Pulltrader Seller Economics

Compare what a trading-card seller keeps across eBay and Pulltrader selling methods — inside your AI assistant.

A public, read-only Model Context Protocol server that estimates the net amount a trading-card seller keeps when selling the same card through eBay versus Pulltrader's selling methods (marketplace, Fulfilled by Pulltrader, branded storefront, and in-person POS).

Calculations are deterministic and use a dated, versioned fee schedule. The server performs the math itself — it never asks the model to infer fees from prose. eBay figures are clearly labeled estimates.

• Transport: Streamable HTTP (POST /mcp)
• Auth: none (public, read-only)
• Endpoint: https://mcp.pulltrader.app/mcp
• Registry name: app.pulltrader/seller-economics

Who it's for

Trading-card sellers, dealers, and shops deciding where to list a card and how much they'll take home — especially while comparing eBay against alternatives.

What it does (and doesn't)

Does	Doesn't
Estimate seller fees & net proceeds per method	Look up a card's market value or recent sales
Compare eBay (estimated) vs Pulltrader methods	Identify a card from text or image
Compute the price needed for a target net (via inputs)	Make any write/account changes
State its assumptions and limitations explicitly	Claim one platform is universally cheapest

Card identification, comparable sales, and "what's it worth" are out of scope for this server (see ROADMAP).

Tools

compare_selling_costs

Compare estimated fees and seller net proceeds for one trading-card sale across selling methods.

Inputs

Field	Type	Required	Default	Notes
sale_price	number	✅	—	Per-item price, > 0
currency	enum USD		USD	Only USD supported
quantity	integer		1	Per-order fixed fees applied once
shipping_amount	number		0	Affects eBay's fee base
item_category	enum trading_cards		trading_cards	Only trading cards
seller_plan	enum free|starter|pro|shop		free	Marketplace payout tier
seller_covers_fees	boolean		false	If false, buyer pays the platform fee
ebay_store_subscription	boolean		false	Use eBay Store rate (12.35%) vs individual (13.25%)
methods	array		eBay + marketplace + storefront	Subset of supported methods
acquisition_cost	number		—	Estimates net profit per method
ebay_fee_percent_override	number		—	Override estimated eBay FVF % (flat)

Supported methods: ebay, pulltrader_marketplace, pulltrader_fbp, pulltrader_storefront, pulltrader_pos, and estimated competitor marketplaces tcgplayer, manapool, misprint, fanatics_collect, goldin (off by default — opt in via methods). Competitor figures model fixed-price / Buy Now seller fees only; auction formats (hammer price, buyer's premium, negotiated consignment) are not modeled.

Output (structured): currency, sale_price, methods[] (each with gross_amount, estimated_total_fees, fee_breakdown, estimated_payout, effective_fee_rate, owns_listing, fulfilled_by, where_it_sells, estimated, notes), difference_from_baseline, best_for_seller, assumptions, inputs_used, fee_schedules, fee_schedule_version, warnings, calculated_at, disclaimer, related_url. A concise, neutral human summary is returned as text content.

Example prompts

• "Compare my estimated proceeds on a $250 graded-card sale."
• "What would I keep on an $80 card on eBay vs Pulltrader?"
• "If I'm on the Pro plan, what do I net on a $500 sale through Pulltrader?"
• "Explain the assumptions behind this payout estimate."

Example response (text summary)

On a $250.00 trading-card sale, estimated seller proceeds by method:
- Sell it yourself on eBay: keep $216.47 (estimated) (fees $33.53, 13.41%)
- Pulltrader marketplace (you ship): keep $235.00 (fees $15.00, 6%)
- Your Pulltrader storefront (you ship): keep $250.00 (fees $0.00, 0%)
For these inputs, Your Pulltrader storefront (you ship) returns about $33.53 more than Sell it yourself on eBay.
Estimate based on fee schedules updated 2026-06-01 (Pulltrader) and 2026-06-27 (eBay, estimated). Estimates only, for trading cards in USD. ...

eBay = 13.25% individual FVF + $0.40 per-order fee (orders over $10). The storefront keeps 100% because Pulltrader has no seller fee on storefront/POS — only the platform fee, paid by the buyer here. The platform fee is always charged on Pulltrader card sales (buyer pays by default).

Connecting

Claude (web / Desktop)

Settings → Connectors → Add custom connector → URL https://mcp.pulltrader.app/mcp.

ChatGPT

Settings → Apps & Connectors → Advanced → enable Developer mode → Create → URL https://mcp.pulltrader.app/mcp.

Cursor / generic

Add to your MCP client config:

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "pulltrader-seller-economics": {
      "url": "https://mcp.pulltrader.app/mcp"
    }
  }
}

Tested clients: Claude (web/Desktop), ChatGPT developer mode, Cursor, MCP Inspector. We do not claim universal compatibility with every assistant.

Public access & rate limits

Public and read-only. A best-effort per-IP rate limit (default 60 req/min) guards the endpoint and returns HTTP 429 with Retry-After. There is no authenticated tier in this release.

Data sources & fee freshness

• Pulltrader fees mirror Pulltrader's authoritative internal fee configuration.
• eBay fees are an estimate of published trading-card rates (tiered individual/Store final value fee + order-size-based per-order fee), updated and reviewed on a schedule. See docs/FEE_SCHEDULES.md. Responses warn if a schedule is past its review date.

Limitations

• eBay estimates exclude promoted listings, international fees, buyer-paid sales tax, and the seller's own shipping-label cost.
• Not financial advice; actual proceeds vary.
• Trading cards / USD only in this release.

Development

npm install
npm run typecheck   # tsc --noEmit
npm test            # vitest
npm run dev         # wrangler dev (local)

Deploy and registry submission require explicit approval — see docs/DEPLOYMENT.md and docs/DISTRIBUTION.md. Do not deploy or publish from a development environment.

More

• PRIVACY · SECURITY · TERMS · CHANGELOG
• Fee schedules & update process

Roadmap

Card market context (comparable sales / pricing) is intentionally deferred. It will only be added if this MVP demonstrates useful repeat usage, acceptable cost, reliable outputs, meaningful seller intent, measurable conversion, and low support burden — and after data-licensing and abuse/auth review.

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