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.
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Page last updated June 5, 2026.