eBay Fee Calculator for Sports Cards and Trading Cards

Sports Trading Cards, Non-Sport Trading Cards and Collectible Card Games (Pokémon, Magic, One Piece and other TCGs) all use the same fee rules on eBay.com:

• Final value fee, no Store or Starter Store: 13.25% of the total sale amount up to $7,500, plus 2.35% on any amount above $7,500.
• Final value fee, Basic Store or higher: 12.35% of the total sale amount up to $2,500, plus 2.35% on any amount above $2,500.
• Per-order fee: $0.30 when the order total is $10 or less, and $0.40 when it's over $10.
• Promoted Listings: if you promote a listing and it sells through the ad, you pay the ad rate you chose on top of the normal fees.
• International fee: 1.65% when the buyer is outside the US and you don't use eBay International Shipping.
• Insertion fees: most sellers get 250 free listings a month (more with a Store). After that, extra listings can cost $0.35 each.

The part that surprises most card sellers: eBay calculates the final value fee on the total sale amount, which includes the shipping the buyer pays and the sales tax eBay collects. A $50 card with $4.99 shipping and 7% sales tax is charged fees on about $58.84, not $50. The calculator above includes this, so its numbers match your eBay invoice much more closely than a simple 13.25% of the sale price.

Sellers who fall to Below Standard pay an extra 6% on final value fees, so keeping your seller level up protects your margin too.

Example: what eBay takes on a $50 raw card

You sell a raw rookie card for $50 and charge $4.99 shipping. The buyer pays about 7% sales tax, so the total sale amount is $58.84.

• Final value fee: 13.25% of $58.84 = $7.80
• Per-order fee: $0.40
• Total eBay fees: $8.20, or about 14.9% of the price plus shipping
• eBay payout: $54.99 minus $8.20 = $46.79

If you paid $20 for the card and spent $4.75 on a bubble mailer, top loader and label, your profit is $22.04. The calculator also shows your break-even price, which here is $24.31. Sell for less than that and you lose money on the card.

Example: a $300 graded card with free shipping

A PSA 10 sells for $300 with free shipping and 7% sales tax, for a total sale amount of $321. Without a Store, the final value fee is $42.53, plus the $0.40 per-order fee, for $42.93 in fees. With a Basic Store or higher, the fee drops to $39.64, plus $0.40. That is about $2.89 saved on one card, which adds up fast if you sell graded cards every week.

How to keep more of every card sale

• Know your break-even before you list. Low-dollar cards get hit hardest because the per-order fee is a bigger share of the sale. On an $8 card, fees can run 17% or more.
• Price shipping to cover your real cost. eBay charges its fee on shipping too, so charge enough to cover the label, the top loader and the fee on the shipping itself.
• Group cheap cards into lots. One $20 lot pays one per-order fee instead of five.
• Check whether a Store pays for itself. A Basic Store lowers the trading card rate from 13.25% to 12.35%. Compare the monthly subscription to roughly 0.9% of your monthly sales.
• Keep promoted rates in check. A 5% ad rate on top of 13.25% means about 18% of the sale goes to eBay. Promote the cards that need it, not everything.
• Earn Top Rated Plus. Top Rated Plus listings get 10% off the final value fee.

Spend less time on every listing

Fees are only part of the cost of selling cards. The other part is your time. SpeedyCardLister turns photos of raw or graded cards into eBay-ready listings, with the player, set, year, card number, variation and grading details filled in, up to 100 cards per batch. It suggests a price for each card, and you can check it with this calculator before you publish. See plans and pricing or how Speedy works.

eBay fee calculator FAQ

What percentage does eBay take on trading cards? For most sellers, 13.25% of the total sale amount up to $7,500, plus a $0.30 or $0.40 per-order fee. Sellers with a Basic Store or higher pay 12.35% up to $2,500. Once you add the per-order fee, most card sales end up around 14% to 15% of the price plus shipping.

Does eBay charge fees on shipping? Yes. The final value fee is based on the total the buyer pays, including shipping and handling.

Does eBay charge fees on sales tax? Yes. eBay includes the sales tax it collects in the total sale amount, even though the tax goes to the state, not to you.

Are fees different for Pokémon and other TCG cards? No. Collectible Card Games use the same rates as sports cards, so this calculator works for both.

Are fees different for graded cards? Graded cards in the trading card categories use the same rates. Very high-value cards get a lower 2.35% rate on the amount above the threshold.

Is this calculator exact? It is a close estimate. Sales tax varies by buyer location, and eBay can change its fees, so always check your eBay invoice for the final amount.

Fee rates from eBay's US selling fees and Store selling fees pages, checked Oct 19, 2026.