Selling, fees & tax
Card Lot Pricing Calculator
A lot sells for less than the sum of its parts, and the discount is predictable. This works out the asking price a lot supports, what it nets after fees and postage, and whether splitting the best cards out first would beat selling it whole.
The lot discount, and why it exists
A buyer taking 250 cards is doing the work you did not: sorting, pricing, listing and carrying the ones that never sell. The discount to the sum of parts pays for that, and it widens as presentation gets worse. A sorted, photographed lot might fetch 60% of its itemised value; an unsorted box fetches nearer 35%.
Pull the top five first
The single highest-return action on almost any lot. Five cards frequently hold half the value, and a buyer paying a bulk rate acquires them at that rate. Listing those five individually and selling the remainder as bulk usually beats selling everything together by a wide margin, for an hour of work.
Questions people ask about this
How much should I ask for a card lot?
Roughly 35–60% of the sum of individual values, depending entirely on presentation. A sorted, well-photographed lot supports about 60%; an unsorted box in one photograph fetches closer to 35%. The discount pays the buyer for the sorting, listing and carrying risk you are handing over.
Should I sell my best cards separately from a lot?
Almost always. In a typical lot the top five cards hold something like half the total value, and a bulk buyer acquires them at the bulk rate. An hour spent listing those five individually and selling the rest as bulk usually nets substantially more than one combined listing.
Why do card lots sell for so much less than the cards are worth?
Because the buyer inherits all the work and all the risk — sorting, pricing, listing, and the cards that never sell at any price. They are also buying sight-unseen from a photograph. That combination is what the discount pays for, and it is why presentation moves the price so much.
Where these numbers come from
Rates on this page were last checked against the published price lists on . Grading companies change fees and pause tiers without notice — confirm the total on the submission form before you pay.