Calculate your exact profit after eBay fees, shipping, and costs. Know your margins before you list.
Includes Final Value Fees for Sports Cards, Pokemon/TCG, and other categories. Updated for 2025 fee rates.
Include advertising fees in calculation
eBay charges several fees when you sell trading cards. Knowing these fees helps you price cards correctly and avoid thin or negative margins.
The Final Value Fee is a percentage of the total sale amount (item price + shipping). eBay takes this fee after your item sells.
| Category | FVF Rate | Above $7,500 |
|---|---|---|
| Sports Trading Cards | 13.25% | +2.35% on excess |
| Pokemon / TCG | 13.25% | +2.35% on excess |
| Other Categories | 13.60% | +2.35% on excess |
eBay charges a small per-order fee on every sale:
If you use Promoted Listings Standard, you pay an additional percentage of the sale price when a buyer clicks your promoted ad and purchases. Rates typically range from 1-20% depending on competition.
Yes. eBay's Final Value Fee is calculated on the total amount paid by the buyer, which includes both the item price and shipping charge. This is why "free shipping" doesn't save you on fees — you just build the shipping cost into your item price instead.
Sports Trading Cards and Pokemon/TCG cards have a lower Final Value Fee rate of 13.25%, while most other categories are charged 13.60%. This 0.35% difference can add up on higher-value sales.
Most sellers get up to 250 free listings per month. After that, there's a small insertion fee per listing. This calculator focuses on selling fees since most card sellers stay within the free listing limit.
eBay now uses Managed Payments, which means payment processing is included in the Final Value Fee. You no longer pay separate PayPal fees for eBay sales.
Yes, your calculations are automatically saved to your browser's local storage. You can return later and pick up where you left off.
Check recent sold prices to make sure you're pricing competitively and profitably.
Fee information based on eBay rates as of January 2025. Always verify with eBay's official seller fee pages before listing.