Does Depop charge a seller fee?

Depop charges 0% commission, but US sellers still pay 3.3% + $0.45 in payment processing. On a $30 sale that is $1.44, or 4.8%.

Does Vinted charge sellers anything?

No. The Vinted seller fee is zero at every price. The Buyer Protection fee is added to what the buyer pays instead.

So is Vinted always the better choice?

It is always cheaper on seller fees. Whether it is better depends on whether your item has buyers there — a zero fee on a sale that never happens is still zero.

Do these rates apply outside the US?

No. Depop charges 2.9% + £0.30 in the UK, and other markets have their own processing rates and boost pricing.

Does Vinted charge a listing fee?

No. There is no listing fee and no commission charged to sellers. Listing an item costs nothing.

Which one should I use?

The one whose buyers want your item. Both are cheap enough that the fee is rarely the deciding factor between them.

Depop vs Vinted Fees: Both Cheap, Not the Same

The two cheapest places to sell used fashion, and the difference between them is not where most sellers look.

Short answer

Vinted charges sellers nothing at all: the buyer pays the fee instead. Depop charges no commission either, but takes 3.3% + $0.45 in payment processing — about 4.3% of a $45 sale and 8.9% of an $8 one. On cheap items that fixed charge is the entire difference.

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The same sale, six marketplaces

Platform	Total fees	Effective fee rate	Net profit
Depop (US)	$1.44	4.8%	$15.56
Vinted (US)	$0.00	0.0%	$17.00

Zero commission is not zero fee

Depop charges US sellers 0% commission, but commission was never the only charge. Payment processing of 3.3% + $0.45 still comes out of every sale.

Vinted goes further and charges the seller nothing at all. Its Buyer Protection fee is added to the buyer total at checkout instead.

The fixed charge is what separates them

On a $100 sale the Depop fee is $3.75 — 3.8%. On an $8 sale the same structure costs $0.71, which is 8.9%. The percentage more than doubles because the $0.45 does not shrink with the price.

Vinted is 0% at every price. The gap between the two widens as the item gets cheaper.

A fee moved to the buyer is still a cost

Vinted adds a Buyer Protection fee of 5% + $0.70 to what the buyer pays. It never reduces your payout, but it does raise the total the buyer sees against your asking price.

Sellers price around it, which is why a Vinted listing can look cheaper than the same item elsewhere while netting the seller the same amount.

Where the buyers are decides more than the rate

Fee levels are one axis; the other is which platform has demand for your category, and that differs between the two by country and by style.

A four-point fee advantage is worth nothing on a listing nobody sees. Check where your category actually sells before optimising the rate.

Depop (US) rate table

Marketplace commission — US & UK sellerson new or updated listings	0%
Marketplace commission — outside US & UK	10%
Payment processing — UScharged on item price plus buyer-paid shipping	3.3% + $0.45
Payment processing — UK	2.9% + £0.30
Boosted listingcharged on sales made through the boost	8% US / 12% UK

Source: the marketplace's own fee page
Rates last verified: 2026-09-20

Vinted (US) rate table

Seller commission	0%
Listing fee	None
Payment processing	None charged to the seller
Buyer Protection feepaid by the buyer on the item price; never deducted from you	5% + $0.70
Shipping	buyer-paid, priced by parcel size tier
Market coverage	US marketplace is domestic-only

Source: the marketplace's own fee page
Rates last verified: 2026-09-20

Formula

effective rate = seller fees ÷ item price

What each term means

Depop (US): 0% commission plus 3.3% + $0.45 payment processing
Vinted: 0% — the Buyer Protection fee is charged to the buyer instead

Assumptions

US marketplaces, USD, identical sale inputs on both rows.
Depop is modelled without Boosted Listings, which are opt-in and priced separately.
Depop charges its processing on the item price plus the shipping the buyer pays.
The Vinted seller fee is zero at every price. Its Buyer Protection fee of 5% + $0.70 is paid by the buyer and never deducted from the payout.

Worked examples

A $30 sale with a $5 label

Buyer pays: $30.00
Total fees: $1.44
Effective rate: 4.8%
Net profit: $15.56

Fee breakdown

Payment processing3.30% × $30.00 + $0.45−$1.44

Total fees$1.44

Depop takes $1.44 and Vinted nothing. On a sale this size the difference is small, which is exactly why the fee is rarely what decides between these two.

A $100 sale of a higher-value piece

Buyer pays: $100.00
Total fees: $3.75
Effective rate: 3.8%
Net profit: $58.25

Fee breakdown

Payment processing3.30% × $100.00 + $0.45−$3.75

Total fees$3.75

The Depop fee is $3.75, its lowest effective rate at 3.8%. The percentage falls as the price rises because the $0.45 stays fixed.

An $8 sale, the kind of item that dominates both platforms

Buyer pays: $8.00
Total fees: $0.71
Effective rate: 8.9%
Net profit: $2.29

Fee breakdown

Payment processing3.30% × $8.00 + $0.45−$0.71

Total fees$0.71

The same structure that costs 3.8% on a $100 sale costs 8.9% on an $8 one. Low-priced items are where these two platforms differ most.

Every figure above is computed from the rate schedule on this page for Depop (US), using the same engine as the calculator — not typed in by hand.

Common mistakes

Assuming Depop charges no fees

The 0% is the commission, not the total. Payment processing of 3.3% + $0.45 still comes out of every US sale.

Assuming Vinted is free for everyone

Free for sellers. The buyer pays a protection fee at checkout, which raises the price they see against yours.

Treating the effective rate as the deciding number

Both sit in the low single digits on most sales. The audience difference between the two platforms is far larger than the fee difference between them.

Ignoring the boost options

Depop Boosted Listings are opt-in and priced separately. They are excluded here because they are advertising, not a fee on the sale.

Pricing the same item identically on both

Because the buyer fee sits on top on Vinted, the same net payout can come from a lower headline price there. Price to the buyer total, not to the listing price.

Questions

Does Depop charge a seller fee?: Depop charges 0% commission, but US sellers still pay 3.3% + $0.45 in payment processing. On a $30 sale that is $1.44, or 4.8%.
Does Vinted charge sellers anything?: No. The Vinted seller fee is zero at every price. The Buyer Protection fee is added to what the buyer pays instead.
So is Vinted always the better choice?: It is always cheaper on seller fees. Whether it is better depends on whether your item has buyers there — a zero fee on a sale that never happens is still zero.
Do these rates apply outside the US?: No. Depop charges 2.9% + £0.30 in the UK, and other markets have their own processing rates and boost pricing.
Does Vinted charge a listing fee?: No. There is no listing fee and no commission charged to sellers. Listing an item costs nothing.
Which one should I use?: The one whose buyers want your item. Both are cheap enough that the fee is rarely the deciding factor between them.

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These calculators apply published marketplace fee schedules. They are general information tools, not tax, legal, accounting or financial advice — check your own payout statement and speak to a qualified professional where it matters.

Depop (US) — 0% + 3.3% + $0.45 processing. Vinted (US) — 0% (buyer pays the fee). Rates last verified: 2026-09-20.