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How card rip apps make money: five sources, four sized

Where the money stays between buying a pack and cashing out, for all 27 rated apps, from their own published numbers. Read on 7 October 2026. Nothing was tested and no margin is estimated.

Size each source

By Alexander Korsager · Checked 7 October 2026 · We earn nothing from any app on this site

state an average value for a pack13 of 27
have a sell-back rate on a public page17 of 27
publish both, so the sum can be done9 of 27
Repackz$100 of Pokémon Starter Pack, $25
$24.40does not come back
$75.60 back as cash$14.40 sell-back cut$10 price gap
Pack price gap10% of the priceSell-back spread10% of its valuationSelling fee6% of the card's value

Five places the money comes from

Each is counted from the apps' own pages. The first four can be sized; the fifth cannot.

  1. 1Pack price gap5 of 13stated averages sit below the pack's priceLargest gap: 11.8% of the priceWhere a pack costs more than its cards are worth on average, by the app's own figure, the difference stays with the app.
  2. 2Sell-back spread9 of 17published rates pay under 100%Up to 15% left outThe instant offer is a share of the app's own valuation of the card.
  3. 3Fees6 of 9published selling fees are above zeroUp to 10%A fee off the sell-back, then charges to withdraw or to ship the card.
  4. 4Marketplace cut8 of 27state a fee on sales between usersFrom 0% to 10%Where users can sell to each other, the app takes a share of the sale.
  5. 5Money left in the account5 of 26terms read say a balance earns you no interestWhat the app earns on it: not publishedBalances waiting to be spent or withdrawn, charges and forfeits in the terms, and site credit.

These are places money stays, not profit. What an app pays for the cards it packs is not on any page read, so this guide gives no margin for any app. Who is behind each one is on who owns each app.

Each source, sized across all 27 apps

Pick a source and an order. Each name opens that app's own step-by-step guide.

The sell-back offer below the app's own valuation

100% less the published sell-back rate: the share of the app's own card valuation that the instant offer leaves out. Where the rate differs by pack, the dataset records the lowest one, so the bar is that app's widest.
  1. Phygitals15% of its valuation
  2. Collector Crypt15% of its valuation
  3. rip.fun14% of its valuation
  4. MNSTR14% of its valuation
  5. Repackz10% of its valuation
  6. Tilt Rips10% of its valuation
  7. RipRip.io10% of its valuation
  8. Fanatics Instant Rips10% of its valuation
  9. Gemint10% of its valuation
  10. Arena ClubNone in the rate
  11. LastpackNone in the rate
  12. Rips by TriumphNone in the rate
  13. BOXED.GGNone in the rate
  14. Stadium VaultNone in the rate
  15. Underdog RipsNone in the rate
  16. DOPANone in the rate
  17. Packs.comNone in the rate
10 have no confirmed rate on a public page. Shown as a gap, not as zero.

Every percentage is a share of a value the app itself sets. How that value is set, and how far it can sit from a sale price, is on fair market value. 7 apps say they have no marketplace at all.

What does not come back from $100

9 of 27 apps publish both an average value and a sell-back rate. For those, the average card sold straight back gives this.

Comes backSell-back rate and feePrice above stated average
  1. Lastpack$5Starter Pack (Steady), $5: stated average $95 per $100, $95 back as USDC.
  2. MNSTR$5.83Starter, $50: stated average $109.50 per $100, $94.17 back as USDm.
  3. Collector Crypt$7.18Elite Pokémon Gacha Pack, $50: stated average $109.20 per $100, $92.82 back as USDC.
  4. Tilt Rips$10Starter Pack, $25: stated average $100 per $100, $90 back as cash.
  5. Phygitals$11.60Rookie Pack (Pokémon), $25: stated average $104 per $100, $88.40 back as USDC.
  6. rip.fun$14Basic Mystery Cards, $5: stated average $100 per $100, $86 back as USDC.
  7. RipRip.io$18.11All-Stars Pokémon Booster ($10 plus a $0.99 service fee), $10.99: stated average $90.99 per $100, $81.89 back as cash.
  8. Repackz$24.40Pokémon Starter Pack, $25: stated average $90 per $100, $75.60 back as cash.
  9. Fanatics Instant Rips$25.42Pokemon Value, $25: stated average $88.16 per $100, $74.58 back as Fanatics credit.

One named pack per app, at its stated average, sold back at the published rate less any published fee. An average is not a typical pull, as odds explained shows. Run your own spend through the cash-back calculator.

Every revenue line, app by app

The same lines each app's own guide lists: what its pages state, what follows from its numbers, and what is missing.

lines stated on an app's own pages86
worked out from published numbers26
named but not published79

Repackz

7 lines
On its pagesFrom its numbersNot published
How Repackz works

Money that stays in the account

Float is what a business can earn on money it holds for customers. Of 26 terms pages read, none gives a figure for it.

These terms say money in the account earns the user nothing. None of them says what the operator earns on it.
terms say a balance earns you no interest5 of 26
have a charge or a forfeit on an account in their guide7
pay a sell-back in their own credit6 of 27

A clause that pays you no interest does not say the operator earns any. Fanatics Instant Rips' terms page could not be opened, so it is not confirmed either way. What happens to a balance if an app closes is on if an app shuts down.

Questions people ask

How do card rip apps make money?

Their own pages show five places. A pack can cost more than its stated average value. A sell-back pays a share of the app's valuation, sometimes less a fee. Withdrawing and shipping can carry charges. A marketplace takes a cut of sales between users. And money sits in the account between deposit and withdrawal. What an app pays for its cards is not on any page read, so no profit figure is given here.

Which source takes the most?

On published numbers, the sell-back is the larger and the more common. 9 of the 17 apps with a confirmed rate pay under 100% of their own valuation, by up to 15%, and 6 apps publish a selling fee above zero. The pack price gap is at most 11.8% of the price where it can be worked out, and 8 of 13 stated averages are at or above the price.

If the average value is above the pack price, how does the app earn?

The average is the app's own valuation, and the instant offer is a share of it. At Phygitals the stated average is $104 per $100 of pack, and selling it straight back pays $88.40. An average above the price also says nothing about what the app paid for the card, which is not published.

Do rip apps earn interest on my balance?

No terms page read says what an operator earns on money it holds. 5 of 26 say the balance earns the user nothing: Arena Club, Stadium Vault, GameStop Power Packs, Gemint, and Crown Cards. Fanatics Instant Rips' terms page could not be opened on 7 October 2026, so that one is not confirmed either way.

Sources110

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  2. Arena Club: selling fee arenaclubsupport.zendesk.com
  3. Arena Club: marketplace terms arenaclubsupport.zendesk.com
  4. Arena Club: Shipping or retrieval fee arenaclubsupport.zendesk.com
  5. Arena Club: Collect Safe arenaclub.com
  6. Lastpack: Starter Pack (Steady), $5 lastpack.com
  7. Lastpack: sell-back rate support.lastpack.com
  8. Lastpack: Shipping or retrieval fee support.lastpack.com
  9. Lastpack: Balance on an account it cannot verify support.lastpack.com
  10. Phygitals: Rookie Pack (Pokémon), $25 phygitals.com
  11. Phygitals: sell-back rate docs.phygitals.com
  12. Phygitals: marketplace terms docs.phygitals.com
  13. Phygitals: Shipping or retrieval fee docs.phygitals.com
  14. Phygitals: Pawn charge docs.phygitals.com
  15. Phygitals: Fee on a card payment docs.phygitals.com
  16. Repackz: Pokémon Starter Pack, $25 collectibles.com
  17. Repackz: sell-back rate collectibles.helpscoutdocs.com
  18. Repackz: marketplace terms collectibles.helpscoutdocs.com
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  20. Repackz: A sold-back card goes back into the packs collectibles.helpscoutdocs.com
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  22. Tilt Rips: Starter Pack, $25 tiltrips.com
  23. Tilt Rips: sell-back rate tiltrips.com
  24. Tilt Rips: marketplace terms tiltrips.com
  25. Tilt Rips: Withdrawal fee tiltrips.com
  26. Courtyard: Pokémon PSA 10, $69 courtyard.io
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  31. Ripit: Platform and processing fees docs.ripit.co
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  41. rip.fun: Shipping or retrieval fee docs.rip.fun
  42. rip.fun: Code cards from an opened pack docs.rip.fun
  43. rip.fun: Marketplace fee docs.rip.fun
  44. rip.fun: Sealed box opening fee docs.rip.fun
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  48. Collector Crypt: Shipping or retrieval fee collectorcrypt.com
  49. Collector Crypt: Partner fee on a pack docs.collectorcrypt.com
  50. MNSTR: Starter, $50 mnstr.xyz
  51. MNSTR: marketplace terms mnstr.xyz
  52. MNSTR: Shipping or retrieval fee mnstr.xyz
  53. Rips by Triumph: sell-back rate docs.triumpharcade.com
  54. Rips by Triumph: marketplace terms docs.triumpharcade.com
  55. Rips by Triumph: Instant transfer fee intercom.help
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  57. Slabz: marketplace terms slabz.com
  58. Slabz: Auction bid fee slabz.com
  59. Slabz: Game tickets slabz.com
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  61. BOXED.GG: marketplace terms helpdesk.boxed.gg
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  63. BOXED.GG: Withdrawal fee after price protection boxed.gg
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  81. ClutchPacks: Liftoff, $25 clutchpacks.io
  82. ClutchPacks: sell-back rate clutchpacks.io
  83. ClutchPacks: marketplace terms clutchpacks.io
  84. ClutchPacks: Pack price above average recorded pull clutchpacks.io
  85. Beezie: Silver, $50 beezie.com
  86. Beezie: sell-back rate beezie.com
  87. Beezie: selling fee docs.beezie.com
  88. Beezie: marketplace terms docs.beezie.com
  89. Beezie: Shipping or retrieval fee docs.beezie.com
  90. Beezie: Asset management fee docs.beezie.com
  91. DOPA: sell-back rate dopa-global.com
  92. DOPA: marketplace terms dopa-global.com
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  98. Packs.com: Margin in the pack price help.packs.com
  99. Packs.com: Inactivity fee packs.com
  100. GameStop Power Packs: selling fee powerpacks.gamestop.com
  101. GameStop Power Packs: Shipping or retrieval fee web.archive.org
  102. Gemint: sell-back rate gemint.io
  103. Gemint: marketplace terms help.gemint.io
  104. Crown Cards: sell-back rate crowncards.io
  105. Crown Cards: selling fee crowncards.io
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Alexander Korsager

Alexander Korsager

Every figure was read on public pages between 6 October 2026 and 7 October 2026. Nothing here has been tested with money yet. Rates, fees and averages are the dataset's, read on each app's own pages. The interest clauses were read in each app's terms on 7 October 2026.