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Reseller Profit Calculator: What You Keep on Each Platform

How much do you keep after eBay, Poshmark or Mercari fees?

On a $40 item with $8 shipping and 7% sales tax, eBay US takes about $7.38 (13.6% of the whole $51.36, plus $0.40), Mercari $4.80 (10% of $48), and Poshmark $8.00 (20% of $40, but it pays for the label). After a $7.50 label and a $10 item cost, that leaves about $23.12, $25.70 and $22.00.

Resellers lose money in the gaps: eBay charges its percentage on the sales tax too, Poshmark takes 20% but covers the label, Facebook has a minimum fee, and UK and Canadian rules are different again.

Pick your country and platform, type the price, shipping and what you paid. The table compares the same sale on every platform in your country.

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Built by Muhammad Shahzeb Anwar, MSc Industrial and Organizational Psychology. Fee rules are each platform's own published standard rates for the US, UK and Canada; promotions and ads are left out.

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Where and what

The table below compares every platform for the same sale.

Shipping and tax

US and Canadian platforms add it; eBay, Facebook and Etsy/Depop processing charge their fee on it. UK: leave 0.

The fee rules this uses

  • eBay US and Canada: 13.6% of the total sale (item, shipping and sales tax) up to $7,500, 2.35% above, plus $0.30 per order of $10 or less or $0.40 above. Books, movies and music 15.3%; athletic shoes 8% with no per-order fee from $150; women's bags 15% (9% over $2,000).
  • eBay UK: private sellers pay no final value fee. Business sellers pay the category rate (clothes, shoes and accessories 11.9%), 30p or 40p per order, a 0.35% regulatory operating fee and the listing fee, plus VAT.
  • Poshmark: US $2.95 under $15, 20% from $15. Canada C$3.95 under C$20, 20% from C$20, plus GST/HST on the fee.
  • Mercari US: 10% of the item price plus buyer-paid shipping, with no separate processing fee since 6 January 2025.
  • Depop: no selling fee for US and UK sellers; payment processing (about 3.3% + $0.45 in the US, 2.9% + 30p in the UK) still applies.
  • Vinted UK: no seller fee; the buyer pays for Buyer Protection.
  • Facebook Marketplace: shipped orders 10% with a $0.80 minimum in the US and 2% in the UK, on the whole amount. Local pickup is free.
  • Etsy: 6.5% transaction fee, payment processing (US 3% + $0.25, UK 4% + 20p, Canada 3% + C$0.25), a regulatory operating fee in the UK (0.48%) and Canada (0.50%), and the $0.20 listing fee.

A worked example

A pair of jeans bought for $9 (plus $1 to clean) sells on eBay US for $40 with $8 shipping. eBay adds 7% sales tax at checkout: $3.36. eBay's fee base is the whole $51.36, so the fee is 13.6% of $51.36 = $6.98, plus $0.40 for an order over $10 = $7.38. eBay pays out $48.00 − $7.38 = $40.62. Take off the $7.50 label and the $10 cost: $23.12 profit, a 48% margin on the $48 the buyer paid for the item and shipping.

The same jeans on Poshmark at $40: 20% = $8.00, the label is Poshmark's, so you keep $32.00 − $10 = $22.00. On Mercari: 10% of $48 = $4.80, payout $43.20, minus the label and cost = $25.70.

Common mistakes

  • Forgetting the tax in eBay's fee. eBay's percentage is charged on the sales tax the buyer pays, even though the tax is not yours.
  • Counting buyer shipping as profit. It is money in, but the label is money out. Profit is payout minus your label minus what the item cost.
  • Using last year's fee table. Mercari dropped its processing fee and moved to 10% in January 2025; Depop removed UK and US selling fees in 2024; eBay UK stopped charging private sellers. Old spreadsheets still have the old numbers.
  • Ignoring small-sale minimums. Poshmark's $2.95 flat fee is 30% of a $10 sale; Facebook's $0.80 minimum and eBay's per-order fee bite on cheap items.

Platform reporting lines

In the US, a platform files a Form 1099-K when your payments on that platform are over $20,000 and over 200 transactions in a year (the One, Big, Beautiful Bill restored this line; some states use lower ones). In the UK, platforms report sellers to HMRC from 30 sales of goods or over 2,000 euros (about £1,700) a year. In Canada, platforms report to the CRA from 30 sales of goods or over C$2,800. A report does not by itself mean tax is due. The full tracker keeps a running count per platform.

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What this will not tell you

Standard published fees only: promotions, Promoted Listings, Boost, Offsite Ads, store subscriptions, international fees, currency conversion, refunds and returns are not included. Depop's processing rates come from guides quoting Depop's page, which blocks automated checks. eBay categories not listed use the most-categories rate. This is an estimate, not tax or financial advice. Nothing you type leaves your browser.

Questions

Questions people actually ask

How much does eBay take from a sale in 2026?

In most US categories, 13.6% of the total sale including shipping and sales tax (up to $7,500), plus $0.30 for an order of $10 or less or $0.40 above. Some categories differ, for example books 15.3% and athletic shoes 8% from $150.

Does eBay charge fees on sales tax?

Yes. eBay's final value fee is calculated on the total amount of the sale, which includes the item price, shipping charged to the buyer and the sales tax.

What are Poshmark's fees?

In the US, a flat $2.95 on sales under $15 and 20% on sales of $15 or more; the fee includes the prepaid shipping label. In Canada, C$3.95 under C$20 and 20% from C$20, plus GST/HST on the fee.

What does Mercari charge sellers now?

A 10% selling fee on the item price plus buyer-paid shipping, for listings created or updated since 6 January 2025, with no separate payment processing fee. Buyers pay a 3.6% Buyer Protection fee.

Is it free to sell on Vinted and Depop?

Vinted charges UK sellers no selling fee; the buyer pays the Buyer Protection fee. Depop removed its 10% selling fee for UK sellers in March 2024 and US sellers in July 2024, but payment processing fees still apply.

When will I get a 1099-K from eBay or Poshmark?

Under the federal rule, when your payments on that platform are over $20,000 and over 200 transactions in the calendar year. Some states set lower lines, and the income is taxable whether or not a form is sent.

Does Facebook Marketplace charge a fee?

Not for local pickup. For shipped orders in the US the selling fee is 10% of the whole transaction with a $0.80 minimum; in the UK it is 2%.

Where every rule comes from

Sources

Each fee was checked on the platform's own help or fee page on 2 November 2026, and the reporting lines on IRS.gov, GOV.UK and canada.ca. Platforms change fees often; if a page below has moved on, the page wins over this calculator.

  1. eBay US selling fees: https://www.ebay.com/help/selling/fees-credits-invoices/selling-fees?id=4822
  2. eBay Canada selling fees: https://www.ebay.ca/help/selling/fees-credits-invoices/selling-fees?id=4822
  3. eBay UK private seller fees: https://www.ebay.co.uk/help/selling/fees-credits-invoices/selling-fees?id=4822
  4. eBay UK business seller fees: https://www.ebay.co.uk/help/selling/fees-credits-invoices/business-selling-fees?id=4809
  5. Poshmark US fee policy: https://poshmark.com/fee_policy
  6. Poshmark Canada fee policy: https://poshmark.ca/fee_policy
  7. Mercari: fees on Mercari: https://www.mercari.com/us/help_center/article/169/
  8. Depop: zero selling fees in the US: https://news.depop.com/company-news/depop-removes-selling-fees-in-the-united-states-evolves-fee-structure/
  9. Depop: zero selling fees in the UK: https://news.depop.com/company-news/evolving-our-fee-structure-with-zero-selling-fees-on-depop/
  10. Meta onsite checkout terms (Marketplace selling fees): https://www.facebook.com/legal/checkout_terms
  11. Etsy: fees and taxes for selling: https://help.etsy.com/hc/en-us/articles/115014483627-What-are-the-Fees-and-Taxes-for-Selling-on-Etsy
  12. Etsy: payment processing fees: https://help.etsy.com/hc/en-us/articles/115015628847-What-are-Payment-Processing-Fees-for-Selling-on-Etsy
  13. IRS: understanding your Form 1099-K: https://www.irs.gov/businesses/understanding-your-form-1099-k
  14. GOV.UK: reporting rules for digital platforms: https://www.gov.uk/guidance/reporting-rules-for-digital-platforms
  15. CRA: reporting rules for digital platforms, who is affected: https://www.canada.ca/en/revenue-agency/programs/about-canada-revenue-agency-cra/compliance/reporting-rules-digital-platforms/who-is-affected.html
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