What's the Madden Auction House transaction fee?

JuicyJ8787 said:

Most here share my sentiment. Tax is necessary unfortunately

Great point, I mostly agree, and this is exactly why the tax drives me nuts.

The Auction House tax is a straight-up coin sink. Buy a card at fair market value—say 200k—and 20k goes to taxes, it disappears. Sell it later for the same price? Another 20k gone. 

That same card changes hands twice, and 40k has been permanently removed from the economy. Scale that across millions of transaction,s and you get constant coin drain.

At the same time, EA drops new cards at inflated prices while older cards lose value. So, coin is being sucked out of the system while demand is being pushed higher. That imbalance isn’t accidental—it keeps the economy tight and players chasing.

EA will argue the 10% tax prevents inflation, and sure, that’s true in theory. But with power creep and nonstop content drops, the sink outweighs the sources. Giving players that extra 10% would actually help absorb demand instead of constantly fighting it.

Right now, the tax doesn’t just “stabilize” the market; it manufactures scarcity.