eBay Fee Calculator (US): Final Value Fees & Profit
See what eBay keeps from a US sale, what you are paid and what you make.
Where the money goes
Price for a target
The lowest item price, to the cent, with the shipping, tax, costs and options above. Each price is checked with eBay’s rounded fees.
How this was calculated
Results are estimates for general information and planning, not financial advice. Banks and institutions may calculate differently (rounding, fees, rate changes). Confirm figures with your lender or a qualified adviser before deciding.
About the eBay Fee Calculator (US): Final Value Fees & Profit
This calculator works out what an eBay.com sale costs a US seller and what it leaves: the final value fee for the item’s category, the $0.30 or $0.40 per-order fee, the international fee, a Promoted Listings ad rate, a seller-performance surcharge and insertion fees past your free listings — then the payout eBay sends you, your profit after the item cost, postage and packaging, and the price you need for a target profit or margin.
eBay charges its fees on the total amount of the sale: the item price, the shipping and handling the buyer pays and the sales tax eBay collects. The category rates are transcribed from eBay’s published Selling fees page, shown with a preset version, and every rate can be replaced with your own — for example an eBay Store subscription’s rates.
How to use it
- Pick the item’s category: most items pay 13.6% of the total up to $7,500 and 2.35% of the part above, but books and media, coins, trading cards, handbags, jewelry, watches, guitars, heavy equipment and athletic shoes have their own rates. Choose Another rate to type yours.
- Enter the sold price, the shipping you charge and the buyer’s sales tax rate, and say where the buyer is: a buyer abroad adds the 1.65% international fee unless you use eBay International Shipping.
- Enter your costs: what the item cost you, the postage label, packaging and anything else.
- Open Ads, seller level and insertion fees if the listing was promoted, your account has a surcharge or you are past your free listings.
- Read the profit, the payout and every fee line; set a target profit or margin to see the price you need, then copy the summary or download a CSV.
Examples
Total $424.00 · final value fee $58.06 (13.6% × $424 + $0.40) · insertion fee $0.35 Payout $341.59
The figures on eBay’s Selling fees page. The fee is charged on the tax too: 13.6% of $424, not of $400.
Final value fee $1,054.55 (13.25% × $7,500 + 2.35% × $2,570 + $0.40) · insertion $0.35 · Bold $4.00 You keep $8,441.10
The exact fee is $1,054.545, which eBay rounds up to $1,054.55. Enter the Bold upgrade under other costs.
$2,000.00: 15% of the whole sale = $300.40 with the per-order fee $2,000.01: 9% of the whole sale = $180.40
Women’s bags, jewelry and bullion take one rate on the whole sale, so a price just over the limit leaves you more.
Final value fees by category
- Most categories (including eBay Motors parts & accessories): 13.6% of the total up to $7,500, 2.35% of the part above.
- Books & Magazines, Movies & TV, Music (not vinyl records or NFTs): 15.3% up to $7,500, 2.35% above.
- Coins & Paper Money (not bullion) and trading cards, comics and collectible card games: 13.25% up to $7,500, 2.35% above.
- Bullion: 13.6% of the whole sale at $7,500 or less, 7% above.
- Women’s Bags & Handbags: 15% of the whole sale at $2,000 or less, 9% above.
- Jewelry (not watches): 15% of the whole sale at $5,000 or less, 9% above.
- Watches, Parts & Accessories: 15% up to $1,000, 6.5% from $1,000 to $7,500, 3% above.
- Guitars & Basses: 6.7% up to $7,500, 2.35% above, no insertion fee.
- Heavy equipment, printing presses, food trucks: 3% up to $15,000, 0.5% above, $20 insertion fee.
- Athletic shoes: 8% of the whole sale at $150 or more with no per-order fee (and no insertion fee when listed at $150 or more); 13.6% below $150.
- NFT categories: 5%.
All rates come from eBay’s Selling fees page; the per-order fee is $0.30 for an order of $10.00 or less and $0.40 above.
What the fees are charged on
The total amount of the sale is the item price, any handling charge, the shipping the buyer pays and the sales tax. eBay collects the sales tax and pays it to the state, so it never reaches you — but the final value fee, the international fee, surcharges and Promoted Listings fees are all worked out on it. That is why a $400 sale with 6% tax pays 13.6% of $424.
Shipping has a few exceptions: when you offer 1-day or international shipping as well as a cheaper domestic service, eBay uses the cheapest domestic service; with eBay International Shipping it uses what you pay to send the parcel to the US hub.
International fee, surcharges, ads and insertion fees
- International fee: 1.65% of the total when the delivery address or the buyer’s registered address is outside the US. US sellers using eBay International Shipping pay none on eligible items.
- Seller-performance surcharges: Below Standard adds 6% of the total (7% after four months in a row); a very high “item not as described” return rate in a category adds 5% (6% after four months). When both apply, only the Below Standard one is charged.
- Promoted Listings (general): the ad rate you set, 2% to 100% of the total sale amount, charged only when the item sells within 30 days of a click on the ad (Promoted Listings). Priority (cost-per-click) campaigns are paid per click — enter their cost under other costs.
- Insertion fees: the first 250 listings a month are free (more with an eBay Store); after that $0.35 a listing, charged again for each renewal or relist, sold or not.
Payout, profit and the price you need
The payout is the item price plus the shipping you charge, less eBay’s fees. The profit takes off what the item cost you, the postage label, packaging and other costs; the margin is the profit as a share of the item price plus shipping.
The price for a target is the lowest item price, to the cent, whose profit (or margin) reaches it, with your shipping, tax and costs unchanged. Every price is checked with the fees rounded to the cent, and the search looks either side of each rate limit, so a price that jumps to a lower whole-sale rate is not missed.
Limitations
- One item per order. With several items in one order the per-order fee is charged once, not per item.
- Vehicle sales on eBay Motors, real estate, eBay Live and business-specific contracts have their own fees and are not covered; an eBay Store’s lower rates can be typed in with “Another rate”.
- Sales tax rates vary by state and city, and some states do not tax shipping; enter the buyer’s rate.
- Payment disputes ($20.00), currency conversion and optional listing upgrades are not added automatically — put upgrades under other costs.
- Income tax on your profit is not worked out. MySmartCoPilot is not affiliated with eBay; check fees against your seller account.
Privacy
Everything happens in your browser. What you enter or open here is not uploaded or stored by MySmartCoPilot.
Frequently asked questions
How much does eBay take from a sale?
For most categories 13.6% of the total amount of the sale (item, shipping and sales tax) up to $7,500, plus $0.40 per order ($0.30 for orders of $10.00 or less). On a $50 item with $8 shipping and 7% tax, that is 13.6% × $62.06 + $0.40 = $8.84 before any ads or other fees.
Does eBay charge fees on shipping and sales tax?
Yes. The final value fee is a percentage of the total amount of the sale, which includes the shipping and handling the buyer pays and the sales tax eBay collects. Free shipping means no fee on shipping, but you pay the label yourself.
What is the eBay per-order fee?
$0.30 for orders of $10.00 or less and $0.40 for orders over $10.00, added to the final value fee. Athletic shoes sold for $150 or more pay no per-order fee.
When does eBay charge the international fee?
When the buyer’s delivery address, or the address on their account, is outside the US: 1.65% of the total amount of the sale. It is not charged on eligible items sent with eBay International Shipping.
How is the Promoted Listings fee worked out?
For a general campaign it is your ad rate times the total sale amount — item price, shipping and tax — and is charged only if the item sells within 30 days of a click on your ad. A 5% rate on a $108 total costs $5.40.
What price do I need to break even on eBay?
Enter your costs and the calculator finds the lowest item price, to the cent, at which the payout covers them. With no shipping charge or sales tax and $50 of costs in most categories it is $58.33: eBay keeps $8.33 and you get $50.00.