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eBay Fee Calculator

See your real net profit after eBay's 13.25% Final Value Fee, $0.30 per-order fee, your shipping cost, and cost basis. Updated for 2026.

Your numbers

Quick start — try a preset

~13.25% + $0.30/order (most categories)

$

What you paid for the item

$

What the buyer pays for the item

$

$0 if free shipping. Most marketplaces charge fees on this too.

$

What you pay for the label

$

Box, tape, supplies, gas to thrift, etc.

Net profit

$20.74

ROI: 207.4%
Margin: 46.1%

Breakdown

Gross revenue (sale + shipping)
$45.00
− Cost basis
-$10.00
− Shipping cost
-$8.00
− Other costs
-$0.00
− eBay fees

13.25% × $45.00 + $0.30 = $6.26

-$6.26
Net profit
$20.74

Fees are estimates as of April 2026. Real fees vary by category, store subscription, and seller status. Always verify with the marketplace's current fee schedule.

How eBay's fee structure actually works

eBay's headline fee is 13.25% but the real cost is higher once you factor in the $0.30 per-order fee, the percent fee charged on shipping income, and (if you ad-promote) the Promoted Listings ad rate.

The standard fee math for a typical fixed-price listing:

That's before category-specific overrides. Sneakers above $150 sit at 8%. Trading cards have a complex tiered structure. Books, Movies, and Music are around 14.95%. Always verify your category in eBay's help center for sales worth more than $50.

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eBay fee calculator FAQs

For most categories, eBay charges a Final Value Fee of about 13.25% of the total amount the buyer pays (item + shipping) plus $0.30 per order. Some categories are different — sneakers above $150 are 8%, trading cards have category-specific tiers, and Books/Movies/Music sit around 14.95%. Check eBay's Selling Fees help page for your exact category before sourcing big-ticket items.
eBay calculates the Final Value Fee on the entire buyer payment, including shipping. Their reasoning: free shipping isn't actually free — sellers bake the cost into the item price. By charging on the total, eBay treats shipped-included and shipping-separate listings the same. Practical implication: a $50 item with $10 shipping costs you 13.25% × $60 = $7.95, not $6.625.
Yes if you list 50+ items per month. Basic Store ($21.95/mo) drops most category fees by 1-2 percentage points and gives you 250 free fixed-price listings. Premium Store ($59.95/mo) goes lower. Math: at $5,000/mo gross, a 1% fee reduction saves $50/mo — Basic Store pays for itself. Below $2,000/mo gross, no Store is usually right.
Promoted Listings Standard adds an ad fee (you pick — typically 2-15%) on top of the regular Final Value Fee. The ad fee only triggers when a buyer clicks your promoted link AND buys within 30 days. So a 5% promo rate on a $100 sale = $5 extra fee, but only on items that actually sold via the promotion. The ROI calculator above doesn't include promo fees by default — add them to the 'Other costs' field.
eBay International Standard Delivery and the Global Shipping Program add complexity. The buyer pays international shipping to eBay, then eBay handles cross-border logistics. The seller still pays the standard Final Value Fee plus a 1.65% International Fee on transactions to certain countries. For sourcing decisions targeting international buyers, add the 1.65% to your fee assumption.
Forgetting that the $0.30 per-order fee makes low-priced items unprofitable. A $5 item with $4 shipping costs you ~$1.49 in fees ($1.19 percent fee + $0.30 fixed). After shipping cost ($4) and a $1 cost basis, you're at -$1.49 — losing money on the sale. Below ~$10-15 sell prices, eBay rarely makes sense. Mercari or local Facebook are better.
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