Where to Sell Trading Cards: Fees Compared

Where you sell a card can change what you keep by several dollars on a mid-priced single and much more on a high-value one. This guide compares seller fees for Pokémon, Yu-Gi-Oh!, Lorcana, One Piece and sports cards on the main US platforms, works through example sales, and covers the shipping costs that matter most for cards.

All figures are for US sellers, from each platform's own pages on October 7, 2026. Fees change, so check the linked pages before you list.

Which platform fits which cards#

• TCGplayer is built for trading card game singles and sealed product. Its best-selling games for Q2 2026 included Pokémon, One Piece, Yu-Gi-Oh! and Disney Lorcana, alongside Magic: The Gathering.
• eBay covers everything: raw singles, graded slabs, sealed product, lots and sports cards.
• Whatnot is a live-selling app where cards sell in livestreamed auctions and breaks.
• Fanatics Collect is a marketplace and auction house focused on sports cards and other collectibles.

Many sellers use more than one platform, for example TCGplayer for TCG singles and eBay for graded cards and sports.

TCGplayer seller fees#

TCGplayer's fee page, updated June 17, 2026, charges standard Marketplace sellers two fees:

• A commission of 10.75% for Level 1–4 sellers, capped at $75 per product sold. Pro sellers pay 9.25% plus a separate 2.5% Pro fee, and Direct sellers pay 8.95%.
• A transaction fee of 2.5% of the order total plus $0.30. The order total includes shipping and tax. International orders cost 3.5% plus $0.30.

The $75 cap only matters on expensive cards: it kicks in on a single card selling for about $700 or more at the 10.75% rate.

TCGplayer Direct, where you send stock to TCGplayer and it ships to buyers, prices cheap cards very differently. Cards worth $2.49 or less are charged 50% of their value, and cards above that cost $1.12 each plus the standard fees. For bulk low-value cards, that can take a large share of the sale.

eBay fees for trading cards#

eBay's US fee table gives trading cards their own rate:

• 13.25% of the total sale amount up to $7,500, then 2.35% on any part above $7,500.
• A per-order fee of $0.30 on orders of $10 or less, or $0.40 above $10.

Like eBay's sneaker fee, the percentage is charged on the total the buyer pays, including tax. Unlike sneakers over $150, cards don't get a lower rate or skip the per-order fee at higher prices.

eBay Standard Envelope#

For cheap cards, shipping can cost more than the fees. eBay Standard Envelope is eBay's low-cost, tracked option for small items in the US:

• Items selling for up to $20, not counting tax.
• Up to 24 raw cards, or up to 2 cards in top loaders, in an envelope under 0.25 inches thick and up to 3 oz. Graded cards aren't eligible.
• Postage of $0.82 for 1 oz, $1.11 for 2 oz or $1.40 for 3 oz, with tracking built in.

Above $20, or for graded cards, you'll need a regular tracked service.

Whatnot seller fees#

Whatnot's fee page, with rates as of September 2026, charges US sellers:

• A commission of 8% on the item price, not on shipping or tax. It falls with volume: 7% once you sell $15,000 in 4 weeks, then 6.5%, 5.5%, 5% and 4.5% at $35,000, $50,000, $100,000 and $250,000. Whatnot says select high-volume sellers can get custom rates as low as 3%.
• A payment processing fee of 2.9% of the total order value plus $0.30 per order.

Whatnot notes that rates vary by category and country, so check the page for your category before you sell.

Fanatics Collect seller fees#

Fanatics Collect describes itself as a marketplace for trading cards and memorabilia, with fixed-price Buy Now listings and auctions. Its own fee page didn't load when we last reviewed this guide, so we can't list its standard seller fees here; check its Buy Now fees page before you list.

One option worth knowing about: Sports Illustrated reported on July 31, 2026 that eligible US sellers who take their payout as FanCash pay no marketplace transaction fees on Buy Now and auction sales. FanCash isn't cash, though: it can only be spent within Fanatics' own stores and services.

Worked examples: TCGplayer, eBay and Whatnot#

Here's what a standard TCGplayer Marketplace seller (Level 1–4), an eBay seller and a Whatnot seller at the base 8% rate keep on the same sale, assuming the buyer pays 7% sales tax and shipping is free to the buyer. These are our own calculations, rounded to the cent, before postage and income tax.

On fees alone, Whatnot comes out ahead at every price, then TCGplayer, then eBay. But a fixed price and a live auction aren't the same sale: on Whatnot the final price depends on who's bidding in the stream, which can land above or below what a fixed listing would get. A few other things change the picture:

• Postage. A $5 single can ship by eBay Standard Envelope for $0.82, which is a large share of a small sale. The $50 and $500 cards need tracked shipping, which costs more.
• Your account type. TCGplayer Pro sellers pay a 9.25% commission plus a 2.5% Pro fee, 11.75% in total, so on the $500 card the commission side is $58.75 instead of $53.75. Direct sellers pay 8.95% but send their stock to TCGplayer.

To run your own numbers, including what you paid for the card, use the resale profit calculator.

Graded cards#

Grading can raise what a card sells for, but it costs money and time, and graded cards can't use eBay Standard Envelope. Our guide to card grading costs compares the main graders. Sports cards and high-value TCG cards are most often sold graded.

Costs the fee tables don't show#

• Postage and supplies. Sleeves, top loaders, team bags and envelopes add up across many cheap sales.
• Tax in the fee base. Both TCGplayer's transaction fee and eBay's percentage are charged on a total that includes the buyer's sales tax.
• Fixed per-order fees. TCGplayer's $0.30 and eBay's $0.30 or $0.40 take a much bigger share of a $2 card than a $200 one.
• TCGplayer Direct on bulk. The 50% fee on cards worth $2.49 or less.
• Income tax. Marketplaces report seller income. Our guide to reseller taxes and 1099-K forms explains what US resellers should know.

Before you list, our guide to pricing trading cards explains how to find sold comps for your exact card.

How to choose where to sell#

• TCG singles at everyday prices: TCGplayer is built for them, and its fees came out slightly lower in our examples.
• Cheap singles you ship yourself: compare TCGplayer against eBay with Standard Envelope, since postage often decides it.
• Graded cards, sealed product and sports cards: eBay covers all of them; Fanatics Collect is another option for trading cards and memorabilia, including its FanCash payout.
• Live auctions and breaks: Whatnot, which also had the lowest fees in our examples.

For the sneaker side of selling, see our StockX vs GOAT vs eBay fees guide. To find tools and groups for card reselling, browse Pokémon & TCG and sports cards on OOSClub.