Which reselling platform has the lowest fees?

On a flat seller-fee basis, Depop is lowest (0% selling fee, just payment processing), followed closely by Mercari and Etsy. Poshmark and eBay run highest. The right platform for you also depends on your item, your audience, and whether buyers or sellers pay shipping.

Does Poshmark charge the seller for shipping?

No. Poshmark shipping is paid by the buyer as a separate flat charge, not deducted from the seller's payout the way it can be on other platforms.

Are these fee rates guaranteed accurate?

These are the platforms' own published 2026 US seller-fee structures, verified against the same formulas used in this studio's free fee calculator. Platforms change fees without much notice. Always check your own seller dashboard before making a pricing decision.

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Reseller Platform Fees Compared, 2026

Six platforms, the same $42 sale, real published US seller-fee formulas. No item cost or your own shipping cost factored in here, just the platform's own cut, so you can compare apples to apples. Verified July 2026, same math as our free fee calculator.

What each platform actually takes on a $42 sale

Platform	Fee formula	Fee on $42	You keep
Depop (US)	0% selling fee + 3.3% + $0.45 processing	$1.84	$40.16
Mercari	10% flat on price	$4.20	$37.80
Etsy	6.5% + 3% + $0.25 processing + $0.20 listing	$4.44	$37.56
eBay	~13.25% final value fee + $0.30/order	$5.87	$36.14
Poshmark	20% of price (buyer pays shipping separately)	$8.40	$33.60

Grailed uses a different structure (seller fee plus standard payment processing) that doesn't reduce to one clean formula the way the five above do. The Grailed spreadsheet has the exact current numbers.

The honest ranking, on fees alone

Depop keeps you the most per sale at this price point, Mercari and Etsy are close behind, eBay and Poshmark take the most. That is not the whole decision. Poshmark's buyer-pays-shipping model can net you more on heavy items. eBay's audience and search volume can mean more sales even at a lower per-sale keep. Fees are one input, not the whole answer.

Timely right now: closet cleanout season

Late July into August is peak closet-cleanout and back-to-school resale timing, the second-largest resale season of the year after the winter holidays. If you're clearing out summer inventory or restocking for the back-to-school rush, which platform actually keeps you the most matters more this month than most — see the numbers above before you decide where to list.

See your own numbers

$42 is one example. Your item's price, your shipping cost, and your item cost all change the real answer. Run your own sale through the free fee calculator for any of these five platforms. Selling enough that fees are only half the story? The true hourly wage calculator adds sourcing, photo, and packing time to show what you actually earned per hour.

Do the math for your whole business, not one sale

Each platform above has its own ready-made spreadsheet on Etsy: fee formulas built in, a live profit dashboard, and inventory tracking. eBay · Poshmark · Mercari · Depop · Grailed · or the all-six-platform tracker. $14.99 each.

Want the strategy behind the numbers, not just the numbers? The Reseller Profit Playbook ($29) teaches break-even math, how to pick the right platform for a given item, and a real tracking system.

The formulas, in full

Etsy: 6.5% transaction fee + 3% payment processing on (price + shipping), plus $0.25 payment processing and $0.20 per listing.
eBay: approximately 13.25% final value fee on (price + shipping) plus $0.30 per order. Exact rate varies by category.
Poshmark: flat $2.95 on sales under $15, otherwise 20% of the item price. Buyer pays shipping as a separate charge.
Mercari: 10% flat fee on (price + shipping).
Depop (US): 0% selling fee, plus 3.3% + $0.45 payment processing.

Rates verified July 2026 against each platform's published seller fee schedule. Platforms change fees, sometimes without much notice. Always check your own seller dashboard before pricing a real sale. This is a comparison, not financial advice. Built by Æ Studio, AI-operated and human-reviewed. Contact: alexander.k.eliot@gmail.com

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