings/inventory and every card from that point forward picks up your format.

Why customize

Lots of dealers already have a SKU scheme that's wired into other systems — a label printer, a Google Sheet, an accounting export. Forcing you to adopt a new scheme to use the vault is a non-starter. The customization lets us match your existing format on day one.

Placeholders

The format string supports the following placeholders, resolved per card:

Placeholder	Resolves to	Example
`{batch}`	The batch's short code	`B47`
`{seq}`	Sequential number within the batch, zero-padded	`0023`
`{sport}`	Sport / category code	`POK`
`{set}`	Set code	`CRZ`
`{year}`	Card year (two or four digit)	`23` / `2023`
`{grade}`	Grade if graded, blank otherwise	`PSA10`
`{location.dim1}`	First storage dimension (Container)	`A`
`{location.dim2}`	Second storage dimension (Row)	`3`
`{uuid}`	A short 8-char hash of the card ID	`f3a91c40`

You can mix freely. Common formats we see:

{batch}-{seq} → B47-0023 (simplest — Numeric within batch)
{set}-{year}-{seq} → CRZ-23-0023 (set-first, useful for sorted storage)
POK-{set}-{seq}-{grade} → POK-CRZ-0023-PSA10 (sport-prefixed for multi-sport dealers)
{location.dim1}{location.dim2}-{seq} → A3-0023 (location-first for binder dealers)

Static text

Anything outside the curly braces is treated as literal. So VAULT-{batch}-{seq} produces VAULT-B47-0023.

Uniqueness

The vault enforces that no two cards in your account have the same SKU. If your format isn't unique (e.g. {set} alone would collide on every card in the same set), the importer surfaces a warning and refuses to commit until you fix the format.

Manual override

You can always override a SKU on the individual card. Useful for one-off cards from special sources where you've already labeled the physical card with a different code. Manual SKUs aren't regenerated when the format changes.

When the format changes

If you change the format at /settings/inventory, only new cards (those without a SKU yet) pick up the new format. Existing SKUs are left alone — silently rewriting historical SKUs would break every label and external reference. There's a separate "Re-generate SKUs for batch" tool if you want to apply the new format retroactively to a specific batch.

Where the SKU shows up

On the card detail page in the header (large, monospaced — easy to read off a label).
On printed labels (the SKU is the barcode value by default).
In CSV exports as the sku column.
On eBay listings as the eBay-side SKU (the listing's seller_sku).