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Put up to four markets on the same ruler. The shapes do most of the explaining.
| Trading cards | Sneakers | |
|---|---|---|
| Exit difficulty | 3 | 3 |
| Volatility | 5 | 4 |
| Leverage | 1 | 1 |
| Carry cost | 2 | 2 |
| Fraud risk | 4 | 4 |
| Protection gap | 5 | 5 |
| Barrier to entry | 1 | 1 |
| Expertise needed | 4 | 3 |
| Difficulty | 53 Tough | 47 Demanding |
| In a sentence | Printed cardboard whose value is set almost entirely by a numerical grade assigned by a third party — the purest example of a market built on certification. | Mass-produced footwear turned into a liquid, screen-traded market by limited releases and authentication platforms — then flooded by supply. |
| Unit | One card, in a graded slab | One pair, by size |
| Smallest realistic trade | A few pounds | Retail price of one pair |
| Settlement | On payment; graded cards ship sealed | Via platform authentication, a few days |
The fingerprint measures how demanding a market is to take part in. It is not a rating or a recommendation.