eBay Fees 2026: Every Seller Fee Explained (and How Much eBay Takes)

In most categories eBay takes a 13.6% final value fee on the total amount of the sale, including shipping and sales tax, plus $0.30 per order on orders of $10 or less, or $0.40 on larger orders. With no shipping or sales tax added, that works out to about 14–18% on sales between $10 and $100, and 19.6% on a $5 sale. You get 250 listings a month without an insertion fee, and there is no separate payment processing fee. On a $100 item on the same basis, eBay takes $14.00 and you keep $86.00.

These are the fees for sellers on ebay.com in the US, taken from eBay’s own help pages and checked against them on 27 October 2026. Below is how much eBay takes at different prices, what each fee is charged on, category rates, Stores and when one pays off, payouts, international sales, the surcharges you can avoid, and which fees you get back after a cancellation or return.

How much does eBay take from a sale?

In most categories, with no shipping or sales tax added, this is what eBay takes:

Sale price	eBay takes	You keep	Share of the sale
$10	$1.66	$8.34	16.6%
$25	$3.80	$21.20	15.2%
$100	$14.00	$86.00	14.0%
$250	$34.40	$215.60	13.8%
$1,000	$136.40	$863.60	13.6%
$10,000	$1,079.15	$8,920.85	10.8%

Each figure is 13.6% of the sale plus the per-order fee. The $10,000 share is lower because the rate drops to 2.35% on the part of a sale above $7,500: $1,020.00 on the first $7,500, $58.75 on the remaining $2,500, plus $0.40.

Two things push the real share above the 13.6% headline rate. The per-order fee weighs most on cheap items: $0.30 adds three percentage points to a $10 sale. And because the fee also applies to shipping and sales tax, the fee as a share of your item price is usually higher than the table shows.

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eBay fees at a glance

Fee	When it applies	US rate
Final value fee	Every sale	13.6% of the total sale in most categories (up to $7,500), 2.35% above
Per-order fee	Every order	$0.30 if the order is $10 or less, $0.40 if more
Insertion fee	After 250 listings a month	$0.35 per listing
Listing upgrades	Only if you add them	$0.10 to $6 each (reserve price fee up to $250)
Store subscription	Only if you open a Store	$4.95 to $2,999.95 a month
International fee	Delivery or buyer address outside the US, eBay International Shipping not used	1.65%
Currency conversion	When a conversion is needed	3.25% for US-registered sellers
Promoted Listings	Only if you advertise	Ad rate or cost per click you choose
Below Standard surcharge	Seller performance rated Below Standard	An additional 6% of the total sale on top of the final value fee (7% after 4+ consecutive months)
Not-as-described surcharge	Very high rate of not-as-described returns in a category	An additional 5% of the total sale on top of the final value fee in that category (6% after 4+ consecutive months)
Payment dispute fee	Disputes you’re found responsible for	$20
Payment processing	Every sale	No separate charge

Source: eBay selling fees.

What the final value fee is charged on

The final value fee is a percentage of the total amount of the sale, not just the item price. eBay counts:

• the item price;
• handling charges;
• the shipping the buyer pays;
• sales tax;
• any other applicable fees.

In most categories the rate is 13.6% on the first $7,500 of each item’s sale and 2.35% on anything above that.

Example. You sell an item for $80 and charge $10 shipping. Assume the buyer’s sales tax is 8% of item and shipping, or $7.20 (the real rate depends on where the buyer lives). The total sale is $97.20.

• Final value fee: 13.6% of $97.20 = $13.22
• Per-order fee: $0.40
• eBay takes $13.62, which is 17.0% of your $80 item price

Most of the gap between 17.0% and 13.6% comes from the fee on shipping and tax (about 2.9 points); the $0.40 per-order fee adds the other 0.5.

Two exceptions change the base. If you offer 1-day or international shipping alongside a cheaper option, eBay uses the cheapest domestic shipping option you offer. If the item ships through eBay International Shipping, the fee on shipping is based on the cost to ship to the US hub.

Final value fees by category

The table starts with the standard rate, then the main categories that differ: lower rates, a higher rate, whole-sale thresholds, tiered rates and special listings. Outside eBay Motors vehicles, the per-order fee applies on top unless the table says otherwise.

Category	Selling fees
Most categories	13.6% up to $7,500, then 2.35%
Coins & Paper Money (not bullion)	13.25% up to $7,500, then 2.35%
Trading cards, collectible card games, comics	13.25% up to $7,500, then 2.35%
Guitars & Basses	6.7% up to $7,500, then 2.35% (no insertion fee)
Athletic shoes	8% and no per-order fee if the total is $150 or more; 13.6% under $150
Books, Movies & Music (except vinyl records)	15.3% up to $7,500, then 2.35%
Bullion	13.6% if the sale is $7,500 or less, 7% if more
Women’s Bags & Handbags	15% if the sale is $2,000 or less, 9% if more
Jewelry & Watches (except watch parts)	15% if the sale is $5,000 or less, 9% if more
Watches, Parts & Accessories	15% up to $1,000, 6.5% from $1,000 to $7,500, 3% above
Heavy equipment and similar	$20 insertion fee; 3% up to $15,000, 0.5% above
NFTs	5%
eBay Motors vehicles	Flat listing fee: $34 up to $15,000, $79 above; no final value fee

Watch the bullion, handbag and jewelry rows. There, the lower rate applies to the whole sale, not just the part above the threshold. A $2,000 handbag costs $300.00 in final value fees (15%), while a $2,001 handbag costs $180.09 (9%). Athletic shoes have the same kind of cliff at $150: from $150 the 8% applies to the whole total, with no per-order fee, while below $150 the rate is 13.6%.

Beyond the flat listing fee, deposits on eBay Motors vehicles carry a 2.8% processing fee. Motors Parts & Accessories use the standard rates. Source: eBay Motors fees.

Insertion fees and listing upgrades

You get 250 listings a month without an insertion fee. After that, each new listing costs $0.35. Guitars & Basses have no insertion fee, and heavy equipment listings cost $20.

Upgrades are optional, and each one costs extra; the reserve price fee is charged whether or not the item sells. Prices by listing format:

Upgrade	Auction	Fixed price (Good ’Til Cancelled)
Bold	$2	$4
Gallery Plus	$0.35	$1
Subtitle (start price up to $150 / above $150)	$1.50 / $3	$2 / $6
Reserve price	$5 or 7.5% of the reserve, whichever is greater, up to $250	Not available
1-day or 3-day duration	$1	Not available
International site visibility	$0.10 to $0.40, depending on start price	$0.50

eBay Store subscriptions and their lower rates

A Store gives you a monthly listing allowance and, from the Basic tier up, a lower final value fee. Prices are per month:

Store	Monthly renewal	Yearly renewal	Listings without insertion fee	Each extra listing
Starter	$7.95	$4.95	250	$0.30
Basic	$27.95	$21.95	1,000	$0.25
Premium	$74.95	$59.95	10,000	$0.10
Anchor	$349.95	$299.95	25,000	$0.05
Enterprise	Not offered	$2,999.95	100,000	$0.05

From Basic up, the allowances and extra-listing fees shown are for fixed-price listings in all categories.

Starter keeps the standard final value fees. From Basic up, these rates change:

• most categories: 12.7% up to $2,500, then 2.35% (without a Store: 13.6% up to $7,500);
• Women’s Bags & Handbags: 13%, or 7% if the sale is over $2,000;
• Jewelry & Watches: 13%, or 7% if the sale is over $5,000;
• athletic shoes: 7% if the total is $150 or more, 12.7% under $150;
• Guitars & Basses: still 6.7%, but only up to $2,500.

Source: eBay Store selling fees.

When an eBay Store pays off

The Basic Store saves 0.9 percentage points (13.6% minus 12.7%) on every sale up to $2,500. To cover the subscription with that saving alone you need:

• about $2,440 a month in sales on the yearly plan ($21.95 ÷ 0.009);
• about $3,110 a month on the monthly plan ($27.95 ÷ 0.009).

“Sales” here means the total the fee is charged on, including shipping and tax. Below these levels, a Basic Store costs more in subscription than it saves in final value fees.

Three things can make a Store pay off sooner:

• High-ticket items. Above $2,500, the Store rate drops to 2.35% while the standard rate stays at 13.6% up to $7,500. On a $5,000 sale, the final value fee is $376.25 with a Basic Store ($317.50 + $58.75) and $680.00 without one. The $303.75 saved on that one sale is more than a year of Basic on the yearly plan ($263.40).
• Higher-fee categories. Handbags and jewelry drop from 15% to 13%, a 2-point saving, so the yearly-plan break-even falls to about $1,100 a month ($21.95 ÷ 0.02).
• Listing volume. If you list 600 fixed-price items a month without a Store, 350 of them cost $0.35 each, or $122.50. A Basic Store includes 1,000 fixed-price listings without an insertion fee, so those fees would be $0, against a Basic subscription of $21.95 to $27.95 a month.

If you sell a few hundred dollars a month of low-priced items and stay within 250 listings, a Store usually does not pay off. Run your own monthly totals through these numbers before you subscribe.

Payments, payouts and “managed payments”

“Managed payments” means eBay handles payments itself. There is no separate payment processing fee: eBay charges its final value fee and per-order fee, and you don’t pay third-party processing fees on top.

eBay starts payouts daily by default. You can switch to weekly, biweekly or monthly payouts. Express payout costs $2 per payout and typically arrives within 30 minutes.

Starting 4 November 2026, eBay is gradually introducing an eBay balance for eligible US-based private sellers and sole proprietors, with on-demand payouts as the default. Source: eBay: getting paid for items you’ve sold.

Selling internationally

Two extra charges can apply when a sale crosses the border:

• International fee: 1.65% of the total sale, when the delivery address or the buyer’s registered address is outside the US and you don’t ship with eBay International Shipping.
• Currency conversion: 3.25% for US-registered sellers, when a transaction needs a currency conversion.

eBay International Shipping avoids the 1.65% fee and, as noted above, the final value fee on its shipping is based only on the cost to the US hub.

Extra fees you can avoid

These charges come on top of the standard fees. The first two depend on your seller performance; Promoted Listings is an optional ad cost.

• Below Standard surcharge. If your seller performance falls to Below Standard, eBay adds a further 6% of the total sale to your final value fee, or 7% after four or more consecutive months.
• Not-as-described surcharge. A very high rate of item-not-as-described returns in a category adds a further 5% of the total sale to final value fees in that category, or 6% after four or more consecutive months. If both surcharges apply, you pay only the Below Standard one.
• Promoted Listings. With General (cost per sale) ads, you pay your chosen ad rate as a percentage of the total sale, including shipping and tax, when the item sells within 30 days of a click on the ad. With Priority ads, you pay per click whether the item sells or not. Source: eBay Promoted Listings.

One more charge depends partly on the buyer: eBay charges a $20 fee for each payment dispute, such as a chargeback, in which you’re found responsible.

Fee credits on cancellations and returns

eBay refunds some fees when a sale falls through. What you get back depends on why:

Situation	Final value fee	Per-order fee
Buyer asks to cancel, or the address is a problem	Credited	Credited
You cancel (out of stock, damaged)	Credited	Not credited
Full refund for a buyer-remorse return (ordered by mistake, changed mind, doesn’t fit, found a better price) or via “Send refund”	Credited	Credited (can take up to 10 days to appear)
Full refund for a damaged, defective, wrong or not-as-described item, or an item not received	Credited	Not credited
Payment dispute you accept	Credited	Not credited
Voluntary partial refund	Credited in proportion to the refund	Not credited
Refund paid outside eBay, or eBay resolved the case with a refund	Not credited	Not credited

The practical rule: refund through eBay, because a refund paid outside it earns no credit at all. Source: eBay fee credits.

How to pay less to eBay

Each step below cuts one specific eBay charge or helps you pick the cheaper setup; none guarantees a lower total:

1. Stay within your free listings, or pick a Store tier that fits your listing count and passes the break-even check above.
2. Skip paid upgrades unless you have evidence they help an item sell.
3. Set Promoted Listings ad rates on purpose. On a General campaign, every point of ad rate comes on top of the final value fee.
4. Charge accurate shipping. The fee applies to shipping too, so padding it raises your fee.
5. Use eBay International Shipping for foreign buyers to avoid the 1.65% international fee.
6. Describe items accurately to avoid the not-as-described surcharge and fee-losing returns.
7. Keep your seller performance above Below Standard to avoid the additional 6% final value fee.
8. Refund through eBay, never outside it, or you lose any fee credit you would have received.

Calculate your own numbers

Enter your sale price, shipping and category in Fee Math’s eBay fee calculator to estimate the fee and your payout. To see what you actually make after the item cost and shipping label, use the eBay profit calculator.

If you also sell elsewhere, see Mercari fees in 2026 and how Poshmark, eBay and Depop fees compare on the same sale.