MarketFees / Whatnot vs eBay fees

Whatnot vs eBay fees

Whatnot’s 8% plus processing usually undercuts eBay, except on very cheap items where the $0.30 processing fee bites.

Whatnot

Buyer pays you
$58.00
Commission (8%)on the sale price
−$4.00
Payment processing (2.9% + $0.30)on the order total incl. tax
−$2.10
Payout
$51.90
Your shipping cost
−$8.00
Item cost
−$15.00
You keep$28.90

$6.10 total fees

10.5% of the sale

49.8% margin

eBay

Buyer pays you
$58.00
Final value feeon item + shipping + sales tax
−$8.44
Per-order fee
−$0.40
Payout
$49.16
Your shipping cost
−$8.00
Item cost
−$15.00
You keep$26.16

$8.84 total fees

15.2% of the sale

45.1% margin

Whatnot leaves you $2.74 more on this sale.

Fees at common prices

PriceWhatnoteBayCheaper
$10.00$1.39 13.9%$1.66 16.6%Whatnot
$25.00$3.03 12.1%$3.80 15.2%Whatnot
$50.00$5.75 11.5%$7.20 14.4%Whatnot
$100.00$11.20 11.2%$14.00 14.0%Whatnot
$250.00$27.55 11.0%$34.40 13.8%Whatnot
$500.00$54.80 11.0%$68.40 13.7%Whatnot
$1,000.00$109.30 10.9%$136.40 13.6%Whatnot

Default options, no shipping or tax. Poshmark’s and StockX’s labels are paid by the buyer.

How the two fee structures differ

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Questions sellers ask

Which has lower fees, Whatnot or eBay?

Whatnot’s 8% plus processing usually undercuts eBay, except on very cheap items where the $0.30 processing fee bites.

How much does Whatnot take from a $100 sale?

$11.20 with default options and no shipping or tax (8% commission + 2.9% + $0.30 payment processing).

How much does eBay take from a $100 sale?

$14.00 with default options and no shipping or tax (13.6% of the total sale (incl. shipping & tax) + $0.40 per order).