For a U.S. domestic Standard Marketplace seller at Levels 1–4, TCGplayer currently lists a 10.75% commission on the order subtotal and a transaction fee of 2.5% of the order total plus $0.30. Subtotal means items plus buyer-paid shipping. Order total also includes applicable buyer sales tax. The commission on each product is capped at $75, while the shipping portion is not capped. That distinction makes one blended percentage unreliable for large orders or orders with tax. The TCGplayer fee calculator separates the components, then shows payout and profit for a one-item order.
A Pro non-Direct Marketplace seller instead pays 9.25% commission plus a 2.5% Pro fee, as well as the standard domestic transaction fee. A non-Direct Sync seller pays 9.25% commission, the transaction fee, and a Sync charge determined by its provider. Direct sellers and orders originating on a Pro website have different rules and are not covered by this calculator. All rates below were checked against TCGplayer's official fee schedule and examples on October 6, 2026; your account statement controls the amount actually charged.
What fees does a Standard TCGplayer Marketplace seller pay?
TCGplayer's official fee table lists Marketplace Seller, Level 1–4, at 10.75% commission and a 2.5% plus $0.30 domestic transaction fee. For one item, multiply its price by 10.75% and cap that item commission at $75. Add 10.75% of the buyer-paid shipping separately without a cap. The transaction percentage uses a larger base: item price, buyer shipping, and applicable buyer sales tax. The fixed $0.30 is charged once per transaction, not once per card in a multi-item order.
The distinction matters even before other costs. A $20 item with free shipping and $1.60 tax has $2.15 of item commission. The transaction charge is 2.5% of $21.60, or $0.54, plus $0.30. Modeled fees total $2.99. The seller's pre-cost payout is $17.01, not $18.61, because buyer tax is processed but is not treated as seller revenue here. Inventory, shipping labels, envelopes, and other costs still have to be subtracted to find profit.
- Standard Marketplace commission: 10.75% of item price and buyer shipping
- Commission cap: $75 per product, not a cap on shipping commission
- Domestic transaction fee: 2.5% of items, shipping, and tax, plus $0.30 per transaction
How do Pro and Sync Marketplace accounts differ?
TCGplayer lists Pro, non-Direct Marketplace commission at 9.25%. It adds a 2.5% Pro fee on items and buyer shipping. The official table says the item portion of both commission and Pro fees has a $75 per-product cap, while the shipping portions are uncapped. The usual 2.5% plus $0.30 domestic transaction fee remains. Pro is not simply the Standard 10.75% fee with a discount: 9.25% plus 2.5% is 11.75% before transaction processing on amounts below the item caps.
For a non-Direct account using Crystal Commerce, BinderPOS, or Ion Sync, the official table shows 9.25% Marketplace commission and the normal transaction fee. The Sync charge is set by the Sync provider, not specified as one universal TCGplayer rate. The calculator therefore asks for an actual dollar Sync charge and defaults it to zero. A zero estimate is incomplete for a Sync seller whose provider imposes a fee. Confirm provider terms and the seller statement before treating the resulting profit as final.
Which amounts enter the commission and transaction fee bases?
For the non-Direct Marketplace tiers modeled here, item price and buyer-paid shipping form the commission subtotal. Applicable buyer tax does not enter the stated Marketplace commission base. The transaction percentage is different: TCGplayer explicitly includes items, shipping, and tax in the order total. If the buyer pays $50 for a card, $5 for shipping, and $4 in sales tax, the Standard commission applies to $50 and $5 separately; the transaction percentage applies to $59. The seller revenue modeled is $55, not $59, because the $4 tax is not counted as money the seller keeps.
Your own postage is a cost, not the same number as the shipping amount billed to the buyer. If you collect $5 but buy a $6.20 label, enter both amounts in their respective fields. If you offer free shipping, buyer-paid shipping is zero, but actual shipping cost should still be entered. A handling charge included in buyer shipping enters the stated commission and transaction bases. A separate account adjustment, refund, credit, or fee tax is not automatically captured in the one-item calculator.
Worked example: one $65.31 card with $0.99 shipping
TCGplayer's official examples use a $65.31 item, $0.99 buyer shipping, and $4.64 tax. The item plus shipping subtotal is $66.30; the total including tax is $70.94. For a Standard Marketplace seller, item commission is $7.02 after cent rounding and shipping commission is $0.11. The transaction charge is 2.5% of $70.94 plus $0.30, which is $2.07 after rounding. Adding the components yields $9.20 in modeled fees. The pre-cost payout is $66.30 minus $9.20, or $57.10.
Suppose the card cost $35, the seller buys a $1.10 shipping label, and packaging costs $0.40. The seller's direct costs total $36.50. Estimated profit is $20.60, which is different from the $57.10 payout. The official example demonstrates the platform charges, not a promise about any seller's actual inventory or fulfillment cost. Enter your own numbers to replace these illustrative costs. This model rounds each published fee component to cents; TCGplayer explicitly specifies bankers rounding, so an exact half-cent tie is rounded to the nearest even cent.
- $65.31 item + $0.99 buyer shipping = $66.30 seller revenue
- $7.02 item commission + $0.11 shipping commission = $7.13 commission
- $1.77 percentage transaction fee + $0.30 fixed fee = $2.07
- $66.30 − $9.20 fees = $57.10 pre-cost payout
- $57.10 − $35 − $1.10 − $0.40 = $20.60 illustrative profit
What happens at the $75 per-product commission cap?
The published cap applies to each product's Marketplace commission, not to the entire order and not to the transaction fee. For a Standard seller with one $1,000 item and no buyer shipping, the uncapped 10.75% item calculation would be $107.50. The item commission is limited to $75. The domestic transaction fee, however, is still 2.5% of the order total plus $0.30. With no tax, that is $25.30, so the combined modeled charges are $100.30 before inventory and fulfillment. Adding buyer shipping also adds its uncapped commission portion and increases the transaction base.
For Pro non-Direct sellers the $75 cap applies separately to the item commission and the item Pro fee according to the official fee schedule. The two caps do not collapse into a single $75 total. Because the cap is per product, the one-item calculator must not be used to estimate a mixed basket as though all item prices shared one cap. If multiple cards are in the same checkout, calculate each card's commission portion separately and apply the fixed transaction charge only once for the transaction as TCGplayer defines it.
Are Direct, international, and Pro website orders covered?
No. TCGplayer's Direct schedule uses a different commission rate and a per-card Direct fee. The September 2026 official schedule identifies different handling for cards worth $2.49 or less and cards above that amount. A low-value card can have 50% of card value as its Direct fee with standard fees omitted, while higher-value cards have an item-based charge plus applicable standard components. Collapsing those cases into the non-Direct calculator would hide the very cost that may dominate a small-card order.
The official schedule also distinguishes sales originating on a Pro website from sales originating in the Marketplace. International orders use a different transaction rate, and the current fee article notes a separate capped processing adjustment for some non-U.S. sellers paid through PayPal. Country, payout method, and account terms need to be checked against the current official table and the actual statement. This page intentionally quotes the domestic, U.S.-dollar, non-Direct Marketplace portion only. It does not estimate cross-border charges by guessing a base or inventing an account-specific fee.
How can you set a target TCGplayer sale price?
A target price starts with your desired profit, what you paid for the item, actual postage, packing materials, and any applicable provider Sync charge. The calculator tests item prices in cents against the complete selected-tier fee function. It checks the per-product commission cap, the separate Pro component when selected, and the transaction percentage and fixed fee. The result is the smallest modeled item price meeting the target under the entered one-item assumptions, not a pricing recommendation from TCGplayer.
Rounding can move the answer by a cent near a fee transition. Taxes may also change as a buyer's location or listing price changes; the tool holds the entered tax amount constant while solving the item price. Recalculate if tax, buyer shipping, provider costs, or fulfillment change. Promotions, returns, credits, account-specific terms, and statements can change net proceeds after the sale. Use a completed order to compare the calculator's line items with the actual fees and update inputs if needed. Marketplace Math is independent of TCGplayer and is not endorsed by it.
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Frequently asked questions
What percentage does TCGplayer take from a Standard Marketplace seller?
For U.S. domestic Level 1–4 Marketplace sales, TCGplayer lists 10.75% commission on item price and buyer shipping, plus a transaction fee of 2.5% of items, shipping, and tax, and $0.30 per transaction. The item commission is capped at $75 per product.
Does TCGplayer charge commission on shipping?
Yes. The official examples calculate Marketplace commission on buyer-paid shipping separately. The $75 per-product item commission cap does not cap the shipping commission.
Does sales tax affect TCGplayer fees?
Buyer tax enters the domestic Marketplace transaction-fee base, but not the published Marketplace commission subtotal. It is not counted as seller revenue in this calculator.
Do Pro sellers pay less than Standard sellers?
A Pro non-Direct Marketplace account has a 9.25% commission instead of 10.75%, but also pays a 2.5% Pro fee on items and shipping, plus the normal transaction charge. Compare the complete fees, not just the commission line.
Can this calculator price a Direct or multi-item order?
No. Direct has item-value-dependent charges and different bases. The calculator models one U.S. domestic non-Direct Marketplace item; a multi-item order also has separate per-product caps and only one fixed transaction charge.