Worked examples
A $30 item on both
| Item price | $30.00 |
| Poshmark flat-fee threshold | $15.00 |
| Poshmark flat fee (under) | $2.95 |
| Poshmark commission (at/above) | 20% |
| Vinted Buyer Protection | 5% |
| Vinted Buyer Protection fixed | $0.70 |
| Payout gap (Vinted − Poshmark) | $6.00 |
| Vinted payout | $30.00 |
| Poshmark payout | $24.00 |
| What the Vinted buyer pays | $32.20 |
Vinted $30.00 vs Poshmark $24.00: the $6.00 gap is Poshmark's 20%.
A $12 item (Poshmark flat-fee tier)
| Item price | $12.00 |
| Poshmark flat-fee threshold | $15.00 |
| Poshmark flat fee (under) | $2.95 |
| Poshmark commission (at/above) | 20% |
| Vinted Buyer Protection | 5% |
| Vinted Buyer Protection fixed | $0.70 |
| Payout gap (Vinted − Poshmark) | $2.95 |
| Vinted payout | $12.00 |
| Poshmark payout | $9.05 |
| What the Vinted buyer pays | $13.30 |
Vinted $12.00 vs Poshmark $9.05: the $2.95 flat fee is 24.6% here.
Frequently asked questions
Which pays the seller more, Vinted or Poshmark?
Vinted, always — its seller fee is zero, so the gap equals Poshmark's entire commission. That is $2.95 on anything under $15, $6.00 on a $30 sale and $20.00 at $100. The question worth asking is not which fee is lower but which platform clears your item, and at what price.
What does Poshmark's 20% actually buy?
A large active US buyer base, a prepaid flat-rate shipping label the buyer pays for, and a social discovery loop (sharing, parties, offers) that surfaces listings without paid promotion. The fee is also all-inclusive — no separate payment processing line. Whether that is worth a fifth of the sale depends entirely on whether your items move faster there.
At what price does Poshmark match a Vinted sale?
Poshmark needs a 25% higher price to match, above the $15 threshold, since you keep 80% there. A $30 Vinted sale nets $30.00; matching it on Poshmark takes a $37.50 sale. Below $15 the flat $2.95 sets the bar instead — a $12 Vinted sale needs $14.95 on Poshmark. If your items reliably clear more than that premium there, Poshmark wins despite the fee.
Is the Vinted buyer fee a hidden cost to me?
Not directly — it never touches your payout. Indirectly it matters, because the buyer sees a total about 5% + $0.70 above your asking price, which can suppress offers and slow sell-through. This page shows that buyer total so you can weigh it, but no version of it is deducted from what you receive.
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