diff --git a/scripts/indexing.ts b/scripts/indexing.ts
index 2aaf4e6..8b003dc 100644
--- a/scripts/indexing.ts
+++ b/scripts/indexing.ts
@@ -31,11 +31,11 @@ export const createCardCollection = async () => {
             { name: 'number', type: 'string', sort: true },
             { name: 'Artist', type: 'string' },
             { name: 'sealed', type: 'bool' },
-            { name: 'releaseDate', type: 'int32'},
+            { name: 'releaseDate', type: 'int32' },
+            { name: 'marketPrice', type: 'int32', optional: true, sort: true },
             { name: 'content', type: 'string', token_separators: ['/'] },
             { name: 'sku_id', type: 'string[]', optional: true, reference: 'skus.id', async_reference: true }
         ],
-        //default_sorting_field: 'productId',
     });
     console.log(chalk.green('Collection "cards" created successfully.'));
 }
@@ -65,24 +65,29 @@ export const upsertCardCollection = async (db:DBInstance) => {
     const pokemon = await db.query.cards.findMany({
         with: { set: true, tcgdata: true, prices: true },
     });
-    await client.collections('cards').documents().import(pokemon.map(card => ({
-        id: card.cardId.toString(),
-        cardId: card.cardId,
-        productId: card.productId,
-        variant: card.variant,
-        productName: card.productName,
-        productLineName: card.productLineName,
-        rarityName: card.rarityName,
-        setName: card.set?.setName || "",
-        cardType: card.cardType || "",
-        energyType: card.energyType || "",
-        number: card.number,
-        Artist: card.artist || "",
-        sealed: card.sealed,
-        content: [card.productName,card.productLineName,card.set?.setName || "",card.number,card.rarityName,card.artist || ""].join(' '),
-        releaseDate: card.tcgdata?.releaseDate ? Math.floor(new Date(card.tcgdata.releaseDate).getTime() / 1000) : 0,
-        sku_id: card.prices.map(price => price.skuId.toString())
-    })), { action: 'upsert' });
+    await client.collections('cards').documents().import(pokemon.map(card => {
+        const marketPrice = card.tcgdata?.marketPrice ? DollarToInt(card.tcgdata.marketPrice) : null;
+
+        return {
+            id: card.cardId.toString(),
+            cardId: card.cardId,
+            productId: card.productId,
+            variant: card.variant,
+            productName: card.productName,
+            productLineName: card.productLineName,
+            rarityName: card.rarityName,
+            setName: card.set?.setName || "",
+            cardType: card.cardType || "",
+            energyType: card.energyType || "",
+            number: card.number,
+            Artist: card.artist || "",
+            sealed: card.sealed,
+            content: [card.productName, card.productLineName, card.set?.setName || "", card.number, card.rarityName, card.artist || ""].join(' '),
+            releaseDate: card.tcgdata?.releaseDate ? Math.floor(new Date(card.tcgdata.releaseDate).getTime() / 1000) : 0,
+            ...(marketPrice !== null && { marketPrice }),
+            sku_id: card.prices.map(price => price.skuId.toString())
+        };
+    }), { action: 'upsert' });
     console.log(chalk.green('Collection "cards" indexed successfully.'));
 }
 
diff --git a/src/components/CardGrid.astro b/src/components/CardGrid.astro
index 7ceb61b..284842b 100644
--- a/src/components/CardGrid.astro
+++ b/src/components/CardGrid.astro
@@ -16,18 +16,8 @@ import BackToTop from "./BackToTop.astro"
     </div>
     <div class="col-sm-12 col-md-10 mt-0">
         <div class="d-flex flex-row align-items-center mb-2">
-            <div id="sortBy" class="mb-2 d-flex align-items-center justify-content-start small d-none">
-                <button class="btn btn-sm btn-dark dropdown-toggle" data-bs-toggle="dropdown" aria-expanded="false">Sort by</button>
-                <ul class="dropdown-menu dropdown-menu-dark">
-                    <li><a class="dropdown-item" href="#">Price: High to Low</a></li>
-                    <li><a class="dropdown-item" href="#">Price: Low to High</a></li>
-                    <li><a class="dropdown-item" href="#">Set: Newest to Oldest</a></li>
-                    <li><a class="dropdown-item" href="#">Set: Oldest to Newest</a></li>
-                    <li><a class="dropdown-item" href="#">Card Number: Ascending</a></li>
-                    <li><a class="dropdown-item" href="#">Card Number: Descending</a></li>
-                </ul>
-                <div id="totalResults"></div>
-            </div>
+            <div id="sortBy"></div>
+            <div id="totalResults"></div>
             <div id="activeFilters"></div>
         </div>
         <div id="cardGrid" aria-live="polite" class="row g-xxl-3 g-2 row-cols-2 row-cols-md-3 row-cols-xl-4 row-cols-xxxl-5"></div>
@@ -57,6 +47,55 @@ import BackToTop from "./BackToTop.astro"
 <script is:inline>
 (function () {
 
+  // ── Sort dropdown ─────────────────────────────────────────────────────────
+  // Plain JS toggle — no dependency on Bootstrap's Dropdown JS initialising.
+  // Uses event delegation so it works after OOB swaps repopulate #sortBy.
+  document.addEventListener('click', (e) => {
+    const sortBy = document.getElementById('sortBy');
+
+    // Toggle the menu when the button is clicked
+    const btn = e.target.closest('#sortBy [data-bs-toggle="dropdown"]');
+    if (btn) {
+      e.preventDefault();
+      e.stopPropagation();
+      const menu = btn.nextElementSibling;
+      menu.classList.toggle('show');
+      btn.setAttribute('aria-expanded', menu.classList.contains('show'));
+      return;
+    }
+
+    // Handle sort option selection
+    const opt = e.target.closest('#sortBy .sort-option');
+    if (opt) {
+      e.preventDefault();
+      const menu = opt.closest('.dropdown-menu');
+      const btn2 = menu?.previousElementSibling;
+      menu?.classList.remove('show');
+      if (btn2) btn2.setAttribute('aria-expanded', 'false');
+
+      const sortInput = document.getElementById('sortInput');
+      if (sortInput) sortInput.value = opt.dataset.sort;
+      document.getElementById('sortLabel').textContent = opt.dataset.label;
+      document.querySelectorAll('.sort-option').forEach(o => o.classList.remove('active'));
+      opt.classList.add('active');
+
+      const start = document.getElementById('start');
+      if (start) start.value = '0';
+      document.getElementById('searchform').dispatchEvent(
+        new Event('submit', { bubbles: true, cancelable: true })
+      );
+      return;
+    }
+
+    // Click outside — close any open sort menu
+    const menu = document.querySelector('#sortBy .dropdown-menu.show');
+    if (menu) {
+      menu.classList.remove('show');
+      const btn3 = menu.previousElementSibling;
+      if (btn3) btn3.setAttribute('aria-expanded', 'false');
+    }
+  });
+
   // ── Global helpers ────────────────────────────────────────────────────────
   window.copyImage = async function(img) {
     try {
@@ -174,7 +213,6 @@ import BackToTop from "./BackToTop.astro"
   }
 
   // ── Fire card-modal:swapped so the partial's script can init the chart ────
-  // Deferred one rAF so the canvas has real dimensions before Chart.js measures it.
   function initChartAfterSwap(modal) {
     const canvas = modal.querySelector('#priceHistoryChart');
     if (!canvas) return;
diff --git a/src/components/Search.astro b/src/components/Search.astro
index 3768d87..150f03e 100644
--- a/src/components/Search.astro
+++ b/src/components/Search.astro
@@ -30,11 +30,11 @@ import { Show } from '@clerk/astro/components'
         <a class="btn btn-secondary btn-lg me-2" data-bs-toggle="offcanvas" href="#filterBar" role="button" aria-controls="filterBar" aria-label="filter"><span class="d-block d-md-none filter-icon mt-1"><svg aria-hidden="true" xmlns="http://www.w3.org/2000/svg" viewBox="0 0 640 640"><path opacity=".4" d="M96 160L283.3 347.3C286.3 350.3 288 354.4 288 358.6L288 480L352 544L352 358.6C352 354.4 353.7 350.3 356.7 347.3L544 160L96 160z"/><path d="M66.4 147.8C71.4 135.8 83.1 128 96 128L544 128C556.9 128 568.6 135.8 573.6 147.8C578.6 159.8 575.8 173.5 566.7 182.7L384 365.3L384 544C384 556.9 376.2 568.6 364.2 573.6C352.2 578.6 338.5 575.8 329.3 566.7L265.3 502.7C259.3 496.7 255.9 488.6 255.9 480.1L256 365.3L73.4 182.6C64.2 173.5 61.5 159.7 66.4 147.8zM544 160L96 160L283.3 347.3C286.3 350.3 288 354.4 288 358.6L288 480L352 544L352 358.6C352 354.4 353.7 350.3 356.7 347.3L544 160z"/></svg></span><span class="d-none d-md-block">Filters</span></a>
         <div class="input-group">
         <input type="hidden" name="start" id="start" value="0" />
+        <input type="hidden" name="sort" id="sortInput" value="" />
         <input type="search" name="q" class="form-control form-control-lg" placeholder="Search cards..." />
         <button type="submit" class="btn btn-danger btn-lg border border-danger-subtle border-start-0" aria-label="search" value="" onclick="const q = this.closest('form').querySelector('[name=q]').value; dataLayer.push({ event: 'view_search_results', search_term: q });">
         <svg aria-hidden="true" class="search-button d-block" xmlns="http://www.w3.org/2000/svg" viewBox="0 0 640 640"><path d="M432 272C432 183.6 360.4 112 272 112C183.6 112 112 183.6 112 272C112 360.4 183.6 432 272 432C360.4 432 432 360.4 432 272zM401.1 435.1C365.7 463.2 320.8 480 272 480C157.1 480 64 386.9 64 272C64 157.1 157.1 64 272 64C386.9 64 480 157.1 480 272C480 320.8 463.2 365.7 435.1 401.1L569 535C578.4 544.4    578.4 558.1 569 567.5C559.6 575.9 544.4 575.9 536 567.5L401.1 435.1z"/></svg>
         </button>
         </div>
     </form>
-</Show>
-
+</Show>
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/src/pages/partials/cards.astro b/src/pages/partials/cards.astro
index b414d57..2a6acac 100644
--- a/src/pages/partials/cards.astro
+++ b/src/pages/partials/cards.astro
@@ -17,13 +17,31 @@ const facetFields:any = {
     "energyType": "Energy Type"
 }
 
+// ── Allowed sort values ───────────────────────────────────────────────────
+// Maps the client-supplied key to the actual Typesense sort_by string.
+// Never pass raw user input directly to sort_by.
+// Note: price sorting uses nmMarketPrice — a field you need to denormalize
+// onto your card document in your Typesense indexing step (NM market price
+// as an integer in cents, e.g. nmMarketPrice: 499 = $4.99).
+const sortMap: Record<string, string> = {
+    'releaseDate:desc,number:asc': '_text_match:asc,releaseDate:desc,number:asc',
+    'releaseDate:asc,number:asc':  '_text_match:asc,releaseDate:asc,number:asc',
+    'marketPrice:desc':            'marketPrice:desc,releaseDate:desc,number:asc',
+    'marketPrice:asc':             'marketPrice:asc,releaseDate:desc,number:asc',
+    'number:asc':                  '_text_match:asc,number:asc',
+    'number:desc':                 '_text_match:asc,number:desc',
+};
+const DEFAULT_SORT = '_text_match:asc,releaseDate:desc,number:asc';
 
 // get the query from post request using form data
 const formData = await Astro.request.formData();
 const query = formData.get('q')?.toString() || '';
 const start = Number(formData.get('start')?.toString() || '0');
+const sortKey = formData.get('sort')?.toString() || '';
+const resolvedSort = sortMap[sortKey] ?? DEFAULT_SORT;
+
 const filters = Array.from(formData.entries())
-    .filter(([key, value]) => key !== 'q' && key !== 'start')
+    .filter(([key, value]) => key !== 'q' && key !== 'start' && key !== 'sort')
     .reduce((acc, [key, value]) => {
         if (!acc[key]) {
             acc[key] = [];
@@ -57,7 +75,7 @@ let searchArray = [{
     facet_by: '',
     max_facet_values: 0,
     page: Math.floor(start / 20) + 1,
-    sort_by: '_text_match:asc, releaseDate:desc, number:asc',
+    sort_by: resolvedSort,
     include_fields: '$skus(*)',
 }];
 
@@ -80,7 +98,6 @@ if (start === 0) {
 const searchRequests = { searches: searchArray };
 const commonSearchParams = {
     q: query,
-    // query_by: 'productLineName,productName,setName,number,rarityName,Artist',
     query_by: 'content'
 };
 
@@ -88,10 +105,6 @@ const commonSearchParams = {
 const searchResults = await client.multiSearch.perform(searchRequests, commonSearchParams);
 const cardResults = searchResults.results[0] as any;
 
-//console.log(util.inspect(cardResults.hits.map((c:any) => { return { productLineName:c.document.productLineName, productName:c.document.productName, setName:c.document.setName, number:c.document.number, rarityName:c.document.rarityName, Artist:c.document.Artist, text_match:c.text_match, text_match_info:c.text_match_info }; }), { showHidden: true, depth: null }));
-//console.log(cardResults);
-
-
 const pokemon = cardResults.hits?.map((hit: any) => hit.document) ?? [];
 const totalHits = cardResults?.found;
 
@@ -165,16 +178,30 @@ const facets = searchResults.results.slice(1).map((result: any) => {
             </div>
         ))}
     </div>
-    <div id="totalResults d-none" class="ms-5 text-secondary" hx-swap-oob="true">
+    <div id="sortBy" class="mb-2 d-flex align-items-center justify-content-start small" hx-swap-oob="true">
+        <div class="dropdown">
+            <button class="btn btn-sm btn-dark dropdown-toggle small" data-bs-toggle="dropdown" aria-expanded="false">Sort by</button>
+            <ul class="dropdown-menu dropdown-menu-dark">
+                <li><a class="dropdown-item sort-option small" href="#" data-sort="releaseDate:desc,number:asc" data-label="Set: Newest to Oldest">Set: Newest to Oldest</a></li>
+                <li><a class="dropdown-item sort-option small" href="#" data-sort="releaseDate:asc,number:asc"  data-label="Set: Oldest to Newest">Set: Oldest to Newest</a></li>
+                <li><a class="dropdown-item sort-option small" href="#" data-sort="marketPrice:desc"            data-label="Price: High to Low">Price: High to Low</a></li>
+                <li><a class="dropdown-item sort-option small" href="#" data-sort="marketPrice:asc"             data-label="Price: Low to High">Price: Low to High</a></li>
+                <li><a class="dropdown-item sort-option small" href="#" data-sort="number:asc"                  data-label="Card Number: Ascending">Card Number: Ascending</a></li>
+                <li><a class="dropdown-item sort-option small" href="#" data-sort="number:desc"                 data-label="Card Number: Descending">Card Number: Descending</a></li>
+            </ul>
+        </div>
+        <span id="sortLabel" class="ms-2 text-secondary">{sortKey ? ({"releaseDate:desc,number:asc":"Set: Newest to Oldest","releaseDate:asc,number:asc":"Set: Oldest to Newest","marketPrice:desc":"Price: High to Low","marketPrice:asc":"Price: Low to High","number:asc":"Card Number: Ascending","number:desc":"Card Number: Descending"}[sortKey] ?? '') : ''}</span>
+    </div>
+    <div id="totalResults" class="mb-2 ms-5 text-secondary small" hx-swap-oob="true">
         {totalHits} {totalHits === 1 ? ' result' : ' results'}
     </div>
-    <div id="activeFilters" class="d-flex align-items-center small ms-auto" hx-swap-oob="true">
+    <div id="activeFilters" class="mb-2 d-flex align-items-center small ms-auto" hx-swap-oob="true">
         {(Object.entries(filters).length > 0) && 
-        <span class="me-1">Filtered by:</span>
+        <span class="me-1 small">Filtered by:</span>
         <ul class="list-group list-group-horizontal">
             {Object.entries(filters).map(([filter, values]) => (
                 values.map((value) => (
-                    <li data-facet={filter} data-value={value} class="list-group-item remove-filter">{value}</li>
+                    <li data-facet={filter} data-value={value} class="list-group-item small remove-filter">{value}</li>
                 ))
             ))}
         </ul>