How much does Amazon take from $100.00?
Last verified: May 2026 from official Amazon selling fee pagesDirect answer: Amazon takes $15.00 from a $100.00 sale in the default 2026 fee model. That leaves $85.00 before item cost, shipping labels, optional ads, refunds, or taxes. The effective fee rate on this exact amount is 15.0%.
$100.00 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 $15.00 from a $100.00 sale in the default 2026 fee model.
- - Net payout is $85.00 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 $100.00, with $3.75 in fees.
- - Use the calculator below to test your actual price, shipping, category, and cost of goods.
Amazon fees on $100.00
- Listing fee
- $0.00
- Marketplace selling fee
- $15.00
- Payment processing
- $0.00
- Per-order fee
- $0.00
- Promotion fee
- $0.00
- Total marketplace fees
- $15.00
Net from a $100.00 sale
Sale price
$100.00
Fees
$15.00
Net before costs
$85.00
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 $100.00?
| Platform | Total fees | Net payout | Effective rate | Difference |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Depop | $3.75 | $96.25 | 3.8% | $11.25 less than Amazon |
| Etsy | $9.95 | $90.05 | 10.0% | $5.05 less than Amazon |
| Mercari | $10.00 | $90.00 | 10.0% | $5.00 less than Amazon |
| Facebook Marketplace | $10.00 | $90.00 | 10.0% | $5.00 less than Amazon |
| Whatnot | $11.20 | $88.80 | 11.2% | $3.80 less than Amazon |
| StockX | $12.00 | $88.00 | 12.0% | $3.00 less than Amazon |
| Grailed | $12.98 | $87.02 | 13.0% | $2.02 less than Amazon |
| eBay | $14.00 | $86.00 | 14.0% | $1.00 less than Amazon |
| AmazonCurrent | $15.00 | $85.00 | 15.0% | Same as Amazon |
| Poshmark | $20.00 | $80.00 | 20.0% | $5.00 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.