Rates checked November 2026 against eBay's published US fee schedule. eBay changes fees from time to time — treat the result as a close estimate when you price a listing.
How eBay fees work
eBay's main charge is the final value fee, a percentage of the total amount of the sale. "Total" surprises many new sellers: it is not just the item price. It is the price plus the shipping the buyer paid plus any sales tax eBay collected on the order. Sell a $50 item with $10 shipping and eBay figures its percentage on $60, not $50. On top of the percentage, eBay adds a flat per-order fee — $0.30 when the total is $10 or less, $0.40 when it is more.
For most categories the percentage is 13.6% on the first $7,500 of the total and 2.35% on anything above that, which is why very expensive items carry a lower effective rate. A handful of categories have their own schedules, and the differences are large enough to change what a listing is worth: books, movies and music pay 15.3%, coins and paper money 13.25%, and guitars and basses only 6.7%. Jewelry and watches pay 15% on the first $5,000 and 9% beyond it; women's bags and handbags pay 15% on the first $2,000 and 9% beyond it. Athletic shoes priced at $150 or more are the outlier — a flat 8% and no per-order fee at all.
The extras that move the number
eBay Store. Store subscribers pay reduced final value fees — roughly 12.7% instead of 13.6% across most categories — along with monthly listing allowances. The saving is under a percentage point, so a Store earns its subscription only once your monthly sales are steady; run your typical month through this calculator both ways before subscribing.
Top Rated Plus. If you are a Top Rated Seller and the listing offers same- or one-business-day handling with 30-day returns, eBay knocks 10% off that listing's final value fee. On a $200 sale in a most-categories listing that is about $2.70 back — small per sale, meaningful across a year of them.
International sales. When the buyer's registered address is outside the US, eBay adds an international fee of 1.65% of the total amount of the sale. It is easy to miss because the listing looks identical; the fee simply appears in the order details.
Promoted Listings. If you promote a listing, you choose an ad rate — say 5% — and pay that percentage of the item price when the item sells through the ad. It is advertising, not a selling fee, but it comes out of the same payout, so this calculator lets you include it and see the true remainder.
Fees are not profit
"You keep" is what remains after eBay's charges — before what the item cost you and what you actually paid to ship it. Fill in the two optional cost fields and the calculator shows profit: the number that decides whether a listing was worth listing. Sellers who price from the fee alone routinely discover that a "profitable" $30 sale lost money once a $9 purchase price and $7.40 of postage are counted. Price from profit backwards: decide what you need to earn, add your costs, then gross the total up for the fees.
One more quiet cost: because the fee is charged on shipping too, offering "free shipping" and raising the price to cover postage costs slightly more in fees than charging the same postage separately — the percentage is identical, but it now applies to a larger item price. The convenience may still be worth it; just know it is not free.
Frequently asked questions
What percentage does eBay take from a sale?
For most categories, 13.6% of the total amount of the sale (price + shipping + tax) on the portion up to $7,500, and 2.35% above that, plus a per-order fee of $0.30 or $0.40. Books and media are 15.3%, coins 13.25%, guitars and basses 6.7%, and athletic shoes at $150+ are 8% with no per-order fee.
Does eBay charge its fee on shipping and tax too?
Yes. The final value fee is figured on the total amount of the sale, which includes what the buyer paid for shipping and any sales tax collected on the order. That is why this calculator asks for all three amounts.
How much does an eBay Store save on fees?
Roughly 0.9 of a percentage point in most categories (about 12.7% instead of 13.6%), plus listing allowances. It pays for itself only at steady volume — compare your typical month with and without the Store box ticked.
What is the Top Rated Plus discount?
A 10% discount on the final value fee for qualifying listings from Top Rated Sellers that offer fast handling and 30-day returns. It applies to the final value fee only, not the per-order fee.
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