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Vinted vs eBay Fees

For a private seller in the UK, both are free: neither Vinted nor eBay takes a selling fee, so a £20 item leaves you the full £20 on either. The difference is what your buyer pays on top: eBay’s Buyer Protection fee is £1.50 on that item, and Vinted’s fee usually £0.90 to £2.40.

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

Vinted and eBay fees on the same sale

You sell as
Work out

Each platform with its standard options. Vinted sells the buyer the postage label, so there the postage is not yours to keep or pay. Categories, plans and extras are on each platform’s own calculator.

Both leave you the same

£15.00 on each, after fees and your costs. The difference is what each adds to your buyer’s price, below.

Vinted

You receive £20.00

Fees
£0.00
Profit
£15.00
Margin
75.0%
Selling fee (none)£0.00
Total fees£0.00

Your buyer pays on top: Vinted fee £0.90 to £2.40.

eBay

You receive £23.50

Fees
£0.00
Profit
£15.00
Margin
63.8%
Final value fee (free for UK private sellers)£0.00
Total fees£0.00

Your buyer pays on top: Buyer Protection fee £1.50.

Not in these totals
  • Vinted: Optional extras such as Bumps, priced at checkout
  • eBay: Optional listing upgrades (subtitle, Gallery Plus, reserve price)
  • eBay: Cars, motorcycles and vehicles, which are not free to sell

Vinted and eBay fees at common prices

United Kingdom: each platform’s standard options
Item price You keep on Vinted You keep on eBay Keeps more
£5.00 £5.00 fees £0.00; buyer adds £0.45 to £1.20 £5.00 fees £0.00; buyer adds £0.45 The same
£10.00 £10.00 fees £0.00; buyer adds £0.60 to £1.60 £10.00 fees £0.00; buyer adds £0.80 The same
£20.00 £20.00 fees £0.00; buyer adds £0.90 to £2.40 £20.00 fees £0.00; buyer adds £1.50 The same
£50.00 £50.00 fees £0.00; buyer adds £1.80 to £4.80 £50.00 fees £0.00; buyer adds £2.70 The same
£100.00 £100.00 fees £0.00; buyer adds £3.30 to £8.80 £100.00 fees £0.00; buyer adds £4.70 The same
£300.00 £300.00 fees £0.00; buyer adds £9.30 to £24.80 £300.00 fees £0.00; buyer adds £12.70 The same
£500.00 £500.00 fees £0.00; buyer adds £15.30 to £40.80 £500.00 fees £0.00; buyer adds £16.70 The same

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 Vinted and eBay

United Kingdom
Fee Vinted eBay
Main fees No selling fee Private sellers: no final value fee on most items. Business sellers: a rate by category, £0.30 or £0.40 per order, and a 0.35% regulatory operating fee
Charged on Nothing: the seller pays no fee Business sellers: item price and postage
Payment processing None for the seller None charged on its own
Listing an item No fee to upload an item 300 free listings a month for a private seller, then £0.35 each
Added to the buyer’s price A Vinted fee, usually 3% to 8% of the price plus £0.30 to £0.80, and the postage On a private seller’s item, a Buyer Protection fee: £0.10 plus 7% of the first £20, 4% up to £300 and 2% up to £4,000
Getting paid No fee in our records No fee in our records
Sources Vinted help: Is selling free?, checked 7 Oct 2026 ; Vinted: Price list, checked 7 Oct 2026 eBay UK help: Selling fees (private sellers), checked 7 Oct 2026 ; eBay UK help: Buyer Protection fee, checked 8 Oct 2026 ; eBay UK help: Business selling fees, checked 7 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.

No selling fee on either

Vinted charges nothing to upload an item or to sell it. eBay charges a UK private seller no final value fee on most items, gives 300 free listings a month and charges £0.35 for each after that. Two exceptions on eBay: posting abroad costs you a 3% international fee (£0.71 on the £20 item with its postage), and cars, motorcycles and other vehicles are not free to sell.

The buyer’s fee, side by side

eBay’s Buyer Protection fee has a set formula: £0.10 plus 7% of the first £20, 4% up to £300 and 2% up to £4,000. Vinted gives a range, usually 3% to 8% plus £0.30 to £0.80. On £10: eBay £0.80, Vinted £0.60 to £1.60. On £50: eBay £2.70, Vinted £1.80 to £4.80. On £100: eBay £4.70, Vinted £3.30 to £8.80. On £300: eBay £12.70, Vinted £9.30 to £24.80. eBay’s rate falls as the price rises, so on dearer items its fee sits near the bottom of Vinted’s range.

Postage on each

On Vinted the buyer chooses and pays for postage at checkout. On eBay you set the postage, the buyer pays it to you, and you buy the label, so what you charge and what you pay can differ. Neither platform takes a fee on a private seller’s postage. Put your postage into the calculator to see what you keep on each.

Selling as a business

Business sellers on eBay pay a final value fee by category, a per-order fee and a 0.35% regulatory operating fee: £3.51 on the £20 item with its postage in eBay’s “everything else” category. Our Vinted figures cover private sellers only, so for a business this page shows eBay’s side and Vinted’s private-seller side. Check Vinted’s own terms for business sellers.

Vinted vs eBay Fees: questions

Is Vinted or eBay cheaper to sell on in the UK?

For a private seller they cost the same: nothing. Neither takes a selling fee. The difference is the fee each adds to the buyer’s price.

What does the buyer pay on a £50 item?

On eBay, a Buyer Protection fee of £2.70. On Vinted, usually £1.80 to £4.80. Postage comes on top on both.

Does eBay charge a UK private seller anything?

Not on most sales. It charges a 3% international fee when you post abroad, £0.35 a listing after your 300 free ones each month, and fees on vehicles.

Who pays postage on Vinted and on eBay?

The buyer, on both. On Vinted they pay it at checkout; on eBay they pay it to you and you buy the label.

Which is better for a business seller?

eBay charges business sellers fees by category; our Vinted figures cover private sellers only. A business should check Vinted’s own terms before comparing.

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