LTC Seller Fees

Seller Fees

Everything that comes out of your sale, in plain numbers. This page covers what you pay on a normal order, what happens with refunds and chargebacks, how Sell It Now works, your shipping label costs, and your payout timing.

Standard order

5% marketplace fee + 2.5% + $0.30 processing fee.

Refunds

Full refund returns the marketplace fee. Partial refunds do not. Processing fees are never refunded.

Sell It Now

0% to the seller. You only pay shipping. The buyer covers all other fees.

No surprise fees

No listing fees. No monthly fee on Standard. No withdrawal fees.

What you pay on a normal sale

Every standard marketplace order has the same two fees. They come out of the buyer's payment, not out of your pocket separately, so your payout is the sale price minus these.

Marketplace fee: 5% of the order total.
Processing fee: 2.5% + $0.30 per order. This is what LTC is charged by the payment processor on every transaction.

Example: $100 sale $100 sale price − $5.00 marketplace fee − $2.80 processing fee = $92.20 credited to your seller balance.

Refunds

How fees behave on a refund depends on whether the order ends up fully refunded. True partial refunds (cumulative under the order total) are free. Your balance is just debited the partial amount with no additional fees. Only fully-refunded orders incur refund fees, regardless of whether you do it via Full mode or via partials that close the order out.

Refund type	Marketplace fee	Refund fees
Full refund (or partial that closes the order out)	Waived (auto-applied to the buyer refund, not credited to your balance)	Seller pays 2.9% + $0.30 of the order total: a 2.5% + $0.30 payment processing fee plus a 0.4% refund fee
Partial refund (cumulative under order total)	Not returned	None. Your balance is debited the partial amount only

Full refund example

You fully refund a $100 order. The 5% marketplace fee is waived (auto-applied to the buyer refund, not credited to your balance). You're charged $3.20 in refund fees: $2.80 payment processing (2.5% + $0.30) reimburses LTC for what Stripe keeps, and $0.40 refund fee (0.4%) recovers the subsidy LTC normally absorbs at sale. Your net loss on this order = $3.20.

Partial refund example

You refund $20 of a $100 order, leaving $80 with the buyer. No marketplace fee return, no processing fee, no refund fee: just $20 debited from your balance. The order stays partially refunded; the unrefunded $80 is yours to keep. Refund as many partials as you want at no extra cost. Fees only kick in if you take the order all the way to fully refunded.

Why a fully-refunded order costs 2.9% + $0.30 in refund fees When a buyer pays $100, Stripe takes 2.9% + $0.30 ($3.20) immediately. At sale time you're charged 2.5% + $0.30 ($2.80) on your payout. LTC absorbs the 0.4% gap as a sales subsidy. On a refund, Stripe keeps that $3.20 forever (they don't refund it). To make the refunded order net zero for LTC (neither making money off your refund nor absorbing the processor's cost), the seller is charged 2.5% + $0.30 again to reimburse Stripe's full take, plus the 0.4% gap LTC normally subsidizes. Total: 2.9% + $0.30, exactly what Stripe took.

One total fee per fully-refunded order (no way around it) The 2.9% + $0.30 refund fee is on the order total, not on this individual refund's amount. So whether you fully refund in one shot, or use a partial that closes the order out, or split it across many partials and close it on the last one, the fee is the same. A $1 closing partial still triggers the full $3.20 fee. Partial refunds that leave money on the order forever (cumulative under 100%) stay free.

Cancellations

Cancellations are different from refunds. Only buyers can cancel an order, and only before it ships. If you have a seller-side problem (out of stock, pricing error, damaged in your hands before shipping), you handle it through a refund instead.

Buyer-requested cancellation before shipment

The buyer covers a 2.9% + $0.30 processing fee on the cancellation. Your payout is unaffected. No marketplace fee is charged because the order is unwound before completion.

Sellers cannot cancel orders

If you need to unwind a transaction on your side, issue a refund. A seller-initiated refund follows the refund fee rules above (full refund or partial refund).

Chargebacks

A chargeback happens when a buyer disputes the payment with their bank instead of working it out through LTC. A $15 chargeback fee may apply to your account, and the disputed amount may be deducted from your balance, depending on whether the dispute qualifies for seller protection.

What LTC's protection covers

Unauthorized / fraud disputes when the order shipped properly to the LTC-provided address with valid tracking.
Item-not-received disputes when valid tracking shows delivery to the LTC-provided address.
High-value disputes when signature confirmation was used as required.

What protection does not cover

Item-not-as-described disputes caused by your listing being wrong, the wrong item being sent, condition issues, or poor packaging.
Missing or invalid tracking, delivery to a different address, or missing signature confirmation when required.
Off-platform actions, late dispute responses, or policy violations.

Always report chargebacks to LTC If a buyer files a chargeback against your order, report it to us. LTC actively monitors buyers. We review their address history, phone, and account behavior to keep the marketplace safe for sellers. Chargeback abuse from buyers is taken seriously.

Sell It Now

Sell It Now is a separate fee structure where the seller's only cost is shipping. The buyer covers everything else.

Seller marketplace fee: 0%
Seller processing fee: 0%
Seller cost: shipping label only
Buyer pays: marketplace fee + processing fee on top of the listing price

Shipping label costs

When you buy a shipping label through LTC, the label cost is deducted from your payout for that order rather than charged up front. If your order pays out $100 and the label cost is $5, you receive $95. The same fee structure applies to outbound labels (seller → buyer) and return labels (buyer → seller).

Carrier rate: the actual rate charged by the shipping carrier you choose. This is the all-in postage cost. Shippo's per-label fee is already included.
LTC platform fee: a flat $0.10 per label, added to every label LTC purchases on your behalf (outbound and return).
Insurance upgrade: +$0.10 when you opt into shipping insurance.
Signature confirmation: +$0.10 when you opt into signature confirmation.
Voiding labels: if you create a label and need to cancel it before the carrier scans the package, you can void it for a full refund credited back to your seller balance. Once the package is in transit, voids are no longer possible.
Carrier adjustments: if the actual package weight or dimensions are larger than what you declared, the carrier may post a postage adjustment. Underpayments are billed back to your seller balance. Overpayments (when you declared more than actual) are not refunded.
Use your own carrier instead: you can ship using your own carrier account or store-bought labels and avoid the LTC label fee entirely. See the Shipping Guidelines.

Payout timing and balances

After an order completes, the funds enter your seller balance and become available based on your seller tier. Higher tiers release earnings faster.

Seller tier	Payout hold
Tier 1	21 days
Tier 2	21 days
Tier 3	14 days
Tier 4	7 days
Tier 5	Instant, released as fast as the payment processor allows
Tier 6	Instant, released as fast as the payment processor allows

See the Selling Tiers page for current tier requirements and your standing.

Withdrawal fees: none. Moving available balance to your bank account is free on every tier.
Negative balances: if a refund, chargeback, or label cost takes your balance below zero, the difference is automatically deducted from your future earnings.

Sales tax

LTC operates as a marketplace facilitator. Sales tax for marketplace orders is calculated at checkout and remitted automatically to the appropriate state. You don't collect, file, or pay it. You will not see sales tax in your payout because it never lands in your balance.

What this means for you For orders sold through LTC, you don't need to worry about state sales tax registration, collection, or filing. You are still responsible for your own income tax reporting and any business obligations outside the marketplace.

Simple, flat seller fees

There is one simple fee on every sale: 5% + 2.5% + $0.30 per order. There are no listing fees, no monthly fees, and no withdrawal fees.

Full marketplace access
5% + 2.5% + $0.30 per order
No listing fees, no monthly fees, and no withdrawal fees

FAQ

Are there any listing fees? No. Listing items on LTC is free on every tier. You only pay when an item sells.

Are there any monthly fees? No. There are no monthly fees to sell on LTC. You only pay when an item sells.

Why does a refund cost me 2.9% + $0.30 instead of the original 2.5% + $0.30? That's what the payment processor charges LTC when a transaction is reversed. LTC passes that exact cost through to the seller so neither side profits or loses on the reversal.

Do I pay marketplace fees on shipping or sales tax? The 5% marketplace fee applies to the item sale. Sales tax never enters your balance, so no fee on tax. Shipping handling is described in section 06.

How do I get my payouts faster? Move up the seller tier ladder. Tier 5 and Tier 6 release earnings as fast as Stripe allows, with no LTC hold period. See Selling Tiers.