eBay Fee Calculator
The official fee base (yes, sales tax is in it), real Store tier rates with their different thresholds, the July 2026 seller-performance surcharge, and a block instead of a guess for categories with their own schedules.
US sellers, USD. Rates from the official fee pages, reviewed .
Check Seller Hub for your account's actual status.
These are billed differently; the official table does not have one "PayPal fee".
Price for a target contribution profit
Solved with the same forward fee engine and verified to the cent. Enter 0 for the break-even price.
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The three things eBay calculators get wrong
First, the base: eBay bills its percentage on the tax-inclusive total, and a calculator without a tax field is structurally low. Second, Stores: one universal "I have a Store" checkbox is fiction, because Starter keeps no-Store rates while Basic and higher get 12.7% with a much lower $2,500 tier threshold, changing high-value math completely. Third, categories: the published category schedules differ enough that applying "most categories" rates to a guitar or a laptop produces confidently wrong numbers, which is why unsupported categories are blocked here with the official link. Every rate on this page renders from a versioned registry with its source and effective date.
eBay fees FAQ
What is included in the eBay final value fee base?
Per eBay’s official policy: the item price, shipping charged to the buyer, handling, sales tax collected by eBay, and other applicable buyer-paid charges. Calculators that use "price plus shipping" understate the fee on every taxed order. This calculator has explicit inputs for each part and shows the assembled base beside the fee.
How much does eBay take per sale in 2026?
In most categories: 13.6% of the fee base up to $7,500 without a Store (or with a Starter Store), or 12.7% up to $2,500 with a Basic or higher Store, then 2.35% above the threshold, plus a per-order fee of $0.30 for orders of $10 or less and $0.40 above. Categories with their own schedules (guitars, computers, watches, trading cards and others) differ substantially, and this calculator blocks them with a link to the official schedule rather than pretending the general rate applies.
Does a Starter Store reduce my final value fees?
In most categories, no: Starter keeps the no-Store rate structure, and its value is in listing allowances and branding, not the percentage. The lower 12.7% broad-category rate begins at the Basic tier. This calculator applies exactly that, and tells you when your selected tier does not change the fee, which is worth knowing before paying for an upgrade expecting fee savings.
What changed for eBay sellers in July 2026?
eBay’s policy adds higher additional final value fees for accounts that remain Below Standard or carry Very High service-metric ratings for four or more consecutive months. The seller-status selector models the documented surcharge and labels it as the July 2026 rule; your actual account state lives in Seller Hub, so check there rather than assuming.
What does the break-even price include?
Everything modeled: the tiered final value fee on the tax-inclusive base, the per-order fee boundary at $10, any seller-status surcharge, and your entered costs. It is solved by running the forward engine and verified to the cent. It excludes what the result panel lists as excluded: promoted listings, subscriptions, returns and overhead.
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