How to use the ebay fee calculator
- 1Enter the sale price of the item and the shipping the buyer pays.
- 2Optionally enter the buyer’s sales tax rate. eBay collects the tax, but charges its fee on it too.
- 3Enter what the item cost you and what you pay for postage.
- 4Choose the eBay category. The final value fee fields fill in with that category’s rates.
- 5Add a Promoted Listings rate, a Top Rated Plus discount or the international fee if they apply, and read your fees, payout and profit.
How eBay fees work
eBay charges two selling fees on almost every sale. The final value fee is a percentage of the total amount of the sale: 13.6% for most categories on the first $7,500, and 2.35% on any part above that. The per-order fee is $0.40, or $0.30 when the order total is $10 or less.
The total amount of the sale is more than the item price. It includes the shipping and handling the buyer pays and the sales tax eBay collects. A $40 item with $8 shipping and 8% sales tax has a total of $51.84, and that is what the 13.6% is charged on.
Most sellers also get 250 free listings a month. After that, each new listing costs $0.35, whether or not it sells, so heavy listers should add that to their costs.
Total amount of sale = Item price + Shipping + Sales tax Final value fee = Total × 13.6% (first $7,500) + Total above $7,500 × 2.35% Per-order fee = $0.40 ($0.30 if the total is $10 or less)
eBay fees by category
Some categories have their own final value fee. Books, movies, TV and music (except vinyl records) pay 15.3%. Trading cards and coins kept the older 13.25% rate when most categories rose to 13.6% in February 2025. Guitars and basses pay 6.7%.
A few categories change rate with the price. Men’s and women’s athletic shoes sold for $150 or more pay 8% with no per-order fee. Handbags pay 15% up to $2,000 and 9% above that; jewelry pays 15% up to $5,000 and 9% above. In those categories the lower rate applies to the whole sale once it passes the threshold.
Most categories 13.6%, 2.35% above $7,500 Books, movies & music 15.3%, 2.35% above $7,500 Trading cards, coins 13.25%, 2.35% above $7,500 Guitars & basses 6.7%, 2.35% above $7,500 Athletic shoes $150+ 8%, no per-order fee Handbags 15%, or 9% over $2,000 Jewelry 15%, or 9% over $5,000
Promoted Listings, Top Rated Plus and selling abroad
With Promoted Listings General, you choose an ad rate and pay it only when a buyer clicks your ad and buys within 30 days. Like the final value fee, it is charged on the total amount of the sale, including shipping and tax, so a 5% ad rate costs more than 5% of your item price.
Top Rated Plus listings get 10% off the percentage part of the final value fee, not off the per-order fee. To qualify, you need Top Rated Seller status, same or one-business-day handling and free returns for at least 30 days.
When the buyer is outside the US, eBay adds an international fee of 1.65% of the total, unless you ship through eBay International Shipping. Sellers below eBay’s performance standard pay an extra 6% on their final value fees.
Ad fee = Total amount of sale × Ad rate % Top Rated Plus saving = Final value fee (percentage part) × 10%
Profit, margin and payout
Your payout is what eBay sends you after its fees: the item price and shipping the buyer paid, minus every fee. The sales tax is passed to the state, so it never reaches you, even though eBay charged its fee on it.
Profit takes the payout and subtracts what the item cost you and the postage label. Margin is that profit as a share of the price plus shipping.
Payout = Item price + Shipping − Total eBay fees Profit = Payout − Item cost − Postage you pay Margin % = Profit ÷ (Item price + Shipping) × 100
eBay vs Poshmark vs Mercari vs Depop vs Etsy vs TikTok Shop fees
The table below runs one US sale through each marketplace’s standard fees: a $40 item with $8 shipping paid by the buyer and no sales tax, no ads or promotions. It counts only the fees the seller pays.
The cheapest platform on paper is not always the one that leaves you the most profit. Poshmark’s buyer pays a flat shipping label that is not commissioned, Depop charges its buyers a separate marketplace fee, and a platform with more buyers for your item may sell it faster or for more.
Depop (US) $2.03 3.3% + $0.45 processing, no selling fee TikTok Shop $2.88 6% referral fee Mercari $4.80 10% of item + shipping Etsy $5.01 listing, 6.5% transaction, 3% + $0.25 processing eBay (most categories) $6.93 13.6% + $0.40 per order Poshmark $8.00 20% of the item price
Where these rates come from
The defaults come from eBay’s US Selling fees help page, checked in November 2026. eBay changes its fees from time to time, and Store subscribers pay lower rates in many categories, so check the rates on your own account and edit any field to match. This calculator covers eBay.com; eBay UK, Germany and other sites have their own fees.
Worked example
A seller with no eBay Store sells a jacket for $40 and charges $8 shipping. The buyer’s sales tax is 8%. The jacket cost $12 and the postage label costs $7.50.
| Total amount of sale (with $3.84 tax) | $51.84 |
| Final value fee (13.6%) | $7.05 |
| Per-order fee | $0.40 |
| Total eBay fees | $7.45 (15.5% of price + shipping) |
| Payout | $40.55 |
| Item and postage costs | $19.50 |
| Profit | $21.05 (43.9% margin) |
eBay takes $7.45 and the seller keeps $21.05. If the jacket sold through a 5% Promoted Listing, another $2.59 would come off, leaving $18.46.