What percentage does eBay take?
Last verified: May 2026 from official eBay fee pagesDirect answer: eBay's effective seller fee rate is 14.4% on a default $50 sale in this 2026 model. That equals $7.20 in fees and leaves $42.80 before item cost, shipping labels, optional ads, refunds, or taxes. Use the percentage as a quick comparison, then check the common-price table because fixed fees, category choices, shipping, and seller settings can change the real effective rate.
TL;DR
- - eBay usually takes a category final value percentage on the buyer-paid total, plus a $0.30-$0.40 per-order fee. The default model is 13.6% plus the per-order charge.
- - At $50.00, the effective seller fee rate is 14.4%.
- - That $50.00 example means $7.20 in fees and $42.80 payout before costs.
- - The per-order fee makes cheap eBay sales more expensive than the headline final value percentage suggests.
- - Fee data was last checked on 2026-05-30 from official eBay fee pages.
The headline eBay percentage
eBay usually takes a category final value percentage on the buyer-paid total, plus a $0.30-$0.40 per-order fee. The default model is 13.6% plus the per-order charge.
The per-order fee makes cheap eBay sales more expensive than the headline final value percentage suggests.
eBay's effective rate is highest at $10.00 (16.6%) and lowest at $1,000.00 (13.6%) in this default table. Fixed fees explain most of that spread.
Effective percentage at $50
- Sale price
- $50.00
- Total seller fees
- $7.20
- Net before costs
- $42.80
- Effective fee rate
- 14.4%
eBay percentage by sale price
The nominal percentage is useful, but the effective rate is what sellers feel. Fixed charges raise the rate on cheap items, while pure percentage fees stay flatter.
| Sale price | Effective rate | Fees | Net before costs | Exact answer |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| $10.00 | 16.6% | $1.66 | $8.34 | eBay fee percentage at $10.00 |
| $15.00 | 16.3% | $2.44 | $12.56 | eBay fee percentage at $15.00 |
| $25.00 | 15.2% | $3.80 | $21.20 | eBay fee percentage at $25.00 |
| $50.00 | 14.4% | $7.20 | $42.80 | eBay fee percentage at $50.00 |
| $100.00 | 14.0% | $14.00 | $86.00 | eBay fee percentage at $100.00 |
| $200.00 | 13.8% | $27.60 | $172.40 | eBay fee percentage at $200.00 |
| $500.00 | 13.7% | $68.40 | $431.60 | eBay fee percentage at $500.00 |
| $1,000.00 | 13.6% | $136.40 | $863.60 | eBay fee percentage at $1,000.00 |
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.
Use the real sale assumptions you would list with, not the ideal version you hope the buyer accepts.
Turn the percentage into a listing decision
Use this page for the percentage answer, then use the seller-fee formula and calculator when shipping, category, item cost, or optional promotion settings change.