Every consignor's cards, splits, and payouts in one place, with the terms signed before you sell a thing.
They get 90% of every sale.
1996 Kobe BryantFlair Showcase · PSA 9$2,875Store
2023 Victor WembanyamaTopps Now · PSA 10$1,240eBay
2005 LeBron JamesTopps 1952 Style · PSA 10$1,460eBay
2024 Cooper FlaggBowman U Now · PSA 10$980Not listedConsignment tracking
Kobe Bryant1996 Flair Showcase · PSA 9$2,875StoreLeBron James2005 Topps 1952 Style · PSA 10$1,460eBayCooper Flagg2024-25 Bowman U Now · PSA 10$980Not listedCommission splits
Consignment agreements
Pricing & sale approval
Consignor payouts
eBay consignment sales
LeBron James2005 Topps 1952 Style · PSA 10$1,460eBayKobe Bryant1996 Flair Showcase · PSA 9$2,875StoreLeBron James2005 Topps 1952 Style · PSA 10$1,460eBayCooper Flagg2024-25 Bowman U Now · PSA 10$980Not listedLeBron James2005 Topps 1952 Style · PSA 10$1,460eBayThe guide
In a consignment, the consignor keeps ownership of their cards the whole time. The dealer or shop sells them on their behalf and takes a commission when they sell. Cards are logged at intake, priced against recent sold comps, listed on eBay or a storefront, and paid out once they sell.
That works fine on a handful of cards and a spreadsheet. It starts to break the moment you run consignments for more than a few people at once.
Most consignment fees are tiered, with higher-value cards carrying a lower rate. Local shops and mid-tier services commonly charge around 15%, dropping toward 10% on cards above $1,000. Large auction houses often charge the seller nothing and add a buyer's premium of roughly 20% instead.
The hobby broadly accepts 10–20%, with 15% the unspoken standard for a local shop. Consignors push back on splits above 30%, marketplace fees stacked on top without warning, and per-card listing fees. Whatever the rate, put the split, the fees, and who covers eBay and shipping in writing before a single card is listed.
Most dealers start with a spreadsheet, a few text threads, and memory. It holds for three consignors. At thirty, it falls apart: cards get mixed up between owners, payouts run late, and "what sold?" becomes "let me get back to you." Each of those is a trust problem, and consignment is a trust business.
Consigned cards are shadow inventory: you hold them, but you don't own them. Tracking whose card is whose, with the split math attached, is the job a spreadsheet was never built for.
Yes. The consignor keeps ownership of every card until it sells. The dealer or shop sells on their behalf and takes a commission. They aren't buying the cards.
Local shops commonly charge around 15%, dropping toward 10% on cards above $1,000. In Slabfy you set the split per consignor (85%, 90%, 95%, or your own) and can override it on any card.
It depends on the agreement, so put it in writing before anything is listed. Buyers typically pay shipping.
Most shops pay monthly. In Slabfy you set when you pay each consignor (after funds clear, within 7 or 30 days, monthly, or at the end of each show) and record each payout when you make it.
No. They can review the terms and sign from a private link you send by email or text. If they're on Slabfy, they also see it in their app. Or keep it just for your books.
Managing consignments for other people is part of the Dealer plan. See Pricing for every plan.
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