Selling is one of six options. You can also keep, protect, insure, hand down to family or donate. This list is for when selling is the choice, and fit comes before any referral pay. We do not buy collections or make offers. No company on this page paid to be listed, and no referral pay is active. If a paid referral is ever added, it will be disclosed before any information is shared. Listing is not a recommendation. Confirm every fee in writing with the company before you ship anything.
Our count
Seller fee stated: GreatCollections; Goldin; Fanatics Collect (formerly PWCC). Buyer's premium stated (4): Stack's Bowers Galleries; Goldin; Fanatics Collect (formerly PWCC); Hake's Auctions. Payout timing stated (4): Stack's Bowers Galleries; Goldin; Fanatics Collect (formerly PWCC); Morphy Auctions. Could not be checked (1): Heritage Auctions.
In plain terms: at most houses on this list, the seller's commission is set in a private consignment agreement. A published buyer's premium does not tell you what you, the seller, will pay.
Side by side
| Auction house | Seller fee / commission | Buyer's premium | Payout timing |
|---|---|---|---|
| Heritage Auctions | Unverified (source page blocked our fetch on 2026-10-15) [source, checked 2026-10-15] | Unverified (source page blocked our fetch on 2026-10-15) [source, checked 2026-10-15] | Unverified (source page blocked our fetch on 2026-10-15) [source, checked 2026-10-15] |
| Stack's Bowers Galleries | Not published [source, checked 2026-10-15] | 22% of hammer (minimum $29 per lot) [source, checked 2026-10-15] | 45 days after the last day of the auction [source, checked 2026-10-15] |
| GreatCollections | 0% for coins/banknotes that realize over $1,000; 5% for $1,000 or under; listing fees $3 to $10 [source, checked 2026-10-15] | Not published [source, checked 2026-10-15] | Not published [source, checked 2026-10-15] |
| Goldin | $25 processing fee on memorabilia and sealed boxes; $5 listing fee if hammer under $50; commission not published [source, checked 2026-10-15] | 22% of final bid (minimum $19) [source, checked 2026-10-15] | Within 10 business days after buyer funds clear and payout details are on file [source, checked 2026-10-15] |
| Fanatics Collect (formerly PWCC) | Seller fees as low as 6%; Premier Auction: no seller fee [source, checked 2026-10-15] | 20% (Premier Auction) [source, checked 2026-10-15] | Within 3 business days of completed buyer payment processing [source, checked 2026-10-15] |
| ComicConnect | Not published (terms define commission as a percentage of hammer; no rate stated) [source, checked 2026-10-15] | Not published (varies by lot, only on designated lots) [source, checked 2026-10-15] | Not published [source, checked 2026-10-15] |
| ComicLink | Not published (page says "LOW Commission"; no rate stated) [source, checked 2026-10-15] | Not published (page says it does not charge a hefty buyer commission; no rate stated) [source, checked 2026-10-15] | Not published [source, checked 2026-10-15] |
| Hake's Auctions | Not published [source, checked 2026-10-15] | 20% [source, checked 2026-10-15] | Not published [source, checked 2026-10-15] |
| Morphy Auctions | Not published [source, checked 2026-10-15] | Not published [source, checked 2026-10-15] | Within 45 days of each auction [source, checked 2026-10-15] |
| Lelands | Not published [source, checked 2026-10-15] | Not published [source, checked 2026-10-15] | Not published [source, checked 2026-10-15] |
| RR Auction | Not published [source, checked 2026-10-15] | Not published [source, checked 2026-10-15] | Not published [source, checked 2026-10-15] |
| Memory Lane Inc. | Not published [source, checked 2026-10-15] | Not published for auctions (none on fixed-price marketplace items) [source, checked 2026-10-15] | Not published [source, checked 2026-10-15] |
| Phillips (watches) | Not published [source, checked 2026-10-15] | Not published [source, checked 2026-10-15] | Not published [source, checked 2026-10-15] |
| Robert Edward Auctions (REA) | Not published [source, checked 2026-10-15] | Not published [source, checked 2026-10-15] | Not published [source, checked 2026-10-15] |
| Sotheby's (watches) | Not published [source, checked 2026-10-15] | Not published [source, checked 2026-10-15] | Not published [source, checked 2026-10-15] |
What to ask a house that does not publish its seller fee
- What commission applies to this consignment, as a percentage of hammer price?
- Are photography, insurance, grading, listing or return fees charged on top?
- What happens to unsold lots, and who pays to ship them back?
- How many days after the sale is the consignor paid?
Set: every entry typed "Auction house" in our dataset (15 houses). For each, we opened the house's own consign, terms or FAQ page on October 15, 2026 and counted a fee as published only when that page stated a number. Fees quoted only on third-party sites, in old press releases or in search snippets were not counted. Linked figures go to the exact page; the sentence behind each is stored in the dataset.