Buying and selling in the UK
The UK market is smaller than the American one and behaves differently because of it. Fewer bidders on any given card means wider spreads and slower sales, and a card that is common in the United States can be genuinely hard to find here. That cuts both ways, and knowing which way it cuts for a particular card is most of the skill.
These posts cover choosing where to sell, what fees and postage actually take out of a sale, how to time a sale around a player rather than around a mood, and how to package a card so it arrives in the condition it left in.
No pillar guide yet. This cluster gets one once the posts below have shown which part of selling carries the most weight, which is a better basis than guessing in advance.
Everything on this topic
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How to write a card listing that sells
Most cards that sell badly were never found. The title is doing that damage.
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Buying cards from US sellers
The listed price is about two thirds of what you will actually pay.
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Importing sports cards to the UK
Three separate charges, only one of which people expect.
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Do I pay tax on selling sports cards in the UK?
Two entirely different tax treatments, and which applies depends on what you are doing.
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How to post trading cards safely
Sleeve, rigid, rigid, envelope. And the one thing that ruins cards in transit.
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eBay UK selling fees for trading cards
How to work out what actually lands in your account, before you price anything.
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Where to sell sports cards in the UK
Five routes, with what each really costs you once fees and effort are counted.