eBay Fee Calculator: Seller Fees and Profit

In short

This eBay fee calculator estimates fees and profit on one sale. A final value fee is the charge when your item sells. It has a percentage part and a fixed per-order fee. The percentage applies to the total amount of the sale, including shipping and sales tax.

Use it as an eBay profit calculator for one item sold on eBay.com in US dollars. It covers US sellers with no eBay Store. Profit is what you keep after fees and the costs you enter.

eBay fees
$7.42
on the $51.60 example sale
Profit
$21.08
after fees and your costs
Fee share
15.46%
of item + shipping
Rates checked
Oct 16, 2026
US rates, no Store

Inputs

How to use it

eBay category

Most categories

Match the category on your listing. Check the excluded categories below before you use Most categories.

Item price (USD)

$40.00

The sale price after any discount. One item. Leave out shipping and tax.

Shipping and handling charged to buyer (USD)

$8.00

What the buyer paid you for shipping and handling. Use $0 for free shipping. Keep your postage cost separate.

Sales tax the buyer paid (USD)

$3.60

Copy it from the order. This tool does not work out tax. eBay charges its fee on it, but it is not your money.

Item cost (USD)

$12.00

What the item cost you.

Postage you paid (USD)

$6.50

Your label cost, including labels bought on eBay.

Other costs (USD)

$1.00

Packing and supplies. Do not enter eBay fees here.

Count an insertion fee

Off

Tick if this listing is past your 250 free listings this month. An insertion fee is a charge to list an item. It adds $0.35 unless the category is free. Guitars and basses are free. Athletic shoes are free if the item price is at least $150.

Before you start

How to use the eBay fee calculator

The eBay fees breakdown uses both what the buyer pays and what you spend. Keep each amount in its own box.

Count these

Item priceYesItem price, after discounts
Shipping and handling chargedYesShipping charged, even if your postage costs less
Sales taxYesSales tax box only; it is not your revenue

Leave out

Postage you paidNoPostage cost, including labels bought on eBay
Packing and suppliesNoOther costs
eBay feesNoDo not enter them; the tool subtracts them

At an outdoor flea market, hands lift an old film camera out of a wooden crate of second-hand things. — What you paid for the item is the first cost to enter. The eBay fee calculator takes your fees and costs from the sale price.

The math

How it is calculated

Each percentage fee is rounded to the nearest cent, with half a cent rounded up. The fixed fees are added after that. eBay does not publish a rounding rule and may round differently. T includes sales tax; R leaves it out. Tier amounts are added before rounding.

Total amount of the sale (T)

item price + shipping and handling charged + sales tax

Add what the buyer paid for the item, shipping, handling and tax. This is the fee base.

Seller revenue (R)

item price + shipping and handling charged

Revenue is the money from the sale before fees. Sales tax is not your money.

Percentage part, Most categories

13.6% × first $7,500 of T + 2.35% × rest of T

The rate applies to the total amount of the sale, including shipping and sales tax. Only the part above the tier limit uses the lower rate. Other categories use the rates listed below.

Whole-amount category fees

chosen category rate × T

Bags, jewelry and athletic shoes use one rate on the whole total. The category table gives each threshold and which rate applies there.

Per-order fee

$0.30 if T ≤ $10.00; $0.40 if T > $10.00

Use the total with shipping and sales tax. Athletic shoes at a total of $150 or more have no per-order fee.

Total eBay fees

percentage part + per-order fee + insertion fee

Add the rounded percentage part and the fixed charges.

Kept after eBay fees

R − total eBay fees

Subtract the fees from item price plus shipping. This is not a bank payout.

Profit

kept after fees − (item cost + postage paid + other costs)

Subtract the costs you entered from the money kept after fees.

Margin (%)

profitR × 100

Margin tells you what share of item price plus shipping is profit.

Fee share (%)

total eBay feesR × 100

Divide fees by item price plus shipping to see their share of your revenue.

Excel and Google Sheets

eBay fee formulas in a spreadsheet

For Most categories, put the total amount of the sale in B4. Include item price, shipping, handling and sales tax. This formula leaves out any insertion fee.

Excel or Google Sheets

Use	Formula
Excel or Google Sheets	=ROUND(MIN(B4,7500)0.136+MAX(B4-7500,0)0.0235,2)+IF(B4<=10,0.3,0.4)

Use

Formula

Excel or Google Sheets

=ROUND(MIN(B4,7500)*0.136+MAX(B4-7500,0)*0.0235,2)+IF(B4<=10,0.3,0.4)

The result may differ from eBay by a cent.

Example

Worked example

An illustrative sale in Most categories. The item is $40.00, shipping is $8.00 and sales tax is $3.60. Item cost is $12.00, postage is $6.50 and other costs are $1.00. No insertion fee is counted.

Buyer total (T)Item + shipping + sales tax$51.60

Seller revenue (R)Item + shipping, with tax left out$48.00

Percentage part13.6% of the total amount of the sale, including shipping and sales tax$7.02

Per-order feeThe buyer total is above the order threshold$0.40

Insertion feeNot counted in this example$0.00

Total eBay feesPercentage part + fixed fees$7.42

Kept after eBay fees$48.00 − $7.42$40.58

Your costsItem cost + postage + other costs$19.50

Profit

$21.08

$40.58 − $19.50

Margin

43.92%

Profit ÷ (item + shipping) × 100

Fees take 15.46% of item price plus shipping. That is more than the 13.6% rate on the total amount of the sale, including shipping and sales tax. Tax counts in the fee base, and the $0.40 per-order fee is added.

In a spare bedroom used as a stock room, a person takes a denim jacket off a rail of second-hand clothes. — One sold item: the price, the shipping the buyer paid and the cost to send it all go into one estimate.

Picture it

From buyer total to profit

From $51.60 paid to $21.08 profit

Buyer total$51.60

Sales tax−$3.60

eBay fees−$7.42

Your costs−$19.50

Profit$21.08

Sales tax −$3.60eBay fees −$7.42Your costs −$19.50Profit $21.08

Three cases

Category fees and high-value items

Category / eBay fees / Profit / Fee share of item + shipping
Category	eBay fees	Profit	Fee share of item + shipping
Most categories	$7.42	$21.08	15.46%
Books, movies and music (no vinyl or NFTs)	$8.29	$20.21	17.27%
Coins, trading cards and select collectibles	$7.24	$21.26	15.08%
Women's bags and handbags	$8.14	$20.36	16.96%
Jewelry (not watches)	$8.14	$20.36	16.96%
Watches, parts and accessories	$8.14	$20.36	16.96%
Guitars and basses	$3.86	$24.64	8.04%
Men's and women's athletic shoes	$7.42	$21.08	15.46%

Each row uses the example buyer total of $51.60 and the same costs. No insertion fee is counted.

Category / Total sale / Percentage part / Total fees
Category	Total sale	Percentage part	Total fees
Most categories	$8,000.00	$1,031.75	$1,032.15
Watches, parts and accessories	$2,000.00	$215.00	$215.40
Men's and women's athletic shoes	$149.99	$20.40	$20.80
Men's and women's athletic shoes	$150.00	$12.00	$12.00
Women's bags and handbags	$2,000.00	$300.00	$300.40
Women's bags and handbags	$2,000.01	$180.00	$180.40

These sales have no shipping, tax, costs or insertion fee. Shoes and bags switch rates on the whole amount at their thresholds.

Interpret

Reading your result

Kept after fees is not a bank payout

The example keeps $40.58 after fees. Your costs still come out of that. Refunds, other charges and timing are outside this estimate.

A negative profit is a loss

Keep the starting costs and shipping, but use a $12.00 item with no sales tax. Profit is -$2.62 and margin is -13.10%. The tool shows the loss.

Read margin against item plus shipping

Margin divides profit by your revenue. It does not divide by the buyer total, since sales tax is not your money.

Targets

What is a good profit margin on eBay?

Start with your costs and the profit you want from this sale. Change the item price and check what is left. This page sets no target margin for you.

Avoid

Common mistakes

Leaving sales tax out
With no tax entered, fees look like $6.93. The example tax makes them $7.42.
Wrong
$6.93 fees
Right
$7.42 fees
Putting tax in the shipping box
Type the tax into shipping and profit looks like $24.68. With tax in its own box, profit is $21.08. The mix-up counts tax as your money.
Wrong
$24.68 profit
Right
$21.08 profit
Using Most categories for a book
The book category gives $8.29 in fees on this sale. Most categories shows $7.42, which is $0.87 too low.
Wrong
$7.42 fees
Right
$8.29 fees

Limits

What it does not include

This is for one item per order, a US seller, eBay.com and USD, with no Store. Auctions and orders with more than one item are outside its scope. The insertion test uses the item price you enter, rather than an auction starting price.
Each money box takes up to $1 billion and at most two decimal places. Item price must be above $0. All other amounts can be $0. You may enter tax that is larger than item price plus shipping.
It leaves out bullion, NFTs, Business & Industrial heavy equipment, real estate, eBay Motors vehicles and eBay Live. Motors Parts & Accessories use Most categories.
Store subscribers need their own category rates. Starter Store rates differ from some higher Store tiers. There is no single Store rate.
International sales are not modeled. The international fee is 1.65% of the total amount of the sale ($0.85 on the example). It can apply if the buyer or delivery address is outside the US. Eligible sales through eBay International Shipping have no international fee.
Below Standard adds 6% of the total amount of the sale, 7% after four months. That is $3.10 or $3.61 on the example. A Very High 'Item not as described' rate adds 5%, rising to 6% after four months. If both apply, only the Below Standard fee is charged. These surcharges are not included.
Promoted Listings General is not included. You choose an ad rate from 2% to 100% of the total sale amount, including shipping and tax. At 2%, the example ad fee is $1.03. It applies when the item sells within 30 days of an ad click.
Currency conversion is not modeled. eBay charges 3.25% when it converts funds for US sellers. Optional listing upgrades, the $20 dispute fee and tax on eBay fees are left out too.
Shipping exceptions are not modeled. If you offer a cheaper domestic option, eBay may use it as the fee base. eBay International Shipping uses your cost to the US hub. Authenticity Guarantee sneakers have no final value fee on shipping.
This is an estimate, not tax or financial advice. Nothing you enter is saved or sent.

Sources

Category rates and review date

Category / Percentage of total sale / Checked
Category	Percentage of total sale	Checked
Most categories	13.6% on the first $7,500.00; 2.35% on the part above $7,500.00	October 16, 2026
Books, movies and music (no vinyl or NFTs)	15.3% on the first $7,500.00; 2.35% on the part above $7,500.00	October 16, 2026
Coins, trading cards and select collectibles	13.25% on the first $7,500.00; 2.35% on the part above $7,500.00	October 16, 2026
Women's bags and handbags	15% up to and including $2,000.00; 9% above it, on the whole amount	October 16, 2026
Jewelry (not watches)	15% up to and including $5,000.00; 9% above it, on the whole amount	October 16, 2026
Watches, parts and accessories	15% on the first $1,000.00; 6.5% on the part from $1,000.00 to $7,500.00; 3% on the part above $7,500.00	October 16, 2026
Guitars and basses	6.7% on the first $7,500.00; 2.35% on the part above $7,500.00	October 16, 2026
Men's and women's athletic shoes	13.6% below $150.00; 8% at or above it, on the whole amount	October 16, 2026

The total amount of the sale includes shipping, handling and sales tax. Fixed fees are added after the percentage part.

Questions

Does free shipping avoid the fee?

No. A $40.00 item plus $8.00 shipping and a $48.00 item with free shipping have the same revenue. With the example tax, both have $7.42 in fees.

How many free listings do I get?

You get 250 a month, then pay $0.35 per listing and per category. The fee is charged again when you relist. Good 'Til Cancelled listings renew each calendar month and can be charged again. Insertion fees are not refunded if the item does not sell.

What happens to fees on a return or refund?

For eligible partial refunds, fee credits are proportional to the refund that the buyer receives. A full buyer-remorse return can credit the category fee and fixed per-order fee. For damage, a defect, an item not received, a voluntary partial refund or an accepted payment dispute, the per-order fixed amount is not credited. This tool does not model refunds.

Why is exactly $10.00 cheaper?

A $10.00 total pays a $0.30 fixed fee. A $10.01 total pays $0.40. The test includes shipping and sales tax.

What does eBay take on a $25 trading card?

On a $25.00 total, including shipping and tax, the coins and trading cards rate gives $3.71 in fees. That includes the $0.40 per-order charge.