Keep more of every sale.
Pay less to every middleman.
PlayerLots charges 9% flat on lot price, or 8% with a Founding Membership. No listing fees.
No processing surcharge. No subscription needed for the launch rate.
Competitor rates reflect publicly listed trading-card fees, verified September 28, 2026. Whatnot's commission steps down with sales volume.
Three things other marketplaces charge for.
We don't.
Not 13.25%. Not 8% plus processing. Not "it depends."
A flat fee you can memorize
9% flat at launch with no membership, or 8% flat with a Founding Membership - the same rate on every lot regardless of price. Tracked lots add a flat $1.00 shipping contribution, and that is the whole schedule.
No per-order fees. No 2.9% + $0.30 stripe surcharge passed to you.
No processing. No listings.
Some marketplaces stack payment processing on top of commission. We don't. The fee you see is the fee you pay.
No monthly store tiers. No Pro seller plans. No gatekeeping.
No Subscription Required
List one lot or a hundred at the launch rate with no membership. The only thing a membership buys is the lower Founding rate, and it is optional. You don't pay to exist on PlayerLots - you pay when a lot sells.
See what you'd save on a real sale
Drag the slider to your typical lot price. Every platform gets the same scenario: one lot price, $5.50 buyer-paid shipping, sales tax excluded.
Proceeds are what the platform pays out, before postage, supplies, and what you paid for the cards. PlayerLots deductions are the 9% launch fee ($0.50 minimum) plus the flat $1.00 shipping contribution on tracked lots; the buyer pays the shipping charge. eBay's fee applies to lot price plus shipping; Whatnot runs at its Standard-tier 8% commission, with processing on the total order.
Every Fee, Side by Side
We pulled the numbers from each platform's published seller docs. Same sale price, same calculation, no cherry-picking. The PlayerLots column is highlighted because, frankly, it wins.
- One flat fee on lot price, processing included
- Flat $1.00 shipping contribution on tracked lots, shown as its own line
- Listing and monthly fees are always $0
- The Founding rate is the only thing a membership changes
| Fee Type | PlayerLots | eBay | Whatnot |
|---|---|---|---|
| Commission | 9% flat on lot price (8% with a Founding Membership) | 13.25% of total sale (incl. shipping & tax) | 8% commission on item price (Standard tier) |
| Payment processing | Included | 0.0% + $0.40 | 2.9% + $0.30 |
| Listing fees | Free | Free | Free |
| Monthly subscription | None | None | None |
| Shipping contribution | Flat $1.00 on tracked lots ($20+) | None | None |
| Effective at $30 | 12.3%$3.70 | 17.0%$5.10 | 12.4%$3.73 |
What you should know about each
The pros and cons of every platform, laid out plain. No axes to grind - just the tradeoffs.
PlayerLots
- Payment processing included in the flat fee
- No listing fees
- No membership needed for the launch rate
- Same rate on every lot, calculated before you publish
- Flat $1.00 shipping contribution on tracked lots ($20+); the buyer pays the label
- 8% rate requires a paid Founding Membership
- Fixed price tiers and lots of 3-5 cards only - no single-card listings
- Baseball only during beta
eBay
- Largest buyer audience
- Fixed-price and auction formats
- 250 free listings per month
- 13.25% final value fee on sports trading cards
- $0.40 per-order fee on sales over $10
- Fee calculated on buyer-paid shipping and sales tax too
- Lower 12.35% rate needs a Basic Store or above (from $21.95/mo)
- Promoted listings are optional and cost extra
Whatnot
- Live shows plus fixed-price shop listings
- No listing fees
- Community engagement
- 8% Standard-tier commission + 2.9% processing + $0.30
- Processing charged on the total order, shipping included
- Lower commission tiers start at $15,000 in sales per 4 weeks
- Seller application required
Simpler fees. More of every sale. No fine print.
Switch from the auction churn. List a lot in minutes and keep what you earn.