Marketplace Fee Calculator
See exactly how much you keep after fees on eBay, Etsy, Poshmark, Mercari, and Depop — results update as you type.
Run the numbers before the listing goes live
Start with the likely sale price, pick the marketplace, and see whether the payout still works — results update as you type.
Quick setup
Start with the likely accepted price, not the ideal public list price.
Pocket preview
A fast margin check before the real work starts.
Use the likely accepted price, pick the marketplace, and see whether the sale still works before photos, listing polish, or discounting consume more time.
Step one
Price it honestly
Start with the price you are likely to accept, not the optimistic list price.
Step two
See fees instantly
Numbers update as you type. No clicking, no waiting, no sign-up.
Step three
Compare if it is close
Then decide whether a stronger audience is actually worth the fee tradeoff.
A seller fee calculator built for real listing decisions.
Good fee tools should help you reject weak listings early. Enter the real sale price, the real shipping structure, and the cost of goods you actually have in the item. If the payout is too thin, you know before you spend more time or cash.
If the margin looks close, move into compare mode and run the exact same sale across another marketplace. That is where the difference between a lower fee and a better audience becomes visible.
Fee calculators for every major marketplace.
Each calculator is designed around the core seller-fee math that matters before you list: payout, shipping treatment, item cost, and the fee rules sellers are most likely to misremember.
Real resellers, real fee decisions.
Sellers use FlipCalc to check margins before every listing. Here is what the numbers helped them see.
“I was about to list a $120 jacket on Poshmark until FlipCalc showed me I'd keep $14 more on eBay after fees. That adds up fast when you're flipping 30 items a month.”
Sarah K.
Full-time reseller, 2 years
“The comparison tool is what got me. I always assumed Mercari was cheapest, but for my price range ($15-30 items), Depop actually leaves more in my pocket. I would never have checked without this.”
Marcus T.
Side hustle seller
“I run the numbers on every item before I source now. If the margin is thin on all five platforms, I just pass. FlipCalc has saved me from buying inventory I would have lost money on.”
Jamie L.
Thrift reseller
“As an Etsy seller, I kept forgetting to account for the listing fee and processing fee together. Seeing the full breakdown in one place made me realize I was underpricing by about 8% on average.”
Priya D.
Vintage shop owner
Compare seller fees side by side across platforms.
Keep the sale price, shipping, and item cost constant first. Then decide whether a higher-fee marketplace still wins because the audience can support a stronger price or faster sale.
The fee updates that change seller decisions.
Depop
US sellers still operate on payment processing only, which keeps low-ticket fashion listings much cleaner than most resale marketplaces.
eBay
Per-order fees still matter at the bottom end, and category thresholds remain the main place sellers misprice higher-value inventory.
Etsy
The stacked listing, transaction, and processing fees are stable, but sellers still need to separate core math from Offsite Ads and other optional programs.
Read the fee rule, then test the real listing.
How much do marketplace fees actually cost?
Here is what each marketplace typically takes from a $50 sale with no shipping charge and no item cost. These are the core seller fees only — not optional programs.
eBay
$6.68
~13.4% on a $50 sale
13.25% final value fee + 2.35% processing + $0.30 per-order
Etsy
$5.30
~10.6% on a $50 sale
$0.20 listing + 6.5% transaction + 3% processing + $0.25 flat
Poshmark
$10.00
20% on a $50 sale
Flat 20% commission on sales $15+
Mercari
$5.00
10% on a $50 sale
Flat 10% selling fee on item price + shipping
Depop
$2.10
~4.2% on a $50 sale
No commission (US). Only 3.3% processing + $0.45 flat