How the fee is calculated
Fee = 10% × sale price. Shipping: buyers pay, or sellers offer free shipping out of their earnings. A $50 sale nets $45.
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Mercari Fee Calculator — 10% Selling Fee (2026)
Mercari simplified fees in 2025–2026 to a flat 10% selling fee — no payment processing fee on top. Enter your sale amount to see what you keep.
Worked examples (2026 rates)
| Sale total | Fee | You keep | Effective rate |
|---|---|---|---|
| $10.00 | $1.00 | $9.00 | 10% |
| $25.00 | $2.50 | $22.50 | 10% |
| $50.00 | $5.00 | $45.00 | 10% |
| $100.00 | $10.00 | $90.00 | 10% |
| $250.00 | $25.00 | $225.00 | 10% |
Every number above is computed by the same in-browser engine as the calculator, from the published 2026 fee schedule — nothing is hardcoded.
How the flat 10% selling fee works
Mercari fee structure in 2026 is one number: 10% of the sale, with payment processing folded in. A $50 sale costs $5.00 and nets $45.00, whether it is clothing, electronics or a collectible. No listing fee, no monthly fee, no separate processing line, no per-order fixed charge. That last point matters more than sellers realize. Fixed per-order fees are what destroy margins on cheap items everywhere else: eBay adds $0.40 on top of 13.6%, Depop adds $0.45 to its 3.3%, Poshmark charges $2.95 flat under $15. Mercari takes the same 10% on an $8 item, $0.80, as on an $800 item, $80. The percentage-only model means your effective rate never changes, so pricing is a single multiplication and cross-listing math stays clean. For resellers running volume across multiple platforms, Mercari is the one where the fee calculator output equals reality, with the only variable being whether you subsidize shipping.
The real cost of free shipping on Mercari
By default buyers pay shipping, and your net is simply sale minus 10%. When you enable free shipping, the label cost is deducted from your proceeds, and listings with free shipping do convert better because buyers hate surprise postage. The decision is arithmetic, not vibes. On a $25 item with a $6 label, free shipping costs you 24% of the sale on top of the 10%, dropping net from $22.50 to about $16.50. On a $100 item the same $6 label is 6%, and the conversion lift usually pays for itself. The rule that emerges: free shipping above roughly $40 to $50, buyer-pays below, and bundling for anything cheap. Mercari bundles help here, because one label across several items spreads the shipping subsidy the same way Poshmark bundles spread the flat $2.95. Price each listing with the shipping decision already made, not after the sale.
Mercari vs eBay: flat 10% against 13.6% plus $0.40
On a $50 sale, Mercari nets you $45.00. eBay takes 13.6% plus $0.40, a total of $7.20, netting $42.80. Mercari is cheaper by $2.20 at that price, cheaper at nearly every price, and its percentage-only model stays cheaper on small items where eBay fixed fees bite hardest. So why does anyone still sell on eBay? Reach. eBay is the default search destination for used goods in the US, and it moves categories Mercari struggles with: auto parts, vintage electronics, collectibles with deep buyer niches, and anything over a few hundred dollars where buyers demand authentication or established buyer protection. Mercari wins on general household resale, mid-priced fashion and speed of listing, where its app-first flow is faster than eBay by a wide margin. Serious resellers cross-list: eBay captures the search buyer at a higher fee, Mercari captures the casual buyer at a lower one, and the first platform to sell the item takes the commission.
FAQ
What does Mercari charge in 2026?
A flat 10% selling fee. The old 2.9% + $0.30 payment processing fee was folded into it.
Mercari vs eBay fees?
Mercari's flat 10% beats eBay's 13.6% + $0.40 on most items — eBay only wins on very cheap items where Mercari's 10% is small in absolute terms… it isn't; Mercari is usually cheaper.
Is shipping free on Mercari?
Buyers pay shipping by default. Sellers can enable free shipping, deducted from the sale proceeds.
When does Mercari pay out after a sale?
Earnings are credited once the buyer rates the order, or automatically a few days after delivery if the buyer does not rate. From your balance you can transfer to a linked bank account, generally arriving within a few business days. The flat 10% selling fee is deducted at sale, so your balance always shows the net figure.
Are there listing fees or monthly fees on Mercari?
No. Listing is free and there is no subscription. Mercari charges one fee: the flat 10% selling fee when an item sells. The old structure added 2.9% plus $0.30 for payment processing on top of commission, and that was folded into the 10% during the 2025 to 2026 simplification, which is why the current fee is easier to model than almost any competitor.
What does offering free shipping actually cost me?
The shipping label cost comes out of your sale proceeds, and the 10% selling fee applies to what the buyer pays. If you list a $40 item with free shipping and the label runs about $7, you net roughly $36 from the fee-deducted sale minus the label, around $29. Buyers-pay-shipping listings keep the full fee-deducted item price, so free shipping is a conversion tool with a hard, calculable cost.