Mercari charges a flat 10% selling fee on every sale. There's no separate payment processing fee anymore, but the 10% is calculated on more than just your item price. Here is what comes out of your payout:
Mercari's selling fee is a flat 10%, with no tiers and no separate processing charge stacked on top. That part is simple. The detail that catches sellers off guard is the base the fee is calculated on: it's the item price plus whatever the buyer pays for shipping, not just the item price.
So if you sell an item for $40 and the buyer pays $8 for shipping, Mercari's 10% fee is calculated on $48, not $40.
| Fee type | Amount | Applies to |
|---|---|---|
| Selling fee | 10% | Item price + buyer-paid shipping |
| Payment processing | $0 | — |
| Listing fee | $0 | — |
| Cancelation fee | 5% (max $25) | Charged for frequent seller-side cancelations |
Mercari also charges buyers a separate 3.6% Buyer Protection fee at checkout. You don't pay this directly, but like Depop's buyer-side fee, it raises what the buyer sees as their total cost, which can affect how they price their offers.
Standard Direct Deposit is free unless the transfer fails, in which case a $2 fee applies. Instant Pay costs a flat $3 per cash-out if you want your balance same-day rather than waiting the standard processing window. Neither of these is mandatory, so most sellers can avoid them entirely by using Direct Deposit and letting the balance build up before withdrawing.
If you'd offered free shipping instead and priced the item at $48 to cover it, the fee would still be $4.80, since the fee base is the same either way. The difference is just whether the shipping cost shows up as a separate line for the buyer or gets folded into the listed price.
For resellers running multiple shops
Mercari's flat 10% on item price plus shipping is a different calculation than Poshmark's tiered commission or Depop's processing-only model. If you're crosslisting the same inventory across platforms, those differences change your real margin on every sale. Oly syncs your listings and lets you set markup rules per platform, so your pricing accounts for each marketplace's actual fee structure instead of a flat guess.
See how Oly works →If you charge separately for shipping, factor that into your 10% calculation. A higher shipping charge means a higher fee, even though the item price didn't change.
Since the rate is flat and predictable, working backwards from your target payout is straightforward. Divide your target by 0.9 to find your list price.
Beyond the lost sale, repeated cancelations can trigger a 5% fee (up to $25). Keep inventory counts accurate across platforms to avoid overselling and having to cancel.
Instant Pay's $3 flat fee adds up fast on smaller payouts. Letting your balance accumulate and using free Direct Deposit protects more of your margin.
No. As of January 6, 2025, Mercari removed the separate payment processing fee that used to apply on top of the 10% selling fee. Sellers now pay only the flat 10% rate.
Yes. The 10% fee is calculated on the combined item price and any shipping the buyer pays, not on the item price alone.
Mercari may charge a cancelation fee of 5% of the item price, up to a maximum of $25, if a seller cancels orders frequently. Occasional cancelations typically don't trigger this fee.
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