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eBay Fee Calculator
Use this free eBay fee calculator to work out what you actually keep from a sale. Enter your sale price, the shipping you charge, and your item category, and it shows your final value fee, payment processing fee, any promoted listing fee, your total fees, and your net proceeds.
0% if you do not promote the listing.
eBay changes its fee schedule from time to time — all rates here are editable defaults. Check eBay's current schedule and update them if needed.
Where the money goes
Blue: what you keep. Light blue and amber: the fees. The chart updates live with your inputs.
How it works
Selling on eBay is not free, and the fees take a bigger bite than many sellers expect — usually around 16% of the total sale once everything is added up. There are three fees to understand, and this calculator works them all out from your numbers.
Sale price is what the buyer pays for the item itself, and shipping charged is what the buyer pays for delivery. Together they form the total sale, which is the base for most of the fees. This is the detail that surprises new sellers: eBay charges its final value fee on the total, including shipping, not just on the item price. If you charge $10 for shipping on a $100 item, the fee is calculated on $110.
Final value fee is eBay's main charge, a percentage of the total sale. The rate depends on the item category. For most categories it is 13.25%. Books, movies, and music are charged at 14.6%, while musical instruments and gear are 6.35% and heavy equipment is 3%. Picking a category fills in the typical rate automatically, but the rate box stays editable — eBay changes its schedule, and your seller level can change the rate too, so check the current schedule and adjust it if needed.
Payment processing fee is what eBay charges for handling the buyer's payment. The typical rate is 2.9% of the total sale plus a fixed $0.30 per order. It applies to the same total as the final value fee, so shipping is included here as well. Promoted listing fee is optional: if you advertise your listing, you set a percentage rate, and you only pay it if the item sells within 30 days of someone clicking the ad. The default here is 0%, meaning no promotion. The promoted fee is calculated on the sale price only, not on shipping.
Your net proceeds are what lands in your account after all three fees. Note that this is your revenue after eBay's fees, not your profit: the cost of the item, the actual postage you pay the carrier, packaging, and any listing extras are separate and come out of the net proceeds. If you offer free shipping, the fee base drops to the item price alone, but you still pay the real postage yourself, so compare both options before choosing.
Worked example
Jordan sells a used camera lens on eBay for $100 and charges the buyer $10 for shipping. It is in a standard category, so the final value fee is 13.25%, the processing fee is 2.9% plus $0.30, and the listing is not promoted. Here is how the fees work out, step by step.
Step 1: Find the total sale. $100 + $10 = $110. This is the base for the final value fee and the processing fee.
Step 2: Work out the final value fee. $110 × 13.25% = $14.58 (rounded from $14.575).
Step 3: Work out the payment processing fee. $110 × 2.9% = $3.19, plus the fixed $0.30 per order, which is $3.49.
Step 4: Work out the promoted listing fee. The listing was not promoted, so the rate is 0% and the fee is $0.00.
Step 5: Add the fees and subtract. Total fees are $14.58 + $3.49 + $0.00 = $18.07, which is 16.43% of the $110 sale. Net proceeds are $110.00 − $18.07 = $91.94.
Enter the same numbers — $100 sale price, $10 shipping, most categories, 0% promoted — and the calculator shows exactly the same result: net proceeds of $91.94, after $18.07 in total fees.
FAQ
What fees does eBay charge sellers?
There are three main fees. The final value fee is a percentage of the total sale, including shipping and sales tax, and it varies by category — 13.25% for most categories. The payment processing fee is charged on the total amount the buyer pays, typically 2.9% plus $0.30 per order. On top of that, a promoted listing fee applies only if you choose to advertise your listing, and it is a percentage of the sale price that you set yourself.
Is the final value fee charged on shipping too?
Yes. The final value fee is calculated on the total amount of the sale, which includes the item price, the shipping amount the buyer pays, and any sales tax collected. That is why the fee on a $100 item with $10 shipping is based on $110, not $100. Offering free shipping does not avoid the fee, but it does keep the fee base at the item price alone.
What is a promoted listing fee?
A promoted listing is an optional ad: you choose a percentage rate, and eBay shows your listing more prominently in search results. You only pay the fee if the item sells within 30 days of a click on the ad. The rate is yours to set, and this calculator lets you enter any rate — the default is 0%, meaning no promotion.
Do I pay eBay fees if my item does not sell?
Usually not. Final value fees and payment processing fees are only charged when a sale completes. Most sellers also get a number of free listings each month, so there is often no listing fee either. Optional extras such as bold titles or extra photos can carry a charge whether the item sells or not.
How accurate are these fee rates?
The rates shown are typical defaults for the United States — 13.25% final value fee for most categories and 2.9% plus $0.30 for payment processing — but eBay changes its fee schedule from time to time and rates differ by category and by seller level. Every rate in this calculator is editable, so check eBay's current fee schedule and type in the exact rates that apply to you before relying on the result.