How much does Amazon take from $15.00?
Last verified: May 2026 from official Amazon selling fee pagesDirect answer: Amazon takes $2.25 from a $15.00 sale in the default 2026 fee model. That leaves $12.75 before item cost, shipping labels, optional ads, refunds, or taxes. The effective fee rate on this exact amount is 15.0%.
$15.00 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 $2.25 from a $15.00 sale in the default 2026 fee model.
- - Net payout is $12.75 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 $15.00, with $0.95 in fees.
- - Use the calculator below to test your actual price, shipping, category, and cost of goods.
Amazon fees on $15.00
- Listing fee
- $0.00
- Marketplace selling fee
- $2.25
- Payment processing
- $0.00
- Per-order fee
- $0.00
- Promotion fee
- $0.00
- Total marketplace fees
- $2.25
Net from a $15.00 sale
Sale price
$15.00
Fees
$2.25
Net before costs
$12.75
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 $15.00?
| Platform | Total fees | Net payout | Effective rate | Difference |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Depop | $0.95 | $14.05 | 6.3% | $1.30 less than Amazon |
| Mercari | $1.50 | $13.50 | 10.0% | $0.75 less than Amazon |
| Facebook Marketplace | $1.50 | $13.50 | 10.0% | $0.75 less than Amazon |
| Etsy | $1.88 | $13.12 | 12.5% | $0.37 less than Amazon |
| Whatnot | $1.94 | $13.06 | 12.9% | $0.31 less than Amazon |
| AmazonCurrent | $2.25 | $12.75 | 15.0% | Same as Amazon |
| Grailed | $2.36 | $12.64 | 15.7% | $0.11 more than Amazon |
| eBay | $2.44 | $12.56 | 16.3% | $0.19 more than Amazon |
| Poshmark | $3.00 | $12.00 | 20.0% | $0.75 more than Amazon |
| StockX | $5.45 | $9.55 | 36.3% | $3.20 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.