What fees do I pay when I sell LEGO

On Brick Deals you do not pay a selling fee. Listing is free, and when the set sells you keep 100% of the item price you set. The buyer pays a 5% Buyer Protection fee on that item price, and they pay Royal Mail postage on top. The protection fee is not charged on postage, and it is not taken off your payout. There is no subscription and no fee to create the listing.

A £100 sale is the clearest example. The buyer pays £100, plus £5 Buyer Protection, plus whatever tracked postage they choose. You receive £100. Postage is not your cost, because the label is prepaid from what the buyer paid. The same breakdown, with the tables, is on the fees page. Start selling does not ask for a card.

Buyer Protection is the hold on the payment until delivery, plus support if the set is not as described. It is shown before the buyer pays, on the listing and again at checkout. It is 5% of the item only. A £40 set is £2. A £200 set is £10. Postage sits beside that as its own line, based on parcel size and on Tracked 24 or Tracked 48. The buyer also chooses Post Office drop-off or collection.

You are not asked to add the fee back into your price to "cover it", because you are not paying it. Some sellers still price a little lower to compete, and some do not. Either way, say the item price you actually want to receive. The site adds the fee for the buyer. Read Buyer Protection if you want the rules on when the money is released.

Postage can feel like a fee if you are used to other sites taking a cut of the postage as well. Here the buyer pays the Royal Mail service, and you use the label we provide. You cannot buy a cheaper stamp and keep the difference, and you cannot charge a separate postage amount in the description. Packaging you buy, such as tape and a carton, is your cost. For most sets that is a few pounds, not a percentage.

After Royal Mail marks the parcel delivered, the item price is released. Orders of £300 or more wait 48 hours so the buyer can check the set. The money then goes to your bank. The first sale asks you to confirm your identity for the payout, which is a setup step, not a fee. There is no listing fee while the set is waiting to sell, so an unsold listing costs nothing. Details of drop-off and collection are in delivery tips.

If you are pricing a used set, set the number you want in your account, then check it still looks fair beside similar listings. The guide on how to price a used set covers condition. The seller guide is the three-step version: list for free, post with the prepaid label, and keep the price you set. Questions about a payout that looks short usually turn out to be the buyer’s postage and protection lines, which were never part of your total.

• General marketplaces often charge a percentage of the item and of postage. Build that into your comparison, not just the headline price.
• Local collection has no postage and no protection fee, and also no tracked payout. You are relying on the meeting.
• Buyback quotes are lower because the company is the buyer. You are not paying a fee so much as accepting a wholesale price.
• On Brick Deals, compare your item price with other catalogue prices directly. Your £80 is £80 to you.
• Use the homepage checker to see a resale range, then decide the price you want to keep.