If you're working out where to sell Pokémon cards, you have five realistic choices online in the US: eBay, TCGplayer, Whatnot, Mercari and Facebook Marketplace. Their fees aren't far apart on a typical card, so the best place to sell Pokémon cards usually comes down to who buys there and how much work each sale takes. The fees still matter, most of all on cheap singles.
Type a price into the calculator above. It applies each site's standard fees to the same sale and sorts them by what you'd receive.
What each site pays you on a $5 single
Most Pokémon cards people want to sell are worth a few dollars. At that price, the fixed part of each fee matters more than the percentage:
| Platform | Fees | You keep | Share kept |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mercari | $0.50 | $4.50 | 90% |
| Facebook Marketplace | $0.80 | $4.20 | 84% |
| Whatnot | $0.85 | $4.16 | 83% |
| eBay | $0.96 | $4.04 | 81% |
| TCGplayer | $0.96 | $4.04 | 81% |
A $5.00 sale, standard settings, free shipping to the buyer, no sales tax, no ads.
Mercari has no fixed fee, so a $5 card costs you $0.50 there. eBay and TCGplayer both take $0.96, because each adds $0.30 on top of its percentage. Shipping is the bigger problem at this price. A plain envelope is cheap, but buyers of cheap singles rarely pay much for tracking, so low-value cards are often better sold in lots.
What each site pays you on a $100 card
For a chase card or a graded slab, the percentage takes over:
| Platform | Fees | You keep | Share kept |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mercari | $10.00 | $90.00 | 90% |
| Facebook Marketplace | $10.00 | $90.00 | 90% |
| Whatnot | $11.20 | $88.80 | 89% |
| TCGplayer | $13.55 | $86.45 | 86% |
| eBay | $13.65 | $86.35 | 86% |
A $100.00 sale, standard settings, free shipping to the buyer, no sales tax, no ads.
On a $100 card, eBay and TCGplayer are almost level: $13.65 against $13.55. Mercari keeps $10.00, and Facebook takes nothing at all if you meet the buyer and get paid in person. The real difference at this price is the number of buyers looking, and how much they trust the sale.
eBay: the biggest audience for valuable cards
eBay is where most collectors check sold prices, so it's the default for graded cards, vintage holos and sealed product. Trading cards pay 13.25% of the total sale, shipping and sales tax included, plus a per-order fee of $0.30 on orders of $10 or less and $0.40 above that. That's a little less than the 13.6% most other categories pay.
The eBay trading card fee calculator has the details, including how the per-order fee eats into cheap singles and why selling in lots helps.
TCGplayer: built for singles
TCGplayer is a marketplace made for trading card games. Buyers search for an exact card and printing, see every seller's price side by side, and check out from several sellers at once. That makes it a good fit for raw singles in the $1 to $50 range, where the buyer already knows what they want.
A standard seller pays 10.75% commission on the card price plus shipping, capped at $75 per card, and a 2.5% plus $0.30 transaction fee on the order total. The cap only matters on expensive cards, but on those it can make TCGplayer the cheapest place to sell. TCGplayer Direct is a separate option where you send cards in and TCGplayer handles the shipping, with a per-card fee. The TCGplayer fee calculator covers Level 1 to 4, Pro and Direct sellers.
Whatnot: live auctions and volume
Whatnot is a live shopping app, and Pokémon is one of its biggest categories. You run a show, buyers bid in real time, and a good stream can move a lot of cards in one evening. It suits sellers with steady stock and a bit of patience for building an audience. One card at a time, with no followers, sells slowly.
New sellers start on the Standard tier: 8% commission on the item price plus 2.9% and $0.30 for processing. On a $100 card that's $11.20. Commission drops as your monthly sales grow, which the Whatnot fee calculator shows tier by tier. If you're choosing between the two big auction sites, Whatnot vs eBay puts them side by side.
Mercari and Facebook Marketplace
Mercari takes 10% of the item price plus any shipping the buyer pays, with no fixed fee, so it's cheap for low-priced cards. Its buyers are more casual than on eBay or TCGplayer. That can work in your favour for bundles and lots, less so for a specific card a collector is hunting.
Facebook Marketplace is free for local sales. For a binder, a box of bulk or a high-value card you'd rather hand over in person, meeting a local buyer costs nothing in fees. Shipped sales pay 10% of the order total, with a $0.80 minimum, so a $20 card shipped through Facebook costs $2.00. Meet in a public place, and check payment before you hand anything over.
Where to sell Pokémon cards offline: shops, buylists and bulk
Not every Pokémon card is worth listing. A local game store or an online buylist will pay you straight away, but they need room to resell at a profit, so expect less than the price you'd get from a buyer online. The trade-off is time: no photos, no listings, no shipping and no returns.
Bulk commons and uncommons are usually sold by count or by weight, to stores or to other collectors, rather than one by one. Cards worth a dollar or less rarely make sense as single listings anywhere once fees and postage are taken out.
How to sell Pokémon cards for the most money
- Look up sold prices, not asking prices. eBay's sold listings and TCGplayer's market price show what cards actually go for.
- Sort your cards by value. Singles worth more than a few dollars get listed. Graded and high-value cards go where collectors look. The rest go into lots or bulk.
- Check condition honestly. Describe wear clearly and show both sides in photos. Most returns and disputes on cards come down to condition.
- Price with the fee in mind. When you sell Pokémon cards online, the fee comes off every sale. Run your price through the calculator above for each site you're considering.
- Ship cards safely. A penny sleeve and a top loader or card saver protect a single in transit. Add tracking on anything valuable.
Common questions
Where can I sell my Pokémon cards for the most money?
For valuable and graded cards, eBay usually has the most buyers. For singles that collectors search by name, TCGplayer works well. If you'd rather sell in person, Facebook Marketplace charges nothing for local sales.
Which site has the lowest fees to sell Pokémon cards?
Facebook Marketplace for local sales, since it's free. For shipped sales, Mercari is often lowest because it has no fixed fee: a $20 card costs $2.00 there, against $3.05 on eBay. Check your own price in the calculator above, because the order changes with the price.
Is TCGplayer or eBay better for selling Pokémon cards?
Their fees are close on most cards. TCGplayer suits raw singles that buyers search for by set and number. eBay suits graded cards, vintage and anything that needs a bigger audience.
Can I sell Pokémon cards to a store?
Yes. Many local game stores buy cards, and some sites run buylists. You'll get paid faster but usually less than selling to a collector yourself.
Sources
Fees last checked against these official pages: eBay trading cards (US) on 2026-10-14; TCGplayer (US) on 2026-10-15; Whatnot (US) on 2026-10-12; Mercari (US) on 2026-10-14; Facebook Marketplace (US) on 2026-10-15. We re-check every source daily and update the calculators when a platform changes its fees.
- eBay Help: Selling fees
- TCGplayer Help: Fees
- TCGplayer Help: Fee Calculation Examples
- TCGplayer Help: TCGplayer Direct - Direct Fee
- TCGplayer Help: Marketplace Fee Cap Increase FAQ
- Whatnot Help: Seller fees
- Whatnot Help: Reduced commission on high-value orders
- Whatnot Help: Reduced commission on Coins & Money
- Whatnot Help: Taxes on commissions and fees
- Mercari Help: Fees on Mercari
- Facebook Help: When you'll get paid for selling with shipping