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Best Place to Sell Cards Online in Australia (Compared Honestly)
If you're trying to work out the best place to sell your trading cards online in Australia, you've probably noticed that every option claims to be the best. The honest answer is that “best” depends on what you're selling and what you care about most — speed, payout, or effort. This guide compares the real options side by side so you can make the call yourself.
0% final value fee on your first 5 sales
Every price in AUD · payouts to your Australian bank
The checklist
What a good TCG marketplace actually looks like
Before we compare specific platforms, here's the checklist that separates a good marketplace from an average one:
Low, transparent fees.
You should be able to say exactly how much of each sale you keep without opening a spreadsheet.
Payouts in AUD, to an Australian bank account.
If you have to absorb currency conversion or PayPal fees, that's a tax on every sale.
Buyer protection and tracked delivery.
These aren't optional — they're what stop disputes and scams from eating into your margins.
Fair pricing tools.
You shouldn't have to guess what to list at, or undersell because you didn't have market data.
Run any platform through that checklist and a lot of them fall short on at least one line.
Speed vs payout
Local card stores vs marketplaces
Local card stores are great at one thing: speed. You hand over your cards and get cash or store credit on the spot. The downside is the payout — a store needs to resell your cards at a profit, so they pay a fraction of what the card will actually sell for. Store credit is usually a bit more generous than cash, but either way you're trading value for convenience.
A marketplace flips that trade-off. You do the listing, and in return you keep far more of the sale. For valuable singles, that difference is real money.
Reach vs cost
eBay vs an Australian marketplace
eBay is the biggest marketplace going, and there's no arguing with the audience. But it comes with real costs:
A final value fee plus payment processing on every sale.
If your buyer is overseas, currency conversion — and if PayPal or a card processor is involved, their spread cuts in too.
All the admin is yours: listing, photos, international shipping, and handling any disputes.
An Australian marketplace like CardYard removes most of that friction. Every price is in AUD, buyers are local, shipping is domestic, and the fee structure is simple. You give up eBay's sheer size, but you keep a lot more of each sale and deal with far less mess.
The informal option
Facebook groups and direct sales
Plenty of cards move through Facebook groups and direct trades, and they can work fine for small, trust-based deals. The catch is there's no structure: no buyer protection, no tracked-delivery guarantee, and you're relying on the good faith of someone you've never met. For a handful of cheap cards that's fine; for anything valuable, a marketplace with buyer protection is a safer bet.
Against the checklist
How CardYard stacks up
Here's CardYard against the checklist above:
Fees: 0% final value fee on your first 5 sales, then 4% (3.5% on the Pro plan). The buyer protection fee (1.7% + A$0.30) is paid by the buyer, not you.
Payouts: via Stripe Connect straight to your Australian bank account — no PayPal, no currency conversion.
Protection: tracked delivery options and buyer protection on every order.
Pricing: free market-price guidance and automatic re-pricing, so you list at a fair price instead of guessing.
Ways to sell: Buy It Now, Make an Offer, or timed proxy auctions (including multi-card bundles).
CardYard supports Magic: The Gathering, Pokémon, One Piece, Disney Lorcana and Riftbound, with more games on the way as demand grows.
Game-specific advice lives in our guides to selling Pokémon cards in Australia and selling MTG cards in Australia.
Keep reading
Related guides
- Where to sell cards in AustraliaCard stores, international marketplaces and CardYard — compared on fees, payouts and speed.
- How to sell Pokémon cards in AustraliaSort bulk from chase cards, judge condition, and price your Pokémon singles in AUD.
- How to sell Magic: The Gathering cards in AustraliaIdentify the exact printing, watch reprint risk, and get a fair price for your staples.
- How to value your card collectionA step-by-step method for working out what a collection is actually worth before you sell.
Questions, answered
FAQ
What's the best TCG marketplace in Australia?
- The best marketplace depends on your priorities, but if you want low fees, AUD payouts to an Australian bank account, and buyer protection, CardYard is built for exactly that — 0% final value fees on your first 5 sales.
Is eBay or a local marketplace better for selling cards?
- eBay has a bigger audience but charges final value and payment processing fees, plus currency conversion if you sell overseas. A local marketplace like CardYard keeps everything in AUD with lower fees, though the audience is smaller.
Do I have to pay PayPal or currency conversion fees on CardYard?
- No. Everything is priced and paid in AUD, and payouts go through Stripe Connect to your Australian bank account.
What fees does CardYard charge?
- CardYard charges a 4% final value fee on item price plus shipping, with 0% on your first 5 sales and 3.5% on the Pro plan. The buyer protection fee (1.7% + A$0.30) is paid by the buyer at checkout.
Which games can I sell on CardYard?
- Magic: The Gathering, Pokémon, One Piece, Disney Lorcana and Riftbound. More games are added as demand grows.
The short version
List your cards with 0% fees on your first 5 sales.
If you need cash today, a buylist is still your fastest option. If you want a fair price for your singles without eBay's fees and currency hassle, an Australian marketplace is the smart middle path — and CardYard is built to keep more of every sale in your pocket.