Enter a sale and your costs. The calculator applies Mercari’s 10% selling fee — on the item price plus any shipping the buyer pays — and shows your earnings and profit.
Enter one Mercari (US) sale. Results update as you type.
| Order total | $30.00 |
|---|---|
| Selling fee (10%) | −$3.00 |
| You earn | $27.00 |
| Your costs | −$14.50 |
| Profit | $12.50 |
An estimate from Mercari’s published US fees. Buyers pay a separate 3.6% Buyer Protection fee, which isn’t taken from your earnings. Instant Pay cash-outs cost $3 each. Your sales details show the exact fees.
Mercari charges a 10% selling fee on the item price plus any shipping the buyer pays, and no separate payment processing fee on current listings. The buyer’s 3.6% Buyer Protection fee isn’t taken from your earnings.
| Sale price | Mercari fee | You receive |
|---|---|---|
| $10.00 | $1.00 | $9.00 |
| $20.00 | $2.00 | $18.00 |
| $30.00 | $3.00 | $27.00 |
| $50.00 | $5.00 | $45.00 |
| $75.00 | $7.50 | $67.50 |
| $100.00 | $10.00 | $90.00 |
| $200.00 | $20.00 | $180.00 |
For listings created or updated on or after January 6, 2025, with no buyer-paid shipping and before your own costs and any Instant Pay fee. From Mercari’s published fees.
The selling fee is charged on the item price and on any shipping the buyer pays.
Listings created or updated since January 6, 2025 pay the 10% selling fee.
The price you expect to sell at, after any offers.
If the buyer pays, the fee also applies to shipping; if you pay, it’s a cost.
What the item cost you, postage and packaging.
Change price or shipping until the profit works.
For Mercari US, as Mercari describes them.
Of the item price plus buyer-paid shipping, only when the item sells.
Listings created or updated on or after January 6, 2025.
No selling fee until the listing is updated; the buyer pays the older fees instead.
On current listings, Mercari doesn’t add a payment processing fee.
Paid by the buyer, not taken from your earnings.
Per cash-out, if you choose Instant Pay instead of direct deposit.
Yes, when the buyer pays shipping: the 10% selling fee applies to the item price plus buyer-paid shipping.
Yes. Listings created before January 6, 2025 move to the 10% selling fee once they’re updated.
Direct deposit is free for completed deposits; Instant Pay costs $3 per cash-out, and failed deposits cost $2.
Note: this is an independent calculator based on Mercari’s published US fees, not a Mercari product. Fees change — your sales details show the fees actually charged. Mercari is a trademark of its owner.
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