# eBay Fee Calculator

> 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.

- Calculator id: `ebay-fee` · Category: Business & Marketing (`business`) · Tool name: `calculate_ebay_fee`
- Canonical page: https://tttkmbb.com/business/ebay-fee · This document: https://tttkmbb.com/business/ebay-fee.md · JSON definition: https://tttkmbb.com/business/ebay-fee.json

## Purpose

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.

## Input

| Parameter | Type | Unit | Required | Description |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| `item_price` | number | USD | required | Sale price of the item. (> 0, max 10000000) |
| `shipping_charged` | number | USD | optional, default 0 | Shipping and handling paid by the buyer; eBay charges the final value fee on the total including shipping (and sales tax). (min 0, max 100000) |
| `final_value_fee_percent` | number | % | optional, default 13.6 | Percentage on the total up to the threshold. 13.6 for most categories; e.g. 15.3 for books, movies and music. (min 0, max 50) |
| `upper_tier_percent` | number | % | optional, default 2.35 | Percentage on the portion of the total above tier_threshold. (min 0, max 50) |
| `tier_threshold` | number | USD | optional, default 7500 | Amount up to which the main rate applies (per item). (> 0, max 10000000) |
| `per_order_fee` | number | USD | optional | Fixed fee per order; defaults to $0.40, or $0.30 when the total is $10.00 or less. (min 0, max 10) |
| `insertion_fee` | number | USD | optional, default 0 | Listing fee, if any: $0.35 per listing after the 250 monthly zero-insertion-fee listings. (min 0, max 100) |

## Output

| Field | Type | Unit | Description |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| `total_sale_amount` | number |  | item_price + shipping_charged (basis of the final value fee). |
| `final_value_fee` | number |  | Tiered percentage of the total sale amount. |
| `per_order_fee_applied` | number |  | $0.30 for totals of $10.00 or less, otherwise $0.40 (or the override). |
| `total_fees` | number |  | final_value_fee + per-order fee + insertion_fee. |
| `net_proceeds` | number |  | total_sale_amount − total_fees (before your own shipping cost). |
| `effective_fee_percent` | number | % | total_fees / total_sale_amount × 100. |

## 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`

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.

## Data Sources

- eBay – Selling fees (final value fees), as of 2026-09 — https://www.ebay.com/help/selling/fees-credits-invoices/selling-fees?id=4822 (reference, retrieved 2026-09-24)

Data freshness: `static`. Deterministic formula with fixed constants; results never go stale. Inputs supplied by the caller determine the output.

## API

- `GET https://tttkmbb.com/api/v1/calculate/ebay-fee?item_price=…`
- `POST https://tttkmbb.com/api/v1/calculate/ebay-fee` with JSON body `{"inputs": {…}}`
- Response: unified envelope (`success`, `request`, `result.values`, `result.units`, `sources`, `freshness`, `timestamp`, `next_actions`, `links`); see https://tttkmbb.com/docs/response-format.md
- Schema: https://tttkmbb.com/api/v1/calculators/ebay-fee · OpenAPI operationId `calculate_ebay_fee` in https://tttkmbb.com/openapi.json
- Authentication: none. Rate limit: fair use, see https://tttkmbb.com/docs/rate-limits.md.

## MCP

- Server: `https://tttkmbb.com/mcp` (Streamable HTTP, JSON-RPC 2.0, no auth)
- Tool:  `run_calculator` with `{"calculator_id": "ebay-fee", "inputs": {…}}`

## Example

- $100 item, most categories: inputs `{"item_price":100}` → `{"total_sale_amount":100,"final_value_fee":13.6,"per_order_fee_applied":0.4,"total_fees":14,"net_proceeds":86,"effective_fee_percent":14}`
- $8,000 item (crosses the $7,500 tier): inputs `{"item_price":8000}` → `{"final_value_fee":1031.75,"total_fees":1032.15,"net_proceeds":6967.85,"effective_fee_percent":12.9}`

```
GET https://tttkmbb.com/api/v1/calculate/ebay-fee?item_price=100
```

## Limitations

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. 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. All values are computed from the formula above; no measurement or live data is involved.

## FAQ

**Is the fee charged on shipping and sales tax too?**

Yes. eBay's final value fee is a percentage of the total amount the buyer pays, including shipping, handling and sales tax collected. Add the shipping charge here; sales tax is not modelled.

**Which categories differ from 13.6 %?**

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. Enter that rate in final_value_fee_percent.

## Related

- [Etsy Fee Calculator](https://tttkmbb.com/business/etsy-fee.md) — Marketplace fees on Etsy.
- [PayPal Fee Calculator](https://tttkmbb.com/business/paypal-fee.md) — Payment fees on PayPal sales.
- [Margin and Markup Calculator](https://tttkmbb.com/finance/margin-markup.md) — Profit margin after fees and cost of goods.