Where to Sell Graded Sports Cards Online: Fees, Safety and Shipping Compared

The main places to sell graded cards

• Large general marketplaces (like eBay): the biggest audience, but fees for trading cards are typically over 13% of the sale plus a per-order fee, and your slab competes with millions of other listings.
• Auction houses: good for very high-end cards, but they take a commission from both the buyer and the seller, and payment can take weeks.
• Consignment services: they photograph, list and ship for you, in exchange for a larger cut of the sale.
• Card shops and shows: instant cash, but dealers buy below market value so they can resell at a profit.
• Card-only marketplaces like Slabs & Singles: buyers who are there for cards, lower fees, and tools built around grading, cert numbers and slab shipping.

What to compare before you list

1. What you actually keep

Add up every fee: the site's selling fee, payment processing, and shipping. On a $150 PSA 10, a few percentage points is real money.

On Slabs & Singles, listing is free. There's one fee per card sold: $0.10 for cards up to $5, and 5% for cards over $5, capped at $100 per card. Stripe's card processing (usually 2.9% + 30¢ per order) comes out of your own Stripe balance. There are no insertion fees, subscriptions or ad fees to sell.

• Selling fees in detail

2. Who gets paid, and when

On Slabs & Singles buyers pay you directly through your own Stripe account; the marketplace never holds your money. Stripe pays out to your bank on its normal schedule.

3. Buyer trust

Graded cards sell faster when buyers can verify them. Every graded listing here shows the grading company (PSA, BGS, SGC, CGC or TAG), the grade and the certification number, so buyers can look the cert up before they buy. Seller badges, feedback and seller levels (new sellers start at a $20 limit per card and work up to $1,000) show buyers that expensive cards come from established sellers.

4. Shipping rules

Graded cards should always ship with tracking. On Slabs & Singles, graded cards always ship with a tracked label, and you can buy the label right from the order at the carrier's price. Every listing ships free to the buyer, so build shipping into your price: a slab in a small box by USPS Ground Advantage usually costs about $6–9.

How to price a graded card

• Look up recent sold prices for the same card, same grader and same grade. A PSA 9 and a PSA 10 of the same card can be worlds apart.
• Price against sold prices, not asking prices; asking prices run high.
• Graders aren't interchangeable: the same grade from different companies often sells for different amounts.
• If you're unsure, list at a fair Buy It Now price with Best Offer on, or run an auction with a reserve.

How to photograph a slab

• Shoot the front and back straight on, so the label and cert number are readable.
• Avoid glare: turn off overhead lights and shoot near a window, or tilt the slab slightly.
• Show any scratches on the case honestly. Buyers will see them anyway.

How to pack a graded card

• Put the slab in a soft sleeve or bubble pouch so the case doesn't scratch.
• Sandwich it between two pieces of cardboard, or use a slab-sized box.
• Add bubble wrap so it can't move, and ship in a padded mailer or box with tracking.
• Ship within 3 business days of payment and add the tracking number to the order.

• Packing guide

Selling a lot of graded cards?

Card shops, breakers and dealers can open a free business store with their own page, categories, store sales and followers. If you manage your collection in FireCardManager, you can list cards to Slabs & Singles in one click, with photos, grades and cert numbers filled in for you.

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Fees and shipping costs change over time. The fee figures above come from our live fee schedule; check other sites' current fee pages before you compare.