> For the complete documentation index, see [llms.txt](https://cardsiq.gitbook.io/cardsiq-docs/llms.txt). Markdown versions of documentation pages are available by appending `.md` to page URLs; this page is available as [Markdown](https://cardsiq.gitbook.io/cardsiq-docs/cardsiq/platform-overview.md).

# Platform Overview

Explore the CardsIQ platform and the core modules that power collectibles live shopping operations from inventory and shows through buybacks and fulfillment.

## Overview

CardsIQ is a connected operating platform for collectibles businesses.

Instead of treating live selling, inventory, buybacks, payments, and fulfillment as separate systems, CardsIQ brings them into a shared workflow built around the collectible and the customer.

The platform is modular, so partners can use the capabilities that fit their business while still operating inside one connected system.

## Core Platform Modules

### StreamIQ

StreamIQ is the live-commerce operating layer inside CardsIQ. It helps businesses organize streams and breaks, connect buyers to outcomes, manage post-break workflows, and carry live activity into buybacks, reconciliation, inventory, and fulfillment.

[Learn about StreamIQ](/cardsiq-docs/platform-features/streamiq.md)

### Instant Buybacks

Instant Buybacks give partners a way to offer customers liquidity directly through the CardsIQ experience. Buybacks can become part of the live-shopping journey instead of a separate manual process after the sale.

[Learn about Instant Buybacks](/cardsiq-docs/platform-features/instant-buybacks.md)

### Inventory & Licensed Repacks

CardsIQ provides a shared inventory layer for collectibles entering or moving through the business. That inventory can support acquisition, live selling, product creation, licensed repacks, and downstream fulfillment.

[Learn about Inventory & Licensed Repacks](/cardsiq-docs/platform-features/inventory-and-repacks.md)

### Campaigns & Strategies

Campaigns and Strategies let partners define what they want to buy and create structured demand for specific collectibles. This turns CardsIQ from a passive transaction system into an active acquisition network.

[Learn about Campaigns & Strategies](/cardsiq-docs/platform-features/campaigns-and-strategies.md)

### Payments, Verification & Integrations

CardsIQ connects the infrastructure required to move transactions through the platform, including identity, account verification, payments, settlement, card intake, market data, and supported third-party services.

[Learn about Payments, Verification & Integrations](/cardsiq-docs/platform-features/payments-verification-and-integrations.md)

## A Connected Operating Layer

The value of CardsIQ comes from how these modules connect.

A collectible can move from a live break into a buyback, from a buyback into inventory, from inventory into a repack or another sale, and ultimately into fulfillment without forcing the business to rebuild the record at every step.

That connected lifecycle gives businesses a clearer operational picture while reducing the amount of manual handoff between teams and systems.

## Designed Around Live Commerce

CardsIQ is built for the way collectibles businesses increasingly operate today: across live-shopping platforms, high-volume inventory movement, real-time customer interactions, and fast post-sale decisions.

The platform is designed to sit alongside those marketplaces and provide the operational infrastructure behind the experience.

## Related Documentation

* [How CardsIQ Works](/cardsiq-docs/cardsiq/how-cardsiq-works.md)
* [CardsIQ Ecosystem](/cardsiq-docs/cardsiq/ecosystem.md)
* [Partner Guide](/cardsiq-docs/partners/partner-guide.md)