Marketplace fees · calculator
Your commission rate by category and tier, processing on everything the buyer pays, and what lands in your balance — with the tiers that took effect September 21, 2026.What Whatnot keeps and what you keep.
Example · $50 sale
This sale on Whatnot
$43.88
net payout · $6.12 fees
Key: profit item cost processing commission label sales tax
Estimate · fee ratesrates as of Nov 4, 2026 · not tax or financial advice · not advice.
drawn to scale
Whatnot’s commission is charged on the item price only; processing is charged on everything the buyer pays, tax included — the hatched slice is the $0.14 charged on the tax.
Estimate by Seller Fee Desk · fee rates as of November 4, 2026 · not a platform statement
| Item price | $50.00 |
|---|---|
| Shipping the buyer paysbuys Whatnot’s label; never reaches you | $8.00 |
| Sales taxWhatnot collects it and sends it to the state | $4.64 |
| The buyer paysprocessing is charged on this whole amount | $62.64 |
| Commission8% × $50.00 Base rate for Women’s (Fashion). On the item price only. | −$4.00 |
| Payment processing2.9% × $62.64 + $0.30 · $0.14 of it is on the sales tax On the item price + buyer-paid shipping + sales tax. | −$2.12 |
| Total fees12.2% of the item price | −$6.12 |
| Net payoutitem price − fees − shipping you cover | $43.88 |
| Item cost | −$12.00 |
| Profitmargin 63.8% = profit ÷ item price | $31.88 |
Bar height = commission rate, to scale. Tier = your total sales in the previous 4 weeks, all categories.
Next tierTier 1 starts at $15,000.00 in 4 weeks. On this sale the commission would drop from $4.00 to $3.50: $0.50 more kept per sale.
Choose “From my 4-week sales” above to see how much more you need to sell to reach the next tier.
Fee rates as of · verified · Fee change log → · Platforms may round differently by a cent.
Your commission rate by category and tier, processing on everything the buyer pays, and what lands in your balance — with the tiers that took effect September 21, 2026.What Whatnot keeps and what you keep.
The house example: a $50 item in Women’s fashion, $8 shipping the buyer pays, 8% sales tax on item and shipping ($4.64). The buyer pays $62.64; Whatnot’s fees are $6.12 and the net payout is $43.88.
Fee rates as of · verified · Fee change log → · Platforms may round differently by a cent.
Sales tax on Whatnot’s fees: Not modeled — Whatnot adds tax on its commission in DC, HI, NM and WV and on processing in CT, HI, NM, OH, SD, TX and WV; the per-state amounts aren’t confirmed. (checked November 4, 2026)
Seller cancellation charge: Not modeled — A penalty for cancelling, not a fee on a completed sale. (checked November 4, 2026)
Bring Your Own Label: Not modeled — For approved sellers only; Whatnot keeps ‘a small fee’ from the shipping collected, amount not published. (checked November 4, 2026)
Guide · Fees
Fees $6.12 at Base, $4.37 at Tiers 5 and 6
How much Whatnot takes: 8% commission until you sell $15,000 in 4 weeks, lower tiers by category, plus 2.9% + $0.30 processing, with worked examples.
In-depth guide · Fees
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In-depth guide · Pricing and profit
$62.64 paid → $41.08 net payout → $22.71 profit
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