How Much Are eBay Fees?
The short answer: for most categories, about 13.6% of what the buyer paid, item price plus shipping, plus a $0.30 or $0.40 per-order fee. The table below shows what that comes out to in actual dollars at common sale prices, so you don't have to do the percentage math yourself.
eBay fees by sale price
| Item price | Shipping charged | Final value fee | Per-order fee | Total fees | You keep |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| $10.00 | $0.00 | $1.36 | $0.30 | $1.66 | $8.34 |
| $25.00 | $0.00 | $3.40 | $0.40 | $3.80 | $21.20 |
| $50.00 | $5.00 | $7.48 | $0.40 | $7.88 | $47.12 |
| $100.00 | $8.00 | $14.69 | $0.40 | $15.09 | $92.91 |
| $250.00 | $12.00 | $35.63 | $0.40 | $36.03 | $225.97 |
| $500.00 | $15.00 | $70.04 | $0.40 | $70.44 | $444.56 |
| $1,000.00 | $20.00 | $138.72 | $0.40 | $139.12 | $880.88 |
Most-category rate (13.6% up to $7,500), no sales tax collected. Your actual figure changes with category and shipping charged, use the calculator for your exact sale.
Why the fee isn't just "13.6% of the item price"
Every row above includes shipping in the fee base, because eBay does. A $100 item shipped for $8 isn't a $100 transaction to the final value fee, it's $108. Sellers who calculate fees off the item price alone consistently underestimate what eBay actually takes, sometimes by several dollars on a mid-size sale.
The per-order fee adds up more than it looks
On the $10 row, the $0.40 per-order fee is over a fifth of the total fee, a bigger share, proportionally, than on any of the higher rows. Sellers moving a lot of low-price inventory feel the per-order fee much more than sellers moving a few expensive items, even though the percentage rate is identical for both.
These are most-category numbers
Books, coins, guitars, handbags, jewelry, bullion and a couple of other categories run a different rate than the 13.6% used above, in some cases a lower percentage, in some cases a rate that changes entirely once the sale clears a dollar threshold. Check the complete fee schedule for your category's exact figure, or enter your own numbers directly into the eBay fee calculator for a payout that also accounts for your item's cost and shows your actual profit margin. For the same math framed as the share of each dollar eBay keeps, see how much does eBay take in fees.