Profit & pricing · calculator
What an item really made you: the platform’s net payout, minus what you paid for it, the sales tax on your receipt, supplies and the miles you drove to find it — with margin, ROI and profit per hour.What an item really made you.
Example · $50 sale
Profit on eBay
$22.71
profit · net $41.08 − $18.37 costs
Key: profit item cost fixed fee commission label sales tax
Estimate · fee ratesrates as of Nov 4, 2026 · not tax or financial advice · not advice.
on eBay · to scale
From the buyer’s payment: tax to the state, the platform’s fees, the label, then your costs — what’s left is profit.
Estimate by Seller Fee Desk · fee rates as of November 4, 2026 · not a platform statement
| Sale price | $50.00 |
|---|---|
| Shipping the buyer paid | $8.00 |
| Sales taxcollected for the state; not your money | $4.64 |
| The buyer paid | $62.64 |
| Final value fee13.6% × $62.64 · $0.63 of it is on the sales tax | −$8.52 |
| Per-order feeorder over $10.00 On the order total: over $10.00. | −$0.40 |
| Label you bought | −$8.00 |
| Net payout | $41.08 |
| Item cost | −$12.00 |
| Sales tax you paid when buying it | −$0.96 |
| Supplies | −$0.85 |
| Mileage, 6 mi × 76¢IRS business rate for July 1 – December 31, 2026 | −$4.56 |
| Your costs | −$18.37 |
| Profitnet payout − your costs | $22.71 |
Same price, shipping, tax and costs; the other platforms use their usual settings. One dollar scale for every strip.
Fee rates as of · verified · Fee change log → · Platforms may round differently by a cent.
What an item really made you: the platform’s net payout, minus what you paid for it, the sales tax on your receipt, supplies and the miles you drove to find it — with margin, ROI and profit per hour.What an item really made you.
The house example on eBay: a $50 item with $8 shipping and an $8 label, 8% sales tax; it cost $12 plus $0.96 tax, $0.85 in supplies and 6 sourcing miles, and took 15 minutes. Net payout $41.08, costs $18.37, profit $22.71.
Each fee and cost is rounded to the cent, then added; percentages are shown with one decimal.
Fee rates as of · verified · Fee change log → · Platforms may round differently by a cent.
Income tax on the profit: Not modeled — Your tax depends on your whole return — see the reseller tax set-aside estimator for self-employment tax (checked October 5, 2026).
Actual vehicle costs: Not modeled — Gas, wear and insurance differ by car; the IRS rate stands in for them only when you turn it on (checked October 5, 2026).
In-depth guide · Pricing and profit
$62.64 paid → $41.08 net payout → $22.71 profit
A $50 thrift find sold on eBay, worked line by line: fees, label, item cost, sourcing tax, supplies and mileage, then margin, ROI and markup.
Guide · Taxes
1,000 × 72.5¢ + 1,000 × 76¢ = $1,485.00
The IRS business mileage rate changed on July 1, 2026: 72.5 cents, then 76 cents. Which sourcing trips count, how to log them, and a worked trip log.
Guide · Taxes
$3,060.00 available − $1,530.00 ending inventory = $1,530.00
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Shipping + Sourcing4 itemsmakers’ pages read
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