Bulk Sale Calculator

The Bulk Sale Calculator helps you figure out the best way to sell your card collection. Add your cards (from our database, your vault, or manual entry), and it compares 6 selling methods side by side: eBay individual listings, eBay lot sales, consignment services like PWCC and Goldin, selling to your local card shop, Facebook Groups, and Whatnot live selling. For each method, it shows your net payout after fees and shipping, time required, and dollars earned per hour of work.

Generally, selling cards individually on eBay gives the highest per-card payout because you reach the largest buyer pool. However, it is also the most time-consuming — about 15 minutes per card for photos, listing, shipping, and customer service. For high-value cards ($50+), consignment services like PWCC or Goldin often achieve premium prices with less work. The best strategy usually combines multiple methods based on card value.

eBay charges about 13.25% of the sale price plus $0.30 per transaction. Consignment houses like PWCC and Goldin take 10-15% but require minimum card values (usually $50+). Facebook Groups typically charge no platform fee but PayPal Goods & Services adds about 3%. Whatnot takes 9.5%. Local card shops pay cash with no fees, but offer only 40-60% of market value. The calculator accounts for all these fees automatically.

Time estimates are based on average seller experience: 15 minutes per eBay individual listing (photos, description, shipping), 3 minutes per card in lot sales, 2 minutes per card for consignment prep, 8 minutes per card for Facebook posts, and 1 minute per card for Whatnot streams. Your actual time may vary based on experience and setup. The estimates include listing, packaging, and shipping time.

Selling to your LCS is the fastest option — walk in, walk out with cash. But dealers typically pay 40-60% of market value because they need margin to resell. This makes sense for low-value cards (under $10 each) where your time listing individually costs more than the card is worth. For valuable cards, other methods recover significantly more of the market value.