How much does eBay take from a $100.00 sale?
Short answer: $14.00 in platform fees — 14.0% of what the buyer paid. After typical product and running costs, this sale nets $40.86. Here is every line.
The $100.00 sale, line by line
Platform fees
$14.00
Take rate
14.0%
You are paid
$86.00
Net profit
$40.86
| Final value fee | -$13.60 |
| Per-order fee | -$0.40 |
| Product cost (COGS) | -$35.00 |
| Inbound shipping | -$1.50 |
| Packaging | -$0.40 |
| Your shipping cost | -$6.50 |
| Advertising (off-eBay) | -$0.00 |
| Expected returns loss | -$1.74 |
| Net profit | $40.86 |
Now add the buyer's sales tax
At 8% sales tax, fees are charged on $108.00: eBay takes $15.09 instead of $14.00. That $1.09 difference is the tax trap, and it scales with every sale.
Assumptions
Most-categories item, no store, you pay $6.50 shipping, product cost 35% of price, inbound $1.50, packaging $0.40, 4% return rate, no promoted listing.
Change any of them and the answer moves — that's what the calculator is for.
Fee schedule version 2026.1, verified 2026-10-22. Worked with the same engine as our calculators.