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Mercari fee calculator

10% of item price + buyer-paid shipping; no payment processing fee.

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Enter a sale price to see your fees and net.

What you keep on a $10, $25 and $50 sale

Item price only: no shipping charged, no sales tax, no item or postage costs.

Computed with the same code as the calculator above, from Mercari's fee page as of Oct 14, 2026.
Sale priceMercari feesFees as % of saleYou keep
$10.00$1.0010%$9.00
$25.00$2.5010%$22.50
$50.00$5.0010%$45.00

Mercari fees on a $25 sale, no shipping charged: $2.50.

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Quick answers

How much does Mercari take from a $25 sale?

$2.50 (10%), so you keep $22.50, with no shipping charged and no sales tax. Rates from Mercari's own fee page, checked Oct 14, 2026.

Does Mercari charge a payment processing fee?

Not on listings created or updated since January 6, 2025. Sellers pay a flat 10% selling fee on the item price plus buyer-paid shipping; buyers pay a separate 3.6% Buyer Protection fee that does not come out of your payout.

How Mercari calculates its fees

10% selling fee on the item price plus buyer-paid shipping (listings created or updated on or after January 6, 2025). Buyers pay a separate 3.6% Buyer Protection fee that does not come out of your payout.

  • No separate payment processing fee on new or updated listings.
  • Direct deposit is free; Instant Pay costs $3.

Mercari changes in 2026

  1. Mercari Postage Effective · announced

    Mercari Media Mail labels get cheaper: 1 lb $4.99 to $4.47

    From October 19, 2026, Mercari's prepaid Media Mail labels cost $4.47 for 1 lb (was $4.99), $5.22 for 2 lb (was $5.99) and $5.97 for 3 lb (was $6.99). The new prices apply to new and existing listings, whether the buyer or the seller pays shipping. Even so, they're $0.08 to $0.11 above USPS's own Media Mail prices ($4.39 for 1 lb).

    Your net on a $10 / $25 / $50 sale: +$0.52 / +$0.52 / +$0.52

    If you pay for a 1 lb Mercari Media Mail label. 2 lb: +$0.77; 3 lb: +$1.02. If the buyer pays shipping, Mercari's 10% fee on shipping falls: +$0.05 on 1 lb (fees.js mercariFees).

    Source: Mercari help: Fees on Mercari + Shipping change announcements (Sep 17, 2026) · verified

  2. Mercari Postage Effective · announced

    Mercari Ground Advantage labels go up: 1 lb $7.48 to $7.99

    From October 19, 2026, most Mercari prepaid USPS label prices go up for new and existing listings. At the Best rate, Ground Advantage goes from $4.91 to $5.39 at 4 oz, $7.48 to $7.99 at 1 lb and $12.83 to $13.99 at 3 lb, and Priority Mail 2 lb goes from $15.29 to $16.29. Standard rates (packages over 1 cu ft or longer than 22 in) rise more: Ground Advantage 1 lb goes from $7.59 to $8.99.

    Your net on a $10 / $25 / $50 sale: -$0.51 / -$0.51 / -$0.51

    If you pay for a 1 lb Best-rate Ground Advantage label. 4 oz Best: -$0.48; 3 lb Best: -$1.16; 1 lb Standard: -$1.40. If the buyer pays shipping, Mercari's 10% fee on shipping rises: -$0.05 on 1 lb (fees.js mercariFees).

    Source: Mercari help: Fees on Mercari + Shipping change announcements (Sep 17, 2026) · verified

  3. Mercari Postage Effective

    Mercari splits USPS's $50 hazmat fee: sellers pay $25

    Since July 12, 2026, USPS has charged $50 when a package of non-hazardous items carries a visible HAZMAT label, often an old label on a reused box. For Mercari packages postmarked from September 1, 2026, Mercari pays $25 and takes $25 from the seller's earnings. To avoid it, remove or fully black out old hazmat labels.

    Your net on a $10 / $25 / $50 sale: n/a / n/a / n/a

    A penalty, not a per-sale fee: -$25 for each flagged package, nothing otherwise.

    Source: Mercari help: Why was I charged for an overweight or oversized package? (Hazmat Fees) · verified

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