Mercari Fee Calculator 2026 — Flat 10% Selling Fee & Profit
Mercari's 2026 fee structure is the simplest in resale: a flat 10% on item price plus any buyer-paid shipping, nothing else. Enter your sale price, shipping, and item cost — the calculator instantly shows your Mercari fee, net payout, and profit in one card.
Flat 10% selling fee on item price + buyer-paid shipping. No listing fee or seller payment-processing fee (removed Jan 2025). US only.
Fee breakdown
Fee structure
How Mercari fees are calculated
SELLING FEE
Flat 10% on item price + buyer-paid shipping. Applied only when the item sells — no upfront listing cost.
FEES ON SHIPPING
If the buyer pays shipping, that amount is added to the fee base. On a $50 item with $8 shipping, the fee is 10% of $58 = $5.80.
NO PROCESSING FEE
Mercari removed the 2.9% + $0.50 seller payment-processing charge in January 2025. The 10% is the only fee sellers pay.
FREE SHIPPING TRADE-OFF
Offer free shipping and Mercari fees drop (no shipping in the base), but your label cost comes out of your pocket. The calculator models both scenarios.
FAQ
Mercari questions answered
How much does Mercari take from a sale in 2026?
Mercari charges a flat 10% selling fee on the combined total of your item price plus any shipping the buyer pays. There are no listing fees, no payment-processing fees for sellers, and no per-order surcharges. On a $50 item with $8 buyer-paid shipping, Mercari takes $5.80, leaving you with $52.20 before your own shipping costs.
Does Mercari charge the 10% fee on shipping?
Yes — when the buyer pays shipping separately, that amount is included in the fee base before the 10% is applied. If you offer free shipping and absorb the label cost yourself, the fee base is just the item price. Enter $0 in the shipping-charged field above to model the free-shipping scenario.
Did Mercari remove the 2.9% + $0.50 payment-processing fee?
Yes. Mercari eliminated the seller-side payment-processing fee effective January 6, 2025. Listings created or updated on or after that date pay only the flat 10% selling fee. Very old listings that haven't been edited may still show the old structure — relisting them applies the current fee schedule.
Is Mercari cheaper than eBay and Poshmark?
For most items in the $20–$100 range, yes. Mercari's flat 10% all-in is lower than eBay's 13.35% + $0.40 and well below Poshmark's 20%. The gap narrows on very low-priced items where Mercari's $1 minimum floor kicks in. Use the fee comparison tool to run a side-by-side at your exact price point.
What is the minimum Mercari selling fee?
Mercari applies a $1.00 minimum selling fee. Items priced below $10 where 10% would fall under $1 are charged the $1 floor instead. This makes items priced under $10 disproportionately expensive — an item sold for $5 carries a 20% effective fee rate after the floor.
How does free shipping affect Mercari fees?
If you offer free shipping and the buyer pays $0 for it, Mercari's 10% is calculated on the item price only — no shipping is added to the fee base. However, you still pay the label cost out of pocket. Whether free shipping makes sense depends on whether the higher visibility and conversion rate outweigh the label cost.
Reverse math mode
Know what you want to take home? Work backwards.
Instead of "what do I keep from this amount?", answer "what do I need to charge to net a specific amount, after Mercari's fees?" The pricing calculator solves it instantly, pre-loaded with Mercari's exact rate.
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OPEN →How Mercari fees work in 2026
Mercari's current fee structure — effective from January 2025 and unchanged through 2026 — is the simplest of any major US resale marketplace. Sellers pay a single fee: 10% of the amount the buyer pays, which includes the item price and any shipping the buyer pays separately. There are no listing fees, no monthly subscriptions, no per-order surcharges, and no seller-side payment-processing charges. The 2.9% + $0.50 processing fee that sellers paid under the previous structure was fully removed when Mercari restructured in January 2025.
The most important nuance sellers miss: the 10% applies to the total transaction amount, not just the item price. If you list a jacket for $60 and the buyer pays $8 for shipping, Mercari's fee is 10% of $68 — that's $6.80, not $6.00. On a standard $10 shipping charge, you effectively pay $1 extra in fees on the shipping alone. The Mercari fee calculator above handles this automatically — enter the shipping amount you charge buyers and it's included in the fee base.
Mercari fee examples — what you actually keep
Here are worked examples at common price points, before shipping costs and item cost:
| Sale Price | Buyer Shipping | Fee Base | Mercari Fee (10%) | Net Payout |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| $20.00 | $6.00 | $26.00 | $2.60 | $23.40 |
| $50.00 | $8.00 | $58.00 | $5.80 | $52.20 |
| $100.00 | $10.00 | $110.00 | $11.00 | $99.00 |
| $150.00 | Free shipping | $150.00 | $15.00 | $135.00 |
The bottom row shows the free-shipping scenario: when the buyer pays $0 for shipping, only the item price enters the fee base, and the 10% is applied to $150 only. The label cost still comes out of your pocket, but the platform fee is slightly lower because Mercari has no shipping amount to include in the calculation.
Mercari vs eBay vs Poshmark — which platform keeps more of your money?
For a $50 item with $8 buyer-paid shipping, here is what each platform takes from a US seller in 2026:
- Mercari: 10% × $58 = $5.80 (10.0% effective)
- eBay: 13.35% × $58 + $0.40 = $8.14 (14.0% effective)
- Poshmark: 20% × $50 = $10.00 (buyer pays fixed shipping separately — 20.0% of item)
- Etsy: 6.5% × $58 + 3% × $58 + $0.25 + $0.20 listing = $6.47 (11.2% effective)
Mercari is cheapest on pure fee math for this example, but fees aren't everything — eBay and Etsy have larger buyer pools for specific categories, and Poshmark's flat-rate shipping structure can make expensive, heavy items more affordable to ship for buyers. Use the fee comparison tool to run these numbers for your own sale price and category.
Calculating real Mercari profit — beyond the 10% fee
The Mercari fee is only one part of your per-sale economics. Your actual profit depends on what you paid for the item (cost of goods), the carrier cost of the shipping label (whether you use Mercari's discounted prepaid labels or your own), and any price concessions from offers. Once the fee calculator above gives you a fee and net payout number, carry those figures into the profit calculator to see true margin and ROI per unit. If you're cross-listing on multiple platforms, the compare tool lets you enter one item and see which marketplace leaves the most in your pocket.