How much does Amazon take from $10.00?
Last verified: May 2026 from official Amazon selling fee pagesDirect answer: Amazon takes $1.50 from a $10.00 sale in the default 2026 fee model. That leaves $8.50 before item cost, shipping labels, optional ads, refunds, or taxes. The effective fee rate on this exact amount is 15.0%.
$10.00 gives Amazon sellers a fixed baseline before changing referral category, selling plan, FBM versus FBA handling, or media closing fees. Those inputs can move the payout more than the sale price alone suggests.
TL;DR
- - Amazon takes $1.50 from a $10.00 sale in the default 2026 fee model.
- - Net payout is $8.50 before item cost, shipping labels, optional ads, refunds, or taxes.
- - The effective fee rate is 15.0% with no buyer-paid shipping in this snapshot.
- - Depop is cheaper at $10.00, with $0.78 in fees.
- - Use the calculator below to test your actual price, shipping, category, and cost of goods.
Amazon fees on $10.00
- Listing fee
- $0.00
- Marketplace selling fee
- $1.50
- Payment processing
- $0.00
- Per-order fee
- $0.00
- Promotion fee
- $0.00
- Total marketplace fees
- $1.50
Net from a $10.00 sale
Sale price
$10.00
Fees
$1.50
Net before costs
$8.50
This snapshot assumes no buyer-paid shipping, no shipping label cost, no item cost, and no promoted listing fee. Use the calculator below to test your real listing inputs.
Which marketplace keeps the least on $10.00?
| Platform | Total fees | Net payout | Effective rate | Difference |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Depop | $0.78 | $9.22 | 7.8% | $0.72 less than Amazon |
| Mercari | $1.00 | $9.00 | 10.0% | $0.50 less than Amazon |
| Facebook Marketplace | $1.00 | $9.00 | 10.0% | $0.50 less than Amazon |
| Whatnot | $1.39 | $8.61 | 13.9% | $0.11 less than Amazon |
| Etsy | $1.40 | $8.60 | 14.0% | $0.10 less than Amazon |
| AmazonCurrent | $1.50 | $8.50 | 15.0% | Same as Amazon |
| eBay | $1.66 | $8.34 | 16.6% | $0.16 more than Amazon |
| Grailed | $1.74 | $8.26 | 17.4% | $0.24 more than Amazon |
| Poshmark | $2.95 | $7.05 | 29.5% | $1.45 more than Amazon |
| StockX | $5.30 | $4.70 | 53.0% | $3.80 more than Amazon |
Price the listing before it goes live
Use the exact marketplace, category, shipping setup, and cost of goods you expect to list with. That gives you a real payout baseline instead of a fee estimate from memory.
Amazon referral fees use item price plus buyer-paid shipping; FBA surcharge applies to the fulfillment cost field.