Differentiated fees by category and tier — 4% on a slabbed $1K–$10K book. No buyer’s premium, no convenience fees, no FX markups. Disputes are adjudicated on evidence — including when the evidence favours the seller.
$10,000 sale — what you keep
Slabbed CGC 9.8 book example
Traditional auction house
~17.5% buyer’s premium + 10% seller
Major online marketplace
~13% final value fee
Card marketplace
~10% seller fee + processing
SlapSwap figures are committed. Comparison figures are representative industry rates, not attributed to a named house. Processing (≈2.9% + $0.30) and tax pass through to the buyer at checkout.
2.5%–8% by category & tierDifferentiated. Lower percentages on premier-tier items — 4% on a slabbed $1K–$10K book.
Direct payouts to your bankThe settlement model: funds reach your linked account directly. No platform float, no withdrawal fees.
Pre-listing inspection badgeOptional. Routed through the Dallas facility — the highest trust signal short of grading.
Restoration-disclosure protectionDisclose once accurately and you’re protected from later disputes about it.
The fee schedule isn’t a marketing percentage — it’s the math at the end of the transaction. A worked example for a $10,000 CGC-graded slabbed book: the SlapSwap figures are committed; the comparison uses representative industry rates.
The differentiated fee schedule is designed to be unit-economic at scale while staying meaningfully lower than incumbent platforms.
$10,000 graded book · standard consignment · representative figures
Same $10,000 graded book · marketplace listing
A slabbed comic doesn’t need the same fields as a sealed booster box, and a booster box doesn’t need the same fields as an original 1965 Marvel page. The listing is designed to be category-aware — capturing the data that matters per vertical. Today one streamlined listing form covers every vertical; the category-specific fields below are the model, rolling out per vertical.
Restoration disclosure on comics is designed as a required structured field, not an optional checkbox — and disclosing it accurately protects you from later disputes about the same restoration.
Comics
CGC / CBCS / PGX grade, cert number, label colour, restoration notes where applicable, signature-series details, key-issue tags.
Comics
Condition self-grade with photographic evidence, required restoration disclosure, pressing disclosure, spine roll, page quality, tape repairs.
Comics
Medium, dimensions, page number if interior, panel count, character roster, signatures, production notes for cels, provenance chain.
Pokémon
Set, number, language, edition, grade, special-illustration-rare flag, holo pattern, language-region market notes.
Pokémon
Product type (booster box, ETB, blister…), shrink-wrap state, weight verification, lot codes if visible, factory production region.
Magic
Set, foil / non-foil, language, edition (Alpha through current), Secret Lair drops, collector-booster variants, signed cards.
Most marketplaces have “seller protection” as one page of legal disclaimers. SlapSwap’s model has four operational protections, each addressing a failure mode that drives sellers off other platforms — buyer’s-remorse rejections, restoration-disclosure traps, and slow time-to-cash.
The dispute-resolution outcome ladder is designed to include outcomes that favour the seller when the evidence supports them — including denial of buyer claims.
In the dispute model, when a buyer files a buyer’s-remorse dispute on a piece that was accurately represented, inspection photographs and chain-of-custody records enter as evidence. If the evidence supports you, the outcome ladder includes “No Action” — the claim is denied. You don’t lose disputes by default.
By design, inspection findings count as evidence of the platform-described condition.
Disclose restoration or pressing accurately in the structured listing field and you’re protected from later disputes claiming it was hidden. The disclosure timestamp is recorded; the buyer purchased with it visible.
Hiding restoration is separately dispute-eligible; disclosing it accurately is the protection.
Seller-paid pre-listing inspection routes the item through the Dallas facility before it goes live — a Listing Verified inspection that confirms the item matches what you described, with chain-of-custody photography establishing the listed condition. The “Inspected before listing” badge is the highest pre-purchase trust signal short of grading. We verify the listing; we don’t certify authenticity (that’s the grader’s job).
Pre-listing inspection pricing is finalising — when it ships, the fee is committed in the fees schedule, not estimated here.
Payouts route directly to your linked bank — the platform doesn’t hold a float on your funds, and there’s no withdrawal or convenience fee. Processing passes through at checkout, not deducted from your take.
In the settlement model, funds clear at the end of the inspection-on-receipt window unless a dispute is filed.
Active sellers crossing a defined monthly volume threshold unlock reduced fees, priority handling at the inspection facility, and editorial co-marketing eligibility. Volume-Tier is earned through sustained activity — not a paid subscription.
Slabbed cards drop from 4% to 3% at Volume-Tier. Raw cards and comics drop from 5% to 4%.
Volume-Tier shipments route to a separate intake queue, reducing time-to-inspection during peak periods. Inspection windows are unchanged; the routing is faster.
Category-defining consignments become eligible for editorial coverage. Editorial covers items that meet the bar — it doesn’t pitch listings.
Transaction count, GMV, dispute rate, time-to-settlement, and top listings — with a privacy architecture that protects your inventory data from other sellers.
Create your account and list your first item. Pre-listing inspection is optional, but recommended on high-value pieces — the badge converts.