Poshmark vs Mercari Fees — Which Marketplace Costs Less?

Mercari's flat 10% selling fee generally comes out lower than Poshmark's structure — Poshmark charges a flat $2.95 under $15 (proportionally steep on cheap items) and a flat 20% at $15 and above, which is double Mercari's rate. Mercari tends to win on fees alone at nearly every price point; check your specific sale above to confirm.

Yes — Mercari's 10% applies to the item price plus any shipping you charge the buyer, so a sale with expensive shipping costs more in fees than the item price alone would suggest. Poshmark doesn't charge sellers anything on shipping — the buyer pays Poshmark's flat shipping rate directly, separate from your payout.

Mercari has a $1.00 minimum fee per sale, so a very cheap item (say, a $5 sale) is charged $1.00 rather than the literal 10% ($0.50). Poshmark's minimum is effectively its flat $2.95 charge on anything under $15 — there's no sale small enough to avoid it.

Mercari's flat 10% has no ceiling or bracket, so it stays proportionally the same on a $200 item as a $20 one. Poshmark's 20% rate above $15 is also uncapped, but at roughly double Mercari's rate, the gap between the two only grows as the sale price increases.