Marketplace fees · calculator
Mercari’s 10% selling fee is charged on the item price plus the shipping the buyer pays. See what you keep when the buyer pays and when you do, with Mercari’s own label prices for your sale date.What Mercari keeps and what you keep.
Example · $50 sale
This sale on Mercari
$44.20
net payout · $5.80 fees
Key: profit item cost commission label buyer fee sales tax
Estimate · fee ratesrates as of Nov 4, 2026 · not tax or financial advice · not advice.
With the buyer paying the $8.00 label you keep $44.20; paying it yourself (free shipping) you keep $37.00. To keep the same with free shipping, list at $58.00.
on Mercari · drawn to scale
The buyer’s shipping buys Mercari’s label, but Mercari still charges its 10% on it. The sales tax goes to the state, outside the fee.
Estimate by Seller Fee Desk · fee rates as of November 4, 2026 · not a platform statement
Drawn to scale: the full width is $64.73. Each line cuts its piece off the right end; what’s left is yours.
Mercari’s fee base: $58.00 — item + the buyer’s shipping, not the tax
The buyer pays
$64.73Sales tax → the statenot in any fee base here
−$4.64Buyer Protection → Mercarithe buyer pays it, on top
−$2.09Label (buyer’s shipping)buys Mercari’s label
−$8.00Selling fee10% × $58.00
−$5.80= Net payout
$44.20− Item costwhat you paid for it
−$12.00= Profit
$32.20| From the buyer | |
|---|---|
| Item price | $50.00 |
| Shipping (buys Mercari’s label) | $8.00 |
| Sales taxpasses to the state — not your money | $4.64 |
| Buyer Protection (paid by the buyer)the buyer pays it, on top | $2.09 |
| What the buyer paysitem + shipping + tax + Buyer Protection | $64.73 |
| Cut from it | |
| Sales tax → the state | −$4.64 |
| Buyer Protection → Mercari | −$2.09 |
| Label bought with the buyer’s shippingMercari’s label; the shipping never reaches you | −$8.00 |
| Selling fee10% × $58.00On the item price + buyer-paid shipping. | −$5.80 |
| Total fees11.6% of the item price | −$5.80 |
| Net payoutwhat lands in your Mercari balance | $44.20 |
| Item cost | −$12.00 |
| Profit | $32.20 |
Drawn to scale: the full width is $64.73. Each line cuts its piece off the right end; what’s left is yours.
Mercari’s fee base: $58.00 — item + the buyer’s shipping, not the tax
The buyer pays
$64.73Sales tax → the statenot in any fee base here
−$4.64Buyer Protection → Mercarithe buyer pays it, on top
−$2.09Label (buyer’s shipping)buys Mercari’s label
−$8.00Selling fee10% × $58.00
−$5.80= Net payout
$44.20− Item costwhat you paid for it
−$12.00= Profit
$32.20Fee rates as of · verified · Fee change log → · Platforms may round differently by a cent.
Mercari’s 10% selling fee is charged on the item price plus the shipping the buyer pays. See what you keep when the buyer pays and when you do, with Mercari’s own label prices for your sale date.What Mercari keeps and what you keep.
Read from Mercari’s help center; each fee is rounded to the cent.
| Label | from May 7, 2026 | from September 17, 2026 | from October 19, 2026 | from January 5, 2027 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| USPS Ground Advantage, up to 0.25 lb | $4.91 | $4.91 | $5.39 | $5.39 |
| USPS Ground Advantage, up to 0.5 lb | $5.66 | $5.66 | $5.99 | $5.99 |
| USPS Ground Advantage, up to 0.75 lb | $6.73 | $6.73 | $7.39 | $7.39 |
| USPS Ground Advantage, up to 1 lb | $7.48 | $7.48 | $7.99 | $7.99 |
| USPS Media Mail, up to 1 lb | $4.99 | $4.99 | $4.47 | $4.47 |
| USPS Media Mail, up to 2 lb | $5.99 | $5.99 | $5.22 | $5.22 |
| USPS Media Mail, up to 3 lb | $6.99 | $6.99 | $5.97 | $5.97 |
| Trading-card envelope, up to 1 oz | $0.74 | $0.00 (promo) | $0.00 (promo) | $0.74 |
| Trading-card envelope, up to 2 oz | $1.03 | $0.49 (promo) | $0.49 (promo) | $1.03 |
| Trading-card envelope, up to 3 oz | $1.32 | $0.49 (promo) | $0.49 (promo) | $1.32 |
Fee rates as of · verified · Fee change log → · Platforms may round differently by a cent.
Ship on your own: Not modeled — Mercari’s ‘ship on your own’ shipping charges aren’t covered by the pages we read (checked October 28, 2026).
Mercari Local: Not modeled — Mercari Local fees aren’t covered by the pages we read (checked October 28, 2026).
Guide · Fees
10% × $58.00 = $5.80 either way: you keep $44.20
Mercari’s 10% selling fee as of October 2026: what it’s charged on, buyer-paid vs seller-paid shipping, label prices from October 19, 2026 and Instant Pay.
Guide · Shipping
14 × 12 × 12 box: 2,016 ÷ 139 → 15 lb, $31.70
A 1-lb USPS Ground Advantage package costs $11.70 retail or $9.29 commercial to zone 5 in holiday pricing. Dim weight at 139, cubic prices and labels.
In-depth guide · Fees
$50 top: Depop $47.48 down to Poshmark $40.00
The same $50 item on eight marketplaces: what each charges its fee on, who buys the label, and why the platform that nets the most changes with price.