How Much Does eBay Take From a $100 Sale?
In most categories eBay keeps $14.00 of a $100 sale: 13.6% plus the $0.40 order fee. Change the category, shipping or tax to see yours.
| 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 much does eBay take from a $100 sale? In most categories, with free shipping, no sales tax and no Store, eBay takes $14.00: a $13.60 final value fee at 13.6% and a $0.40 fixed fee for the order, so you keep $86.00.
The calculator above opens on that sale. Change the category, shipping, tax rate, Store plan or ad settings to see your own figure, and the fee table shows each line. The category moves the answer a lot, from $7.10 on guitars to $15.70 on books. The rates come from eBay’s US help pages, read on 2026-10-28; the pages show no effective date, so none is claimed here. The result is an estimate for one order, not tax or legal advice.
How to use the How Much Does eBay Take From a $100 Sale? calculator
The page opens filled in for the $100 question: Item price 100, shipping 0 and tax 0.
- Change Item price if your sale is not $100.
- Enter what you charge the buyer for postage in Shipping you charge the buyer. Leave 0 for free shipping.
- Set Sales tax rate collected by eBay (%) to the rate eBay collects on the order.
- Pick the item type in Category.
- Choose No Store, Starter Store or Basic, Premium, Anchor or Enterprise Store in Store subscription.
- Pick a level in Seller level surcharge if your account is Below Standard.
- Enter a percentage in Promoted Listings ad rate (%) if the listing is promoted.
- Tick the international box or the box for a listing beyond your free listings only if they apply.
- Read You keep (after platform fees) and the fee table with Fee, Paid by and Amount.
Copy link to this result stores your entries in the page address, and Download CSV saves the fee lines. The table The same item on other platforms shows what you would keep for the same price and shipping on nine US platforms, each with its default options. Every field feeds the same total, so change one at a time: moving only Store subscription from No Store to Basic, Premium, Anchor or Enterprise Store turns $14.00 of fees into $13.10 on the opening $100 sale.
How much does eBay take from a $100 sale?
On a $100 sale with free shipping, no sales tax and no Store, eBay takes $14.00. That is a $13.60 final value fee (13.6% of $100) plus the $0.40 fixed fee on each order over $10.00. You keep $86.00. With a Basic, Premium, Anchor or Enterprise Store, the same sale costs $13.10 and leaves $86.90.
The category changes the result. Here is the same $100 sale, with free shipping and no tax, across some categories in the tool:
| Category | Final value fee | Total fees | You keep |
|---|---|---|---|
| Most categories, no Store | $13.60 | $14.00 | $86.00 |
| Most categories, Basic or higher Store | $12.70 | $13.10 | $86.90 |
| Books, movies, music (not vinyl records) | $15.30 | $15.70 | $84.30 |
| Women’s handbags | $15.00 | $15.40 | $84.60 |
| Coins and paper money | $13.25 | $13.65 | $86.35 |
| Guitars and basses | $6.70 | $7.10 | $92.90 |
| Cameras, phones, electronics (Basic or higher Store) | $9.35 | $9.75 | $90.25 |
| Desktops, laptops, consoles (Basic or higher Store) | $7.35 | $7.75 | $92.25 |
What percentage does eBay take?
For most categories without a Store, eBay takes 13.6% of the total amount of the sale, up to $7,500 per item, and 2.35% of the part above that, plus the fixed fee of $0.30 or $0.40 per order. Books, movies and music take 15.3%. A Basic or higher Store lowers most categories to 12.7% up to $2,500.
A Starter Store has no lower percentage than no Store. For the full list of category rates and tier boundaries, open the eBay Fee Calculator.
How do shipping and sales tax change the $100 answer?
Both go into the total amount of the sale, so both raise the fee. A $100 item with $10 shipping pays 13.6% on $110, which is $14.96, plus $0.40, so fees are $15.36 and you keep $94.64 (the $10 of shipping is counted as yours). A $100 item with 6% sales tax pays on $106: $14.42 plus $0.40, so fees are $14.82 and you keep $85.18. The tax belongs to the state, so “You keep” leaves it out.
Ads and surcharges add lines of their own. A 10% Promoted Listings rate adds $10.00, and eBay charges it only when the item sells within 30 days of a click on the ad. Below Standard adds 6% of the total, $6.00 here.
How this tool works and where the numbers come from
The fee is worked out by the same engine as the eBay fee calculator, which applies eBay’s published final value fee for the category to the total amount of the sale plus the $0.40 per-order fee on orders over $10.00.
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
Frequently asked questions
Does eBay charge fees on shipping?
Yes. The final value fee is worked on the total amount of the sale, which includes the shipping you charge the buyer and the sales tax. A $100 item with $10 shipping pays $14.96 instead of $13.60.
What is the eBay final value fee?
It is the percentage eBay charges when an item sells. For most categories the rate is 13.6%, and the part of a single item’s total above $7,500 is charged at 2.35%. The fixed per-order fee is separate.
How much do I keep if I sell something on eBay for $500?
With no Store, free shipping and no tax, the final value fee on $500 is $68.00 in most categories. Add the $0.40 order fee and fees are $68.40, so you keep $431.60.
How much do Promoted Listings cost on eBay?
You choose an ad rate, and eBay charges it on the total amount of the sale when the promoted item sells within 30 days of a click. In the tool, a 10% rate on this $100 sale adds $10.00.
Does the $100 figure include the listing fee?
No. A free listing adds nothing. The tool adds an insertion fee only if you tick the box for a listing beyond your free listings this month, and it uses $0.35 with no Store.
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