Find the sale price needed to reach a target net payout
calculate_required_sale_priceGiven a target take-home amount, compute the per-item sale price a trading-card seller must list at to net that amount on ONE selling method, after fees — eBay (estimated), a Pulltrader selling method (marketplace, Fulfilled by Pulltrader, branded storefront, in-person POS), or an estimated competitor marketplace (TCGplayer, Mana Pool, Misprint, Fanatics Collect, Goldin). If acquisition_cost is supplied, the target is treated as net profit (payout minus what you paid); otherwise it is the take-home payout. Use shipping_cost for actual seller postage, separate from shipping_amount charged to the buyer. Never adjust target_net to account for postage yourself. Use this when a seller asks 'what do I need to list this at to walk away with $X', 'to net/profit $X after fees', or 'to break even'. Calculations are deterministic and use dated fee schedules. Do NOT use this to look up a card's market value or recent sales (this tool does not price cards), and do NOT use it for non-trading-card categories. Present eBay and competitor figures as estimates, never as guaranteed proceeds.
Input Schema
| Name | Required | Description | Default |
|---|---|---|---|
| method | No | The single selling method to solve for. One of: ebay, pulltrader_marketplace, pulltrader_fbp, pulltrader_storefront, pulltrader_pos, tcgplayer, manapool, misprint, fanatics_collect, goldin. | ebay |
| currency | No | ISO currency code. Only USD is supported. | USD |
| quantity | No | Number of identical items in one order. Per-order fixed fees are applied once. | |
| target_net | Yes | The amount the seller wants to keep for the order after fees and shipping_cost. Net profit if acquisition_cost is supplied, otherwise take-home payout. | |
| seller_plan | No | Pulltrader seller plan. Sets the payout floor (free/operations=91%, business/managed=95%); a seller level earned on revenue can be higher. | free |
| seller_level | No | The seller's actual level (1-5), if known. Level is set from plan AND sales volume, so levels 2 and 4 exist only by earning them and cannot be inferred from a plan. Overrides the plan's rate: 1=91%, 2=92%, 3=93%, 4=94%, 5=95%. | |
| item_category | No | Item category. Only trading_cards is supported. | trading_cards |
| shipping_cost | No | Actual shipping cost paid by the seller for this order, in dollars. Deducted from payout; do not add it to target_net. | |
| shipping_amount | No | Shipping amount charged to the buyer. Affects eBay's fee base. | |
| acquisition_cost | No | Optional. Total acquisition cost of the cards in this order. When supplied, target_net is interpreted as net profit (payout minus this cost). | |
| seller_covers_fees | No | If true, the seller absorbs the Pulltrader platform fee (3.25% + $0.40). If false (default), the buyer pays it at checkout. | |
| ebay_store_subscription | No | If true, estimate eBay fees using the eBay Basic-or-higher Store subscriber rate instead of the individual rate. | |
| ebay_fee_percent_override | No | Optional. Override the estimated eBay final value fee percentage. |