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Mercari vs eBay Fee Calculator

One flat rate against a percentage plus a fixed fee. The gap only grows from here.

Mercari payout = price − 10% (a flat selling fee, with no seller-side payment processing); eBay payout = price − (13.6% + $0.40). Mercari is cheaper at every price — it is lower on the percentage and charges no fixed fee at all, so no crossover exists. On a $40 sale Mercari pays $36.00 against eBay's $34.16, a $1.84 gap; at $100 it is $90.00 against $86.00, and at $200 it is $180.00 against $172.40. The gap is simply 3.6% of the price plus $0.40, so it widens with every dollar. Two structural notes behind those numbers: Mercari dropped its separate 2.9% + $0.50 seller processing fee, moving to a single 10% charge on the buyer-paid total including shipping, and buyers now pay a Buyer Protection fee instead. eBay went the other way, raising most categories from 13.25% to 13.6%. Fees now clearly favour Mercari, which makes the case for eBay reach rather than price — auctions, international buyers, and categories Mercari barely serves. Single-platform detail: Mercari fee calculator and eBay fee calculator.

Mercari vs eBay Fee Calculator — your numbers

Payout gap (Mercari − eBay)

$1.84

Mercari payout

$36.00

eBay payout

$34.16

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Fee defaults last reviewed 2026-08-15. Platforms change their fees — every rate above is editable, so enter your current numbers for an exact result.

Worked examples

A $40 sale on both

Sale price $40.00
Mercari selling fee 10%
Mercari payment processing 0%
Mercari processing fixed fee $0.00
eBay final value fee 13.6%
eBay per-order fee $0.40
Payout gap (Mercari − eBay) $1.84
Mercari payout $36.00
eBay payout $34.16

Mercari $36.00 vs eBay $34.16: $1.84 more on Mercari.

A $200 sale

Sale price $200.00
Mercari selling fee 10%
Mercari payment processing 0%
Mercari processing fixed fee $0.00
eBay final value fee 13.6%
eBay per-order fee $0.40
Payout gap (Mercari − eBay) $7.60
Mercari payout $180.00
eBay payout $172.40

The gap scales with price: $180.00 against $172.40, or $7.60.

Frequently asked questions

Which has lower fees, Mercari or eBay?

Mercari, at every price. Its flat 10% is lower than eBay's 13.6%, and it adds no per-order fee against eBay's $0.40, so there is no price where eBay catches up. The gap is 3.6% of the sale plus $0.40: $1.84 on a $40 item, $4.00 at $100, $7.60 at $200.

Why is there no crossover price here?

A crossover only exists when one platform wins on the percentage and the other on the fixed fee, so the winner flips somewhere. Mercari is lower on both, which means solving for equality gives a negative price — mathematically real, commercially meaningless. Change any rate and a crossover can reappear; with the current schedules it does not.

Does eBay always charge 13.6%?

No — 13.6% covers most categories and is the current standard, raised from the 13.25% many calculators still show. Several categories differ (media around 15.3%, some as low as 3%), eBay Store subscribers see reduced rates in some, and below-standard sellers pay more. Change the percentage field and both the payout and the crossover price update.

If Mercari is cheaper, why sell on eBay at all?

Sell-through and realized price. eBay has far more traffic, supports auctions, reaches international buyers, and serves categories Mercari barely touches. A $4 fee saving on a $100 sale is worth nothing next to an item that sits unsold for a month on the wrong platform, or one that fetches $120 on eBay against $100 elsewhere. Fees decide the margin; the audience decides whether there is a sale to take a margin on.

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