Cost + timeline + credentials, how much, how long, and who’s building it?
I quote every job in writing before any work starts. Message me on WhatsApp with a short brief and you get scope, price and timeline within one working day.
Realistic ranges for a TCG retailer at $1M, $5M GMV:
- Magento + Hyvä rebuild: TCG-specific scope adds: TCGPlayer connector, grading attribute set + PDP rendering, drop-protection module (Turnstile + WAF + per-customer guard, $1.2k, $2.5k), raffle module if needed, multi-game catalog setup, tournament prize-payout flow.
- Timeline: 6-14 weeks for a typical mid-market TCG retailer. Faster (4 weeks) if singles-only single-game LGS. Longer (16-24 weeks) for multi-game + multi-region + Cardmarket integration.
- Hosting: $400, $1,500/mo on Cloudways / dedicated. TCG needs over-provisioned for drop traffic spikes (assume 10-20× base traffic during a chase-card drop). Cloudflare mandatory.
- Ongoing: retainer for through-season ops (drops, set releases, tournament events, marketplace channel iteration).
Credentials: Adobe-Certified Magento Developer, 10+ years on Magento, shipped TCG DTC builds across Pokemon, MTG, Yu-Gi-Oh, sports, Funko, Lorcana, and One Piece TCG. Singles-only LGS shops up to multi-game retailers with 50k+ SKUs. Edge cases, single-game LGS vs full-multi-game retailer, have different optimal builds; I’ll tell you which on the consultation call.