How much does Etsy take from a $50.00 sale?
Short answer: $5.20 in platform fees — 10.4% of what the buyer paid. After typical product and running costs, this sale nets $21.21. Here is every line.
The $50.00 sale, line by line
Platform fees
$5.20
Take rate
10.4%
You are paid
$44.80
Net profit
$21.21
| Listing fee | -$0.20 |
| Transaction fee (6.5%) | -$3.25 |
| Payment processing (3.0% + $0.25) | -$1.75 |
| Product cost (COGS) | -$17.50 |
| Your actual shipping cost | -$5.00 |
| Packaging | -$0.40 |
| Advertising (Etsy Ads / other) | -$0.00 |
| Expected returns loss | -$0.69 |
| Net profit | $21.21 |
Assumptions
US shop, free shipping (you pay $5.00 postage), product cost 35% of price, packaging $0.40, 3% return rate, no Offsite Ads attribution unless shown.
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.