eBay Trading Card Fee Calculator

US eBay trading cards are not billed at the 13.6% 'most categories' rate. The official Seller Center table we fetched on 11 November 2026 lists Trading Cards at 13.25% of the total amount of the sale up to $7,500 per item, then 2.35% above that, plus the usual $0.30 or $0.40 per-order fee. With a Basic or higher Store (not a Starter Store), the discounted row is 13.25% no longer: it is 12.35% up to $2,500, then 2.35%. This calculator opens on that category so a sports card, a Pokémon card, or a non-sport card is not quietly run through the wrong percentage. Official wording groups 'Trading Cards' as a single row; it does not publish a different US final value fee for sports versus Pokémon on the page we read.

The rate, the base, and what 'trading cards' includes

The managed-payments fees page names the row as covering selected collectibles categories, including non-sport trading cards, sports trading cards, and collectible card games. The Seller Center summary simply says 'Trading Cards.' In both cases the percentage is applied to the total amount of the sale, including the card price, shipping collected from the buyer, and sales tax. A $25 card with $4 shipping and no tax is a $29 sale: 13.25% is $3.84, plus $0.40, for $4.24 in fees, not 13.6% of $25. High-value slabs cross the $7,500 band (or the $2,500 band with a store) and then pay 2.35% on the portion above the cap.

no store: 13.25% of the total sale up to $7,500 per item, then 2.35%; plus $0.30 or $0.40 per order
Basic+ store: 12.35% of the total sale up to $2,500 per item, then 2.35%; plus the same per-order fee
payout = total sale − tax remitted − fees − optional ads or international fee

Promoted Listings still apply if you boosted the card, and the 1.65% international fee still applies for US-registered sellers who are not using eBay International Shipping when the buyer or delivery address is abroad. Those lines are the same mechanics as the homepage calculator; only the category default is different. Insertion fees after 250 free listings remain $0.35 unless a category exclusion applies.

Worked card examples

Why a dedicated page exists

Card sellers often search for a trading-card calculator because the general 13.6% rule of thumb is wrong for this row, and because a $0.40 per-order fee bites harder on $8 commons than on a $400 slab. This page is for that intent. It does not invent a Pokémon-only or sports-only US rate. If you also sell cards on Whatnot, use that calculator too: Whatnot starts at 8% of the item price only, plus processing on the full order, which is a different shape of fee, not a 'cheaper 8% versus 13.25%' slogan.

Commons, slabs, and the per-order fee

A $8 common with $4 shipping and no tax is a $12 total: 13.25% is $1.59, plus $0.40, for $1.99 in fees without a store. That $0.40 is a large slice of a cheap card and a small slice of a $400 slab. High-value cards also have to watch the $7,500 band, or the $2,500 band with a Basic or higher store, after which 2.35% applies to the portion above the cap. Promoted Listings and the 1.65% international fee still apply when those official rules match the order. Insertion fees after the 250 free monthly listings remain $0.35 unless an exclusion applies.

Cross-platform card sales

If you also sell cards in a Whatnot show, use that calculator too. Whatnot's standard commission starts at 8% of the item price only, plus processing on the order total; it is not a drop-in replacement for the eBay trading-card row. This page will not invent a Pokémon-only US eBay rate, because the official pages we fetched group trading cards, including collectible card games, in one row. Official sources were checked on 11 November 2026 and are linked below.

How to use this calculator

1. Enter the hammer or Buy It Now price and the shipping you charge. The 13.25% or 12.35% sits on that total, plus tax if it was collected.
2. Choose store status honestly. Only use the 12.35% row if you have Basic or higher. A Starter Store stays on 13.25%.
3. Add ads or international fees when they apply. They are optional and easy to forget on a 'small' card sale.
4. Compare Whatnot or a show sale separately. Do not paste an 8% Whatnot rate into this eBay row. Open the Whatnot calculator instead.

Frequently asked questions

Sources and updates

• Seller fees | eBay Seller Center, checked 2026-11-11.
• Selling fees for eBay sellers (managed payments), checked 2026-11-11.