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Poshmark vs Mercari Fee Calculator

Resale's highest headline rate against one of its lowest: what the difference costs on your actual price.

Poshmark fee = flat 20% at $15 and above ($2.95 under); Mercari fees = about 12.9% + $0.50 (10% selling + 2.9% + $0.50 processing). Mercari pays more at every price under the default rates: a $25 sale nets $21.28 on Mercari against $20.00 on Poshmark, and the gap grows about 7 cents per extra dollar — $1.28 at $25, $5.18 at $80. Below $15 Poshmark's $2.95 flat fee is even harsher on cheap items ($9.05 vs $9.95 on a $12 sale). What the gap buys on Poshmark: an all-inclusive fee with no separate processing, the prepaid label system, and a buyer base that often bids mainstream brands higher. Single-platform math: the Poshmark fee calculator and the Mercari fee calculator. Enter your price to see both payouts and the exact gap.

Poshmark vs Mercari Fee Calculator — your numbers

Payout gap (Poshmark − Mercari)

-$1.27

Poshmark payout

$20.00

Mercari payout

$21.28

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Fee defaults last reviewed 2026-07-30. Platforms change their fees — every rate above is editable, so enter your current numbers for an exact result.

Worked examples

A $25 listing on both

Sale price $25.00
Poshmark flat-fee threshold $15.00
Poshmark flat fee (under) $2.95
Poshmark commission (at/above) 20%
Mercari selling fee 10%
Mercari payment processing 2.9%
Mercari processing fixed fee $0.50
Payout gap (Poshmark − Mercari) -$1.27
Poshmark payout $20.00
Mercari payout $21.28

Mercari $21.28 vs Poshmark $20.00: the 20% flat costs $1.28 extra here.

A $12 item (both fixed fees bite)

Sale price $12.00
Poshmark flat-fee threshold $15.00
Poshmark flat fee (under) $2.95
Poshmark commission (at/above) 20%
Mercari selling fee 10%
Mercari payment processing 2.9%
Mercari processing fixed fee $0.50
Payout gap (Poshmark − Mercari) -$0.90
Poshmark payout $9.05
Mercari payout $9.95

Mercari $9.95 vs Poshmark $9.05: the $2.95 flat fee is 24.6% of a cheap sale.

Frequently asked questions

Which takes less, Poshmark or Mercari?

Mercari, at every price point under the classic default rates. Its ~12.9% + $0.50 stack sits well under Poshmark's flat 20%, and under $15 Mercari's percentage also beats Poshmark's $2.95 flat fee. The gap is roughly 7% of the sale price above $15 — real money on higher-value items: about $5 kept per $80 sale.

Why does Poshmark charge so much more than Mercari?

The 20% is all-inclusive and funds a different model: payment processing is bundled (Mercari bills it separately), shipping runs on Poshmark's prepaid priority-label system, and the social "posh party" machinery drives discovery. Whether that is worth 7 points depends on your inventory — mainstream and premium apparel often realizes enough extra on Poshmark to cover the difference.

Is Poshmark ever the better payout despite the higher fee?

Yes, whenever its buyers pay more. The fee gap on a $30 item is about $1.63, so if the same piece sells for $33+ on Poshmark — common for popular brands with strong comp prices there — Poshmark wins despite the rate. Compare realized prices for your actual brands, not just the fee lines, before committing a closet to one platform.

Do these fees change often enough to re-check?

Yes. Mercari removed and reinstated selling fees within 2024 alone, and Poshmark trialed a buyer-fee structure the same year before rolling it back. Every rate on this page is an editable field precisely so the comparison survives the next restructure: plug in the current numbers from each platform's fee page and read the fresh gap.

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