eBay fee calculator: how much does eBay take?
eBay charges a final value fee on every sale: a share of the whole amount the buyer pays, shipping and sales tax included, plus 30¢ or 40¢ per order. Type your sale, pick its category and your promoted listing rate, and see every fee, what you keep, and what the same sale keeps on Etsy and on your own store.
eBay keeps a share of the whole sale, shipping and sales tax included, plus a small fee per order. Type your sale to see every fee and what you keep.
You keep, on eBay
$49.71
eBay keeps $8.29 of a $58.00 sale, 14.3% of the item and its shipping. Example sale; type yours.
The same $58.00 sale, three places to sell it. Click Etsy to open its calculator with this sale.
On your own store the same sale keeps $56.02: $6.31 more, or $631 on every 100 orders like it, before your store's monthly plan.
- Final value fee
- $7.89
- Per-order fee
- $0.40
- Total fees
- $8.29
- Effective rate All fees as a share of the item price plus shipping. It runs higher on small orders, where the fixed fees weigh more.
- 14.29%
Most categories: 13.6% up to $7,500, 2.35% above. Payment processing is part of eBay's fee, so nothing else comes out of the sale.
How to read your number
eBay's fee on a sale is its final value fee plus a per-order fee. In most categories that's 13.6% of the total sale up to $7,500, plus 40¢ on orders over $10. A $50 item with $8 shipping is a $58 sale: eBay keeps $7.89 + $0.40 = $8.29 and you keep $49.71, 14.3% gone. Promote the listing at 5% and another $2.90 comes out, so you keep $46.81.
Why it matters
eBay's fee comes out of the whole sale, shipping included, so it's 14% of everything the buyer pays, not 14% of your margin. On an item that costs you $30 to buy and $8 to ship, the $8.29 fee is 41% of the $20 you'd otherwise make. Knowing the fee by category and ad rate tells you the lowest price that still pays, and how much more you'd keep selling the same item on your own store.
Your own store
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Formula
eBay fee = total sale × final value fee rate + per-order fee + total sale × promoted listing rate. You keep = item price + shipping − eBay fee
The total sale is what the buyer pays: item price, shipping, handling and sales tax. The per-order fee is 30¢ on orders of $10 or less and 40¢ above. Payment processing is included in the final value fee, so there's no separate card or PayPal fee.
Other ways to work out eBay fees
- Most categories
- fee = total × 13.6% + $0.40
- Anything outside the categories below, on a sale over $10 and up to $7,500. Above $7,500, the part over $7,500 pays 2.35%.
- Books, movies and music
- fee = total × 15.3% + $0.40
- Books and magazines, movies and TV, and music other than vinyl records.
- Athletic shoes at $150 and up
- fee = total × 8%
- Men's and women's athletic shoes selling for $150 or more: no per-order fee and free to list. Under $150 they pay the usual 13.6% + per-order fee.
- With promoted listings
- fee = total × (13.6% + ad rate) + $0.40
- Your item sells within 30 days of a click on its promoted listing ad. You set the ad rate, from 2% to 100%.
- International sale
- fee = total × (13.6% + 1.65%) + $0.40
- You ship to a buyer abroad yourself. With eBay International Shipping, the 1.65% isn't charged.
How to calculate eBay fees: a worked example
A US seller sells a $50 item in a standard category, charges $8 for shipping, and doesn't promote the listing. No sales tax applies.
- Total sale = $50 + $8 = $58
- Final value fee = $58 × 13.6% = $7.89
- Per-order fee = $0.40, since the order is over $10
- eBay fee = $7.89 + $0.40 = $8.29
- You keep $58 − $8.29 = $49.71
- Promoted at 5%: another $58 × 5% = $2.90, so you keep $46.81
eBay keeps $8.29 of a $58 sale, 14.3%. On the seller's own store, the same sale pays $1.98 in card fees and keeps $56.02.
How to pay less in eBay fees
Price shipping at cost. eBay's 13.6% applies to the shipping you charge as well as the item, so padding shipping costs you fees on the padding.
Promote only what needs it. A general promoted listing at 5% adds $2.90 to a $58 sale. Start at a low rate on slow sellers instead of promoting every listing.
Use eBay International Shipping for buyers abroad. It skips the 1.65% international fee you pay when you ship abroad yourself.
Stay above Below Standard. Sellers rated Below Standard pay 6% more on their final value fees the next month, rising to 7% after four months in a row.
| Category | Final value fee | eBay fee on $58 | You keep |
|---|---|---|---|
| Most categories | 13.6% up to $7,500, 2.35% above | $8.29 | $49.71 |
| Books, movies and music | 15.3% up to $7,500, 2.35% above | $9.27 | $48.73 |
| Trading cards, comics and coins | 13.25% up to $7,500, 2.35% above | $8.08 | $49.92 |
| Athletic shoes | 8% at $150 and up, no per-order fee; 13.6% under $150 | $8.29 | $49.71 |
| Women's bags and handbags | 15% at $2,000 or less, 9% over $2,000 | $9.10 | $48.90 |
| Jewelry (not watches) | 15% at $5,000 or less, 9% over $5,000 | $9.10 | $48.90 |
| Watches, parts and accessories | 15% up to $1,000, 6.5% to $7,500, 3% above | $9.10 | $48.90 |
| Guitars and basses | 6.7% up to $7,500, 2.35% above | $4.29 | $53.71 |
| Bullion | 13.6% at $7,500 or less, 7% over $7,500 | $8.29 | $49.71 |
What the same sale keeps on your own store
On a store of your own, a sale pays card processing and nothing else per order: 2.9% + 30¢ on a US card with Stripe or with Shopify Payments on Shopify's Basic plan. The $58 sale that keeps $49.71 on eBay keeps $56.02 on your own store, $6.31 more per order.
The trade-off is traffic. eBay brings buyers who are already searching; your own store needs ads, social posts, email or search to bring them, and pays a monthly plan. Most sellers keep eBay for reach and send repeat buyers to their own store.
Replo builds that store on your brand and your own domain. Replo checkout, powered by Stripe, takes no cut of your sales and suits digital products and simple items; for sizes, colors or a full catalog, Replo connects your Shopify store and sells through its checkout. Compare every way to sell in the guide to selling online.
Questions about eBay fees
- What are eBay's fees?
- In most categories, eBay charges a final value fee of 13.6% of the total sale up to $7,500 and 2.35% above that, plus a per-order fee of 30¢ on orders of $10 or less and 40¢ above. Your first 250 listings a month are free to list, then 35¢ each. Some categories pay different rates: 15.3% for books, movies and music, and 8% for athletic shoes at $150 or more.
- How much does eBay take from a $100 sale?
- $14.00 in most categories, with free shipping and no sales tax: 13.6% of $100 is $13.60, plus the 40¢ per-order fee. You keep $86.00. Promoting the listing at 5% takes another $5.00.
- Does eBay charge fees on shipping and sales tax?
- Yes. eBay's final value fee is worked out on the total amount of the sale, which includes the item price, shipping, handling and sales tax. eBay collects the sales tax and pays it to the state, but you still pay the fee on it.
- Does eBay charge a separate payment processing fee?
- No. Payment processing is part of the final value fee, so there's no separate card or PayPal fee on a sale paid through eBay.
- How much are eBay promoted listing fees?
- With a general promoted listings campaign, you choose an ad rate from 2% to 100% of the total sale, and pay it only when the item sells within 30 days of a click on your ad. A 5% rate on a $58 sale is $2.90, on top of the final value fee.
- Is it cheaper to sell on eBay or on my own website?
- Per sale, your own website: 2.9% + 30¢ in card fees against eBay's 13.6% + 40¢, so $1.98 instead of $8.29 on a $58 sale. Your own site also needs a monthly plan and its own traffic, which eBay brings for you. Many sellers use both.
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