Etsy & eBay Seller Fee Calculator

About Etsy and eBay seller fees

Selling on Etsy or eBay involves several separate fee types stacked together — a listing fee charged just to list an item, a transaction/final value fee taken as a percentage of the sale, and a payment processing fee (percentage plus a small fixed amount) for handling the buyer's payment — which together can add up to more than sellers new to these platforms often expect. This tool calculates your net settlement and profit after all these fees, product cost, and shipping.

How the settlement and profit are calculated

Total revenue is your selling price plus any buyer-paid shipping, multiplied by quantity sold. From that, the calculator subtracts the flat listing fee, the transaction fee (revenue × transaction fee rate), and the payment processing fee (revenue × processing rate + fixed per-transaction amount) to arrive at your net settlement — then further subtracts your product cost and actual shipping cost (if different from what the buyer paid) to calculate your final net profit, margin, and per-item profit.

Frequently asked questions

Why are there so many separate fees instead of one combined rate?

Etsy and eBay unbundle their fees into distinct categories (listing, transaction, payment processing) because each represents a genuinely different service — the listing fee covers marketplace visibility, the transaction fee is the platform's cut of the sale itself, and payment processing covers the actual cost of handling the financial transaction, similar to how a credit card processor charges separately from a marketplace.

Do all the preset rates apply automatically, or should I check my actual account?

The preset rates reflect commonly published example figures for each platform, but actual fees can vary by seller location, currency, subscription tier (like Etsy Plus), or promotional program participation — since this calculator lets you fully override every rate, always verify your account's actual current fee schedule for precise numbers.

Why does buyer-paid shipping count as part of my taxable revenue for fee purposes?

Both platforms typically charge their transaction fee based on the total amount the buyer pays, including shipping they cover, not just the item price alone — this is a common point of confusion for new sellers who initially calculate fees only against their item price, then find their actual fees higher than expected.