Consignment · Your cards. Sold.
How consignment works
We sell your cards for you, in one of two ways. Send them in: we check, clean, photograph and list every one, handle the buyers and the posting, and pay you once the buyer's money has cleared. Or keep a higher-end card until it sells: we show it in the Vault from your photos, find the buyer, and you post it to us only once they have paid. The cards stay yours until they sell. Everything shows in your hub.
Sec. 01 · Who it is for
Good for
- Any kind of card with individual value: sports, entertainment and TCG.
- Collectors who want the best price and can wait for the sale.
- Anyone who does not want to list, post and deal with buyers.
- Whole collections, sent with one form.
- A mid to higher-end card you would rather keep until it sells.
Not the right fit for
- Base cards and bulk commons.
- Cash this week. That is QuickOffer.
- Cards you do not own or cannot sell for the owner.
Sec. 02 · Step by step
What you do. What we do.
Send it in
- 01
Tell us what you are sending
- You
- Fill in the form. Quick Consign is one form for the whole parcel. Detailed Consign lets you add each card yourself.
- Rippex
- We email your reference and our address.
In your hub: Waiting for your cards.
- 02
Post your cards
- You
- Sleeves and semi-rigid holders. Your reference inside and on the parcel. Tracked and insured. The cards are your risk until we sign for them.
- Rippex
- We check every card in and record its condition.
In your hub: Cards appear as we record them.
- 03
We check, clean and photograph
- Rippex
- Each card is inspected, safely cleaned where it helps, and photographed. We email you the received list.
In your hub: With us, with photos.
- 04
You approve the plan
- You
- Confirm the plan in your hub. Nothing lists until you do.
- Rippex
- We recommend where and how each card sells. Cards go to auction from £1 with no reserve unless we agree a minimum with you in writing. Higher value cards are priced with you first.
In your hub: Review and confirm the plan, under Needs you.
- 05
Listed and sold
- Rippex
- We list, answer buyers, take payment, pack and post. Buyer problems are ours to handle.
In your hub: Listed, with a link to the live listing. Then Sold, being processed.
- 06
You are paid
- Rippex
- Once the buyer's money has cleared, we pay you. Every payout comes with a statement.
In your hub: Paid out to you. Statements under Payouts. Normally within five working days of cleared funds.
Keep it until it sells
- 01
Tell us about your card
- You
- Fill in the form, choose Keep it until it sells, and add a clear photo of the front and the back. Say how you want it priced: your own price, ours to suggest, or offers.
- Rippex
- We look at each card and its photos and email you either way. We do not take every card. Please do not post anything yet.
Usually within a couple of working days.
- 02
In the Vault, by offer or enquiry
- Rippex
- We put it on the Vault and our socials, from your photos, and offer it to our network of buyers. Never on eBay, another marketplace or at a show, because we do not have it. We talk to buyers for you.
- 03
You say yes or no
- You
- Say yes or no. Nothing is agreed without your yes.
- Rippex
- When we have a price, we put it to you in your hub, with what you would receive.
Please answer within 48 hours.
- 04
Post it once the buyer has paid
- You
- Post it at your cost. We recommend tracked and insured; the choice, and the risk until it reaches us, are yours.
- Rippex
- The buyer pays us first, then we ask you to post the card to us.
Within two working days.
- 05
We check it and send it on
- Rippex
- We check it against your photos and send it to the buyer, tracked, at our risk. If it does not match, the deal does not go ahead and we post it back to you, at your cost.
- 06
You are paid
- Rippex
- Once it passes our check, the sale is recorded and paid out as any other sale, with a statement.
Within five working days of the card reaching us and passing our check.
Sec. 03 · What it costs
Two rates. Nothing hidden.
- Cards sold below £1,000
- 10% of the card price
- Cards sold at £1,000 or above
- 7% of the card price
- Minimum per card
- £2.50
- Postage and marketplace fees
- At cost, no markup
Third-party costs are passed through at what they cost us and itemised on your statement. Sending cards to us is at your cost.
Full wording: the Consignment Agreement and the Returns and collection policy.
Sec. 04 · Why Rippex
Why it works.
Presented properly
Sent in, cleaned, photographed under proper lighting and titled the way buyers search. Kept with you, shown in the Vault from your photos.
You see everything
Every card, stage, listing, offer, sale and deduction, in your hub.
You approve first
Nothing lists until you confirm the plan, and nothing on a card you keep is agreed without your yes.
Every deduction itemised
Your statement shows each cost, at what it cost us.
The right channel for each card
Auctions and Buy It Now, mostly on eBay, alongside Card Hobby and Whatnot. Whole collections run on Whatnot or eBay. A single high-end card is usually sold privately. Fanatics, Goldin and Alt where a card or collection suits them. Kept cards: the Vault, our socials and our network.
A payout is final
If a buyer returns a card after we have paid you, that is our problem.
Sec. 05 · Questions
Questions.
Do I still own my cards?
Yes, until a card sells and passes to the buyer.
What do you take?
Any kind of trading card with a real market of its own: sports, entertainment and TCG cards alike. Autos, numbered cards, notable rookies and graded cards all count. Not base cards or bulk commons.
How do I send them?
Tracked and insured, to the address on your confirmation, with your reference inside and on the parcel. Hand delivery by appointment. If you keep your card, you post it only once the buyer has paid, within two working days.
Where are they sold?
At auction or Buy It Now, mostly on eBay, with Card Hobby and Whatnot; whole collections on Whatnot or eBay. A high-end card usually sells better privately. Most cards go to auction from £1 with no reserve. Kept cards: the Vault, our socials and our network.
Can I set a minimum price?
Yes, agreed in writing before listing. Otherwise cards go to auction from £1 with no reserve. If you keep your card, set your own price, ask us to suggest one, or leave it to offers.
What do you charge?
10% of the card price below £1,000, 7% at £1,000 or above, £2.50 minimum per card. Postage, marketplace fees and any card payment fee at cost. Nothing else.
When am I paid?
Sent in: normally within five working days of the buyer's money clearing with us. Kept with you: within five working days of the card reaching us and passing our check.
How am I paid?
By UK or international bank transfer, to the details in My details in your hub.
Do I get a statement?
Yes, with every payout. Download it from Payouts in your hub.
What if a buyer returns the card after I am paid?
You keep your money. The card becomes ours.
Can I get unsold cards back?
Yes, any time unless a sale has been agreed. Return postage is at your cost; if a payout is due to you, we take it off that payout and show it on your statement.
Can I sell a card I keep somewhere else?
Yes. Tell us straight away and we take it down. No fee is due on a sale we did not arrange. If a buyer who found it through us buys it from you directly, our fee still applies.
What is the Vault?
Our showroom at rippex.co.uk/vault: live auctions and stand-out cards, from collectors and us. Buyers deal with us, never with you, and every card is checked by us before it is sent.
Can I bid on my own cards?
No. That is shill bidding. It breaks the agreement and marketplace rules.
Might you offer to buy my cards?
We may make a QuickOffer on any card you have sent in to us, never on a card you keep. Declining changes nothing. Accepting takes the card off the consignment with no commission.
Is there an upfront fee?
No. Commission only on cards that sell.
How do I follow progress?
Sign in to your hub with the email you consigned under.
Sec. 06 · If something goes wrong
What happens.
Fewer cards arrive than you sent
We email the received list as the parcel is checked in. Tell us straight away if anything is missing.
A card is not as described
Counterfeit, altered or misrepresented cards are not listed. We tell you why and return them.
A buyer disputes before you are paid
That sale waits until it is settled. We handle the buyer.
You change your mind
Ask for unsold cards back any time. Return postage is at your cost; if a payout is due to you, we take it off that payout and show it on your statement.
A card you kept does not match its photos
The deal does not go ahead and the buyer is offered their money back. We post the card back to you at your cost, and may recover the reasonable costs of that deal.
We decline a card you want to keep
Nothing to send, and nothing is owed. We tell you by email.
Anything else: support@rippex.co.uk, with your reference.