How Much Does Whatnot Take From a $100 Sale?
On a $100 item with no shipping, Whatnot's standard commission is $8.00 and payment processing adds $3.20, so about $11.20. Lower tiers and the coins category pay less.
| Fee | Paid by | Amount |
|---|---|---|
| Selling commission | You | $8.00 |
| Payment processing | You | $3.20 |
| You keep (after platform fees) | $88.80 |
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How to use the Whatnot $100 sale calculator
- Check Country. It starts on the United States.
- Leave Item sale price at 100, or type your own price.
- Enter Shipping the buyer pays. It starts at 0, the no-shipping example.
- Enter Sales tax / VAT on the order (%) if the buyer is charged it. Commission ignores tax, but processing does not.
- Choose the Category. Coins & money carries a lower commission than most categories.
- Set Your sales in the last 4 weeks (sets your tier), from Standard to Tier 6.
- Read You keep (after platform fees) and the fee table, with one line for the commission and one for payment processing.
Changing the tier or category moves only the commission line: processing stays $3.20 on this sale, and picking Coins & money alone cuts total fees from $11.20 to $7.20. This page has no cost fields and no ledger button, so it answers the fee question and nothing else. Select Copy link to this result to share the entries, or Download CSV to save the figures. The table “The same item on other platforms” prices the same $100 item on the other platforms in the tool, using their default options. The result is not a quote: Whatnot’s own statement is the final word on any order. For profit after your own costs, use the Whatnot Fee Calculator linked under related tools.
What does Whatnot take on a $100 sale at each tier?
Commission depends on the sale’s category and your tier, which comes from your sales over the last 28 days. Payment processing is the same $3.20 for every row below, because it is 2.9% of $100 plus $0.30 and does not depend on the tier. These are US results for a $100 item with no shipping or tax.
| Category | Standard: total fees (commission) | Tier 6: total fees (commission) |
|---|---|---|
| Sports, trading card games | $11.20 ($8.00) | $9.70 ($6.50) |
| Fashion | $11.20 ($8.00) | $7.70 ($4.50) |
| Other collectibles | $11.20 ($8.00) | $8.20 ($5.00) |
| Coins & money | $7.20 ($4.00) | $6.70 ($3.50) |
| Everything else | $11.20 ($8.00) | $7.20 ($4.00) |
Whatnot’s page does not say which items count as “Other collectibles” rather than “Everything else”, so check your listing’s category there before picking a row.
How do the fees change with shipping or a small sale?
Commission applies to the item price only. Processing covers item, shipping and tax together. With $10 of buyer-paid shipping on the same $100 item, commission stays $8.00 while processing becomes $3.49 (2.9% of $110, plus $0.30). Fees are $11.49 and you keep $98.51, counting the shipping the buyer paid.
On a $1 item the fixed $0.30 matters most: commission is $0.08, processing $0.33, fees $0.41, and you keep $0.59. A $20 item sits in between: commission $1.60, processing $0.88, fees $2.48, a 12.4% bite against 11.2% on the $100 sale. The cheaper the item, the more the fixed $0.30 weighs.
How do I turn the $88.80 into profit?
The tool stops at what Whatnot leaves you, so subtract your own costs by hand. Say you paid $30 for the item and spent $6 on postage that the buyer did not cover. At the standard tier you keep $88.80, so profit is $88.80 − $30 − $6 = $52.80. Margin on the $100 sale is 52.8%, and return on your $36 of costs is about 147%. At Tier 6 Fashion, the same sale would leave $92.30 and a profit of $56.30.
What about Canada and the UK?
Canada uses the same percentage rates and the same 2.9% plus $0.30 processing, with different tier thresholds, and the tool shows Canadian dollars. The UK commission is lower, 6.67% at the standard tier for most categories, and processing is 2.42% plus 25p. UK commission is subject to VAT, which the tool does not add.
How this tool works and where the numbers come from
Commission is a percentage of the item price from the rate card for your category and tier; payment processing is 2.9% plus $0.30 on the whole order. Both come from Whatnot’s seller fee page dated 1 October 2026.
Sources
- Whatnot: seller fees (commission tiers, payment processing) (October 1, 2026) · checked
Frequently asked questions
What percentage does Whatnot take?
For the commission alone, at the standard tier, most US categories pay an 8% commission, and Coins & money pays 4%. Payment processing is added on top as 2.9% plus $0.30 on the whole order, so the combined share of a $100 item is 11.2%.
How much do you make on a $1 Whatnot sale?
About $0.59. The 8% commission is $0.08 and processing is $0.33, so most of the $0.41 in fees is the fixed $0.30.
Does Whatnot charge fees on shipping?
Not commission. Processing does cover shipping and tax, so a buyer-paid shipping charge raises the processing fee slightly.
Does sales tax change the $11.20?
Only the processing part. With 8% sales tax on the $100 item, commission stays $8.00 but processing is worked on $108 and becomes $3.43, so fees are $11.43 and you keep $88.57.
What does Whatnot take from a $20 sale?
At the standard tier, $2.48: $1.60 commission plus $0.88 processing. That is 12.4% of the price, against 11.2% on $100, because the fixed $0.30 weighs more on a cheaper item.
Does a higher tier cut the $11.20?
Only the commission part. Processing stays $3.20 on a $100 item. Tier 6 Fashion drops the commission to $4.50, so total fees fall to $7.70.
Can I lower the commission by choosing a different category?
Only if the item truly belongs there. Whatnot’s page treats a wrong category chosen to get a lower rate as fee avoidance, which it enforces.
Does the tool include the Premier Shop discount?
No. Whatnot’s page says the 10% commission discount stacks through 31 October 2026 and stops after that date. The tool shows standard rates.
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