Marketplace Fee Comparison

US domestic USD single-item order, US-bank Etsy Payments versus non-Store eBay most-categories fees verified2026-10-12. Compare only the same item legitimately eligible on both. Etsy one initial listingUSD0.20;6.5% transaction excludes sales tax,3%+0.25 processing includes it. eBay13.6% throughUSD7,500 and2.35% above,0.30/0.40 order fee,0.35 insertion if applicable. Excludes ads,international/currency charges,taxes on fees,Store rates,discounts,performance surcharges,refunds,multiple quantities and repeated renewals. Input tax must apply to the compared scenario; no automatic cross-platform tax inference. Each fee is estimated with cent rounding; platform ledger adjustments may differ.

US domestic USD single-item order, US-bank Etsy Payments versus non-Store eBay most-categories fees verified2026-10-12. Compare only the same item legitimately eligible on both. Etsy one initial listingUSD0.20;6.5% transaction excludes sales tax,3%+0.25 processing includes it. eBay13.6% throughUSD7,500 and2.35% above,0.30/0.40 order fee,0.35 insertion if applicable. Excludes ads,international/currency charges,taxes on fees,Store rates,discounts,performance surcharges,refunds,multiple quantities and repeated renewals. Input tax must apply to the compared scenario; no automatic cross-platform tax inference. Each fee is estimated with cent rounding; platform ledger adjustments may differ.

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What this tool does

Compares platform fees and net proceeds for the same item on Etsy and eBay. It uses US domestic USD single-item orders as verified on 2026-10-12, with rates and flat fees taken from each platform’s published fee pages.

How to use it

  1. Enter the item price.
  2. Enter the shipping the buyer pays; use 0 for free shipping.
  3. Enter the sales tax charged on the order.
  4. Put 1 in the insertion field if an eBay listing fee applies.
  5. Run it to see both fee totals, both net proceeds, and the difference.

Worked example

Price 100, shipping 10, sales tax 8, and no insertion fee give Etsy fees of 11.14 and eBay fees of 16.45, with net proceeds of 98.86 and 93.55 — a 5.31 difference.

Calculation method

Etsy basic selling fees USD(floor((price+shipping)*6.5+0.5)/100+floor(((price+shipping+salesTax)*3+25)+0.5)/100+0.2)
eBay basic selling fees USD(floor((min((price+shipping+salesTax),7500)*13.6+max((price+shipping+salesTax)-7500,0)*2.35)+0.5)/100+((price+shipping+salesTax)<=10?0.3:0.4)+insertion*0.35)
Etsy proceeds before fulfillment costs USD(price+shipping)-(floor((price+shipping)*6.5+0.5)/100+floor(((price+shipping+salesTax)*3+25)+0.5)/100+0.2)
eBay proceeds before fulfillment costs USD(price+shipping)-(floor((min((price+shipping+salesTax),7500)*13.6+max((price+shipping+salesTax)-7500,0)*2.35)+0.5)/100+((price+shipping+salesTax)<=10?0.3:0.4)+insertion*0.35)
eBay minus Etsy fee difference USD(floor((min((price+shipping+salesTax),7500)*13.6+max((price+shipping+salesTax)-7500,0)*2.35)+0.5)/100+((price+shipping+salesTax)<=10?0.3:0.4)+insertion*0.35)-(floor((price+shipping)*6.5+0.5)/100+floor(((price+shipping+salesTax)*3+25)+0.5)/100+0.2)

Frequently asked questions

Why enter sales tax separately?
The two platforms treat tax differently in their fee bases. Etsy’s transaction fee excludes sales tax, while payment processing and eBay’s fee apply to the tax-inclusive total, so the tax amount changes the result.
Are ad fees and international fees included?
No. Advertising, cross-border transactions, currency conversion, store subscriptions, discounts, performance surcharges, and refunds are all excluded.

What this tool does not cover

Fee policies change often — recheck each platform’s official fee page before relying on this. Results are cent-rounded estimates and can differ from the platforms’ own ledgers.

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