Marketplace Fee Comparison
Enter one sale and compare fees, payout and profit on eBay, Poshmark, Mercari, Depop, Whatnot and more side by side, sorted by what you keep.
How to use the Marketplace Fee Comparison
- Enter what the item sells for and what it cost you.
- Enter what the shipping label costs and choose whether the buyer pays shipping or you offer free shipping.
- Read the table: every platform is sorted by the profit you keep, with its fees and payout alongside.
- Open a platform’s calculator from its name to change its category, seller level or other settings.
How each platform charges
The comparison covers 13 fee schedules. Here is how each one works in a sentence, and when we last checked it against the platform’s own pages.
| Platform | How fees work | Checked |
|---|---|---|
| Depop (UK) | No selling fee; 2.9% + £0.30 payment processing on the item price and shipping, plus 12% on Boosted Listing sales. | |
| Depop (US) | No selling fee; 3.3% + $0.45 payment processing on the item price, shipping and sales tax, plus 12% on Boosted Listing sales. | |
| eBay (UK) | UK private sellers pay no selling fees on UK sales. Business sellers pay a category final value fee (mostly 9.9% to 12.9%) plus £0.40 per order (£0.30 up to £10) and a 0.35% regulatory operating fee on the total including postage, plus VAT. | |
| eBay (US) | A final value fee of 13.6% in most categories (lower with a Basic Store or higher) on the whole sale including shipping and sales tax, plus $0.40 per order ($0.30 on orders of $10 or less). | |
| Etsy (UK) | A US$0.20 listing fee, 6.5% transaction fee and 0.48% regulatory operating fee on price plus postage, 4% + £0.20 payment processing, and 20% VAT on all of it unless you have added a VAT ID; Offsite Ads add 15% or 12%. | |
| Etsy (US) | A $0.20 listing fee, a 6.5% transaction fee on price plus shipping, and 3% + $0.25 payment processing on the order including sales tax; Offsite Ads add 15% or 12% (capped at $100) on attributed orders. | |
| Mercari | A flat 10% selling fee on the item price plus any buyer-paid shipping, with no payment processing fee; Instant Pay cash-outs cost $3. | |
| Poshmark | A flat $2.95 fee on sales under $15 and 20% of the sale price from $15 up; the buyer pays the $6.49 prepaid shipping label. | |
| Reverb | A 5% selling fee on the item price plus shipping ($0.50 minimum, $500 maximum) and 3.19% + $0.49 payment processing on the order total including shipping and sales tax, plus any Bump fee. | |
| StockX | A 9% to 7% transaction fee by Seller Level (never less than $5) plus 3% payment processing on the sale price, and a $5 seller shipping fee on standard sales. | |
| TikTok Shop | A referral fee of 6% in most categories (5% for Pre-Owned and some fine jewelry) on the item price plus buyer-paid shipping, with no fixed or payment processing fee, plus any creator affiliate commission on the item price. | |
| Vinted | No selling fees for private or Pro sellers: the buyer pays a Buyer Protection fee (5% + £0.70 on Vinted’s How it works page) and the postage, which buys your prepaid label. | |
| Whatnot | 8% commission on the item price (4% for coins, lower at higher sales tiers) plus 2.9% + $0.30 processing on the whole order, shipping and sales tax included. |
Why the same sale nets different amounts
A headline rate hides three things. First, what the percentage is charged on: some platforms take their cut of the item price only, others of the whole order, including the shipping and sales tax the buyer pays. Second, fixed amounts: a per-order processing fee or a flat minimum fee weighs heavily on a cheap item and barely registers on an expensive one, so the cheapest platform for a $12 sale is often not the cheapest for a $200 one. Third, shipping: a platform that bundles a prepaid label with a flat buyer rate can be the best deal for heavy items and the worst for light ones.
That is why this page applies each platform’s complete fee schedule to your numbers instead of comparing rates. Change the price and watch the order move: the ranking at $10.00 is often not the ranking at $100.00.
Getting the most accurate comparison
- Use the price you expect to sell at, not your listing price: offers, bundles and auctions change what the fees are charged on.
- Enter your real item cost, including what you paid in fees or travel to source it, so the profit column is money you actually keep.
- If you sell in a category with its own rate (sneakers, trading cards, electronics), open that platform’s calculator and pick the category; the table uses standard rates.
Frequently asked questions
Which selling platform has the lowest fees?
For a $50.00 sale of an item that cost you $15.00, with the buyer paying $8.00 shipping, Depop leaves you the most ($32.52 profit) and StockX the least ($23.50). The order changes with the price, so enter your own numbers above.
Why is the platform with the lowest fee rate not always the most profitable?
Platforms charge in different ways: a percentage of the item price, a percentage of the whole order including shipping and sales tax, fixed fees per order, or a flat fee below a price threshold. Who pays for the shipping label matters too. The table applies each platform’s full schedule to the same sale, so it shows what you actually keep rather than the headline rate.
How is shipping handled in the comparison?
Some platforms pay the buyer’s shipping out to you and you buy the label; others keep the buyer’s shipping and hand you a prepaid label. Either way, the comparison counts the label once, so a buyer-paid label that exactly covers postage costs you nothing, while free shipping comes out of your profit on every platform.
Which settings does each platform use?
Each platform’s default settings: the standard category, standard seller level and no optional extras such as promoted listings or instant payouts. Those change the fees, so open a platform’s own calculator to set them.
How current are these fees?
Every fee schedule is checked against the platform’s official fee pages; the table below shows the date each one was last checked and links to its calculator, where the sources are listed.
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