Keep more of every sale.
Pay less to every middleman.
PlayerLots charges 8-9% flat. No listing fees.
No processing surcharge. No monthly subscription.
Competitor rates reflect publicly listed trading-card fees, verified July 3, 2026.
Three things other marketplaces charge for.
We don't.
Not 13.25%. Not 11% plus processing. Not "it depends."
A flat fee you can memorize
8% flat for founding sellers, 9% flat at launch - same rate on every lot regardless of price. That's the whole schedule. No category surprises, no promoted-listing upcharges.
No per-order fees. No 2.9% + $0.30 stripe surcharge passed to you.
No processing. No listings.
Every other marketplace stacks payment processing on top of commission. We don't. The fee you see is the fee you pay.
No $4.95-$299.95 store tiers. No Pro seller plans. No gatekeeping.
Zero subscription required
List one lot or a hundred. Same rate either way. You don't pay to exist on PlayerLots - you pay when a card sells.
See what you'd save on a real sale
Drag the slider to your typical lot price. We'll show fees across every platform in real time.
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.
- Commission is the only line where we charge
- Processing is included in the flat rate
- Listing and monthly fees are always $0
- Shipping labels provided at our cost
| Fee Type | PlayerLots | eBay | Whatnot |
|---|---|---|---|
| Commission | 8% flat (founding) / 9% flat (launch) | 13.25% of total sale (incl. shipping & tax) | 8% commission |
| Payment processing | Included | 0.0% + $0.40 | 2.9% + $0.30 |
| Listing fees | Free | Free | Free |
| Monthly subscription | None | None | None |
| Effective at $30 | 8.0%$2.40 | 14.6%$4.38 | 11.9%$3.57 |
What you should know about each
The pros and cons of every platform, laid out plain. No axes to grind - just the tradeoffs.
PlayerLots
- No payment processing fees to sellers
- No listing fees
- No monthly subscription required
- Flat rate - same fee on every lot
- Shipping labels provided at cost
eBay
- Large buyer audience
- 250 free listings per month
- Promoted listings available
- 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
- Store subscription for lower fees ($4.95-$299.95/mo)
- Promoted listing fees add 2-15% more
Whatnot
- Live auction format
- No listing fees
- Community engagement
- 8% commission + 2.9% processing + $0.30
- Total fees ~11-12% on most sales
- Live-stream format required
- Must go through seller application
- Limited to scheduled show times
Simpler fees. More of every sale. No fine print.
Switch from the auction churn. List a lot in minutes and keep what you earn.