NINE CAP Consignment guide Message us to consign

Consigning Pokémon cards in Singapore.

What consignment actually is, how the money and the timing work, and the seven questions worth asking before you hand your cards to anybody. Us included.

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What consignment actually means.

You keep owning the card until someone buys it. That is the whole idea. You hand the card to an auction house or shop, they list it, run the sale, deal with the buyer, pack it and ship it. When the money lands they take an agreed cut and pass you the rest.

You are the consignor. The shop running the sale is the consignee. Nothing is bought from you up front, so nobody is pricing in the risk of getting stuck with your card, which is the main reason consignment usually nets you more than selling outright.

The trade-off is time and control. You wait for a buyer, and the sale price is the highest bid at auction close.

 Sell outrightConsignList it yourself
SpeedImmediateNext auction nightHowever long it sits
Your effortNoneHand it over, waitPhotos, listing, chat, meet-ups, packing
Typical netLowest. A buyer typically offers 75 to 85% of market price to cover the risk that they cannot sell the card onMiddle. Market price minus a feeHighest, if it sells
Who carries riskThem, from the moment they payShared. You carry price, they carry the saleAll yours
Best forBulk, fast cashGood singles and slabs you do not want to babysitPatient sellers with time

How a consignment actually runs.

This is how it works at NINE CAP. Most setups follow roughly the same shape. Steps 5 and 6 are where they differ, and where it is worth paying attention.

  1. You get in touch.

    Send photos and a rough list. We tell you what we would take, what we would pass on, and what we think it does on the night.

  2. Hand-over.

    Cards come to us in person or by post. For anything high-value we usually arrange a meet-up rather than trust the mail. We go through condition with you and photograph each card before it is listed.

  3. We agree how it's listed.

    All our auctions are no-reserve: the highest bid at close wins, whatever it is. On Telegram we set a starting bid together, at a number you would genuinely be happy to sell at, and that becomes your floor. Carousell's live format does not allow a starting bid, so lots there have no floor. If a card has a price you will not go below, say so and we run it on Telegram.

  4. It goes to auction.

    Each lot runs either on our Carousell live streams or in the NINE CAP Telegram auction channel. Telegram lots have an anti-snipe clock: a last-second bid extends the closing time instead of stealing the lot.

  5. Buyer pays, we fulfil.

    Checkout, the PayNow invoice, payment chasing, packing and postage are all on us. You do nothing.

  6. Itemised report, then payout.

    You get a per-lot breakdown: every card, its final price, the fees taken, and the total owed to you. Payout is typically 1 to 2 days after a Telegram auction and 1 to 2 weeks after a Carousell one, once the buyer's payment has cleared.

Seven questions before you hand anyone your cards.

Ask these of any shop, streamer or auction house, including us. A good one answers all seven without hesitating. Vagueness on any of them is the signal.

  1. What's the all-in fee, and what else comes out of my payout?

    A headline percentage is not the answer. Ask what else is deducted: platform or payment fees, listing fees, postage, insurance, grading. A good answer names every deduction before you commit, and the number you are quoted is close to the number you actually receive.

  2. When do I get paid, and what starts the clock?

    "After the auction" is not a timeline. Paid on hammer, or only once the buyer actually pays? What if the buyer never pays? A good answer gives a window in days or weeks and says plainly what event starts it. Long or undefined payout terms are the most common way consignors get quietly burned.

  3. Do I get an itemised, per-lot report?

    One lump-sum transfer with no breakdown means you cannot check anything. A good answer is a per-card list: what each lot sold for, what was deducted, what is left, so the total is something you can verify rather than trust.

  4. Is there a reserve, or can my card sell for anything?

    In a no-reserve auction the top bid wins, full stop. A quiet night can take a S$300 card for S$40. That is not a scam, it is how no-reserve works, and it is the single most misunderstood part of consigning. A good answer tells you exactly how your downside is protected, usually by setting the starting bid at a price you would accept.

  5. Who carries the risk while you're holding my cards?

    Your cards may sit with someone else for weeks. Ask what happens if one is lost, damaged, or goes missing in the post, and whether that is written down anywhere. A good answer exists before you ask it.

  6. How do you check authenticity, mine and everyone else's?

    Fake slabs and swapped certs are the real hazard in graded cards, and they do not only hurt buyers. A room with a reputation for dodgy slabs bids less on your card too. A good answer is a standing rule applied to every graded lot, not just to yours.

  7. What happens if it doesn't sell?

    Cards do go unsold. Is it relisted, and how many times? Returned to you, and who pays the postage? Can you get it back whenever you decide, or are you waiting on their say-so? A good answer covers the unsold case as clearly as the sold one. Most people only ask after it has already happened.

How NINE CAP answers them.

Our answers, in the order you asked. Nothing here is opaque, and every sale comes with a settlement report you can check line by line.

1 to 13 September 2026

490 lots sold

S$31,000+ in sold lots

All-in fee
A tiered fee on the final sale price (S$1 flat at S$7 and below, then 14%, 10% or 6% as the price rises) plus one platform fee: 3% on Telegram lots, 6% on Carousell lots. Full table and a worked example below. Nothing else is deducted.
Payout timing
Typically 1 to 2 days after a Telegram auction, 1 to 2 weeks after a Carousell one, once the buyer's payment has cleared.
Itemised report
Yes. A per-lot settlement report: every card, final price, fees taken, total owed.
Reserve
All lots are no-reserve. On Telegram we agree a starting bid with you, which acts as your floor. Carousell's format allows no starting bid, so lots there have no floor. Tell us if a card needs one and we run it on Telegram.
Risk in our care
High-value cards are handed over in person wherever possible. If a card is lost or damaged through our negligence while we are holding it, we compensate you for it.
If it doesn't sell
We relist it, across both the Telegram auction channel and our Carousell streams, and keep relisting until it sells or you ask for it back. No time limit. The decision to pull it is yours.

Consignment fee, by final sale price

Final sale priceNINE CAP consignment fee
S$7 and belowS$1 flat (S$0.50 if sold at exactly S$1)
Above S$7, under S$2014%
S$20 – S$9910%
S$100 and above6%

Lower-value cards carry a flat, transparent fee instead of a percentage. Where a flat fee would come to more than the card sold for, it is reduced so your payout is never below zero.

Platform fee, separately

One small platform fee per completed sale covers the automated bidding and checkout system: 3% on Telegram lots, 6% on Carousell lots. A sale is charged whichever one matches its channel, never both.

Settlement report Worked example
LotAUC-DEMO
ChannelTelegram
Final sale priceS$200.00
Consignment fee 6%S$12.00
Platform fee 3%, TelegramS$6.00
Your payoutS$182.00

Paid to you typically 1 to 2 days after a Telegram auction. No listing fees, no postage charged to you, nothing else deducted. Try any price on the calculator.

The settlement you receive

When your cards are paid for, NINE CAP sends you this bill on Telegram. Every card is its own line, both fees are shown against that card's own price, and the payout is the sum. Sample figures.

Sample NINE CAP consignment settlement: four cards with sale price, NINE CAP fee, platform fee and payout per line; subtotal S$262.00, less S$19.18 consignment fee and S$7.86 platform fee, consignor payout S$234.96.

What's worth consigning with us.

Consignment earns its fee on cards that need a room full of interested people to find their price. Not sure whether yours qualifies? Send photos and we tell you straight, including when the answer is that you would do better selling it yourself.

Bring
Raw Pokémon singles, preferred. PSA-graded cards, especially larger collections. High-end chase cards: SIRs and SARs are especially valued.
Less preferred
Bulk and commons. They rarely clear enough to cover anyone's postage on Telegram, so we usually route them to our Carousell live streams instead. We still take and sell them if that is what you are consigning.
We handle
Listing, hosting, buyers, customer support, packing, fulfilment. Every step after you hand over.
Turn­around
Fast. Regular auction nights, new lots dropping often. Payout typically 1 to 2 days after a Telegram auction, 1 to 2 weeks after a Carousell one.

Two doors.

Sellers Message us to consign Send photos and a rough list. No obligation, and we tell you what we think it does before you send anything. Not sure yet Join the auction channel Sit in on a night before you commit. Any consignment partner worth using would tell you the same.