eBay fee calculator (US)

Fees last checked Oct 2026US sellers · sources linked below

Sale price

Buyer shipping

Sales tax

You paid for it

Your label cost

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Sale price: the item price the buyer pays, before shipping and tax. Buyer shipping: what you charge the buyer for shipping. Sales tax: collected and remitted by the marketplace, but some platforms charge fees on it. Applied to item + shipping. Your label cost: leave blank ("auto") to assume it equals the shipping you charged. You paid for it: what the item cost you, so "you keep" is your real profit.

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Charge eBay $0.35 insertion fee (you have used your 250 free listings this month)

Calculating…

eBay charges a final value fee on the total amount of the sale: item price, shipping and handling you charge, and sales tax. Pick your category below.

How we calculate: we take your sale price, the shipping you charge and the buyer's sales tax, apply eBay's published US fee rules (linked under Sources), then subtract your shipping label and what you paid for the item. Each fee is rounded to the cent. It is an estimate: your platform statement is the final word.

Assumptions. US seller, US buyer, US dollars, one item per order, standard account in good standing, no promotions, ads, refunds, currency conversion or instant-payout fees. Sales tax is collected and remitted by the marketplace, so it is never part of your payout, but eBay, Whatnot (processing), Depop and Etsy (processing) still charge a percentage on it. "Payout" is what the platform sends you; "profit" also subtracts your label and item cost. Each fee line is rounded to the cent.

How eBay calculates the fee

Final value fee is a % of the total amount of the sale: item price + buyer-paid shipping/handling + sales tax. Plus a per-order fee of $0.30 (order total $10.00 or less) or $0.40 (over $10.00).
Insertion fee: first 250 listings per month free, then $0.35 per listing (Guitars & Basses free; athletic shoes free if the starting price is $150 or more).
No separate payment-processing fee; it is included in the final value fee.

eBay final value fee rates (most-used categories)
Category	Rate
Most categories	13.6% up to $7,500, 2.35% on the portion over $7,500
Books & Magazines, Movies & TV, Music (except vinyl)	15.3% up to $7,500, 2.35% over
Coins & Paper Money (except Bullion)	13.25% up to $7,500, 2.35% over
Bullion	13.6% if the total is $7,500 or less; 7% if over (whole amount)
Women's Bags & Handbags	15% if the total is $2,000 or less; 9% if over (whole amount)
Trading cards, comics, collectible card games	13.25% up to $7,500, 2.35% over
Jewelry & Watches (except Watches, Parts & Accessories)	15% if the total is $5,000 or less; 9% if over (whole amount)
Watches, Parts & Accessories	15% up to $1,000, 6.5% from $1,000 to $7,500, 3% over $7,500
Guitars & Basses	6.7% up to $7,500, 2.35% over
Athletic shoes	8% and no per-order fee if the total is $150 or more; 13.6% under $150

Worked examples from eBay's fee page

$400 Buy It Now, free shipping, 6% tax = $424 total. Final value fee 13.6% of $424 + $0.40 = $58.06; with the $0.35 insertion fee, total fees $58.41 and you make $341.59.
$9,500 trading card, free shipping, 6% tax = $10,070 total. 13.25% of $7,500 + 2.35% of $2,570 + $0.40 = $1,054.55. (eBay's example also adds a $0.35 insertion fee and a $4.00 Bold upgrade.)

This site's test suite checks the calculator against both examples.

Not included

Below-standard seller surcharges, Top Rated discounts, Promoted Listings, optional listing upgrades, eBay Motors, NFTs, Business & Industrial and international fees. See eBay's page for these.

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Sources

Fees checked on Oct 2026 against the official pages below. Platforms change fees; always confirm on the official page before you price an item.