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Poshmark Fee Calculator

See your real net profit on Poshmark — $2.95 flat under $15 or 20% above. Includes your cost basis and packing costs. Updated for 2026.

Your numbers

Quick start — try a preset

20% on sales >$15, $2.95 flat below

$

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

$18.00

ROI: 180.0%
Margin: 40.0%

Breakdown

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

20% × $45.00 = $9.00

-$9.00
Net profit
$18.00

These are simplified estimates, not marketplace quotes. Whatnot's standard U.S. schedule was checked in July 2026; other marketplace tiers were not independently re-verified in this update. Rates can vary by category, region, promotion, subscription, and seller status. Whatnot processing here excludes buyer tax and any tax on Whatnot fees because those amounts are not entered. Always verify the marketplace's current fee schedule.

The two-tier Poshmark fee structure, explained

Poshmark's 20% rate is the highest among major resale marketplaces — but the structure is also the simplest. There's no separate payment processing fee, no per-order fixed fee, and no shipping fee charged to the seller. Just $2.95 flat under $15 or 20% above.

That simplicity has trade-offs:

Most successful Poshmark closets focus on women's and luxury fashion priced $30+ where the platform's social-discovery model and brand-search behavior reliably surface listings. Lower-priced inventory or non-fashion categories often perform better elsewhere.

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Poshmark fee calculator FAQs

How much does Poshmark charge in fees?
Poshmark charges a flat $2.95 on sales of $15 or less, and 20% on sales above $15. So a $14 sale costs you $2.95 (21% effective), while a $20 sale costs $4.00 (a flat 20%). The 20% covers everything — there's no separate payment processing fee, and shipping is paid by the buyer separately and not part of your fee calculation.
What's the under-$15 flat-fee gotcha?
The flat $2.95 fee on sales $15 and under means low-priced items pay disproportionately. A $5 sale costs you 59% in fees ($2.95/$5). Pricing items between $13-15 is usually a mistake — bumping to $15.01 only adds $0.01 in revenue but drops the effective fee rate from 19.7% to 20%, which sounds bad but is the same dollar fee. The real lesson: avoid pricing under $10 unless cost basis is essentially zero.
Why is Poshmark 20% when other platforms are 10-13%?
Poshmark bundles services that other marketplaces unbundle: payment processing, prepaid USPS Priority shipping labels (the buyer pays the shipping fee but Poshmark generates the label), buyer protection, and a social-discovery network that tends to convert browsers into buyers at higher rates than search-based marketplaces. The 20% reflects that bundle. Whether it's worth it depends on how well your category sells through Poshmark's network versus eBay's search.
How do Poshmark Promoted Closet ads affect ROI?
Promoted Closet is Poshmark's optional ad product where you set a daily budget and Poshmark shows your listings to more buyers. The fee is paid as you accrue impressions, separate from the 20% sale fee. For ROI math, treat Promoted Closet spend as an 'Other costs' line — it's marketing expense, not transaction fees. Most casual sellers don't need it; full-time closet operators with high-priced inventory often do.
Does Poshmark take a fee on shipping?
No — and this is where the 20% rate is less painful than it looks compared to eBay. Poshmark's shipping is a flat fee paid by the buyer (around $7.97 for standard, more for heavier packages), and the seller receives a prepaid label. The 20% only applies to the item price. So a $50 sale costs $10 in Poshmark fees vs. eBay's ~$7.95 on the same item — but Poshmark covers the shipping label generation step.
Poshmark vs Mercari for fee load — which wins?
Depends on price point. Under $15: Poshmark's flat $2.95 beats Mercari's percent-plus-fixed structure. $15-30: Mercari's ~14% effective is cheaper than Poshmark's 20%. $30+: still Mercari, but Poshmark's higher buyer match rate for fashion can offset the fee gap if your category fits. The right answer for most resellers is 'list on both' — cross-listing tools like List Perfectly or Vendoo make this practical.

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Poshmark Fee Calculator 2026 — 20% Flat Fee Net Profit