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Is there a way to extract a cross-reference of sets where I can get a full list of potential trade partners.  For example, if I select a Topps 2022 in my trade list, I can see each card but have to individually select each card to see who wants it, and vice versa for the other users trade list.  I am savvy enough in excel that if I had the two lists I can maximize the trade offer to someone.

For a small set of a few cards its not that bad but something like a flagship set, it seem laboreous.  Or if there is a more efficient way that I haven't found out or discovered yet.

I don't think that functionality exists within the site so I normally c+p the data into a spreadsheet and do 2 vlookups and put the results into a pivot table. That way i can easily see the totals and where I can maximize.

What I do when looking for cards or seeing about trading cards as described in your situation, I go to the Collection Summary page for the set in question and scroll down to Reports.  You can then click on Members with cards from this set on their Wantlist (or For Sale/Trade list). There I can see which members have a substantial number of cards on either list (I will open two tabs, one for Wants and one for Traders so that I can see if the member with cards to trade is also looking for cards to get back from the same set).  By right clicking on the ID of any member and opening it in another tab, I can see what the member has for trade or wants in that set.  If it looks like a possible match, I can also go to that member's profile and use the Trade Matching to see if there is sufficient matches for a trade (and to see if he/she is likely to trade either from their profile or Last Log In date).

Seems like a bit of a long way to do things but surprisingly, it does not take that long to go through the major players.  You might also find a trade partner who has cards in other sets you are looking for.

Thanks for some of the tips, I'll give 'em a whirl.

I would love the ability to filter the trade matching to only show matching for people with a specific set in what matches.  So for instance if I'm looking to finish off a 1977 Topps set, instead of seeing all X number of matches, the trade matching report could show only people with at least one 1977 Topps card in the matches.
That would be a lot easier than going user by user looking for people who have cards you are missing in hopes that 1) they are active members and 2) actually have cards from your trade list on their want list in order to make an offer.

I'll look through the feature list and see if its on there.