{
  "slug": "ebay-fee",
  "title": "eBay Fee Calculator",
  "heading": "eBay Fee Calculator",
  "category": "financial",
  "url": "https://www.revenuelab.fyi/toolbox/ebay-fee",
  "summary": "Net payout after eBay and payment fees.",
  "description": "Final value fee, per-order fee, shipping, and cost of goods — see what actually lands in your account.",
  "formula": null,
  "dateModified": "2026-09-30",
  "run_url": "https://www.revenuelab.fyi/api/public/calc?tool=ebay-fee",
  "inputs": [
    {
      "id": "price",
      "label": "Item sale price",
      "kind": "number",
      "hint": null,
      "default": 120,
      "unit": "$",
      "min": null,
      "max": null
    },
    {
      "id": "shipCharged",
      "label": "Shipping charged",
      "kind": "number",
      "hint": null,
      "default": 12,
      "unit": "$",
      "min": null,
      "max": null
    },
    {
      "id": "fvf",
      "label": "Final value fee",
      "kind": "number",
      "hint": null,
      "default": 13.25,
      "unit": "%",
      "min": null,
      "max": null
    },
    {
      "id": "perOrder",
      "label": "Per-order fee",
      "kind": "number",
      "hint": null,
      "default": 0.4,
      "unit": "$",
      "min": null,
      "max": null
    },
    {
      "id": "shipCost",
      "label": "Actual shipping cost",
      "kind": "number",
      "hint": null,
      "default": 14,
      "unit": "$",
      "min": null,
      "max": null
    },
    {
      "id": "cogs",
      "label": "Cost of goods",
      "kind": "number",
      "hint": null,
      "default": 45,
      "unit": "$",
      "min": null,
      "max": null
    }
  ],
  "outputs": [
    {
      "id": "net",
      "label": "Net profit",
      "format": "currency",
      "hint": null,
      "primary": true
    },
    {
      "id": "fees",
      "label": "Total eBay fees",
      "format": "currency",
      "hint": null,
      "primary": false
    },
    {
      "id": "gross",
      "label": "Gross received",
      "format": "currency",
      "hint": null,
      "primary": false
    },
    {
      "id": "margin",
      "label": "Margin",
      "format": "percent",
      "hint": null,
      "primary": false
    }
  ],
  "worked_example": {
    "inputs": [
      "Item sale price: 120 $",
      "Shipping charged: 12 $",
      "Final value fee: 13.25 %",
      "Per-order fee: 0.4 $",
      "Actual shipping cost: 14 $",
      "Cost of goods: 45 $"
    ],
    "outputs": [
      "Net profit: $55.11",
      "Total eBay fees: $17.89",
      "Gross received: $132.00",
      "Margin: 41.8%"
    ]
  },
  "how_to": {
    "title": "How to use this",
    "steps": [
      "Enter item sale price ($).",
      "Enter shipping charged ($).",
      "Enter final value fee (%).",
      "Enter per-order fee ($).",
      "Enter actual shipping cost ($).",
      "Enter cost of goods ($).",
      "Read your net profit on the right — it updates as you type.",
      "Hit Share to keep the scenario or send it to someone."
    ]
  },
  "scenarios": [
    {
      "name": "Conservative",
      "description": "Lower-end numbers — what if things land soft?",
      "values": {
        "price": 72,
        "shipCharged": 7,
        "fvf": 7.949999999999999,
        "perOrder": 0.24,
        "shipCost": 8.4,
        "cogs": 27
      }
    },
    {
      "name": "Typical",
      "description": "Defaults — the most common real-world setup.",
      "values": {
        "price": 120,
        "shipCharged": 12,
        "fvf": 13.25,
        "perOrder": 0.4,
        "shipCost": 14,
        "cogs": 45
      }
    },
    {
      "name": "Ambitious",
      "description": "Higher-end numbers — what if things really pop?",
      "values": {
        "price": 192,
        "shipCharged": 19,
        "fvf": 21.200000000000003,
        "perOrder": 0.6400000000000001,
        "shipCost": 22.400000000000002,
        "cogs": 72
      }
    }
  ],
  "limitations": [
    "Results are estimates before tax, fees, and inflation unless an input explicitly covers them.",
    "Rates are treated as fixed for the whole period — variable-rate products will drift from this projection.",
    "This is educational maths, not financial advice. Check anything contractual with the lender or your accountant."
  ],
  "faq": [
    {
      "q": "How does the ebay fee calculator work?",
      "a": "Final value fee, per-order fee, shipping, and cost of goods — see what actually lands in your account."
    },
    {
      "q": "What do I need to enter?",
      "a": "6 values: item sale price, shipping charged, final value fee, per-order fee, actual shipping cost, and cost of goods. Each field starts with a sensible default, so you can change one number at a time and watch the result move."
    },
    {
      "q": "What does the net profit result mean?",
      "a": "It is returned as a money amount in US dollars and updates live as you edit the inputs, so you can compare two or three versions of a scenario in a few seconds."
    },
    {
      "q": "Is this calculator free, and do I need an account?",
      "a": "Yes, it's free, and no account is required. Nothing you type is stored on our servers — the maths runs entirely in your browser."
    },
    {
      "q": "How accurate is the result?",
      "a": "It applies the standard formula exactly, so the arithmetic is precise. Results are estimates before tax, fees, and inflation unless an input explicitly covers them."
    },
    {
      "q": "Who is this tool for?",
      "a": "It's built for anyone comparing money scenarios before committing — budgeting a payment, sanity-checking a quote, or seeing what a change in rate or term actually costs."
    }
  ],
  "related": [
    "https://www.revenuelab.fyi/toolbox/reseller-profit",
    "https://www.revenuelab.fyi/toolbox/etsy-fee"
  ],
  "license": "CC-BY-4.0",
  "citation": "RevenueLab — eBay Fee Calculator (https://www.revenuelab.fyi/toolbox/ebay-fee)"
}