Chewie's CantinaAbout Us
How it all started
Chewie's Cantina Facebook group was founded by Lucas Butler on April 7, 2018. It began as a community were collectors could come together to share knowledge about their collection. It has since grown into something more: a group dedicated not only to collecting, but to supporting one another and giving back.
This site was built around two simple goals: helping fellow collectors find the pieces still missing from their collections, and giving back to the communities that make this hobby worthwhile. That commitment is built directly into every sale — 3% is set aside in a dedicated charity account, and the full balance is donated each year to a cause chosen by the Cantina.
You can join our Facebook community and learn more about us here:
facebook.com/groups/155220551814941
This Year's Charity:
Toys for Tots
$1.05
How Payment Works
When you buy something on Chewie's Cantina, you pay the seller directly through PayPal — the full item price and shipping goes straight to them, immediately. We never hold your money or sit in the middle of the transaction.
3%
Set aside for our Charity Account on every sale — 100% of it donated in full each year to a charity chosen by the Cantina. We don't retain any cut for the site ourselves.
PayPal Fee
PayPal charges its standard processing fee on the direct payment from buyer to seller — the same as any online payment, and the only PayPal fee involved.
Since sellers receive payment immediately and directly, the 3% isn't deducted from the sale itself. Instead, sellers get an itemized invoice once a month covering everything they sold, and pay that 3% — all of it going to charity — as a single payment. Nothing to send at the moment of sale — just settle up once a month.
Disputes are between the buyer and seller. Since payment goes directly between the two of you, any issue with an order — item not received, not as described, etc. — should be worked out directly with the other party first. Admins generally do not get involved in individual transaction disputes, and repeated reports or bad-faith behavior can result in account suspension.
A Couple of Worked Examples
Here's exactly how the math plays out on two real sale amounts, side by side with what the same sale would net on eBay:
$25.00 Item + $10.00 Shipping
Chewie's Cantina
| Buyer pays you directly | $35.00 |
| PayPal fee (on the sale) | -$1.54 |
| You keep immediately | $33.46 |
|---|---|
| Monthly invoice (100% Charity) | -$0.75 |
| Your net, after invoice paid | $32.71 |
eBay (Collectibles Category)
| Buyer pays | $35.00 |
| Final value fee (13.25%) | -$4.64 |
| Per-order fee | -$0.40 |
| Seller receives | $29.96 |
|---|
You keep $2.75 more selling here.
$10.00 Item + $5.00 Shipping
Chewie's Cantina
| Buyer pays you directly | $15.00 |
| PayPal fee (on the sale) | -$0.94 |
| You keep immediately | $14.06 |
|---|---|
| Monthly invoice (100% Charity) | -$0.30 |
| Your net, after invoice paid | $13.76 |
eBay (Collectibles Category)
| Buyer pays | $15.00 |
| Final value fee (13.25%) | -$1.99 |
| Per-order fee | -$0.40 |
| Seller receives | $12.61 |
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You keep $1.15 more selling here.
eBay charges around 13.25% in fees for collectibles, bundled with payment processing under their Managed Payments system, plus a small per-order fee. At the Cantina, sellers keep a bit more of every sale — while helping fund a good cause along the way.