Reseller Platform Fees Explained: A Full Breakdown
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Platform fees quietly eat a meaningful chunk of resale revenue, and they're structured differently enough across platforms that comparing sale prices alone is misleading. Here's the actual breakdown.
Poshmark
Flat 20% fee on sales of $15 or more; a flat $2.95 fee on sales under $15. Simple to calculate, but the flat 20% is on the higher end for higher-priced items.
eBay
Generally around 13% for most clothing categories (final value fee), plus payment processing costs. eBay's fee structure has more category-specific nuance than Poshmark's flat rate, so check current rates for your specific category.
Depop
Depop charges a marketplace fee plus separate payment processing fees — check current rates directly, as marketplace fee structures have changed over time across platforms.
Mercari
Mercari charges a selling fee plus payment processing, generally in a similar range to eBay's final value fee.
Why this matters for pricing
An identical $30 item nets a meaningfully different amount depending on platform once fees are factored in. Building fee percentage into your pricing math — not just cost and desired profit — prevents the unpleasant surprise of realizing your "profit" barely covered the fees.
The bottom line
Always check current fee schedules directly on each platform before finalizing pricing strategy, since these do change — and factor the actual fee percentage into your price, not just your source cost.