Discover Top
A sponsored card near the top of Discover, where collectors go to see what is moving. Up to three campaigns share the slot.
€1497 days
Scadex Spotlight · Founding pilot
Earn attention.
Keep the trust.
Premium, clearly labelled placements inside Scadex for credible creators, stores, brands and events — built into the collecting experience without buying influence.
- Reach collectors while they are looking at cards
- Every advertiser verified before anything runs
- Aggregate reporting, no user-level tracking
- Self-serve, from application to going live
Pilot inventory
Know exactly where you appear.
Three placements, each a defined slot in a specific part of the app. You are not bidding into an opaque auction and hoping for the best — you pick the surface, the dates and the price up front.
Home Collection
One campaign at a time on the Home tab, sitting between set progress and collection performance. No rotation, no competition.
€2497 days
Spotlight Directory
A standing listing under Events, Stores or Creators in the in-app directory that collectors open on purpose.
€14914 days
Founding pilot pricing. Availability, eligibility and the final price are always confirmed in the portal before you pay.
The rules
Sponsored means separate.
Collectors use Scadex to decide what a card is worth. The moment money can move that number, the app stops being useful to them and stops being worth advertising in. So it cannot.
Vetted
We review identity, destination quality, category fit and the claims being made before a campaign can run.
Declared
Every placement carries a persistent Sponsored marker and names the advertiser. Nothing is dressed up as organic content.
Private
You see how a campaign delivered without user-level profiles, data resale or invasive tracking.
Eligibility
Useful, credible, collectible
Spotlight works when what you are promoting is something a collector would have been glad to find anyway. That is the whole test.
Good fits
- A verified store's trade night or new stock drop
- A creator's set guide, series or channel
- An official accessory or supplies launch
- A licensed convention or tournament ticket release
Not eligible
- Counterfeit goods or undisclosed replicas
- Misleading value claims or speculative guarantees
- Unsafe or low-quality destinations
- Creative built to imitate organic Scadex content
Advertising on Scadex does not require a collector account, and saving a draft campaign does not reserve inventory. Questions about eligibility before you apply go to spotlight@scadex.app.
From application to live
Four steps.
Everything happens in the advertiser portal at spotlight.scadex.app.
Apply and get verified
Tell us who you are as a creator, store, brand or event. We verify every advertiser before anything can run.
Build the campaign
Pick a placement and start date, write the headline and body, add your image and destination, and preview it in the app.
Submit for review
We check the creative and the destination against the policy and come back with an approval or a clear reason.
Pay and go live
Pay by card, iDEAL or Bancontact once approved. Your campaign runs on schedule and reports back as it delivers.
Advertiser questions
Before you apply.
What is Scadex Spotlight?+
Spotlight is paid advertising inside the Scadex app. Verified creators, card stores, brands and event organisers book a placement, and collectors see it as a clearly labelled sponsored card on Discover, on Home or in the Spotlight directory.
Does advertising influence card prices or rankings?+
No. Sponsored placements never change organic rankings, recommendations, card values or Pulse signals. Spotlight buys a defined slot in the interface and nothing else, which is why every placement stays permanently labelled as sponsored.
Who can advertise on Scadex?+
Creators, card stores, brands and event organisers. Every advertiser is verified before a campaign can run, and both the destination and the creative are reviewed. Counterfeit goods, misleading value claims, undisclosed replicas, speculative guarantees and creative that imitates organic Scadex content are not eligible.
What does a placement cost?+
Founding pilot pricing runs from €149 for seven days on Discover Top, €249 for seven days of exclusive Home Collection placement, and €149 for a fourteen-day Spotlight Directory listing. The final price and availability are always confirmed in the portal before payment.
What reporting do advertisers get?+
Aggregate delivery reporting: screen deliveries, viewable impressions, viewability rate and destination opens. There are no user-level profiles, no data resale and no invasive tracking.
Is Spotlight the same as the partner program?+
No, they are separate. The partner program is free and reward-based: you introduce collectors to Scadex through an invite link and earn from it. Spotlight is paid placement you buy to put a message in front of collectors already using the app.
Keep reading
Where to next.
Advertiser portal
Apply, build a campaign, preview the placement and go live at spotlight.scadex.app.
Open the portal →Partner program
The free, reward-based route for creators, shops and communities who want to bring collectors in.
View the program →About Scadex
Why the app exists, how European pricing is handled and what it supports today.
Read about us →Founding pilot is open