TGM offers seller accounts for creators who wish to upload and sell educational resources. There is no membership fee to open or maintain a standard seller account. TGM retains a percentage of each sale as a service fee, and the remainder is paid to the seller. This policy is incorporated as part of our Terms of Service.
| Type | Membership Fee | Payout Rate | Transaction Fee | Features |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Standard Seller | No membership fee | 70% paid to seller 30% retained by TGM |
$0.15 per transaction (platform fee) | Seller dashboard, product listing tools, messaging, and store management |
| Seller Pro | US$49.95 annually for the first two annual billing periods, then US$79.95 annually | 90% paid to seller 10% retained by TGM while membership is active |
$0.15 per transaction (platform fee) | Standard Seller features plus TGM Pro Lite, including full Classroom Displays, Pro widgets, expanded limits, Pro Planner, quizzes and analytics |
There is no recurring membership fee for a standard seller account. For each sale, a standard seller receives 70% of the tax-exclusive product price and TGM retains 30%. A 0.15 fee in the sale currency is then deducted from the seller's earnings for that transaction.
Optional Seller Pro: sellers can upgrade their existing store to an annual Seller Pro membership. Seller Pro members receive 90% of each sale completed while the membership is active and TGM retains 10%. Seller Pro includes TGM Pro Lite but does not include Teacher Companion AI.
Seller Pro billing: membership is charged in US dollars. The introductory price is US$49.95 for each of the first two annual billing periods, followed by US$79.95 per year. The subscription renews automatically each year unless cancelled through the Stripe billing portal. Cancelling stops future renewals; Seller Pro access and the 90% payout rate continue until the end of the paid billing period. Once the membership is no longer active, future sales use the Standard Seller payout rate.
Seller Pro product requirement: members have 30 days from activation to publish at least five paid products that have been approved by TGM. Free products, drafts, inactive products, products awaiting approval, and products returned for changes do not count toward this requirement. If the requirement has not been met after 30 days, TGM sends a reminder to the seller and notifies the TGM administration team for follow-up.
Payout routing is based on the seller's verified legal country—not the buyer's country or the transaction currency. Australian seller payouts use TGM's Australian Stripe workflow. Seller earnings for all other countries are recorded by TGM and paid manually through PayPal after TGM confirms the payment.
TGM absorbs the card payment-processing fee charged on marketplace purchases; it is not added to the buyer's checkout total.
TGM owns and manages the customer-facing refund and chargeback process for marketplace transactions. Sellers should not contact the buyer's bank, card network or payment provider unless TGM asks them to assist. Acting reasonably and in good faith, TGM has discretion to grant or decline a voluntary refund and to decide whether a chargeback should be contested, based on the Refund Policy, applicable law, transaction and access records, the listing, communications, fraud or security concerns, and information available from the buyer and seller. The payment provider, card network or financial institution may ultimately determine a chargeback outcome.
Where a sale is refunded, reversed or successfully charged back, the seller's earnings from the affected transaction may be cancelled or reversed proportionately. TGM may apply the adjustment to a pending payout, unpaid balance or future earnings, or request repayment if those earnings have already been paid and cannot reasonably be recovered from the seller's balance. TGM will retain a record of the adjustment and, where reasonably practicable, tell the seller the reason. TGM will not allocate to a seller an amount unrelated to that seller's transaction or a loss caused by TGM's own error. These provisions do not limit rights or remedies that cannot lawfully be excluded.
TGM charges Australian GST on marketplace purchases made by customers whose verified billing location is Australia. Australian GST is calculated separately from the resource price, is not included in the seller's commissionable balance, and is retained by TGM for reporting and remittance. Marketplace purchases made by customers outside Australia do not attract Australian GST. Refunds and disputes may reduce seller earnings and the associated GST in accordance with the process above.
Selling through TGM is non-exclusive. Sellers retain ownership of their resources and may also sell them through their own websites or other marketplaces, provided they have the necessary rights and comply with any agreements they have made elsewhere.
Payouts are reviewed and issued monthly through the applicable route. International PayPal payments are issued by L'Deska Pty Ltd, trading as Teachers Global Marketplace. Before an international seller's first full PayPal payout, L'Deska Pty Ltd sends a small verification payment to the PayPal address recorded on the seller account. The seller must confirm the exact amount and verification code through the secure form in their seller dashboard and confirm that the funds are accessible in their PayPal account. TGM does not disclose the verification details in advance, and seller earnings remain pending until verification is completed.
International PayPal payouts have a minimum balance of US$20.00. Earnings below US$20.00 remain safely recorded in the seller's balance and roll forward into future monthly payout periods until the minimum is reached. If a seller closes their store, TGM may waive the minimum and include the remaining eligible balance in a final payout.
A buyer payment records earnings but does not mean an overseas PayPal payout has been completed. Overseas earnings are marked paid only after TGM records the completed PayPal payment and transaction reference. Missing legal name, legal country, address or payout details will hold payment for review. A payment provider may charge its own receiving, currency-conversion or withdrawal fees; these charges are separate from TGM's commission and seller transaction fee.
Seller payout details and payment instructions: Sellers are responsible for providing complete, accurate and current payout information, including a PayPal address that belongs to the seller or the seller's legal business and can receive international commercial payments in the applicable currency. TGM may rely on payout information confirmed through the seller's account and verification process. Sellers must update their information before a payout is processed. Changing a PayPal address may require verification again, applies only to future payouts and cannot redirect a payment already submitted.
A payout is treated as issued when the payment provider records it as completed to the seller's verified payout address and TGM records the transaction reference. If a payment is delayed, rejected, held, converted or returned by PayPal, TGM may hold the associated earnings while the matter is investigated. If payment is sent to incorrect details supplied or confirmed by the seller, TGM will take reasonable steps to assist with recovery but is not required to issue a replacement unless and until the original funds are recovered. Reasonable provider fees or recovery costs caused by incorrect seller-supplied details may be deducted from the seller's balance where permitted by law.
Sellers must promptly notify TGM if a payout account becomes inaccessible, restricted, compromised or unable to receive payments. Verification confirms the payout route at that time but does not guarantee that PayPal will accept future payments. Nothing in this policy excludes responsibility for an error caused by TGM or any right or remedy that cannot lawfully be excluded.
TGM may update fees, payout rates, or features at any time. Changes will be notified to affected users.
TGM may modify, suspend or discontinue marketplace features, or permanently cease operating the platform, where reasonably necessary for commercial, financial, legal, security or operational reasons. Where reasonably practicable, affected sellers will receive at least 30 days' notice by email or through a prominent website notice. If TGM permanently closes, we will take reasonable steps to stop future subscription renewals, allow sellers to retrieve relevant store and transaction information, and process eligible seller earnings and final payouts, subject to refunds, disputes, verification requirements and applicable law. Services may need to be suspended or discontinued immediately where continued operation would be unlawful, unsafe, technically impossible or outside TGM's reasonable control. Rights and obligations accrued before closure continue to apply.
Last updated: October 2026