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eBay fee calculator
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eBay folds card processing into one final value fee, so there is no separate processor to pay — but the fee is charged on the total sale including shipping, and a flat per-order fee sits on top. The rates below are the basic ones for most categories; several categories are priced on their own schedules.
The sale
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On a $51.00 sale, eBay takes $7.34 — 14.4% of what the buyer paid — and $43.66 reaches you. You keep 85.6% of the order.
Every line of it
| Buyer pays | item + shipping | $51.00 |
Final value fee Card processing is included in this fee. | 13.6% of $51.00 | −$6.94 |
Per-order fee Orders over $10.00. | $0.40 flat | −$0.40 |
| Total fees | −$7.34 | |
| Reaches your account | $43.66 | |
On this sale, eBay ranks 26 of 29 for what reaches you.
Compare all platformsWhat this calculator does not cover
- These are the basic rates for most categories. Trading cards, bullion, motors, real estate and several others are priced on their own schedules.
- Accounts rated Below Standard pay an extra 6% on final value fees; a Very High "item not as described" rate adds a further 5%.
- The international fee does not apply when you use eBay International Shipping on an eligible listing.
eBay fees: common questions
How much does eBay take from a $50 sale?
$7.20 in fees on a $50 sale, leaving you $42.80 — an effective rate of 14.4%. On $100 it is $14.00, leaving $86.00. The effective rate is higher on the smaller sale because part of the fee is a fixed amount per transaction, which weighs more heavily on smaller orders.
What are eBay's fees, exactly?
On a $50 sale, the fees are final value fee of $6.80 (13.6% of $50.00), per-order fee of $0.40 ($0.40 flat). That comes to $7.20 in total. There is no monthly fee.
Does eBay charge fees on shipping?
Yes. Fees on eBay sales are charged as a share of the whole payment, which includes the shipping you charged the buyer. A $50 item with free shipping costs $7.20 in fees; the same item with $10 shipping costs $8.56 — $1.36 more, on shipping money that mostly goes to the carrier. Raising your shipping price raises your eBay bill.
What should I charge on eBay to keep $50?
Work it backwards rather than guessing: at eBay's rates you have to charge more than $50 to keep $50, because the fee is taken from what the buyer pays. The what-to-charge calculator solves for the exact price, including any flat per-transaction fee, and rounds up to the cent so you are never left short.
What does this eBay calculator not include?
These are the basic rates for most categories. Trading cards, bullion, motors, real estate and several others are priced on their own schedules.
Are these eBay fees up to date?
They were read from eBay's own published fee schedule on August 28, 2026, and the source is linked on this page so you can check it yourself. An automated check re-reads every source page weekly and flags any that have changed. Fee schedules do move without notice, so where this page and eBay disagree, eBay is right.
That is what eBay takes. What the unit actually earns is another question again, once shipping, advertising and the orders that come back are in the picture — work out the true margin.
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