Calculators / Fee comparisons
Selling platform fees, head to head
Two platforms per page: what you keep at every price from $5 to $100, with shipping and sales tax, where the cheaper one changes, and each platform's fee rules side by side.
Mercari, Poshmark and TikTok Shop: read from their own fee pages on Oct 19, 2026. eBay: per our saved copies of its fee pages from Oct 14, 2026 (we don't fetch that site). Depop, Whatnot and Etsy: as last read on Oct 14, 2026; their help pages now block automated readers, so these rates wait for a check by hand.
What you keep on a $25 sale
Item price only: no shipping charged, no sales tax. eBay at its most-categories rate, Whatnot at its standard tier, Etsy with its listing fee, TikTok Shop at its most-categories rate, Depop without Boosted Listings.
| Comparison | You keep on the first | You keep on the second | More on |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mercari vs Poshmark fees | Mercari: $22.50 | Poshmark: $20.00 | Mercari +$2.50 |
| eBay vs Mercari fees | eBay: $21.20 | Mercari: $22.50 | Mercari +$1.30 |
| Poshmark vs Depop fees | Poshmark: $20.00 | Depop: $23.72 | Depop +$3.72 |
| Whatnot vs eBay fees | Whatnot: $21.97 | eBay: $21.20 | Whatnot +$0.77 |
| eBay vs Poshmark fees | eBay: $21.20 | Poshmark: $20.00 | eBay +$1.20 |
| eBay vs Etsy fees | eBay: $21.20 | Etsy: $22.17 | Etsy +$0.97 |
| Mercari vs Depop fees | Mercari: $22.50 | Depop: $23.72 | Depop +$1.22 |
| eBay vs Depop fees | eBay: $21.20 | Depop: $23.72 | Depop +$2.52 |
| Whatnot vs TikTok Shop fees | Whatnot: $21.97 | TikTok Shop: $23.50 | TikTok Shop +$1.53 |
| eBay vs TikTok Shop fees | eBay: $21.20 | TikTok Shop: $23.50 | TikTok Shop +$2.30 |
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