{"success":true,"version":"v1","request":{"tool":"get_calculator_schema","calculator_id":"ebay-fee"},"result":{"entity_type":"calculator","id":"ebay-fee","calculator_id":"ebay-fee","canonical_url":"https://tttkmbb.com/business/ebay-fee","name":"eBay Fee Calculator","title":"eBay Fee Calculator – Final Value Fee (13.6 % up to $7,500) and Net Proceeds for US Sellers","category":"business","category_name":"Business & Marketing","tool_name":"calculate_ebay_fee","featured_mcp_tool":false,"description":"Computes eBay's final value fee and net proceeds for a US sale in most categories (as of 2026-09: 13.6 % of the total sale amount up to $7,500 per item plus 2.35 % of the portion above, plus $0.40 per order or $0.30 for orders of $10 or less), with optional insertion fee and category-rate overrides.","use_when":"You sell on eBay.com without an eBay Store in a standard category and want the fee, net proceeds or effective fee rate for a listing price.","do_not_use_when":"The item is in a category with different rates (books, movies, music, coins, trading cards, some vehicle and business categories) unless you enter that rate, the seller has an eBay Store subscription, or you sell on another eBay site; promoted-listing ad fees are not included.","inputs":[{"name":"item_price","label":"Item price","type":"number","unit":"USD","required":true,"max":10000000,"exclusive_min":0,"description":"Sale price of the item.","example":100},{"name":"shipping_charged","label":"Shipping charged to buyer","type":"number","unit":"USD","required":false,"default":0,"min":0,"max":100000,"description":"Shipping and handling paid by the buyer; eBay charges the final value fee on the total including shipping (and sales tax).","example":0},{"name":"final_value_fee_percent","label":"Final value fee rate","type":"number","unit":"%","required":false,"default":13.6,"min":0,"max":50,"description":"Percentage on the total up to the threshold. 13.6 for most categories; e.g. 15.3 for books, movies and music.","example":13.6},{"name":"upper_tier_percent","label":"Rate above threshold","type":"number","unit":"%","required":false,"default":2.35,"min":0,"max":50,"description":"Percentage on the portion of the total above tier_threshold.","example":2.35},{"name":"tier_threshold","label":"Tier threshold","type":"number","unit":"USD","required":false,"default":7500,"max":10000000,"exclusive_min":0,"description":"Amount up to which the main rate applies (per item).","example":7500},{"name":"per_order_fee","label":"Per-order fee override","type":"number","unit":"USD","required":false,"min":0,"max":10,"description":"Fixed fee per order; defaults to $0.40, or $0.30 when the total is $10.00 or less.","example":0.4},{"name":"insertion_fee","label":"Insertion fee","type":"number","unit":"USD","required":false,"default":0,"min":0,"max":100,"description":"Listing fee, if any: $0.35 per listing after the 250 monthly zero-insertion-fee listings.","example":0}],"outputs":[{"name":"total_sale_amount","label":"Total sale amount","type":"number","decimals":2,"description":"item_price + shipping_charged (basis of the final value fee)."},{"name":"final_value_fee","label":"Final value fee (percentage part)","type":"number","decimals":2,"description":"Tiered percentage of the total sale amount."},{"name":"per_order_fee_applied","label":"Per-order fee","type":"number","decimals":2,"description":"$0.30 for totals of $10.00 or less, otherwise $0.40 (or the override)."},{"name":"total_fees","label":"Total eBay fees","type":"number","decimals":2,"description":"final_value_fee + per-order fee + insertion_fee."},{"name":"net_proceeds","label":"Net proceeds","type":"number","decimals":2,"description":"total_sale_amount − total_fees (before your own shipping cost)."},{"name":"effective_fee_percent","label":"Effective fee","type":"number","unit":"%","decimals":2,"description":"total_fees / total_sale_amount × 100."}],"input_schema":{"type":"object","properties":{"item_price":{"description":"Sale price of the item. 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Unit: USD.","type":"number","minimum":0,"maximum":100,"default":0,"examples":[0],"x-unit":"USD"}},"additionalProperties":false,"required":["item_price"]},"output_schema":{"type":"object","properties":{"total_sale_amount":{"description":"item_price + shipping_charged (basis of the final value fee).","type":"number"},"final_value_fee":{"description":"Tiered percentage of the total sale amount.","type":"number"},"per_order_fee_applied":{"description":"$0.30 for totals of $10.00 or less, otherwise $0.40 (or the override).","type":"number"},"total_fees":{"description":"final_value_fee + per-order fee + insertion_fee.","type":"number"},"net_proceeds":{"description":"total_sale_amount − total_fees (before your own shipping cost).","type":"number"},"effective_fee_percent":{"description":"total_fees / total_sale_amount × 100. Unit: %.","type":"number","x-unit":"%"}}},"formula":"total = item_price + shipping_charged; fvf = min(total, threshold) × rate/100 + max(total − threshold, 0) × upper_rate/100; per_order = 0.30 if total ≤ 10 else 0.40; total_fees = fvf + per_order + insertion_fee; net = total − total_fees","method":"Rates are eBay.com's published final value fees for sellers without a Store as of 2026-09; eBay applies the percentage to the total amount of the sale including shipping and sales tax (tax is not modelled here). Category-specific rates and Store-subscriber discounts must be entered manually.","sources":[{"name":"eBay – Selling fees (final value fees), as of 2026-09","url":"https://www.ebay.com/help/selling/fees-credits-invoices/selling-fees?id=4822","type":"reference","retrieved_at":"2026-09-24"}],"freshness":{"type":"static","max_age_seconds":null,"note":"Deterministic formula with fixed constants; results never go stale. 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Add the shipping charge here; sales tax is not modelled."},{"q":"Which categories differ from 13.6 %?","a":"Examples on the source page: books, movies and music 15.3 %; coins and bullion, trading cards, musical instruments, business equipment and some vehicle categories have their own rates. 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