eBay vs Etsy Fees in 2026
By Selling Fee Tools team ·
eBay and Etsy both take a cut of every sale, but they build it differently. eBay rolls almost everything into one final value fee. Etsy splits it into a listing fee, a transaction fee and a payment processing fee. This guide compares the two for US sellers, using eBay’s and Etsy’s own fee pages, checked in October 2026.
What eBay charges
- Final value fee: in most categories, 13.6% of the total amount of the sale up to $7,500, and 2.35% on any part above. Books, movies and music pay 15.3%; some collectibles, such as trading cards, 13.25%; and a few categories, such as guitars and athletic shoes over $150, much less.
- Per-order fee: $0.30 for sales of $10 or less and $0.40 above.
- Total amount of the sale includes the item price, shipping, handling and the sales tax eBay collects from the buyer.
- Listings: 250 free listings a month, then $0.35 each without a Store.
- Extras: 1.65% for international buyers, 6% more if your account is Below Standard, and your ad rate if you use Promoted Listings. Top Rated Plus sellers get 10% off the final value fee.
What Etsy charges
- Listing fee: $0.20 per listing, charged again when it renews after a sale.
- Transaction fee: 6.5% of the item price plus shipping and gift wrap.
- Payment processing: 3% + $0.25 per order in the US, on the total including sales tax.
- Offsite Ads: if a sale comes through an Etsy ad on another site, 15% of the order total, or 12% once your shop has passed $10,000 in sales in a year, capped at $100 per order.
The same sales on both
In the Everything Else category on eBay, with no Store, no ads and no free listings left on Etsy:
| Sale | eBay fees | Etsy fees |
|---|---|---|
| $40 item + $8 shipping, no tax | $6.53 + $0.40 = $6.93 | $0.20 + $3.12 + $1.69 = $5.01 |
| Same, buyer pays 8% sales tax | $7.05 + $0.40 = $7.45 | $0.20 + $3.12 + $1.81 = $5.13 |
| $15 item + $5 shipping | $2.72 + $0.40 = $3.12 | $0.20 + $1.30 + $0.85 = $2.35 |
| $200 item, free shipping | $27.20 + $0.40 = $27.60 | $0.20 + $13.00 + $6.25 = $19.45 |
On these sales Etsy costs less: its fees come to about 10.5% of a $48 order against about 14.4% on eBay. Sales tax raises both, because eBay charges its whole fee on the tax and Etsy charges processing on it.
When the picture changes
- Offsite Ads. On the $48 Etsy order, an Offsite Ads sale adds 15%, $7.20, and the total becomes $12.21, more than eBay. Shops under $10,000 a year can opt out of Offsite Ads; above that, they can’t.
- eBay Stores and Top Rated Plus. A Store lowers eBay’s final value fee in many categories, and Top Rated Plus takes 10% off it, which narrows the gap.
- Category. eBay is far cheaper in some categories, such as guitars and basses (6.7%), athletic shoes from $150 (8% and no per-order fee) and heavy equipment (3%).
- Promoted Listings and Etsy Ads. Advertising on either platform can cost more than the selling fees themselves; add your ad rate before comparing.
Work out your own numbers
- eBay Fee Calculator with every US category, Store rates and Promoted Listings
- Etsy Fee Calculator with Offsite Ads and sales tax
- Marketplace fee comparison to see eBay, Etsy, Amazon, Shopify and TikTok Shop on one sale
Selling outside the US? There are separate eBay and Etsy calculators for the UK, Canada and Australia, each with that country’s rates and VAT or GST.
Sources: eBay’s Selling fees and Store selling fees pages and Etsy’s Help Center fee articles, listed on each calculator and on our methodology page.