eBay Fee Calculator
Enter the price, shipping and category to see the final value fee, the per-order fee and what you keep, under the rates eBay publishes today.
| Fee | Paid by | Amount |
|---|---|---|
| Final value fee | You | $13.60 |
| Fixed fee per order | You | $0.40 |
| You keep (after platform fees) | $86.00 |
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How to use the eBay Fee Calculator
- Type the sale price into Item price.
- Put what you charge the buyer for postage into Shipping you charge the buyer. Leave 0 for free shipping.
- Enter the rate eBay collects on the order in Sales tax rate collected by eBay (%), or 0 if none applies.
- Pick the item type in Category.
- Choose No Store, Starter Store or Basic, Premium, Anchor or Enterprise Store in Store subscription.
- If they apply, set Seller level surcharge and Promoted Listings ad rate (%). Tick the box for shipping outside the US without eBay International Shipping, or the box for a listing beyond your free listings this month.
- Read You keep (after platform fees), then look at the fee table: Fee, Paid by and Amount for each line.
Copy link to this result puts your entries in the page address so you can reopen the same numbers. Download CSV saves the lines as a file. Under the fee table, the section The same item on other platforms lists the fees and the amount you keep for the same price and shipping on nine US platforms, each with its default options (no Store, standard seller, no ads). It does not copy your Store or category choices. Open a platform’s own calculator to change those.
How much does eBay take from a $100 sale?
On a $100 item with free shipping, no sales tax and no Store, eBay takes a $13.60 final value fee plus a $0.40 per-order fee. That is $14.00 in fees, and you keep $86.00. With a Basic, Premium, Anchor or Enterprise Store, the percentage fee drops to $12.70 and you keep $86.90.
| Line | No Store | Basic or higher Store |
|---|---|---|
| Final value fee | $13.60 (13.6%) | $12.70 (12.7%) |
| Fixed fee per order | $0.40 | $0.40 |
| Fees you pay | $14.00 | $13.10 |
| You keep | $86.00 | $86.90 |
Shipping you charge counts as part of the sale. A $40 item with $10 shipping has a $6.80 final value fee on $50, so fees are $7.20 and you keep $42.80. Sales tax also goes into the fee base: a $100 item with 8% tax pays 13.6% on $108, which is $14.69 plus $0.40. The tax itself is not yours, so “You keep” leaves it out and shows $84.91.
What percentage does eBay take?
For most categories, eBay’s final value fee is 13.6% of the sale up to $7,500 per item and 2.35% on the part above. A Basic or higher Store lowers the first slice to 12.7% up to $2,500. A Starter Store has no lower final value fee than no Store. Other categories use the rates below.
| Category in the tool | No Store or Starter | Basic or higher Store |
|---|---|---|
| Most categories | 13.6% to $7,500 | 12.7% to $2,500 |
| Books, movies, music (not vinyl records) | 15.3% to $7,500 | 15.3% to $2,500 |
| Cameras, phones, consumer electronics | 13.6% to $7,500 | 9.35% to $2,500 |
| Desktops, laptops, tablets, consoles | 13.6% to $7,500 | 7.35% to $2,500 |
| Trading cards, comics, card games | 13.25% to $7,500 | 12.35% to $2,500 |
| Guitars and basses | 6.7% to $7,500 | 6.7% to $2,500 |
| Motors parts and accessories | 13.6% to $7,500 | 11.5% to $1,000 |
| Stamps | 13.6% to $7,500 | 9.7% to $2,500 |
| Musical instruments other than guitars | 13.6% to $7,500 | 10.35% to $2,500 |
| Women’s handbags | 15% to $2,000, 9% above | 13% to $2,000, 7% above |
| Jewelry (not watches) | 15% to $5,000, 9% above | 13% to $5,000, 7% above |
Beyond the first slice, 2.35% applies to the rest. Motors parts, stamps and other instruments are separate rows because their Store rates differ from the default; vinyl records are not in the media row, since eBay prices them differently. Handbags and jewelry work differently: the page gives one rate for whichever bracket the whole sale falls in, and the tool applies it that way. Watches, coins and athletic shoes have their own rules in the Category list. Athletic shoes pay 8% with no per-order fee once the total sale reaches $150, and 13.6% plus the fee below that. A $149.99 pair costs $20.80 in fees, a $150 pair $12.00.
What is the eBay per-order fee?
Every order carries a fixed fee on top of the percentage: $0.30 when the total amount of the sale is $10.00 or less, and $0.40 above $10.00. The total includes shipping and sales tax. It is charged once per order, however many items the buyer takes.
A $9.70 item with $0.30 shipping totals exactly $10.00, so it pays $1.36 plus $0.30, and you keep $8.34.
How do the surcharge, international fee and ads change the result?
Each option adds a line to the fee table. On a $100 item with no Store, the international fee of 1.65% adds $1.65 and you keep $84.35. A Promoted Listings rate of 5% adds $5.00, so you keep $81.00. eBay charges the ad rate only when a promoted item sells within 30 days of a click.
Below Standard sellers pay an extra 6% in the next month, or 7% after four or more months in a row. eBay’s page words that surcharge two ways, so the tool takes the percentage of the total amount of the sale. On $110 that is $6.60.
How this tool works and where the numbers come from
The calculator applies eBay’s published final value fee rule for the category and Store tier you pick to the total amount of the sale (item price, shipping you charge and sales tax), adds the fixed per-order fee ($0.30 up to $10.00, $0.40 above), and then any international fee, seller-level surcharge, insertion fee or Promoted Listings ad rate you choose. Percentages are worked out in whole cents and rounded half up once per fee line. The engine is tested against the four worked examples on eBay’s own fee page.
Sources
- eBay US: selling fees (final value fees, per-order fee, insertion fees) (no date shown on the page) · checked
- eBay US: fees for Store subscribers (no date shown on the page) · checked
- eBay US: fee credits (cancellations and refunds) (no date shown on the page) · checked
- eBay US: Promoted Listings (no date shown on the page) · checked
- eBay US: taxes and import charges (sales tax collection) (no date shown on the page) · checked
Frequently asked questions
What is the eBay final value fee?
It is the percentage eBay charges when an item sells. The tool applies the rate for your category and Store plan to the item price, the shipping you charge and the sales tax together. The fixed per-order fee is added to it.
Does eBay charge fees on shipping?
Yes. eBay’s final value fee is worked on the total amount of the sale, and eBay’s page counts the shipping paid by the buyer in that total. Sales tax is in it too. Some states do not tax shipping, so enter the tax rate that matches your order.
Does eBay charge a fee on sales tax?
Yes, according to eBay’s fee page: the total amount of the sale includes sales tax, so the percentage is charged on it. The tool shows what you keep without the tax, because the buyer’s tax is not income to you.
Is the listing fee included?
Only when you tick the box for a listing beyond your free listings this month. eBay gives 250 free listings a month without a Store and charges $0.35 each after that. The tool uses $0.30 for a Starter Store and $0.25 for the Basic, Premium, Anchor and Enterprise option, which assumes the Basic amount; higher levels pay less per listing and get far more free listings, and the tool lists this under its assumptions.
Which Store option uses which rates?
The Store choice “Basic, Premium, Anchor or Enterprise Store” applies the Basic Store rates to all four levels. A Starter Store pays the same percentage as no Store. Check your own plan’s page if you have a higher level.
Can I use it for items I ship abroad?
Yes. Tick the box for shipping outside the US without eBay International Shipping and the tool adds the 1.65% international fee. Leave it clear if you use eBay International Shipping.
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