Transparent pricing

The fee schedule. The whole math.

Differentiated by category. No buyer’s premium, no convenience fees, no FX markups. Payment processing passes through as a separate line at checkout instead of being absorbed into the take rate. Run the calculator for your transaction.

Take-home calculator

Read live from the same fee engine used at checkout.

Your SlapSwap rate

Slabbed & graded cards

Inspection: checking… · processing passes to buyer at checkout

What you take home

Sale price $1,000.00 · after platform fee

Calculating from the live fee engine…

Section 01

The complete fee schedule.

The $1,000–$10,000 tier is committed and final. Lower percentages at higher tiers reflect lower marginal platform cost, not a discount for wealthy buyers. The other value bands are still being finalized and are marked as such below.

Designed to be unit-economic at scale while staying meaningfully lower than incumbents, whose buyer’s premiums and seller commissions commonly stack to 20%+.

Slabbed & graded cards

CGC, CBCS, PSA, BGS

Under $1,000Finalizing
$1,000–$10,0004.0%
$10,000+Finalizing
NotesCert verified at listing and at sale

Raw cards & comics

Ungraded singles, raw books

Under $1,000Finalizing
$1,000–$10,0004.0%
$10,000+Finalizing
NotesSame rate as slabbed. The platform carries the condition risk.

CGC / CBCS-graded comics

Slabbed books with verified cert

Under $1,000Finalizing
$1,000–$10,0004.0%
$10,000+Finalizing
NotesRestoration disclosure is a required field

Original art & cels

Ink-on-board, production cels, manga genga

Under $1,000Finalizing
$1,000–$10,0006.0%
$10,000+Finalizing
NotesReflects specialist inspection cost

High-value over $100K

Premier-tier, white-glove eligible

Under $1,000Finalizing
$1,000–$10,000N/A
$10,000+Finalizing
NotesNegotiable at this tier

Committed: the $1,000–$10,000 rates above, 0% buyer’s premium, and $0 listing fees. Under-$1,000 and $10,000+ bands are finalizing.

Live from the fee schedule

The committed rates above are read live from the same database rows the fee engine uses.

Payment processing pass-through

In the settlement model, processing (≈ 2.9% + $0.30) and tax pass through to the buyer as a separate line at checkout and is never absorbed into the platform fee. The platform doesn’t profit from processing. The processor does. Checkout/settlement isn’t live yet, so this describes the model.

Section 02

Inspection.

Every item can be checked at our facility before money moves. We call it Listing Verification: we confirm the item matches the seller’s description. We verify listings, not authenticity. Whether inspection is offered, required, and what it costs depends on the item’s value and whether it’s a purchase or a trade.

Lower edge inclusive: a $2,500 item is in the “$2,500 and up” tier. A $2,499.99 item is in the $20 tier, while $999.99 is in the “under $1,000” tier.

Under $1,000

PurchaseOptional
TradeOptional
Inspection feePricing finalizing

$1,000–$2,500

PurchaseOptional
TradeRequired
Inspection fee$20 · splittable

$2,500 and up

PurchaseRequired
TradeRequired
Inspection feeWe cover it

Under $1,000. Optional. We’re still finalizing pricing for this tier, so you’ll see it offered without a price for now rather than with a placeholder. Seller reputation, photos, and buyer protection do the work here.

$1,000–$2,500. Optional on a purchase, required on a trade. The flat $20 fee can be split between buyer and seller however they agree.

$2,500 and up. Required, and we cover the fee. Nothing to add at checkout because it’s included.

At $10,000 and up, payment is by bank wire because card payment isn’t available. Inspection remains required and covered.

The $20 fee, where it applies, is splittable: propose a split and the other side accepts before payment.

Section 03

What we don’t charge for.

The negative space in a fee schedule matters as much as the positive. Here are the fees incumbent platforms layer on that this platform deliberately does not.

“Transparent fees” means nothing on its own. Transparency means showing the math, the schedule, and the explicit list of fees we declined to charge.

Buyer’s premiumThe auction-house convention layered on top of seller commission. We declined it. Buyer fees are 0%, with no additional line item.

Convenience feesNo “marketplace fees” piled on top of the percentage. The percentage shown is the percentage charged.

Standard listing feesListing is free regardless of category or value. A premium tiered listing service for items over $100K is in development but is not offered yet.

Withdrawal feesCashing out from your seller balance is free, with no platform deduction on the payout. The settlement model is not yet live.

Currency-conversion markupsCross-border (US ↔ Canada at launch) uses the payment processor’s published FX rate. No platform markup on the conversion.

Forced inspection on small itemsUnder $1,000, inspection is optional. It is never required or automatically added. Sellers and buyers can choose it.

Section 04

Edge cases & common questions.

Specific scenarios the schedule doesn’t directly address, including refunds, trade fees, cross-border, and payout timing, and dispute-driven adjustments.

This will expand as real seller questions surface. The commitment is that ambiguity becomes documentation.

What happens to the fee if a transaction is refunded?

Full refund: the platform fee is refunded to the seller in full. Partial refund (e.g. from a dispute outcome): the platform fee is prorated to the kept portion of the sale. Payment-processing fees follow the processor’s standard refund policy.

How are trade transaction fees calculated?

For pure item-for-item trades, each side pays the platform fee on the assessed market value of the item they send. In hybrid trades, the party receiving cash also pays the fee on that cash amount.

What’s different for cross-border transactions?

US ↔ Canada at launch. The platform fee schedule is unchanged. Currency conversion uses the processor’s published FX rate with no platform markup. In the model, customs handling happens at the Dallas facility for items routing through inspection (see the inspection table above for which tiers route). Quebec residents see French-language disclosures in Q1 2027.

When do funds reach my bank account?

In the settlement model, payouts route directly to your linked bank, typically a couple of business days after settlement clears. The platform does not hold a float. Settlement is designed to clear at the end of the inspection-on-receipt window unless a dispute is filed. Checkout and settlement are not live yet.

Are there fees for offers, counter-offers, or auctions?

Making offers, counter-offers, or future bids is free. The fee applies only at a completed sale or trade. Auctions are a later-phase feature, and any auction-specific fees will be documented separately.

What if a dispute changes the sale economics?

The model ties the fee to the outcome. A partial refund prorates the platform fee to the retained portion. A full refund returns the fee in full. A trade unwind charges no platform fee. The full outcome ladder will be documented as the dispute flow ships.

List your first item. Or run the math again.

The calculator runs your numbers in real time for the committed $1,000–$10,000 band. If the math works for you, list your first item.