TCGPlayer Fees Explained: What Dealers Actually Pay in 2026
TCGPlayer charges a 10.75% commission plus 2.5% + $0.30 per order. See Pro and Direct rates, the $75 cap, and a worked $100 sale vs eBay.
TCGPlayer charges a standard seller two fees on every sale: a 10.75% marketplace commission on the item price (capped at $75 per item) and a transaction fee of 2.5% + $0.30 on the full order total, including shipping and sales tax. On a $100 card that ships for $4 with $7 of sales tax, that's $10.75 plus $3.08, or $13.83 in fees. Pro, Sync and Direct accounts use different rates, covered below.
Last updated: October 2026. All rates are from TCGPlayer's published seller fee schedule. They change, and the commission was raised from 10.25% to 10.75% in February 2026, so check the current schedule before you reprice a whole inventory.
The two fees every standard seller pays
Marketplace commission: 10.75%. This applies to Marketplace Seller accounts at Level 1 through 4. Seller level does not change the rate: a Level 4 seller pays the same 10.75% as a brand-new Level 1 seller. The commission is charged on the order subtotal (the items) and capped at $75 per item sold, so it stops growing once a single card passes about $698.
Transaction fee: 2.5% + $0.30 per order. This is charged on the order total, meaning items plus shipping plus sales tax, and the $0.30 is per transaction, not per card. TCGPlayer counts a transaction as everything one buyer bought from you at checkout with the same shipping method. International orders carry a 3.5% + $0.30 transaction fee instead.
That per-order $0.30 matters most on cheap singles. A $1 card in its own order pays $0.11 in commission and at least $0.33 in transaction fees (more once shipping is added to the order total), which is over 40% of the sale before you've bought a stamp. The same card in a 20-card order shares that $0.30 with 19 others.
Fees by account type
| Account type | Commission | Pro fee | Direct fee | Transaction fee |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Marketplace Seller (Level 1-4) | 10.75% | — | — | 2.5% + $0.30 |
| Pro (non-Direct) | 9.25% | 2.5% | — | 2.5% + $0.30 |
| Crystal Commerce, BinderPOS or Ion Sync | 9.25% | — | — | 2.5% + $0.30, plus the sync provider's own fee |
| Direct Seller (non-Pro, non-Sync) | 8.95% | — | Item-based | 2.5% |
| Direct Seller (Pro) | 8.95% | 2.5% | Item-based | 2.5% |
The commission and the Pro fee are each capped at $75 per item. Non-US sellers paid through PayPal also pay a 2% payment processing fee, capped at $20.
TCGPlayer Pro doesn't lower your marketplace fees
A lot of older advice says Pro cuts your commission. It's closer to the opposite. A Pro account pays 9.25% commission plus a 2.5% Pro fee on marketplace sales, which is 11.75% before the transaction fee, one point more than a standard account's 10.75%.
Pro's case is the software and your own sales channel, not the marketplace rate. Sales through a Pro website pay no commission at all:
- Pro website sale, shipped: 2.5% Pro fee plus the 2.5% + $0.30 transaction fee
- In-store pickup, paid online: transaction fee only
- In-store pickup, pay later, and kiosk orders: no TCGPlayer fees
So the real question is how much of your volume would move to the Pro website and in-store pickup. If nearly everything you sell goes through the main marketplace, Pro costs you more per sale. If you run a shop with real walk-in and pickup traffic, the math can flip. Check TCGPlayer's current Pro subscription price before you run your own numbers.
TCGPlayer Direct fees
With Direct, you send inventory to TCGPlayer and they pack and ship each order. In June 2026, TCGPlayer replaced its old shipping replacement cost with a flat, item-based Direct Fee:
- Cards worth $2.49 or less: the Direct Fee is 50% of the card's value, and commission, Pro, Sync and transaction fees are waived for that item.
- Cards worth more than $2.49: $1.12 per card, plus the 8.95% commission and 2.5% transaction fee (and the Pro or Sync fee, if your account has one).
A $10 card through Direct costs about $0.90 in commission, $0.25 in transaction fee and the $1.12 Direct Fee, $2.27 in total, and you never touch a mailer. A $2 card costs $1.00. Items sold through Direct also have a $0.40 minimum price, rolled out across Magic, Yu-Gi-Oh! and Pokemon in early 2026.
Direct suits high-volume singles where your packing time is the real cost. It's harder to justify for low-dollar bulk, where the 50% fee takes half of every card.
A worked example: one $100 card
You sell a Near Mint single for $100 to one buyer. The buyer pays $4.00 in shipping and, for this example, $7.00 in sales tax, so the order total is $111. You paid $45 for the card, and postage plus a toploader, team bag and bubble mailer run you $4.50.
| Amount | |
|---|---|
| Item price | $100.00 |
| Shipping charged to the buyer | $4.00 |
| Commission (10.75% of $100) | −$10.75 |
| Transaction fee (2.5% of $111, plus $0.30) | −$3.08 |
| Postage and supplies | −$4.50 |
| Cost of the card | −$45.00 |
| Profit | $40.67 |
That's a 40.7% margin on the $100 sale price. Note the sales tax: you don't keep it, but TCGPlayer's transaction fee is still calculated on it. Leaving tax out of your own fee math is the most common reason a seller's numbers come out slightly better than their payouts. For the full method, including how to split cost basis across a collection buy, see our trading card profit margin calculator.
TCGPlayer fees vs eBay fees
eBay's final value fee for trading cards is 13.25% of the total sale, including shipping and sales tax, on the first $7,500 per item, plus $0.40 per order over $10 ($0.30 for orders of $10 or less). eBay Store subscribers pay 12.35% on the first $2,500. There's no separate payment processing fee on top.
On the same $111 order, eBay's fees come to about $14.71 plus $0.40, or $15.11, against TCGPlayer's $13.83. The gap is real but small, and it's rarely the deciding factor. eBay reaches buyers who don't shop TCGPlayer and handles graded cards, sealed product and vintage well. TCGPlayer's catalog and market price data make it the faster place to move ungraded singles in the games it covers. Most dealers who do volume sell on both. Our TCGPlayer vs eBay comparison goes further into where each one wins.
Where InVelocity fits
InVelocity is built to keep fee math attached to the inventory instead of in a separate spreadsheet. Each item carries its cost basis and shows its margin. Each sale record carries its marketplace fees, payment fees, shipping and other costs, and net profit is revenue minus all of them. The dashboard's average ROI deducts estimated marketplace fees at the fee rate you set. One limit to know: InVelocity's marketplace sync covers eBay and Shopify, and it does not import TCGPlayer orders automatically.
InVelocity is onboarding dealers by consultation right now, and its features are marked coming soon until the app reopens for self-serve use.
If you'd like to walk through how fees across TCGPlayer, eBay and your show table should be tracked for your shop, Schedule a Consultation.
Frequently asked questions
What percentage does TCGPlayer take?
A standard Marketplace Seller pays a 10.75% commission on the item price, capped at $75 per item, plus a transaction fee of 2.5% of the order total (items, shipping and sales tax) and $0.30 per order. On a $100 card that's about 14% of the item price, and the share climbs on cheaper cards, where the $0.30 and the fee on shipping weigh more.
Does seller level change TCGPlayer fees?
No. Marketplace Seller accounts at Levels 1 through 4 all pay the same 10.75% commission and 2.5% + $0.30 transaction fee. What changes your rates is the account type: Pro, Sync and Direct accounts each have their own fee structure.
Is TCGPlayer Pro worth it?
Not for lower marketplace fees. Pro accounts pay 9.25% commission plus a 2.5% Pro fee on marketplace sales, one point more than a standard account. Pro pays off through its own website and in-store pickup sales, which carry no commission. It's worth it if a meaningful share of your sales would move to those channels.
What does TCGPlayer Direct cost?
Cards worth $2.49 or less pay a Direct Fee of 50% of their value, with other fees waived. Cards above $2.49 pay $1.12 each, plus an 8.95% commission and a 2.5% transaction fee. Direct items also have a $0.40 minimum price.
Does InVelocity calculate TCGPlayer fees?
Each sale record in InVelocity carries its marketplace fees, payment fees and shipping, so net profit reflects all of them, and the dashboard ROI deducts estimated fees at the rate you set. It doesn't import TCGPlayer orders automatically. InVelocity is onboarding dealers by consultation right now, and its features are marked coming soon until the app reopens for self-serve use.
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