Rates checked November 2026 against Poshmark's published US fee structure. Platforms change fees from time to time — treat the result as a close estimate when you price a listing.
Two numbers cover everything
Poshmark's fee schedule fits on an index card: sales under $15 pay a flat $2.95; sales of $15 or more pay 20% of the price. No listing fee, no per-order fee, no processing line, no category table. What makes the 20% defensible is what it bundles — the commission includes the buyer's prepaid USPS Priority Mail label and all payment processing. The buyer pays a shipping charge at checkout, a label lands in your inbox, and postage never touches your payout.
That bundling means the honest comparison is not "20% versus 10%". It is "20%, postage included" against "10%, then buy a $7–8 label yourself". On a $25 clothing sale, Poshmark keeps $5.00 and you never touch postage; on a 10%-fee platform you keep $22.50 minus the label — about $14.70 if you pay it, or the full $22.50 if the buyer paid shipping on top. Which wins depends entirely on who pays the postage, and this is why sellers who compare headline percentages alone often reach the wrong conclusion in both directions.
The under-$15 trap
The flat $2.95 is gentle at $14 (about 21%) and brutal at the bottom: 30% of a $10 item, 42% of a $7 item, nearly 60% of a $5 item — and that is before whatever the item cost you. Small, cheap pieces are where Poshmark closets quietly lose money. The standard counter-move is bundling: a buyer who bundles three $8 items into one $24 sale pays one commission on $24 (20%, $4.80) instead of three flat fees ($8.85), and ships them under one label. Price small items with bundles in mind, say so in the listing, and the flat fee stops being a trap and becomes a group discount you share with the buyer.
Where the 20% still bites
On higher-priced items the bundle logic flips: 20% of $200 is $40, while the included label is worth perhaps $8–13 of Priority postage. For designer and high-value fashion, cross-listing the same piece on a lower-fee platform (or pricing the Poshmark copy a little higher to reflect its built-in shipping convenience) is worth the few minutes it takes. Use the related calculators below to price the same item across platforms before you commit to one closet.
Fees are not profit
"You keep" is after commission but before your item cost. Add what the piece cost you — a thrifted $6 sweater, a wholesale blank, the retail item that never fit — and the profit line appears. Because Poshmark sellers never buy postage, item cost is the only input the profit view needs here. If the profit on a sub-$15 item comes out near zero, that is the flat fee talking: bundle it, raise it into the 20% band where the label is included, or move it to a platform whose fees fit small items better.
Frequently asked questions
How much commission does Poshmark take?
A flat $2.95 on sales under $15 and 20% at $15 or more. It is the only seller fee, and it includes the buyer's prepaid shipping label and payment processing.
Why is Poshmark's fee higher than Depop's or Mercari's?
Because shipping is bundled. Compare fee-plus-postage, not fee alone: on platforms where the seller buys a $7–8 label, the real gap narrows considerably.
Is it worth selling items under $15 on Poshmark?
Carefully. The flat $2.95 is 30% of a $10 sale. Bundling small items into one sale — one commission, one label — usually beats listing them singly.
Does Poshmark charge for shipping on top of the commission?
No. The buyer pays the shipping charge at checkout and you receive a prepaid label; nothing for postage is deducted from your earnings. Seller-funded shipping discounts on offers are the exception, and those are optional.
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