BinderPOS is owned by TCGplayer. This page compares BinderPOS and TCG Sync by workflow, invoice structure, integration needs, and switching cost, and sets out what a migration involves.
OMG Games runs on TCG Sync: a live card-store catalogue with buylist, credit, deckbuilder, events, and checkout workflows.
BinderPOS is a Shopify-based platform owned by TCGplayer, a marketplace that takes a cut of singles sales. TCG Sync also works with Shopify, which it currently requires, but it is not owned by a marketplace and connects to eight supported channels including CardNexus. The practical comparison is your current invoices, the channels you sell on, and what moving your data would involve.
The point is to keep trading while the platform move happens. Migration to TCG Sync is hands-on, parallel, and planned around your inventory, customers, store credit, and URLs.
Common questions about workflows, replacement, migration, and cost. Worth reading before you decide.
TCG Sync is built for trading card retailers that want one system for storefront, POS, buylist, deckbuilder, events, card scanning, autopricing, and marketplace sync. For stores comparing BinderPOS alternatives in 2026, the main difference is ownership: TCG Sync is not owned by a marketplace and connects to multiple marketplaces. Like BinderPOS, it currently requires Shopify.
TCG Sync works with your existing Shopify store, which stays in place. That gives card shops a BinderPOS replacement without forcing a hard cutover of domain, theme, staff workflow, and customer history on day one.
A BinderPOS migration usually means moving condition-aware inventory, customer accounts, store credit balances, buylist history, order history, and marketplace listings. TCG Sync handles that migration end-to-end.
A straight matrix of what each platform ships, so you can decide whether TCG Sync is the right fit before starting. Partial means the feature exists but is limited, add-on, or third-party. Spot something out of date? Email omar@tcgsync.com.
| Feature | TCG Sync | BinderPOS |
|---|---|---|
| Independent platform (not owned by a marketplace) — BinderPOS is owned by TCGplayer. | Yes | No |
| Full online storefront (custom domain, theme) — BinderPOS uses your Shopify theme; TCG Sync works with your theme or includes the Storefront Pro storefront. | Yes | Partial |
| Shopify required — TCG Sync currently requires Shopify as the source of truth; Shopify-independent operation is planned. | Yes (currently) | Yes |
| Built-in POS | Yes | Yes |
| Buylist (online + at the till) | Yes | Yes |
| 1Cart buy-and-sell checkout | Yes | Partial |
| Deckbuilder (paste decklist → one-click cart) | Yes | No |
| Live auctions | Yes | No |
| Live streaming | Yes | No |
| Events & tournaments | Yes | Partial |
| Card recognition (camera scan) | Yes | Partial |
| Autopricing | Yes | Yes |
| CardNexus sync — TCG Sync connects through the CardNexus Public API for mapped inventory, listings, and sales. | Yes | — |
| Cardmarket sync | Yes | Partial |
| eBay sync | Yes | Partial |
| TCGplayer sync | Yes | Yes |
| Cardtrader sync | Yes | No |
| Mana Pool sync | Yes | No |
| Bundled website theme | Yes | No |
| No platform percentage on non-TCG items — Binder Pro's published 2% applies to all online sales (binderpos.com, July 2026). | Yes | No |
| Migration from BinderPOS | Yes | — |
| Typical onboarding target of 48 hours after kickoff — A target for typical stores; scope and prerequisites are confirmed before a launch date is agreed. | Yes | — |
Use this as a directional software-cost model, not a replacement for checking your own invoices. Payment processor fees, marketplace commissions, and bespoke migration work vary by store. Shopify is required on both sides, so its subscription appears in either stack. Note that Storefront Pro's 2% applies to TCG singles and sealed sold at the counter (POS) as well as online, whereas Binder Pro's published 2% is on online sales.
| Scenario | TCG Sync | BinderPOS + Shopify + apps | How to read it |
|---|---|---|---|
| Top package vs top package | Enterprise: starting from $2,499 USD/month, no TCG Sync percentage sales fee, every feature included | Binder Pro: $150/month + 2% on ALL online sales + 2.5% on TCGplayer sales, active Shopify account required — new sign-ups currently paused (waitlist) | BinderPOS's published 2% applies to your entire online catalogue, accessories and supplies included. Prices from binderpos.com, July 2026. |
| $100k USD annual sales | Storefront Pro: $3,000 USD first year ($1,000 setup + 2% TCG item fee) | Varies with the current subscription and add-on mix before payment and marketplace fees | BinderPOS may be cheaper on pure subscription cost if your Shopify stack is already working. |
| $500k USD annual sales | Storefront Pro: $11,000 USD first year ($1,000 setup + 2% TCG item fee) | Varies with the current subscription and add-on mix before payment and marketplace fees | Compare against your current invoices: Storefront Pro covers storefront tools, POS, buylist, deckbuilder, events, and sync in one package; your Shopify subscription remains. |
| Example: a $1.2M USD shop selling mostly online — $840k of it TCG singles and sealed; 30% in store, 45% own website, 25% TCGplayer | Storefront Pro: $17,800 USD first year ($1,000 setup + 2% of $840k TCG sales on every channel), $16,800 after — or $29,988 USD a year on Enterprise at its starting price | About $20,100 USD a year: $1,800 Binder Pro subscription + 2% of $540k website sales ($10,800) + 2.5% of $300k TCGplayer sales ($7,500) | Illustrative example for an online-heavy shop. BinderPOS charges no commission on in-store sales but takes 2% of every online sale, accessories and board games included; TCG Sync charges 2% of TCG singles and sealed only, on every channel. Your result depends on your counter/online split — send us your invoices and we'll model your own numbers. |
| $1M USD annual TCG item sales | $21,000 USD first year on Storefront Pro, or Enterprise starting from $2,499 USD/month with no TCG Sync percentage sales fee | Varies with the current subscription and add-on mix before payment and marketplace fees | Storefront Pro's platform charges remain lower at this volume. Enterprise saves money once you're well over $1 million a year — the crossover is about $1.5M of TCG singles and sealed sales. |
| $2M USD annual TCG item sales | Enterprise: starting from $2,499 USD/month ($29,988 over 12 months at the starting price), with no TCG Sync percentage sales fee | Varies with the current subscription and add-on mix before payment and marketplace fees | Choose Enterprise when predictable flat platform cost matters more than percentage pricing. |
If your shop would be better served by BinderPOS, we'd rather you find out here before onboarding. These are the points where they genuinely outperform us.
If your staff already know BinderPOS and your Shopify setup is working, staying put avoids migration, retraining, and a period of checking imported data. That switching cost is real and worth weighing.
BinderPOS is part of TCGplayer. If TCGplayer is your main channel and you're comfortable with that, keeping the marketplace and your store software with one owner is simpler to manage.
Structural differences to check against your own workflows, invoices, and integration needs.
BinderPOS is now part of the TCGplayer group. If you'd prefer your platform provider not also be a marketplace that takes a cut of your singles sales, TCG Sync is independent.
Binder Pro's published 2% applies to all online sales, accessories and supplies included. Storefront Pro's 2% applies only to TCG singles and sealed sales — at the counter, on Shopify and on marketplaces alike — after a $1,000 USD setup, and Enterprise has no sales percentage. Shopify's subscription applies with either. Compare against your actual invoices.
Neither is native to BinderPOS. Both are included in TCG Sync.
The typical BinderPOS setup combines the BinderPOS subscription, Shopify subscription, and supporting apps before transaction fees. Shopify stays with TCG Sync too. Email omar@tcgsync.com for a side-by-side cost model against your current invoices.
Starting from$2,499USD per month
No setup fee and no sales percentage
Discuss Enterprise$1,000USD one-time setup
+ 2% of TCG singles and sealed sales across POS, Shopify and marketplaces — comics, board games, accessories, drinks, toys and other non-TCG items are excluded
Ask about Storefront ProLet’s discuss itScoped around your business
Scope and pricing agreed together
Let’s discuss itAll prices are in USD. Contracts are month to month by default (a longer fixed term can be agreed), you can switch packages, and extra locations are included in the price. Every package includes the Storefront Pro storefront — use it, or keep your current front end and we'll work with that. Third-party payment processing and marketplace fees are separate. Every package starts with an email to omar@tcgsync.com — tell us about your current setup and we'll help you choose.