Low-price physical card
Trading cards & collectible card games · No Store
- Item / buyer shipping / tax
- $10.00 / $0.00 / $0.00
- Item cost / actual shipping / other
- $3.00 / $1.00 / $0.50
- Total estimated fees
- $1.63
- Estimated profit
- $3.87
eBay Trading Card Fees Calculator
One fee calculation for physical sports cards, non-sport trading cards and collectible card games. The category you list in matters more than the card brand.
US domestic · USD · Fee sources checked 2026-10-16 · 15 fee groups across the complete calculator, not all eBay categories.
Review what this estimate excludes
Insertion, upgrades, performance surcharges, taxes on fees, subscriptions and other seller-specific charges must be entered separately when applicable.
US domestic · USD · Rules verified 2026-10-16 · us-2026-10-16.1Calculation method ↗Rule updates ↗Official fee sources ↗
Worked examples you can load
USD · one item per order. Expected amounts worked from eBay’s standard and Store fee tables, checked 2026-10-16. No ads, insertion fees or other platform extras unless stated. Profit is after the costs shown; Store subscriptions are separate.
Card sale with shipping and tax
Trading cards & collectible card games · No Store
- Item / buyer shipping / tax
- $100.00 / $5.00 / $8.40
- Item cost / actual shipping / other
- $40.00 / $4.00 / $1.00
- Total estimated fees
- $15.43
- Estimated profit
- $44.57
Same card, Basic Store
Trading cards & collectible card games · basic Store
- Item / buyer shipping / tax
- $100.00 / $5.00 / $8.40
- Item cost / actual shipping / other
- $40.00 / $4.00 / $1.00
- Total estimated fees
- $14.40
- Estimated profit
- $45.60
Sports cards and Pokémon belong on one calculator
The supported groups are Sports Trading Cards, Non-Sport Trading Cards and Collectible Card Games. A physical Pokémon card listed in the supported CCG group uses the same fee rule; a Pokémon-branded accessory may not. A separate calculator for each card brand would hide that distinction.
The percentage is only part of the cost
No Store and Starter use 13.25% on the first $7,500 of the per-item fee base, then 2.35% above it. Basic and higher Stores use 12.35% on the first $2,500, then 2.35%. Add one $0.30 order fee when the complete order total is $10 or less, or $0.40 above $10. Buyer-paid shipping and sales tax generally enter that fee base; tax is not your revenue.
Low-price cards need a delivery-cost check
A $10 card with no buyer shipping or tax has $1.63 in estimated platform fees. With a $3 acquisition cost, $1 postage and $0.50 packing cost, profit is $3.87. Changing postage to $4 reduces profit to $0.87 without changing the percentage fee. Enter your actual eligible postage rather than assuming every order qualifies for the same label.
When not to use this estimate
NFTs, eBay Live, international and Authenticity Guarantee orders are excluded. In particular, do not use a high-value card estimate as a promise about authentication shipping or insurance. Grading, supplies and other known costs can go in Packaging & other; insertion fees and upgrades are manual advanced inputs. Store subscription costs are separate.
Check the rules behind the estimate
Read the official non-Store fee table, official Store rates and General advertising rules. Sources checked 2026-10-16; this is a dated rules snapshot, not a historical fee database. Our methodology explains rounding, shipping allocation and exclusions.
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Questions for this category
Are sports-card and Pokémon fees different?
Not merely because of the brand. The three supported physical-card categories use the rates above. Confirm the actual listing category; accessories, NFTs and authentication scenarios are outside this page’s claim.
Does the card example include a promoted sale?
No. The examples contain no advertising or unentered extras. Open Advertising and confirm attribution before adding a General percentage, or enter actual allocated Priority spend.