Mercari Fee Calculator

Work out Mercari’s 10% selling fee, your payout and your profit, including the part of the fee charged on buyer-paid shipping.

Fee rules as of Oct 2026 · checked October 4, 2026

Your sale

What the item sold for, after any coupon you funded.

What the buyer paid for shipping. Enter 0 if you offered free shipping.

The marketplace collects and remits it, but some platforms charge fees on it.

What you paid for the item (cost of goods).

Free or discounted shipping, giveaway labels, overweight upgrades. Leave 0 if the buyer covers it.

Mercari options

Untick if you pay shipping yourself or the shipping money is paid to you.

Estimated profit on Mercari

$24.80

Margin 55.1% · ROI 165.3% · Fees $5.20

Item price
$45.00
Buyer-paid shippingPays for the platform label, not paid out to you
$7.00
Sales taxCollected and remitted by the marketplace
$3.60
Selling fee10% of $52.00 (item + buyer-paid shipping)
−$5.20
Total fees
−$5.20
Net payoutItem price − fees
$39.80
Item cost
−$15.00
Extra shipping you cover
$0.00
Profit
$24.80
Margin (profit ÷ item price)
55.1%

Fees equal 11.6% of the item price. Estimate only; confirm on the platform before you price.

How Mercari seller fees work (as of Oct 2026)

Mercari US charges sellers one main fee: a 10% selling fee. Since January 6, 2025 there has been no separate payment processing fee for listings created or updated on or after that date. The old 2.9% + $0.50 processing charge is gone; instead, buyers pay a separate Buyer Protection fee, which doesn’t come out of your payout.

What the 10% is charged on

The selling fee is 10% of the item price plus any buyer-paid shipping. Sales tax is not included. On a $50 item where the buyer pays $7 for shipping, the fee is 10% of $57, or $5.70, not $5.00. This is the most common reason a Mercari payout looks a little smaller than expected.

How shipping affects your payout

Mercari gives you two main options:

  • The buyer pays shipping. The buyer’s shipping payment buys the prepaid label, so you never receive it, but the 10% still applies to it. Keep “Buyer’s shipping buys the label” ticked in the calculator.
  • You pay shipping. The label cost is deducted from your earnings. Untick the box, set buyer-paid shipping to 0, and enter the label price as your shipping cost. Mercari publishes its label prices in a table (a new one takes effect October 19, 2026; for example, USPS Priority up to 1 lb is listed at $8.99).

Other Mercari costs to know about

  • Payouts: a standard direct deposit is free ($2 if a deposit fails). Instant Pay costs $3.
  • Cancellation fee: sellers who cancel often can be charged 5% of the item price, up to $25.
  • Authentication: $5 to list in the authenticated program and $10 for a certificate, where offered.

None of these are included in the calculator because they don’t apply to every sale. If you use Instant Pay, subtract $3 from your profit per payout, not per sale.

Is Mercari cheaper than other platforms?

Often, for mid-priced items. With no processing fee, 10% of item plus shipping usually beats Poshmark’s 20%, and is close to or below eBay’s 13.6% of the whole order including tax. For live-sale sellers, Whatnot’s 8% plus processing can come out similar. The comparison calculator runs one sale through every platform side by side.

Rates are from Mercari’s help center (fee article last updated May 7, 2026). Some blogs say the processing-fee change happened in 2026, but the official date is January 6, 2025.

Fee information as of Oct 2026, from Mercari’s official help pages. Estimates only; not tax advice. Flip Profit HQ is not affiliated with Mercari.

Frequently asked questions

What are Mercari’s seller fees in 2026?

Mercari US charges a 10% selling fee on the item price plus any buyer-paid shipping. There is no separate payment processing fee for listings created or updated on or after January 6, 2025.

Does Mercari charge a fee on shipping?

Yes. The 10% selling fee applies to the item price plus the shipping the buyer pays. Sales tax is not included.

Does Mercari still charge a processing fee?

No, not for listings created or updated on or after January 6, 2025. The old 2.9% + $0.50 fee was replaced by a Buyer Protection fee that the buyer pays.

How much does Mercari Instant Pay cost?

Instant Pay costs $3 per payout. A standard direct deposit is free ($2 if a deposit fails).

Is Flip Profit HQ affiliated with Mercari?

No. This is an independent estimate based on Mercari’s help center as of October 2026. Confirm current fees with Mercari.