Selling a single card online often costs more than it earns. A marketplace takes a commission, payment processing takes another slice, and shipping a sleeved card across the country turns a €6 sale into pocket change. Meanwhile the person who actually wants that card is usually sitting at your table on Friday.
The maths of small sales
On a €10 card, a typical marketplace fee plus payment fees can remove a fifth of the price before postage. Sell the same card to a friend in person and the fee is zero, the delivery is a handshake, and the money moves however you already settle debts in your group. That is the whole argument for selling trading cards to friends with zero commission.
Price each card yourself
Herald Vault does not process payments and does not take a cut. When you add a card to your collection you either mark it free to borrow or set a price. Prices are manual on purpose: you decide whether a card goes at market rate, at a friend discount, or as part of a trade. Cards you list for sale appear in the marketplace and on your public profile with their price tag visible.
One link instead of ten screenshots
Instead of posting photos of a binder page, you share your profile link. Friends browse what is available, filter by name, and tap to request a card. The request lands in your activity feed as something to approve or decline, so nothing is agreed twice or forgotten.
Keep sales and loans in the same ledger
Selling and lending overlap constantly — a card lent last month is often the card sold this month. Because sales, loans and swaps live in the same activity history, you always know whether a card is still yours, out on loan, or gone. When a sale is confirmed the card leaves your available list automatically.
Good etiquette for playgroup sales
State the condition honestly, agree the price before the card changes hands, and log it the moment it does. Zero commission only stays pleasant if the record is clear — the ledger is what keeps friendships and card sales compatible.