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9%.
One fee. Everything included.

We take 9% of your lot price. Payment processing is already inside it. No promoted listings, no insertion fees, no separate Stripe line.

9%
Standard rateNo membership required
$0.50Min on $10 lots
8%Founding Member rate
2027Founding rate locked through
Why sellers switch

One flat fee. No surprises. No asterisks.

9%flat

No separate processing fee. No "plus 2.9%."

One fee, all the way through

Stripe payment processing is absorbed into the 9%. You never see a second line item for card processing, gateway fees, or transaction handling.

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No promoted listings. No insertions. No required subscription.

Nothing You Didn't Ask For

No listing fees, no relisting fees, no promoted-lot fees, no monthly minimums. You pay the 9% on each sale and your shipping contribution. That is the list.

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48hhold

No waiting for a 30-day holdback. No mystery payout windows.

Paid Shortly After You Ship

Payouts release after a short protection hold once your lot ships - 48 hours for tracked lots - straight to your connected Stripe account on your normal payout schedule.

Seller Overview
For sellers

Keep More of Every Sale

The 9% fee is all-inclusive - Stripe processing absorbed. On BMWT lots you contribute a flat $1 toward the tracked label - the same on every order, regardless of distance. That is the entire deduction.

  • 9% all-in on every lot - payment processing included
  • $0.50 minimum only applies to $10 lots
  • Founding Members pay 8%, locked through 2027, with a paid membership
  • No contract, no cancellation fee, no minimum commitment

What leaves a $50 lot

Lot list price$50.00
Platform fee (9%)- $4.50
Stripe processingAbsorbed
BMWT contribution- $1.00
Your payout$44.50

BMWT shipping contribution

$1Flat, every zone
What the fee covers
Rolled into the 9%

What the Platform Fee Covers

  • Platform commissionThe PlayerLots marketplace fee
  • Payment processingStripe 2.9% + $0.30 - we absorb it, no separate line
  • Fraud protectionDispute handling and chargeback defense
  • Payout to your Stripe accountReleased after a short hold once tracking is recorded
Billed separately

Shipping, Handled Outside the Fee

  • BMWT shipping contributionFlat $1 on lots $20+ - same on every zone, deducted from your payout
  • PWE postage pass-throughBuyers pay $2 on lots under $20 - it goes straight to you
Not charged

Fees You Will Never See

  • Promoted listing fees
  • Insertion fees
  • Listing fees
  • Relisting fees
  • Subscription fees
  • Withdrawal fees
  • Account fees
Shipping
PWE · Plain White Envelope

Lots $5, $10, and $15

Buyers are charged an extra $2 at checkout. That $2 passes directly to you in your payout to cover PWE postage (actual stamp is roughly $0.73 - $1.00, you keep the difference). The platform does not purchase a label for PWE lots.

BMWT Zones - Lots $20 and Above

StandardUnder 600 mi
Buyer pays$5.50
You contribute$1.00
Total collected · $6.50· funds a tracked Shippo label
Regional600 - 1,400 mi
Buyer pays$5.50
You contribute$1.00
Total collected · $6.50· funds a tracked Shippo label
NationalOver 1,400 mi
Buyer pays$6.50
You contribute$1.00
Total collected · $7.50· funds a tracked Shippo label
What you actually keep
Lot price
Shipping zone
Your $1 contribution is the same in every zone - the zone only changes the buyer's actual shipping cost, not your payout.
Your payout
$21.75
Effective take rate · 87% of lot price
  • Lot list price$25.00
    What the buyer sees on the lot card
  • Platform fee (9%)- $2.25
    All-inclusive - payment processing absorbed, no separate Stripe charge
  • Shipping contribution- $1.00
    Your share of the tracked BMWT label
  • Your payout$21.75
    Released after a short hold once tracking is recorded
Every tier

Bubble mailer with USPS tracking. The buyer pays the actual USPS cost for the distance - rounded up to the nearest 50¢ ($5.50 in this band) - and you add a flat $1. Those combined funds buy a real Shippo label; the platform generates it, you print it, pack the cards, and ship.

Standard rate payout - BMWT · Standard
Lot pricePlatform fee (9%)Shipping contributionYour payout
$20- $1.80- $1.00$17.20
$25- $2.25- $1.00$21.75
$30- $2.70- $1.00$26.30
$35- $3.15- $1.00$30.85
$40- $3.60- $1.00$35.40
$45- $4.05- $1.00$39.95
$50- $4.50- $1.00$44.50
$55- $4.95- $1.00$49.05
$60- $5.40- $1.00$53.60
$65- $5.85- $1.00$58.15
$70- $6.30- $1.00$62.70
$75- $6.75- $1.00$67.25
$80- $7.20- $1.00$71.80
$85- $7.65- $1.00$76.35
$90- $8.10- $1.00$80.90
$95- $8.55- $1.00$85.45
$100- $9.00- $1.00$90.00

Your $1 contribution is flat across every BMWT zone, so your payout is identical here - only the buyer's actual shipping cost changes with distance.

Worked examples
Example 01 · PWE

A $10 Mike Trout 3-card lot.

Seller in Atlanta lists a 3-card Mike Trout lot at $10. A buyer in Athens, GA claims it.

PWE - distance irrelevant
  • Buyer sees at checkout$12.00
    $10 lot + $2 shipping
  • Platform fee (9%)- $0.90
    All-inclusive · no separate processing charge
  • PWE postage stipend+ $2.00
    Buyer pays this - goes to you
  • Your payout$11.10
    To your Stripe account after a short hold once tracking is recorded
  • After a ~$0.85 stamp$10.25
    Net on the $10 lot
Effective take rate102.5%of lot price
Example 02 · BMWT Standard

A $35 Acuña Jr. 4-card lot.

Seller in Atlanta lists a 4-card Acuña lot at $35. A buyer in Birmingham, AL (~150 mi) claims it.

BMWT Standard - under 600 mi band
  • Buyer sees at checkout$40.50
    $35 lot + $5.5 shipping
  • Platform fee (9%)- $3.15
    All-inclusive · no separate processing charge
  • Shipping contribution- $1.00
    Deducted from your payout
  • Your payout$30.85
    To your Stripe account after a short hold once tracking is recorded
Effective take rate88.1%of lot price
Example 03 · BMWT National

A $75 Gunnar Henderson 5-card lot.

Seller in Atlanta lists a 5-card Henderson lot at $75. A buyer in Los Angeles (~1,900 mi) claims it.

BMWT National - 1,401+ mi band
  • Buyer sees at checkout$81.50
    $75 lot + $6.5 shipping
  • Platform fee (9%)- $6.75
    All-inclusive · no separate processing charge
  • Shipping contribution- $1.00
    Deducted from your payout
  • Your payout$67.25
    To your Stripe account after a short hold once tracking is recorded
Effective take rate89.7%of lot price
Head to head
eBay
~$47.75seller keeps on a $50 lot
13.25% + $0.40 per order
Commission
13.25% of the total sale - item price + buyer-paid shipping + sales tax (payment processing included)
Processing
Rolled into the final value fee
Other
Optional promoted listings cost extra (seller-set or eBay-suggested ad rate)
Total deducted
~$7.75

Source: eBay official selling fees, Sports Trading Cards category, verified September 28, 2026. Assumes $5.50 buyer-paid shipping, excludes sales tax; seller still buys postage out of what they keep.

Whatnot
~$49.59seller keeps on a $50 lot
8% Standard tier + ~3% processing
Commission
8% of item price at the Standard tier (under $15,000 in sales per 4 weeks); steps down with volume to 6.5%
Processing
2.9% + $0.30 on total order (billed separately)
Other
Sells in live shows or fixed-price shop listings; seller application required
Total deducted
~$5.91

Source: Whatnot seller fees help center, verified September 28, 2026. Assumes $5.50 buyer-paid shipping on a comparable tracked mailer, sales tax excluded.

PlayerLots · Launch
$44.50seller keeps on a $50 lot
9% all-in
Commission
9% of lot price - payment processing included, no membership needed
Processing
Absorbed - no separate Stripe line item
Other
No promoted listings, no auctions; fixed-price lots only
Total deducted
$4.50 fee + $1.00 shipping contribution

Launch rate, no membership. Standard-zone example; buyer pays the $5.50 label.

PlayerLots · Founding
$45.00seller keeps on a $50 lot
8% all-in
Commission
8% of lot price - payment processing included
Processing
Absorbed - no separate Stripe line item
Other
Requires a paid Founding Membership (see the Memberships page); otherwise identical
Total deducted
$4.00 fee + $1.00 shipping contribution

Founding Member rate, locked through 2027. Standard-zone example; membership cost not included.

Each platform calculates fees on a different base - eBay on the total sale including buyer-paid shipping and sales tax, Whatnot commission on item only but processing on total, PlayerLots on lot price only. The most honest framing is total dollars deducted from the seller per transaction, with the same buyer-paid shipping assumed on every row and sales tax excluded. Postage, supplies, and card cost come out of what you keep on every platform. eBay figures verified September 28, 2026 against eBay's published selling fees; Whatnot figures verified September 28, 2026 against Whatnot's seller fee schedule.

Questions we hear most
What does PlayerLots actually charge?

9% of your lot price, with no membership required. That's it for the platform fee. It includes payment processing - there is no separate Stripe or credit card charge. Your only other deduction is a flat $1 shipping contribution on BMWT lots - the same on every order, regardless of distance. Sellers with a paid Founding Membership pay 8% instead.

What's included in the 9%?

Platform commission and payment processing (Stripe). We absorb the processing cost so you see one clean fee. No separate line items for credit card processing, transaction fees, or payment handling.

Is the 9% calculated on the lot price or the total including shipping?

Lot price only. If you list a $25 lot and the buyer pays $30.50 total ($25 + $5.50 Standard shipping), our fee is $2.25 (9% of $25), not 9% of the total. Your flat $1 shipping contribution is a separate line.

What's the $0.50 minimum fee?

On a $10 lot, our 9% fee would be $0.90. The $0.50 minimum brings it to $0.50 on $10 lots only. Any lot where the natural 9% exceeds $0.50 pays the percentage with no minimum adjustment.

How long does the Founding Member rate last?

The Founding Member rate of 8% requires a paid Founding Membership and is locked through the end of 2027. After that, your rate moves to our published launch rate. We will never raise your rate during the lock period.

What's the launch rate?

9% flat on lot price, with no membership required. It is the rate every seller pays today unless they hold a paid Founding Membership. All-inclusive of payment processing, meaningfully lower than eBay (13.25% of the total sale plus a per-order fee) and comparable to Whatnot's Standard tier (8% commission plus ~3% processing on the total order; commission steps down at higher sales volume), on fixed-price listings with no seller application.

Are there any other fees?

No insertion fees, no listing fees, no relisting fees, no promoted listing fees, no required subscription, no withdrawal fees, no account fees. You pay the 9% platform fee on each sale and your shipping contribution. The Founding Membership, which lowers the fee to 8%, is an optional paid plan.

Who pays for shipping?

Both buyer and seller contribute. For lots $20+, the buyer pays the actual shipping cost at checkout, rounded up to the nearest 50¢ ($5.50 / $5.50 / $6.50 by zone), the seller contributes a flat $1 from their payout, and the platform uses those combined funds to buy a tracked BMWT label through Shippo. For lots under $20, the buyer pays an additional $2 that passes directly to the seller to cover PWE postage.

When do I get paid?

Seller payouts release after a short protection hold once your tracking is recorded - the label is generated for a tracked lot, or a plain-envelope lot is marked shipped. Delivery confirmation is not required. Funds go directly to your connected Stripe account on your normal Stripe payout schedule.

Do I have to ship through PlayerLots?

For BMWT lots ($20+), yes. The platform generates the shipping label and sends it to you. This ensures every package is tracked consistently and protects both buyer and seller. For PWE lots (under $20), you buy your own stamp and mail it yourself.

Is there a minimum or maximum I can list?

Lot prices go from $10 to $100 in $5 increments. You can list as many lots as you want. The 9% rate applies to every sale, or 8% through the end of 2027 with a paid Founding Membership.

Can I still sell on eBay while using PlayerLots?

Yes. There is no exclusivity requirement, so you are free to cross-list. One ask: when a lot sells somewhere else, take it down here right away, so no buyer pays for cards you no longer have.

What if I want to leave after the founding period?

You can stop listing at any time. There is no contract, no cancellation fee, and no minimum commitment. If the 9% launch rate does not work for you after your founding lock ends, no hard feelings.

How do I know the 8% Founding rate is actually locked?

When you buy a Founding Membership, your account is tagged with a 8% rate locked through the end of 2027. That rate is stored in your account settings and visible in your seller dashboard. It cannot change during that period.

Why is your fee lower than eBay?

We are a smaller, focused marketplace. We do not run TV ads, we do not maintain a vault, and we do not support 50 product categories. We do one thing - fixed-price baseball card player lots - and we keep our overhead low enough to charge 9% all-in, or 8% for Founding Members. If that changes as we grow, we will adjust the launch rate, but Founding Members keep their locked rate.

Founding Members pay 8%.
Locked through 2027.

Join and we will walk you through setup personally. No contract, no cancellation fee, no minimum commitment.

Last updated September 2026·Founding rate locked through 2027·MLB only during beta