Net revenue per eBay sale.

eBay charges two main fees per sale: a Final Value Fee (percentage of sale + shipping, varies 10-15% by category) and payment processing (Managed Payments in typically 2.7% + 0.30). Combined take rate is 13-18% for most sellers - higher than Etsy (11-13%) but lower than Amazon (15-20%).

30 sale + 5 shipping = 35 base. At 13% category fee: 4.55. Payment fee 2.7% + 0.30 = 1.24. Total fees 5.79, net revenue 29.21. Effective take rate 16.5%. After product cost and postage actual cost, typical eBay seller nets 30-50% of gross sale.

Category matters enormously. Media (books, DVDs): 10%. Collectibles/antiques: 12%. Clothing: 14%. Electronics: 12.75%. Most Other: 13%. Plus some categories charge a 0.35 insertion fee for listings beyond 250/month. Shop subscriptions (25-300/month) eliminate some insertion fees and reduce final value fees 1-3% depending on tier.

Run it with sensible defaults

Using sale price of 30, shipping charged of 5, final value fee of 13%, payment fee of 2.7%, the calculation works out to 5.80. Nudge the inputs toward your own situation and the output recalculates instantly. The defaults are meant as a starting point, not a recommendation.

The levers in this calculation

The inputs — Sale Price, Shipping Charged, Final Value Fee %, Payment Fee %, and Payment Fee Fixed — do not pull with equal force. Frequency and unit price pull the total in different directions. The biggest surprise for most people is how small recurring amounts compound into large annual figures — that's where this calculation earns its keep.

How the math works

Final value fee = (sale + shipping) × category %. Payment fee = (sale + shipping) × payment % + fixed. Total = sum. Net = gross - total fees. The working is transparent — you can verify every step yourself in the formula section below. No black box, no opaque "proprietary model".

What to do with a low result

A disappointing result is information, not a judgement. Pick the single input that dragged the figure down most and focus the next quarter on that one factor. Breadth-first improvement rarely works; depth-first on the worst input usually does.

What this doesn't capture

The score is a composite of the inputs you provide. Life context — job security, family obligations, health, housing — doesn't appear in the math but shapes the real picture. Use the number as a prompt, not a verdict.