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Consignment

Consignment is handing cards to an auction house or marketplace that evaluates, describes, photographs and sells them for you, on the fees and terms it sets.

Also called Consigning.

Buying and selling
How consignment works Four steps, each with a small drawing, from first contact to the money after a sale. First, Contact and evaluation: The house looks at the cards; Second, A seller's agreement: The options and the fees; Third, Lots, descriptions and photos: The house catalogs each item; Fourth, Sold, then settled: On the fees and terms the house sets. 1 Contact and evaluation The house looks at the cards 2 A seller's agreement The options and the fees 3 Lots, descriptions and photos The house catalogs each item 4 Sold, then settled On the fees and terms the house sets

In more detail

The houses describe similar steps. REA starts with initial contact and an evaluation, puts the options and fees in a seller's agreement, then divides a consignment into auction lots, writes descriptions and photographs each item. Lelands says it handles authentication, cataloging, marketing and bidders, followed by settlement.

Deadlines and formats vary. Goldin's about page sets a consignment deadline of one week before its Weekly and Elite auctions. Fanatics Collect takes cards mailed in with its submission form for its Weekly Auction, or listed from its vault, and sets an estimated market value of at least $25,000 for its Premier Auction, with staff approval needed below that.

Ask what the house charges each side. As their pages read on October 12, 2026, Fanatics Collect charges no fee to sell graded items in its Weekly or Premier Auctions and adds a 20% buyer's premium to the hammer price, and Goldin lists its seller commission as contact sales. Compare the fees and the schedule before you send a card.

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