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Reverb fees

Reverb Fee Calculator

The music-gear marketplace's 5% selling fee plus payment processing, on any sale.

Reverb fees = total sale × 5% selling fee (capped at $500) + payment processing (3.19% + $0.49). Sell a guitar for $500 including shipping and Reverb takes $25.00 selling fee plus $16.44 processing, $41.44 total — you keep $458.56, an effective rate near 8.3%, one of the lowest of the major marketplaces. Both fees apply to the full amount the buyer pays, shipping included, so price your listing and shipping together. The $500 cap means five-figure vintage sales pay proportionally less. Enter your total sale amount to see the fees and your payout; to get profit, subtract what the gear cost you.

Reverb Fee Calculator — your numbers

Your payout

$458.56

Selling fee

$25.00

Total fees

$41.44

Estimate only. Results reflect exactly the numbers you enter — verify against your own accounting before making pricing decisions.

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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 $500 guitar sale

Total sale (item + shipping) $500.00
Selling fee 5%
Selling fee minimum $0.50
Selling fee cap $500.00
Payment processing 3.19%
Processing fixed fee $0.49
Your payout $458.56
Selling fee $25.00
Total fees $41.44

$25.00 selling fee + $16.44 processing = $41.44; you keep $458.56.

A $1,200 amp

Total sale (item + shipping) $1,200.00
Selling fee 5%
Selling fee minimum $0.50
Selling fee cap $500.00
Payment processing 3.19%
Processing fixed fee $0.49
Your payout $1,101.23
Selling fee $60.00
Total fees $98.77

$60.00 + $38.77 = $98.77 in fees — the effective rate stays near 8.2%.

Reverb vs the generalists. At roughly 8.2–8.7% all-in, Reverb undercuts eBay's ~13.25% + $0.30 final value fee on the same gear — run your numbers through the eBay fee calculator to compare. Local pickup with no marketplace at all? The OfferUp fee calculator models the 12.9% shipping fee against a $0 local handoff. Reverb's edge is the audience: gear-specific buyers tolerate higher prices than generalist marketplaces, which usually beats a few points of fee difference.

Frequently asked questions

What fees do I pay for selling on Reverb?

Two: a 5% selling fee on the total sale amount including shipping (minimum $0.50, maximum $500), and a payment processing fee of 3.19% + $0.49 on the transaction total (2.99% + $0.49 for Reverb Preferred Sellers). There are no listing fees, renewal fees or monthly charges — a listing can sit for a year and cost nothing until it sells.

Does the Reverb selling fee really include shipping?

Yes — both the selling fee and payment processing are calculated on the total the buyer pays, item price plus shipping. Charging $950 + $50 shipping is fee-identical to $1,000 with free shipping. That means underpricing the item and padding shipping saves nothing, and free-shipping listings (which rank better with buyers) cost no extra in fees.

How does the $500 selling-fee cap work?

The 5% selling fee stops growing once it reaches $500, which happens at a $10,000 total sale. A $15,000 vintage sale still pays only $500 of selling fee — an effective 3.3% — plus uncapped payment processing. For high-end gear this makes Reverb notably cheaper than generalist marketplaces, whose percentage fees keep scaling.

Are there extra fees for international sales?

Two can apply: a 1% cross-border fee when buyer and seller are in different countries (with exceptions inside the EEA), and a 2.5% currency conversion fee if you list in a currency different from your payout currency. Domestic US sales in USD avoid both. If you sell internationally often, add roughly 1% to the processing field to model it.

How do I work out my Reverb profit, not just the payout?

Take the payout this calculator shows and subtract what the gear cost you, plus your actual shipping label cost if you offered free shipping. A pedal bought for $120 and sold at $200 with $12 shipping baked in pays out about $186 after fees, so the profit is roughly $54. Fees are the predictable part; the buy price decides whether the flip was worth it.

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