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eBay Break-Even Calculator

Find the lowest price you can accept without losing money once eBay’s percentage and per-order fees are taken, and the price you need for the profit you want.

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eBay fees

Pre-filled with eBay.com (US) rates for most categories. Change any rate to match your category, store subscription or marketplace.

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Sale total up to which the main rate applies. Enter 0 for a flat rate on the whole total.

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Orders up to this total pay the smaller per-order fee.

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On eBay.com the final value fee is charged on the total including sales tax that eBay collects. Leave 0 if none.

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The ad rate you set for a Promoted Listings (general) campaign. 0 if not promoted.

Break-even item price$25.93
Price for $10.00 profit$37.50
eBay fees at that price
$3.93
Your costs
$22.00
Step-by-step working
  1. Costs to cover = $22.00
  2. Find the price P where P + shipping − eBay fees(P + shipping) − costs = 0
  3. Break-even ≈ $25.93; for $10.00 profit ≈ $37.50

Pre-filled rates are from eBay selling fees (US), checked on 27 October 2026. Fees vary by category, country, plan and over time, so enter your own rates if they differ. Results are estimates. Fixed per-order fees and the tier limit are in US dollars, so switch the currency to USD for eBay.com. Prices are rounded up to the next cent.

How to use the eBay Break-Even Calculator

  1. Enter the item cost, postage and packaging.
  2. Enter shipping you charge and an optional target profit.
  3. Check the fee rates and press Calculate.

Formula

Find the price P where: P + shipping − final value fee − per-order fee − other eBay fees − costs = target profit.

With one rate r, per-order fee F and no shipping charged this is P = (costs + F + target) ÷ (1 − r). The calculator solves the general case exactly, including the tier limit, per-order fee step, shipping and tax.

Examples

  • Cost 15, postage 6, packaging 1, free shipping, default rates: break-even ≈ 25.93; for 10 profit ≈ 37.50.

Frequently asked questions

Where do the default rates come from?

From eBay’s official selling fees pages for eBay.com, for most categories with no store subscription, checked on 27 October 2026. Some categories (for example certain clothing, collectibles, jewellery or business equipment) and store subscribers pay different rates, so change the fields to match your case.

Why is the break-even price higher than my costs plus 13.6%?

Because the fee is a percentage of the selling price, not of your cost. Dividing by (1 − rate) accounts for fees charged on the fee-covering part of the price too.

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