How buying and selling works
Every purchase is either protected (3% fee) or a direct trade (free). You choose per seller, at checkout.
| Protected | Direct trade | |
|---|---|---|
| How you pay | To TCGFlea. We hold it until you confirm the cards arrived as described. | Directly to the seller, however you both agree. |
| Platform fee | 3% of the card subtotal (shipping not included). | None. |
| If something goes wrong | Report it on your order page; the seller's payout is frozen while we review. | Sort it out with the seller. TCGFlea can't step in. |
| Several sellers | One checkout; each seller ships their part and is paid separately. | One request per seller. |
| Reviews | You can review the seller after delivery. | Not eligible. |
Fees for sellers
Listing, galleries, collection tracking and daily reference prices are free. Protected sales carry a 3% platform fee on the card subtotal, the same on Standard and Pro. Direct trades and offers that don't end in a protected sale have no fee.
Example: a protected ₱1,000 card sale has a ₱30 fee; a direct ₱1,000 trade has none.
Pro sellers send two CSV inventory updates a week (Standard: one) and their relevant listings appear first in the marketplace's recommended order. A buyer's own sorting and filters always come first.
Reference prices
Every day we refresh the market price of every Magic: The Gathering printing (from Scryfall) and every Pokémon and Riftbound card (TCGplayer data via TCGCSV), and convert it to pesos with that day's exchange rate. Sellers can follow it automatically (with their own % adjustment, minimum and rounding) or set fixed prices.
The reference is for a near-mint English copy. If a source stops reporting a price, the last valid one stays, marked as such; it's never replaced with zero.
Seller verification
Individuals upload a valid government ID and their shipping address. Stores upload their BIR Certificate of Registration (Form 2303) and a current business permit. Documents are stored privately and only seen by the staff reviewing them; buyers see a “Verified” badge.