Fee guide · Mercari
Mercari has restructured its fees twice in about thirteen months — in 2024 it moved costs to buyers, in January 2025 it flipped back. The current shape is simple for sellers: a flat 10%. But two other fees live around that headline, and knowing which side of the sale they fall on keeps your books honest.
Fees last verified Oct 14, 2026
| Fee | Amount | Who pays it |
|---|---|---|
| Selling (transaction) fee | 10% of item price + buyer-paid shipping | Seller — comes out of your sale |
| Buyer protection / payment processing fee | Charged on top of the price at checkout | Buyer — does not reduce your payout |
| Direct-deposit payout fee | $2 per withdrawal | Seller — when you cash out your balance |
Any older guide showing “0% selling fees” or a seller-side processing fee is describing the 2024 experiment, not the current schedule. This is the fastest-moving fee table of the six platforms — check the date on anything you read, including this page.
| Sale price | $50.00 |
| Selling fee (10%) | −$5.00 |
| Balance after sale | $45.00 |
| Payout fee (if withdrawn alone) | −$2.00 |
| You receive | $43.00 |
| Sale price | $200.00 |
| Selling fee (10%) | −$20.00 |
| Balance after sale | $180.00 |
| Payout fee (if withdrawn alone) | −$2.00 |
| You receive | $178.00 |
Before your item cost. The buyer protection fee never appears here because it is charged to the buyer on top — it raises the buyer’s total, not your costs. The $2 payout fee is per withdrawal, not per sale: batch your cash-outs and it all but disappears.
Mercari is the cautionary tale for every spreadsheet with hardcoded fees: thousands of sellers’ files were still netting out 2024’s fee model months after the flip-back. The Sold Ledger keeps Mercari’s fee in one editable Settings row — when Mercari moves again, you change one number and every future sale is right. The same table ships in the file, stamped with its verification date.
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