Site Fees

To help keep Blades Auctions running smoothly while remaining 100% free for sellers, a small Buyer's Premium is added to completed purchases.


What is a Buyer's Premium?

A Buyer's Premium is a small service fee added to the final purchase price of an item sold on Blades Auctions.

The Buyer's Premium applies to:

This fee is paid to Blades Auctions after a purchase is completed and helps support marketplace operations while keeping selling 100% free for sellers.


How Payment Works

  1. You win an auction, purchase an item using Buy Now, or have your offer accepted.
  2. You pay the Buyer's Premium directly to Blades Auctions.
  3. Blades Auctions connects you with the seller.
  4. You pay the seller directly using their preferred payment method.

Example

Item: Custom Knife
Final Sale Price: $100.00
Buyer's Premium (8%): $8.00

Total Cost to Buyer: $108.00
Seller Receives: $100.00
Blades Auctions Receives: $8.00


Buyer's Premium Tiers Sale Price Buyer's Premium
$0.01 - $25.00 $2.00
$25.01 and up 8.00%
Seller Listing Upgrades Amount
Homepage Featured - Homepage, Top of Category & Highlighted $5.00
Category Featured - Top of Category & Highlighted $2.50
Highlighted Listing $1.50