Mercari Fee Calculator
CheckedThis Mercari fee calculator shows the selling fee on the item and any buyer-paid shipping, your payout, and the profit left after your costs. Free, no sign-up, and the result updates as you type.
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Mercari's fee is simpler than it used to be. Since 6 January 2025 sellers pay no payment processing fee — buyers pay a 3.6% fee at checkout instead — so what Mercari takes is a 10% selling fee on the item price plus any shipping the buyer paid. That last part is the one sellers miss: postage the buyer covers still costs you 10% of it. On a $40 sale with free shipping Mercari keeps $4.00, and the $8 label you absorbed costs you twice as much as the fee. This calculator puts the fee, the postage and your buy price side by side so you can see which one is actually eating the sale.
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How it's calculated
Net profit = (price + shipping buyer paid) − [(price + shipping buyer paid) × (selling fee + processing rate) + fixed fee] − item cost − shipping you pay. Processing and the fixed fee are 0 for sellers since January 2025.
LaTeX source
\text{Net} = (P + S_b) - \left[(P + S_b) \times \frac{s + p}{100} + f\right] - C_i - S_c Mercari fees in 2026
| Fee | Rate |
|---|---|
| Selling fee On the item price plus any shipping the buyer paid. | 10% |
| Seller payment processing Removed in January 2025. Buyers pay a 3.6% fee instead. | None |
US rates for a standard account, from the sources listed at the bottom of this page. The calculator above takes its default rates from this table.
Worked examples
A $40 item with free shipping
$16.00 net profit
The 10% selling fee takes $4.00 and there is no processing fee, so Mercari pays out $36.00 — a real rate of exactly 10%. Subtract the $12 you paid for the item and the $8 label you absorbed by offering free shipping, and $16.00 is left.
The numbers used
- Item sold for
- 40
- Shipping the buyer paid
- 0
- Selling fee rate
- 10
- Payment processing rate
- 0
- Per-transaction fee
- 0
- What the item cost you
- 12
- Shipping you pay
- 8
A $300 sale where the buyer pays $15 postage
$148.50 net profit
Mercari takes 10% of the $315 the buyer paid, which is $31.50 — $30.00 on the item and $1.50 on the postage. Your payout is $283.50. After the $15 label and a $120 buy price you clear $148.50, so even buyer-paid shipping costs you the $1.50 fee.
The numbers used
- Item sold for
- 300
- Shipping the buyer paid
- 15
- Selling fee rate
- 10
- Payment processing rate
- 0
- Per-transaction fee
- 0
- What the item cost you
- 120
- Shipping you pay
- 15
Questions sellers ask
What percent fee does Mercari take?
10% of the item price plus any shipping the buyer paid, and nothing else on a normal sale. Mercari dropped its seller payment processing fee on 6 January 2025, so a $40 sale with free shipping costs $4.00. If the buyer also paid $8 postage, the fee is $4.80, because the 10% applies to their shipping too.
How much does Mercari take from a $300 sale?
$30.00 if you offered free shipping, leaving a payout of $270.00. If the buyer paid $15 for postage, Mercari takes 10% of the $315 total — $31.50 — and pays out $283.50, from which you still buy the $15 label. Either way, deduct your cost of goods before calling any of it profit.
Why are Mercari fees so high?
They are lower than most sellers expect. Mercari takes a flat 10% of the item price plus buyer-paid shipping, with no processing fee since January 2025. eBay charges 13.6% of the order total plus $0.40 per order over $10, or $0.30 at $10 or less, so a $40 sale with free shipping costs $5.84 on eBay against $4.00 on Mercari. What usually hurts on Mercari is the shipping label, not the fee.
What are Mercari seller fees in 2026?
A 10% selling fee on the item price plus buyer-paid shipping, with nothing charged to list and nothing charged monthly. Sellers have paid no payment processing fee since 6 January 2025; buyers pay a 3.6% fee at checkout instead. Direct deposit payouts are free, and the only charge there is $2 if a deposit fails.
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