Fee and profit calculator for eBay sellers
Work out eBay's fees and your profit on a sale before you list it, or the lowest price a stale listing can be marked down to. Free, no sign-up.
Uses eBay's published fees for eBay.com (US sellers), checked October 15, 2026.
Your fees and profit
- Total amount of the sale
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- What eBay charges its fees on: the item, the shipping the buyer pays and sales tax.
- Final value fee
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- Promoted Listings ad fee
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- International fee
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- Insertion and upgrade fees
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- Total eBay fees
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- You're paid
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- The item and shipping the buyer pays, less eBay's fees. eBay passes the sales tax on.
- Profit
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- What you're paid, less the item's cost and your shipping label.
- Profit margin
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- Profit as a share of the item and shipping the buyer pays.
- Return on the item's cost
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An estimate for one item sold to one buyer, using eBay's published rates. Your eBay invoice is the final word.
Markdown floor: how low can a stale listing go?
Enter what you paid, your shipping and the profit you still want, and see the lowest price you can mark the listing down to and still make it, after eBay's fees.
Your markdown floor
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- Total amount of the sale at the floor
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- Total eBay fees at the floor
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- You're paid at the floor
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- Profit at the floor
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An estimate for one item sold to one buyer in the US, using eBay's published rates. Insertion fees you've already paid don't count. Your eBay invoice is the final word.
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Markdown floor examples
- Most categories, no Store: paid $12, $5 label, free shipping, $5 profit wanted. Markdown floor $25.93: total eBay fees $3.93, profit $5.00. 13.6% of $25.93 is $3.526, plus the $0.40 per order fee: $3.93. $25.93 less $3.93, $12 and $5 leaves $5.00. At $25.92 the fee is still $3.93, so it leaves $4.99. Source: Selling fees.
- Basic Store, most categories: paid $20, $6 label, buyer pays $6 shipping, 8% sales tax, $10 profit wanted. Markdown floor $36.18: total eBay fees $6.18, profit $10.00. $36.18 and $6 shipping is $42.18, plus $3.37 tax: $45.55. 12.7% of that is $5.785, plus $0.40: $6.18. $42.18 less $6.18, $20 and $6 leaves $10.00. At $36.17 the fee is still $6.18. Source: Store selling fees.
- Trading cards, no Store, 5% ad rate: paid $40, $1 label, free shipping, $20 profit wanted. Markdown floor $75.11: total eBay fees $14.11, profit $20.00. 13.25% of $75.11 is $9.952, plus $0.40: $10.35; the 5% ad fee is $3.76. $75.11 less $14.11, $40 and $1 leaves $20.00. Source: Selling fees.
- Paperback, no Store: paid $1, $4 label, free shipping, $3.10 profit wanted. Markdown floor $10.03: total eBay fees $1.93, profit $3.10. $9.92 makes $3.10 with the $0.30 per order fee, but above $10.00 the fee is $0.40: at $10.01 and $10.02 you'd make $3.08 and $3.09. From $10.03 (15.3% is $1.535, plus $0.40: $1.93) every price makes $3.10. Source: Selling fees.
- Athletic shoes, no Store: paid $60, $12 label, free shipping, $70 profit wanted. Markdown floor $154.35: total eBay fees $12.35, profit $70.00. Under $150 eBay charges 13.6% plus $0.40, and no price there makes $70. From $150 it's 8% and no per order fee: 8% of $154.35 is $12.35, leaving $70.00. Source: Selling fees.
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How eBay works out its fees
When an item sells, eBay charges a final value fee: a percentage of the total amount of the sale, which includes the item price, the shipping and handling the buyer pays and sales tax, plus a per order fee of $0.30 for orders of $10.00 or less and $0.40 above that. The percentage depends on the category and on whether you have an eBay Store. eBay doesn't add a separate payment processing fee.
On top of that you may pay insertion fees once your free listings for the month are used, optional listing upgrades such as Bold or a subtitle, a Promoted Listings ad fee when a sale comes through a general strategy ad, and a 1.65% international fee when the buyer is outside the US and the item isn't shipped through eBay International Shipping.
Final value fees by category
Pick the closest group in the calculator. eBay's own pages list the exact subcategories in each group, and its rules for vehicles, real estate and eBay Live sales are different and aren't covered here.
Without a Store or with a Starter Store
| Category | Final value fee |
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| Most categories, including eBay Motors parts & accessories and vinyl records | 13.6% of the sale up to $7,500, 2.35% of the part over $7,500, plus the per order fee |
| Books & Magazines, Movies & TV, Music (except vinyl records) | 15.3% of the sale up to $7,500, 2.35% of the part over $7,500, plus the per order fee |
| Trading cards, collectible card games, comic books | 13.25% of the sale up to $7,500, 2.35% of the part over $7,500, plus the per order fee |
| Coins & Paper Money (except bullion) | 13.25% of the sale up to $7,500, 2.35% of the part over $7,500, plus the per order fee |
| Bullion | 13.6% if the sale is $7,500 or less, 7% if the sale is over $7,500, plus the per order fee |
| Jewelry (except watches) | 15% if the sale is $5,000 or less, 9% if the sale is over $5,000, plus the per order fee |
| Watches, parts & accessories | 15% of the sale up to $1,000, 6.5% of the part from $1,000 to $7,500, 3% of the part over $7,500, plus the per order fee |
| Women's bags & handbags | 15% if the sale is $2,000 or less, 9% if the sale is over $2,000, plus the per order fee |
| Men's and women's athletic shoes | 13.6% if the sale is under $150, 8% if the sale is $150 or more, plus the per order fee under $150 only |
| Guitars & basses | 6.7% of the sale up to $7,500, 2.35% of the part over $7,500, plus the per order fee |
| Heavy equipment, commercial printing presses, food trucks | 3% of the sale up to $15,000, 0.5% of the part over $15,000, plus the per order fee |
| NFTs | 5% of the sale, plus the per order fee |
With a Basic, Premium, Anchor or Enterprise Store
| Category | Final value fee |
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| Most categories, including Antiques, Art, Baby, Clothing, Collectibles, Home & Garden, Sporting Goods, Toys & Hobbies, video games and vinyl records | 12.7% of the sale up to $2,500, 2.35% of the part over $2,500, plus the per order fee |
| Books & Magazines, Movies & TV, Music (except vinyl records) | 15.3% of the sale up to $2,500, 2.35% of the part over $2,500, plus the per order fee |
| Most cameras, cell phones, computers and consumer electronics | 9.35% of the sale up to $2,500, 2.35% of the part over $2,500, plus the per order fee |
| Camera, phone, computer and electronics accessories; video game accessories and parts | 12.7% of the sale up to $2,500, 2.35% of the part over $2,500, plus the per order fee |
| Laptops, desktops, tablets, monitors, printers, computer components, video game consoles | 7.35% of the sale up to $2,500, 2.35% of the part over $2,500, plus the per order fee |
| Trading cards, collectible card games, comic books | 12.35% of the sale up to $2,500, 2.35% of the part over $2,500, plus the per order fee |
| Coins & Paper Money (except bullion) | 9% of the sale up to $4,000, 2.35% of the part over $4,000, plus the per order fee |
| Bullion | 7.5% if the sale is $1,500 or less, 5% if the sale is over $1,500 and $10,000 or less, 4.5% if the sale is over $10,000, plus the per order fee |
| Stamps | 9.7% of the sale up to $2,500, 2.35% of the part over $2,500, plus the per order fee |
| Jewelry (except watches) | 13% if the sale is $5,000 or less, 7% if the sale is over $5,000, plus the per order fee |
| Watches, parts & accessories | 12.5% of the sale up to $1,000, 4% of the part from $1,000 to $5,000, 3% of the part over $5,000, plus the per order fee |
| Women's bags & handbags | 13% if the sale is $2,000 or less, 7% if the sale is over $2,000, plus the per order fee |
| Men's and women's athletic shoes | 12.7% if the sale is under $150, 7% if the sale is $150 or more, plus the per order fee under $150 only |
| Most musical instruments & gear | 10.35% of the sale up to $2,500, 2.35% of the part over $2,500, plus the per order fee |
| DJ and pro audio equipment | 9.35% of the sale up to $2,500, 2.35% of the part over $2,500, plus the per order fee |
| Guitars & basses | 6.7% of the sale up to $2,500, 2.35% of the part over $2,500, plus the per order fee |
| eBay Motors parts & accessories, automotive tools, safety & security accessories | 11.5% of the sale up to $1,000, 2.35% of the part over $1,000, plus the per order fee |
| Tires (eBay Motors) | 9.5% of the sale up to $1,000, 2.35% of the part over $1,000, plus the per order fee |
| Motors apparel, protective gear & merchandise | 12.7% of the sale up to $1,000, 2.35% of the part over $1,000, plus the per order fee |
| In-car technology, GPS & security | 9.35% of the sale up to $1,000, 2.35% of the part over $1,000, plus the per order fee |
| Heavy equipment, commercial printing presses, food trucks | 2.5% of the sale up to $15,000, 0.5% of the part over $15,000, plus the per order fee |
| NFTs | 5% of the sale, plus the per order fee |
Worked examples
The first four are eBay's own examples, worked by this calculator to the cent. The rest apply eBay's published rates.
- Phone sold for $400, free shipping, 6% sales tax. Total amount of the sale $424.00, final value fee $58.06, total eBay fees $58.41, you're paid $341.59. eBay's auction-style example: $0.35 insertion fee, final value fee $58.06, total fees $58.41, seller makes $341.59. Source: Selling fees.
- Trading card sold for $9,500, free shipping, Bold upgrade. Total amount of the sale $10,070.00, final value fee $1,054.55, total eBay fees $1,058.90, you're paid $8,441.10. eBay's fixed price example: $0.35 insertion fee and $4.00 Bold, final value fee $1,054.55, total fees $1,058.90, seller makes $8,441.10. Source: Selling fees.
- Handbag sold for $400 with a Basic Store. Total amount of the sale $424.00, final value fee $55.52, total eBay fees $55.52, you're paid $344.48. eBay's Store auction-style example: final value fee $55.52 (13% of $424, plus $0.40), seller makes $344.48. Source: Store selling fees.
- Ski jacket sold for $65 with a Starter Store, subtitle added. Total amount of the sale $68.90, final value fee $9.77, total eBay fees $11.77, you're paid $53.23. eBay's Store fixed price example: $2.00 subtitle, final value fee $9.77, total fees $11.77, seller makes $53.23. Source: Store selling fees.
- Sneakers sold for $200, no Store, no sales tax. Total amount of the sale $200.00, final value fee $16.00, total eBay fees $16.00, you're paid $184.00. 8% of $200 is $16.00, and athletic shoes of $150 or more pay no per order fee. Source: Selling fees.
- Paperback sold for $8, no Store, no sales tax. Total amount of the sale $8.00, final value fee $1.52, total eBay fees $1.52, you're paid $6.48. 15.3% of $8 is $1.224, plus the $0.30 per order fee for orders of $10 or less: $1.52. Source: Selling fees.
- Watch sold for $2,000, no Store, no sales tax. Total amount of the sale $2,000.00, final value fee $215.40, total eBay fees $215.40, you're paid $1,784.60. 15% of the first $1,000 ($150.00) plus 6.5% of the next $1,000 ($65.00), plus $0.40: $215.40. Source: Selling fees.
Questions
Does eBay charge its fee on shipping and sales tax?
Yes. The final value fee and the Promoted Listings ad fee are worked out on the total amount of the sale, which includes the shipping and handling the buyer pays and sales tax. If you offer free shipping, there's no shipping charge in that total.
Do I pay less with an eBay Store?
With a Basic, Premium, Anchor or Enterprise Store, most categories have a lower percentage, and the top band starts at $2,500 instead of $7,500 for most categories. A Starter Store pays the same final value fees as no Store. Stores also come with more free listings each month, and a monthly subscription this calculator doesn't include.
What doesn't this calculator include?
The extra final value fees eBay charges sellers rated Below Standard or with a very high rate of "item not as described" returns, the $20 dispute fee, currency conversion, Store subscriptions, fee credits after a refund or cancellation, and orders with more than one item. Vehicles, real estate and eBay Live sales have their own fees.
How is the markdown floor worked out?
With the same eBay fees as the calculator: we try prices a cent apart and find the lowest one from which every higher price still makes the profit you want. Above $10.00 the per order fee goes from $0.30 to $0.40, so a price a few cents over $10 can make a little less than one just under it; the floor leaves those prices out.
How current are these fees?
They were read from eBay's Selling fees and Store selling fees pages on October 15, 2026, and the ad fee from eBay's General campaign strategy (Promoted Listings) page. When eBay changes its fees, we update the calculator and this date.
The fine print
This calculator gives estimates from eBay's published fees and isn't financial or tax advice.
eBay is a trademark of eBay Inc. Tyasi is an independent product, not affiliated with or endorsed by eBay.