Mercari vs eBay Fees 2026: Which Leaves You More Per Sale?

Mercari vs eBay Fees

Mercari leaves you more. On a $35 item with $7 postage and 7% sales tax, Mercari’s 10% selling fee comes to $4.20 and eBay’s fees to $6.51: $2.31 more for you on Mercari. Your buyer pays for part of that: Mercari adds a 3.6% Buyer Protection fee ($1.51 here) to their side.

Fees checked 7 October 2026 on Mercari’s and eBay’s own pages. See the sources.

Selling fee (10%)on price and buyer-paid postage	$4.20
Payment processing (none)	$0.00
Total fees	$4.20

Selling fee (10%)on price and buyer-paid postage

$4.20

Payment processing (none)

$0.00

Total fees

$4.20

Final value fee (13.6% / 2.35% by slice)on price, postage and sales tax	$6.11
Per-order feeorder over $10	$0.40
Total fees	$6.51

Final value fee (13.6% / 2.35% by slice)on price, postage and sales tax

$6.11

Per-order feeorder over $10

$0.40

Total fees

$6.51

Mercari and eBay fees at common prices

United States: each platform’s standard options
Item price	You keep on Mercari	You keep on eBay	Keeps more
$10.00	$9.00 fees $1.00; buyer adds $0.36	$8.34 fees $1.66	Mercari, +$0.66
$25.00	$22.50 fees $2.50; buyer adds $0.90	$21.20 fees $3.80	Mercari, +$1.30
$50.00	$45.00 fees $5.00; buyer adds $1.80	$42.80 fees $7.20	Mercari, +$2.20
$100.00	$90.00 fees $10.00; buyer adds $3.60	$86.00 fees $14.00	Mercari, +$4.00
$250.00	$225.00 fees $25.00; buyer adds $9.00	$215.60 fees $34.40	Mercari, +$9.40
$500.00	$450.00 fees $50.00; buyer adds $18.00	$431.60 fees $68.40	Mercari, +$18.40

The item price only: no postage, no sales tax, a private seller, worked out with the fees checked on 7 October 2026. Postage and tax change the fees on some platforms: put yours in the calculator above.

What differs between Mercari and eBay

United States
Fee	Mercari	eBay
Main fees	10% selling fee	13.6% final value fee in most categories (2.35% on any part of a sale over $7,500; some categories have their own rate), plus $0.30 per order of $10 or less and $0.40 above
Charged on	Item price and the postage the buyer pays	The whole order: item price, the postage the buyer pays you, and sales tax
Payment processing	None on listings made or updated since 6 January 2025	None charged on its own
Listing an item	No fee in our records	250 free listings a month, then $0.35 each
Added to the buyer’s price	Buyer Protection fee of 3.6% of the price and postage	No eBay fee added
Getting paid	Direct deposit free; Instant Pay $3 each time	No fee in our records
Sources	Mercari help: Selling fees, checked 7 Oct 2026	eBay US help: Selling fees, checked 7 Oct 2026 ; eBay US help: Promoted Listings general strategy, checked 7 Oct 2026 ; eBay US help: Store selling fees, checked 8 Oct 2026

Each platform’s full fee list, with every source, is on its own calculator page below. Every change we record is on the fee changes page.

Why Mercari takes less than eBay

Mercari has one fee: 10% of the item price and the postage the buyer pays. There has been no payment processing fee on listings made or updated since 6 January 2025. eBay charges 13.6% in most categories, and on more: the item, the postage and the sales tax eBay collects, plus a per-order fee of $0.30 or $0.40.

So eBay’s rate is higher and its base is bigger. On a bare $100 item Mercari takes $10.00 and eBay $14.00; at $500 the gap is $18.40. Sales tax widens it further, because only eBay counts the tax.

Where eBay comes out ahead

In the few eBay categories with a low rate of their own. Sneakers of $150 or more pay 8% with no per-order fee, so a $200 pair costs $16.00 on eBay against $20.00 on Mercari. Guitars and basses pay 6.7%: a $600 guitar costs $40.60 on eBay and $60.00 on Mercari. Our eBay sneaker fee calculator and guitar fee calculator work these out for any price.

What your buyer pays on each

Mercari adds a Buyer Protection fee of 3.6% of the price and postage to what the buyer pays. It never comes out of your money, but it does make your item dearer to them: on a $100 item with $10 postage it is $3.96. eBay adds no fee of its own to a US buyer’s price; the sales tax it collects goes to the state.

Getting your money out

A direct deposit from Mercari to your bank is free. Instant Pay, which sends the money straight away, costs $3 each time. Our records hold no payout fee for eBay. If you use Instant Pay after every sale, count $3 more on Mercari’s side: on the $35 sale above, Mercari’s lead of $2.31 turns into an eBay lead of $0.69.

Mercari vs eBay Fees: questions

Is Mercari cheaper than eBay?

For the seller, yes, in most categories: 10% against eBay’s 13.6% plus a per-order fee. On a $20 item with no postage, Mercari takes $2.00 and eBay $3.12.

How much do Mercari and eBay take from a $100 sale?

With no postage or sales tax, Mercari takes $10.00 and eBay $14.00, so you keep $90.00 or $86.00.

Does Mercari charge its fee on shipping, like eBay?

Yes. Mercari’s selling fee covers the item price and the postage the buyer pays. eBay charges on both of those and on the sales tax as well.

Who pays the Mercari Buyer Protection fee?

The buyer. It is 3.6% of the price and postage, added to what they pay at checkout. It does not come out of your money.

Does Mercari have a per-order fee like eBay?

No. Mercari’s fee is a percentage only. eBay adds $0.30 to an order of $10 or less and $0.40 to a bigger one, which weighs most on cheap items.