Free · no account · fees checked October 21, 2026
eBay fee calculator
eBay's final value fee is charged on everything the buyer pays, sales tax included, plus 30¢ or 40¢ per order. Put in what it sold for and what you paid, and see what's left after eBay, the label and the item.
eBay fee calculator
The item price the buyer paid, after any offer.
Leave blank for free shipping.
Bags, tape, cleaning.
eBay charges fees on the tax too.
Type what it sold for
Every eBay fee, your label and what you paid come off here, line by line.
eBay fees right now
US sellers, as eBay publishes them. Checked October 21, 2026.
| Fee | Rate | Charged on |
|---|---|---|
| Final value fee, most categoriesItem + shipping + sales tax | 13.6% up to $7,500, then 2.35% | Item + shipping + sales tax |
| Final value fee, Basic Store and aboveItem + shipping + sales tax | 12.7% up to $2,500, then 2.35% | Item + shipping + sales tax |
| Books, movies & TV, musicItem + shipping + sales tax | 15.3% | Item + shipping + sales tax |
| Trading cards, comics, coinsItem + shipping + sales tax | 13.25% (12.35% cards, 9% coins with a Store) | Item + shipping + sales tax |
| Athletic shoes $150 and upItem + shipping + sales tax | 8% (7% with a Store), no per-order fee | Item + shipping + sales tax |
| Per-order feeEach order | $0.30 on orders of $10 or less, $0.40 above | Each order |
| Promoted Listings (general)Item + shipping + sales tax | The ad rate you set, 2% to 100% | Item + shipping + sales tax |
| International feeSales to buyers outside the US | 1.65% | Sales to buyers outside the US |
| Below Standard surchargeItem + shipping + sales tax | +6% (+7% after four months) | Item + shipping + sales tax |
| Top Rated Plus discountQualifying listings | 10% off the final value fee | Qualifying listings |
| Insertion feeEach listing | 250 free a month, then $0.35 | Each listing |
- The final value fee includes the sales tax the buyer paid, so the same item costs more in fees when it ships to a high-tax state.
- Free shipping is not free to you: the label comes out of your pocket, and the fee is still charged on the item price.
- Promoted Listings fees are charged only when the buyer clicked your ad within 30 days of buying.
- We charge the Below Standard surcharge at 6% of the sale total. eBay's wording leaves room to read it as 6% of the fee instead, so treat it as the worst case.
A sale, worked through
Same arithmetic as the calculator above, line by line.
| Sale price | $48.00 |
| Shipping the buyer paid | $8.50 |
| Final value fee | −$8.22 |
| Per-order fee | −$0.40 |
| Shipping label | −$7.95 |
| What you paid for it | −$6.00 |
| Supplies | −$0.40 |
| Profit | +$33.53 |
Includes $3.96 sales tax the buyer paid, which eBay collects and passes on, but charges fees on.
The tax line is the one people miss: eBay charges its 13.6% on the $3.96 of tax the buyer paid, even though that money goes straight to the state.
The calculator that remembers
One sum is a guess. A year of them is your books.
- Every sale, kept. Save a eBay sale from the calculator and it becomes a row: what you paid, the fees, the label, what you kept.
- Every month, added up. This month's profit, this year's total and what's still sitting in stock, on one screen.
- Ready for tax time. With Ledger: cost of goods, mileage at the IRS rate and a year-end report for whoever does your taxes.
Last 12 months
$2,170.72
Profit by month
The last 6 sales, line by line
Questions sellers ask about eBay fees
How much does eBay take from a sale?
For most categories without a Store, 13.6% of the total sale (item price, shipping and sales tax) up to $7,500, plus a per-order fee of $0.30 on orders of $10 or less and $0.40 above that. On a typical $50 sale that works out to roughly 15% of the item price.
Does eBay charge fees on shipping?
Yes. The final value fee covers what the buyer paid for shipping and handling as well as the item. Offering free shipping doesn't avoid it either: you pay the label yourself and the fee is still charged on the item price.
Does an eBay Store lower my fees?
A Basic Store or higher drops most categories to 12.7% on the first $2,500 and lowers electronics and computers further (9.35% and 7.35%). A Starter Store keeps the non-Store rates. Whether it pays depends on your volume: Basic costs $21.95 a month billed yearly.
How do Promoted Listings fees work?
With a general (standard) campaign you set an ad rate between 2% and 100%. It is charged on the total sale amount, shipping and tax included, but only when the buyer clicked your promoted listing in the 30 days before buying.
Why is my eBay fee higher than 13.6%?
Usually because of sales tax, which sits inside the fee base, plus the per-order fee. A Below Standard seller rating adds a surcharge, and selling to a buyer outside the US without eBay International Shipping adds 1.65%.
Where these numbers come from
Fees change. If eBay has changed something we haven't caught, email hello@hustlhq.com and we'll fix it.
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