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eBay fee calculator

How much of this sale does eBay keep?

Enter the item price, the shipping the buyer pays, and your fee rates. You get the total fees, your payout and the effective rate, with the final value fee, the fixed fee and ads split apart.

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Your numbers

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eBay's fee is also charged on sales tax it collects. Leave 0 if you want to ignore that.

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Most US categories are around 13.6%. Rates differ by category and store plan, so check eBay's fee page.

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eBay US charges $0.30 on orders of $10 or less and $0.40 above that. Check the current amount.

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Leave 0 if the item is not promoted.

Result

Where the sale goes

You receive$25.48
Final value fee$4.07
Fixed fee$0.40
Ads$0.00

eBay takes in total

$4.47

You receive

$25.48

Effective fee rate

14.9%

Final value fee

$4.07

Promoted Listings cost

$0.00

These are planning aids built on the numbers you type in. They are estimates, not forecasts, and they know nothing about your supplier, carrier or marketplace beyond what you enter.

Using it

  1. 1

    Enter the price and shipping

    Fees are charged on the item price plus the shipping the buyer pays.

  2. 2

    Set your fee rates

    Use your category's current final value fee and the fixed per-order fee shown on eBay.

  3. 3

    Add ads if you use them

    Promoted Listings is charged on the item price when the sale comes from an ad.

The arithmetic

formula

1final value fee = (price + shipping) x fee rate

2total fees = final value fee + fixed fee + ad rate x price

3payout = price + shipping - total fees

Sample run: A $29.95 item with $0 shipping, a 13.6% fee and a $0.40 per-order fee costs $4.47 in fees and pays out $25.48.

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