The list price is the number eBay shows you. The payout is the number that actually hits your account after final value fees, the per-order fee, and promoted listings. Enter a few figures and see what you really keep.
Total fees · net payout · margin
Estimates use current published eBay final value fee rates plus a standard per-order fee. Store subscriptions, international fees, and category exceptions vary, so confirm in your Seller Hub before large listings.
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Most eBay sellers price off the list number and assume the fee is a small slice. Then the payout lands and it is lighter than expected.
Here is why. The final value fee is a percent of the total the buyer pays, which means it hits your shipping charge too, not just the item. On top of that sits a fixed per-order fee, and if you promoted the listing, an extra ad rate comes off as well. Stack all three and the real take can run well past the headline percentage. On a thin resale margin, that gap decides whether the flip was worth it.
You cannot price smart against a fee you have never fully added up. That is what this calculator does in one pass.
Sale price, shipping charged, your costs, category, and any promoted listing rate.
Final value fee on the total, the per-order fee, and promoted ad rate all get applied.
Net profit per item, payout after fees, total eBay fees, and margin on the sale price.
eBay charges a final value fee that is a percent of the total sale including shipping, plus a fixed per-order fee. Most categories run around 13.25 percent plus a per-order fee, though the rate varies. The tool applies your category rate and adds every fee.
Yes. eBay charges the fee on the total the buyer pays, which includes your shipping charge. That surprises a lot of sellers. The tool folds shipping into the fee base so your net is accurate.
Promoted listings charge an extra ad rate on top of the final value fee when the item sells through the promotion. Set a 2 percent ad rate and that comes off the item price on top of everything else. The tool lets you enter your ad rate.
Yes. Run it as many times as you want, no account. Drop your email only if you want the breakdown sent to you.
A clean payout only matters if the item sells at the price you assumed. Before you list, verify the price buyers actually pay so your margin math holds. Run your store through the free Revenue Per Visitor Calculator and see what every click earns now, and what it could earn.
Calculate My Revenue Per Visitor → Takes about 30 seconds. Three inputs, and the gap shown in dollars.