How much does Amazon take from $5.00?
Last verified: May 2026 from official Amazon selling fee pagesDirect answer: Amazon takes $0.75 from a $5.00 sale in the default 2026 fee model. That leaves $4.25 before item cost, shipping labels, optional ads, refunds, or taxes. The effective fee rate on this exact amount is 15.0%.
$5.00 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 $0.75 from a $5.00 sale in the default 2026 fee model.
- - Net payout is $4.25 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.
- - Mercari is cheaper at $5.00, with $0.50 in fees.
- - Use the calculator below to test your actual price, shipping, category, and cost of goods.
Amazon fees on $5.00
- Listing fee
- $0.00
- Marketplace selling fee
- $0.75
- Payment processing
- $0.00
- Per-order fee
- $0.00
- Promotion fee
- $0.00
- Total marketplace fees
- $0.75
Net from a $5.00 sale
Sale price
$5.00
Fees
$0.75
Net before costs
$4.25
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 $5.00?
| Platform | Total fees | Net payout | Effective rate | Difference |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mercari | $0.50 | $4.50 | 10.0% | $0.25 less than Amazon |
| Depop | $0.62 | $4.38 | 12.4% | $0.13 less than Amazon |
| AmazonCurrent | $0.75 | $4.25 | 15.0% | Same as Amazon |
| Facebook Marketplace | $0.80 | $4.20 | 16.0% | $0.05 more than Amazon |
| Whatnot | $0.85 | $4.15 | 17.0% | $0.10 more than Amazon |
| Etsy | $0.93 | $4.07 | 18.6% | $0.18 more than Amazon |
| eBay | $0.98 | $4.02 | 19.6% | $0.23 more than Amazon |
| Grailed | $1.11 | $3.89 | 22.2% | $0.36 more than Amazon |
| Poshmark | $2.95 | $2.05 | 59.0% | $2.20 more than Amazon |
| StockX | $5.15 | -$0.15 | 103.0% | $4.40 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.