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eBay vs Mercari vs Poshmark fees

The three marketplaces charge sellers in different ways — eBay's tiered percentage plus a fixed per-order fee, Poshmark's flat $2.95-or-20%, and Mercari's flat 10% — so the "cheapest" one changes with the item price and how fast you need it to sell. Here is how each works in 2026, with the trade-offs the headline rate hides.

eBay: percentage + per-order fee

In most categories eBay takes a 13.6% final value fee plus a fixed $0.30–$0.40per-order fee, charged on the item price, shipping, and tax combined. A Store subscription lowers the percentage to about 12.7%, and Top Rated Plus trims another 10% off the percentage on eligible listings. eBay's strengths are reach and category breadth; its fee is moderate but applies to shipping and tax too. See the full eBay fee breakdown for the per-category rates.

Poshmark: flat fee, then 20%

Poshmark uses the simplest structure: a flat $2.95 on sales under $15, and 20% of the sale price on items $15 and up. The buyer pays a separate flat shipping fee, so the seller's cut is just the sale price minus that commission. It is the easiest to predict and usually the largest seller cut of the three — but Poshmark's social, fashion-focused audience can support higher prices that offset it.

Mercari: a flat 10%

Mercari briefly tested a zero-seller-fee model in 2024, then reversed it on January 6, 2025, returning to a flat 10%selling fee on the item price plus shipping. It dropped the old seller payment-processing fee at the same time, and buyers now pay their own service fee at checkout — that buyer fee does not come out of your payout. On a mid-priced item Mercari's 10% is usually the lowest seller cut of the three. Standard direct-deposit payouts are free; an instant payout costs $3.

A $50 sale, side by side

Same $50 item, ignoring shipping and tax, to show only the seller-fee difference:

Illustrative only. Excludes shipping, tax, optional payout fees, and any platform changes since publication. Confirm each platform's current fees before pricing.

Which should you sell on?

Take-home is only half the decision — the other half is who is shopping. eBay reaches the widest range of categories and buyers; Poshmark's flat 20% is the simplest to plan around and its fashion audience supports higher prices; Mercari's flat 10% is often the lowest seller cut on a mid-priced item. Many resellers list the same inventory across all three and let demand decide. Run your exact numbers through the eBay, Poshmark, Mercari, and Depop fee calculators — or start from the calculators hub.

Common questions

eBay fees verified against eBay's published schedule; Mercari and Poshmark structures summarized for comparison and subject to change. Estimates only — confirm against each platform. See our methodology. Page last updated July 13, 2026.