Seller guides
Short, accurate explainers on how marketplace fees really work, so the number the calculator gives you actually makes sense. Every guide is checked against the platform's own published fee schedule.
How much are eBay fees in 2026?
The full breakdown: the 13.6% final value fee, the per-order fee, what eBay charges on shipping and tax, and how Store and Top Rated Plus discounts change the math.
Read the guide →How eBay fees work
The order of the math: how eBay assembles your fee from a percentage, a per-order fee, and surcharges on top of the same base, and what finally lands in your payout.
Read the guide →How to price an eBay item for profit
Work backwards from the profit you want: subtract eBay's cut and your real costs to back into a list price, and dodge the three things that quietly eat your margin.
Read the guide →Is an eBay Store worth it?
A Store drops most-category fees from 13.6% to about 12.7%. Here's the breakeven sales volume that makes the subscription pay for itself, and when it doesn't.
Read the guide →eBay vs Mercari vs Poshmark fees
Three marketplaces, three completely different fee models. A side-by-side on what each takes from a sale and what it means for your take-home.
Read the guide →How much does Depop take? Depop fees explained
Depop dropped its seller commission, so what's left is a 3.3% + $0.45 processing fee. Here's the exact math, and why that flat 45¢ punishes cheap items.
Read the guide →Mercari fees explained: the flat 10% and your payout
Mercari charges sellers one flat 10% on item plus buyer-paid shipping, and nothing else. Here's what that leaves in your bank, and the buyer fee that never touches it.
Read the guide →How much does Etsy take? Every Etsy fee explained
Etsy stacks three fees on every sale: a $0.20 listing fee, 6.5% on item plus shipping, and 3% + $0.25 processing on the buyer's total. Here's the exact math and where Offsite Ads fits.
Read the guide →Whatnot fees explained: what sellers really pay
Whatnot takes 8% commission on the item price plus 2.9% + $0.30 processing on the buyer's total. Here's the math, the category rates, and how high-value pricing changes it.
Read the guide →Poshmark fees explained: the flat $2.95 and the 20%
Poshmark charges a flat $2.95 under $15 and 20% at $15 and up, and nothing else. Here's the exact math, the price where the two swap, and why the payout is the easiest to predict.
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Page last updated June 5, 2026.