
Sports Card Breaking Basics
New to sports card breaks or want to know what they are? This guide looks at how they work, they different types of breaks and more.
Sometimes you’re going to pull cards on Fanatics Live that you want for your personal collection. Other times, you might want to sell to join more breaks, put towards something you’ve got your eye on or to simply cash out.
You have options when it comes to selling your sports cards. Fanatics Collect is an easy and affordable way to move your unwanted cards and turn them into what you’re looking for. You send the cards, they do the work and you get paid.
Fanatics Collect is one of the largest places to buy and sell sports cards. It’s also one of the most convenient.
Fanatics Collect has three options for selling your cards. You’ll want to take a couple of things into consideration when choosing the appropriate route. The first is how quickly you want to sell your cards. Value is another consideration, particularly for high-value cards.
For sellers, all three avenues offer some of the most competitive rates in the industry.
You’ve landed some cards during a Fanatics Live break that you’re interested in selling. Now what?
First, have the cards from your breaks mailed to you directly. Once you receive them, Collect has a simple step-by-step online submission process.
Here you will have the option of choosing which company you would like your cards graded or authenticated by. Through partnerships with PSA, CGC, BGS and SGC, you pick the company and level of service and we take care of getting your cards slabbed (shown rates are as of July 1, 2025 and are subject to change):
Collect’s commission rates are among the best in the industry. For auctions, you get 100% of the hammer price no matter the final bid. Cards selling at auction for $50 and up receive additional bonuses ranging from 2% to 15%.
On the Marketplace side, seller’s fees are 6% for cards going for less than 120% of market value or 12% for those that sell for 120% or more of market value.
Selling sports cards can be a big task, especially when you’re starting out. We’re here to help, providing a fast and easy way to sell your cards from Fanatics Live using Collect.
Ready to submit your sports cards and other trading cards to Fanatics Collect? Get started with this simple step-by-step online submission process.