SortSwift and TCGHaulTracker both sell tracked letters for trading card orders, and right now SortSwift's discounted letter is the cheaper of the two. That's where the overlap starts and, mostly, where it ends. SortSwift is built to run a card business: scanning, inventory, pricing, listing across marketplaces, and a point of sale. TCGHaulTracker is built for one part of the job: getting an order from packing slip to the buyer's mailbox, and knowing where it is when someone asks.
This comparison is written by the team behind TCGHaulTracker. We've tried to be fair about both, including where SortSwift is the better choice. If something here is out of date, tell us and we'll fix it.
What each one actually does
SortSwift
SortSwift calls itself an all-in-one platform for card businesses. It scans cards across 87 games, keeps one inventory, reprices on market data, and syncs listings to ten marketplaces, including TCGplayer, eBay, Mana Pool, CardTrader, Shopify and Misprint. Higher plans add a buylist, a point of sale, consignment and a kiosk, and it sells automated sorting machines. Orders from every connected marketplace land in one list, where you can buy USPS, UPS or FedEx labels, or tracked letters for low-value orders, and the tracking number is sent back to the marketplace when the order ships.
How orders arrive depends on the marketplace. Most connect through each marketplace's own API and use one of your plan's sync slots. TCGplayer is the exception: its orders come in through a free Chrome extension that SortSwift describes as "semi-automated (requires manual steps)", with inventory updated from CSV files, or through a $249 device that runs your TCGplayer Seller Portal for you.
TCGHaulTracker
TCGHaulTracker starts when an order is sold, wherever you sell it. Export your orders as a CSV and upload them: TCGplayer's Shipping Export and eBay's Seller Hub order report map automatically, and for any other marketplace or your own store you match the columns once and we remember the layout next time (how CSV upload works). You can also upload packing slip PDFs from TCGplayer, eBay, Mana Pool or CollX (the last three in open beta), or add an order by hand. Every address is checked and corrected against USPS's address database before anything prints. Each envelope gets a USPS Intelligent Mail barcode on whatever you already mail with: #10 envelopes printed at your desk, windowed packing slips, #6¾ or A6 envelopes, small thermal address labels for DYMO and Jadens printers, or 4×6 mailer labels. Put your own stamp on it, or buy postage from us. From there we follow every USPS scan, flag letters that go quiet, and keep the full history on the order.
Buy postage right from the job, as a 4×6 label with the address and tracking on it or a small 2×1.5 stamp for an envelope you've printed, and USPS package labels for bigger orders. If an address needs fixing after you upload, you can fix it on the order and print a new barcode. And if you'd like your shop on the envelope, your logo can go next to the return address, with your name and a thank-you note on the tracking page you share with buyers. The Shipment Guarantee covers non-delivery up to $50 on every paid plan, and Pip, our shipping assistant, can answer "where's this order?" and help fix problems. We don't scan cards, manage inventory, price or list anything. We're a shipping platform, start to finish, and that's all we are.
The part where they overlap: letter mail
| TCGHaulTracker | SortSwift | |
|---|---|---|
| 1 oz tracked letter | 85¢: the USPS rate plus a 7¢ label fee | |
| Who gets the discount | No letter discount today | An active subscription, per their FAQ |
| How you pay for postage | Billed after you buy, so there's nothing to prepay | A prepaid shipping wallet you fund first (auto-reload optional) |
| Carriers | USPS only: letters, Ground Advantage, Priority and Flat Rate | ✓ USPS, UPS and FedEx |
| Package labels | USPS rates plus a small label fee, signature and USPS insurance up to $5,000, cancel within 30 days, and military (APO/FPO) customs filled in for you | Discounted carrier rates, $0.10 off for subscribers on the first 10 a day, and customs filled in for military and cross-border shipments |
| How orders get in | Upload your order export as a CSV from any marketplace or store (TCGplayer and eBay exports map automatically; others you map once), a packing slip PDF from TCGplayer, eBay, Mana Pool or CollX (the last three in beta), or add an order by hand | Each marketplace's API for most of its ten, using a sync slot; TCGplayer through a Chrome extension plus CSV ("requires manual steps") or a $249 sync device |
| How you print and mail | On the envelopes and labels you already use: printed #10, windowed slip, #6¾, A6, small thermal address labels or a 4×6 mailer label. Your own stamp, or a 4×6 postage label or 2×1.5 stamp from us | Labels as PDF, PNG or ZPL2, for thermal and standard printers. Their pages don't mention printing on envelopes or using your own stamps |
| Address check before printing | ✓ checked and corrected against USPS's address database | Not mentioned on their pages |
| What you see after mailing | ✓ every USPS scan with time and place, and letters that go quiet flagged for you | Not documented. Their postage partner describes it as confirming an envelope entered the mail and reached destination-area processing |
| Tracking sent back to the marketplace | ✕ you get a tracking link you can share with a buyer | ✓ automatic when the order ships |
| "Never arrived" coverage | ✓ Shipment Guarantee, up to $50, included in paid plans | Not mentioned on their pages |
| Big orders | Split one order across a couple of tracked envelopes, or combine two orders in one | Automatic packaging upgrades for expensive cards |
| Help with a problem order | Pip, a shipping assistant, plus Support. With Pip Pro, Pip drafts the reply to a buyer who says it never arrived | Support and a Discord community |
SortSwift's shipping page also shows a $0.69 letter price in one place; their orders page and FAQ say 73¢ for the first 10 packages a day, so that's what we've used. Their help center has no articles on shipping yet, so anything marked "not mentioned" may exist; it just isn't on their public pages. We'll update this when it is.
Ship the way you already ship
Most card sellers have a setup that works: a box of #10 envelopes and an inkjet, a thermal printer and a roll of labels, a stack of A6 mailers, or a sheet of Forever stamps. TCGHaulTracker fits into that rather than replacing it:
- Any envelope you already buy. Print the address and barcode on #10, #6¾ or A6 envelopes, or fold the packing slip into a windowed #10.
- Any printer you already own. Regular paper, small thermal address labels, or 4×6 thermal labels.
- Your stamps or ours. Keep using Forever stamps, or buy postage when you want it. Nothing makes you switch.
- Orders from anywhere. A CSV export from any marketplace or store, a packing slip, or an order typed in by hand.
SortSwift's shipping is built around buying a label in its order list. That's quick if your orders already live there, but it means shipping the SortSwift way.
What letter tracking actually tells you
USPS letter mail doesn't get a doorstep delivery scan, whoever prints the barcode. TCGplayer says the same about its own tracked slips. What you get is the trail of sorting scans as the letter moves through USPS, and how useful that is depends on how much of it you can see. Here's what that trail looked like across letters our sellers mailed from August through October 2026:
That record isn't proof of delivery, and we don't treat it as one. It's what lets you answer a buyer with facts instead of a guess: when it went in, how far it got, and whether to wait or act. See the full numbers.
Everything else SortSwift does (and we don't)
Most of SortSwift has no TCGHaulTracker equivalent, and we're not trying to build one:
- Card scanning and recognition, free and unlimited at standard accuracy
- One inventory synced to up to ten marketplaces, so you don't oversell
- Automated repricing on market data
- Point of sale, buylist, consignment and an in-store kiosk on the bigger plans
- Sorting hardware, from $8,999
If those are the problems you're solving, start there.
Where each one wins
SortSwift wins on…
Breadth. One login for scanning, inventory, pricing, listing and orders across ten marketplaces, with a free plan that's free for good, not a trial. For shops and multi-marketplace sellers it replaces several tools at once. Its discounted letters are also cheaper than ours today. Tracking flows back to your marketplaces automatically, and you can ship UPS and FedEx as well as USPS.
TCGHaulTracker wins on…
Depth on the letter itself. Addresses are corrected before you print, so fewer envelopes come back. You keep the envelopes and labels you already use. You can see every USPS scan and get flagged when a letter goes quiet, the Shipment Guarantee covers you up to $50 when one never arrives, and postage is billed after you buy, with no wallet to fund. And there's nothing to move: keep listing and pricing however you do today.
Or use both
They don't get in each other's way. If SortSwift runs your inventory and listings, you can still upload your order exports or packing slips to TCGHaulTracker and ship your plain white envelopes with us. Try it on one batch and see which record you'd rather have when a buyer asks where their order is.
Pricing
SortSwift: a free Entry plan (up to 5,000 items, TCGplayer through the Chrome extension), then bundles from $19 to $499 a month that add inventory room, marketplace syncs, scans, pricing and store modules. Extra marketplace syncs are $12.99 a month each. Shipping isn't priced separately; postage comes out of your prepaid wallet.
SortSwift charges no commission on marketplace or point-of-sale sales. If you sell through its own storefront or POS, there's a 2% storefront fee on each storefront order, Stripe's card rates, and Stripe Connect payout fees (0.25% of each sale, 25¢ per payout and $2 for each month you're paid out). Those only apply if you take payments through SortSwift. A seller who sells on marketplaces and only uses SortSwift for inventory and shipping wouldn't see them. Their page says they cover the card fee on wallet refills over $50; it doesn't say what happens on smaller ones.
TCGHaulTracker: 25 free orders to try it, with no card. Plans start at $9 a month for 75 orders and go to $149 for 3,000, with the Shipment Guarantee and Pip included (pay yearly and get two months free). Not ready for a plan? Credit packs are 30 orders for $4.50 with no subscription, though postage and the Guarantee need a paid plan. Letter postage is the USPS metered rate plus a 7¢ label fee, and package labels are USPS commercial rates plus a small label fee. Postage needs a paid plan. Card processing on your plan and your postage is included: you pay the plan price and the postage, and nothing on top.
Questions sellers ask
Is SortSwift better than TCGHaulTracker?
For running a whole card business, from scanning and inventory to listing on ten marketplaces and a point of sale, yes: it does far more. For shipping, especially letters, TCGHaulTracker goes deeper on getting the address right, printing on what you already use, and knowing what happened after it's mailed.
Can I use SortSwift and TCGHaulTracker together?
Yes. Keep your inventory and listings in SortSwift, and upload your order exports or packing slips to TCGHaulTracker to ship. They don't connect to each other, so nothing has to be set up between them.
Do both offer tracked letters?
Yes, both put a USPS Intelligent Mail barcode on letters, SortSwift's discounted 1 oz letter is 73¢ for your first 10 packages a day; ours is 85¢. Neither gets a doorstep delivery scan, because USPS doesn't scan letters at the door.
Does SortSwift check addresses?
Their public pages don't say. TCGHaulTracker checks and corrects every address against USPS's address database before anything prints.
Is there a free option?
SortSwift's Entry plan is free for good. TCGHaulTracker has 25 free orders to try it with no card, then plans from $9 a month or credit packs with no subscription.
For a comparison with another letter tracking tool, see TCGHaulTracker vs. TCGTracking.
The bottom line
If you want one system for your whole card business, SortSwift is the more complete platform, and we'd rather say that plainly. If what you want is for your envelopes to reach the right address and to know where they are when a buyer asks, without changing how you list or price, that's what TCGHaulTracker does. Try it on your real orders and judge for yourself.