Reseller profit calculator: Whatnot & eBay

See what you keep after platform fees, payment processing, shipping and costs. All math runs in your browser; nothing is sent anywhere.

Your sale

Platform

Sale price ($)

Shipping charged to buyer ($)

Item cost ($)

Your shipping / label cost ($)

Other costs ($)

Supplies, promo, gas, etc.

Sales tax paid by buyer ($, optional)

Some fees are charged on tax too.

Fee rates Verify current rates · defaults as of 2026-10-28

Commission (% of item price)

US standard 8%. Lower volume tiers (down to 3%) and some categories differ. Shipping and tax are excluded.

Processing (% of buyer total)

On item + shipping + tax.

Processing fixed fee ($ per order)

Official: Whatnot seller fees

Results

Buyer pays (item + shipping + tax)	–
Platform fees	–
Payment processing	–
Net payout (includes shipping the buyer paid)	–
Your costs (item + label + other)	–
Profit	–
Margin (profit ÷ sale price + shipping charged)	–

Net payout = item price + shipping charged to the buyer − platform fees − processing. It can be higher than the item price when the buyer pays shipping; your label cost is subtracted in Profit. Sales tax is passed to the state and is not counted as income.