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Etsy Fees on a $500 Sale

At $500 the flat charges barely register: $0.45 of $47.95 in total fees — about 1% — so the effective rate (9.6%) sits close to the published percentage. At this price the percentage rate, not the per-order charge, is what sets your margin.

Short answer

On a $500 sale, Etsy takes $47.95 — $0.20 (listing fee) + $32.50 (commission) + $15.25 (payment processing) = $47.95 in total. That is a 9.6% effective rate and $452.05 reaches your account.

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Net payout

$452.05

Total fees
$47.95
Effective fee rate
9.6%
Net profit
$294.05
Buyer pays
$500.00

Fee breakdown

  • Listing fee$0.20−$0.20
  • Marketplace commission · All categories6.50% × $500.00−$32.50
  • Payment processing3% × $500.00 + $0.25−$15.25
Total fees$47.95

What Etsy charges on $500

At this price the fees break down as $0.20 (listing fee) + $32.50 (commission) + $15.25 (payment processing) = $47.95 in total. The payout is $452.05, which is 9.6% of the sale going to the platform.

One listing renewed once, so it carries two listing fees — $0.20 each. Free shipping is the Etsy norm, which is why shipping charged is zero.

Across the other marketplaces at $500, the same sale costs Poshmark $100.00 and Amazon (US) $75.99, a spread of $100.00 to $75.99. The platform choice moves more money than most sellers expect at this price.

The same platform across four price points

Fixed per-order fees matter more the cheaper the item is, because they are a flat charge rather than a percentage. Read the effective rate column, not the headline rate.

eBay (US): $20 → 15.6%, $50 → 14.4%, $100 → 14.0%, $500 → 13.7%.

Amazon (US): $20 → 20.0%, $50 → 17.0%, $100 → 16.0%, $500 → 15.2%.

Rate table

Listing feeper item listed, and again on every auto-renewal$0.20
Transaction feecharged on the item price plus shipping and gift wrap6.5% of the order total
Payment processing — USUK sellers pay 4% + £0.20, most of the EU 4% + €0.303% + $0.25
Offsite Adscapped at $100.00 per attributed order; becomes mandatory above $10,000 in 365 days15% optional, 12% once mandatory
Currency conversionwhen the buyer pays in a currency your shop does not hold2.5%
VAT on seller feesadded to fees in the UK and EU; reclaimable if you are VAT-registeredvaries by seller country
Source
the marketplace's own fee page
Rates last verified

Formula

6.5% + 3% + $0.25 + $0.20 listing applied to the $500 sale, plus any fixed per-order fee

What each term means

listing fee
$0.20
commission
6.5% × $500.00
payment processing
3.0% × $500.00 + $0.25

Assumptions

  • US marketplace, USD, a $500 sale, buyer pays no shipping.
  • Rates are the current published rates; the verification date is shown at the bottom of this page.
  • Postage, item cost and packaging are excluded from the fee calculation and shown only in the profit line.
  • Advertising is a budget you set, not a published fee, so it is not included here.

Worked examples

The same item listed at $20

Buyer pays
$20.00
Total fees
$2.35
Effective rate
11.8%
Net profit
$6.65

Fee breakdown

  • Listing fee$0.20−$0.20
  • Marketplace commission · All categories6.50% × $20.00−$1.30
  • Payment processing3% × $20.00 + $0.25−$0.85
Total fees$2.35

$2.35 in fees — a 11.8% effective rate, higher than at $500 because the fixed fee is spread over a smaller sale.

The same item listed at $50

Buyer pays
$50.00
Total fees
$5.20
Effective rate
10.4%
Net profit
$24.80

Fee breakdown

  • Listing fee$0.20−$0.20
  • Marketplace commission · All categories6.50% × $50.00−$3.25
  • Payment processing3% × $50.00 + $0.25−$1.75
Total fees$5.20

$5.20 in fees — a 10.4% effective rate, higher than at $500 because the fixed fee is spread over a smaller sale.

The same item listed at $100

Buyer pays
$100.00
Total fees
$9.95
Effective rate
9.9%
Net profit
$52.05

Fee breakdown

  • Listing fee$0.20−$0.20
  • Marketplace commission · All categories6.50% × $100.00−$6.50
  • Payment processing3% × $100.00 + $0.25−$3.25
Total fees$9.95

$9.95 in fees — a 9.9% effective rate, higher than at $500 because the fixed fee is spread over a smaller sale.

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

Common mistakes

Pricing from the $500 headline rate

The percentage is only part of it. At $500 the fixed charges are $0.45 — 1% of the total fee. Take that off the top before deciding whether the item is worth listing.

Assuming the fee rate is the same at every price

It is not, because a fixed fee exists. On Etsy the effective rate moves between price points: the fixed charge is a flat amount, not a percentage of the sale, so it weighs 1% of the total fee here and less on a larger sale.

Questions

How much does Etsy charge on a $500 sale?
$47.95, which is 9.6% of the sale. It is made up of $0.20 (listing fee) + $32.50 (commission) + $15.25 (payment processing) = $47.95 in total.
How do Etsy fees change with the sale price?
They fall as a percentage. Here is the same item at four price points: $20 → 11.8%, $50 → 10.4%, $100 → 9.9%, $500 → 9.6%. The fixed part of the fee is the same amount on every one of them.
Is selling a $500 item on Etsy worth it?
That depends on your costs, not the fee rate. Subtract $47.95 from $500 and you have $452.05 to cover postage, packaging and what you paid for the item. The calculator above shows that split.

Related calculators

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.

Etsy — 6.5% + 3% + $0.25 + $0.20 listing. Rates last verified: . the marketplace's own fee page.