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What did I actually make on that sale?
Pick where you sold it and fill in the price. See your real profit after the platform fee, postage and what you paid, with the fee rule and its source shown. Nothing you type leaves your browser.
Your sale
What did you actually make?
Packaging, a card reader fee, anything else
Profit of £20.83. Platform fee £1.17. Profit margin 69.4 percent. Return on cost 260.4 percent.
Your profit
After fees, postage and costs, on a £30.00 sale on Depop.
- Sold price£30.00
- Minus platform fee-£1.17
- Minus postagePaid by the buyer£0.00
- Minus what you paid-£8.00
- Minus other costs£0.00
- Profit£20.83
Profit margin
69.4%
Profit as a share of the sold price
Return on cost
260.4%
Profit as a share of what you paid
Fee used: 2.9% + 30p per sale
No selling fee for UK private sellers on listings created since 20 March 2024. Depop Payments processing is 2.9% + 30p per sale (3.3% + 45c is the US rate). Boosted listings cost extra.
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How it works
The sum behind the number
Start with the sold price
Take off the platform fee, any postage you paid, what you paid for the item and other costs such as packaging.
That is your real profit
Postage the buyer paid covers the label, so it does not reduce your profit. Free postage you offered does.
Margin and return on cost
Margin is profit as a share of the sold price. Return on cost is profit as a share of what you paid.
Fees used by the calculator
- Vinted
- No selling fee
- Depop
- 2.9% + 30p per sale
- eBay private seller
- No selling fee
- eBay business seller
- 12.25% + 40p per order (30p on orders of £10 or less)
- In person
- No selling fee
FAQ
Common questions
Profit is the sold price, minus the platform fee, minus any postage you paid, minus what you paid for the item, minus any other costs such as packaging.
If the buyer paid the postage, it covers the label and does not reduce your profit.
Vinted charges private sellers no selling fee. Buyers pay a Buyer Protection fee on top of the item price.
No selling fee for UK private sellers on listings created since 20 March 2024. Depop Payments processing is 2.9% + 30p per sale (3.3% + 45c is the US rate). Boosted listings cost extra.
eBay UK private sellers pay no final value fee since April 2024 (buyers pay a Buyer Protection fee). Promoted listings and optional upgrades still cost extra.
eBay UK business sellers: 12.25% final value fee on the order total including postage, plus 40p per order (30p when the order total is £10 or less). Category rates vary and VAT is added. Check your eBay invoice.
Profit margin is your profit as a share of the sold price. Return on cost is your profit as a share of what you paid for the item.
For example, an item bought for £5 and sold for £20 with no other costs makes £15. That is a 75% margin and a 300% return on cost.
Not usually. If the buyer pays for postage, it covers the label, so it does not come off your profit. If you offer free postage, the amount you paid is taken off.
The exception is an eBay business seller account, where the fee is charged on the postage the buyer paid as well as the price.
They are estimates from the published seller fee rules for UK sellers. Category rates, promoted listings, VAT and card reader charges can change the real figure, so check your own statements. This calculator is for record keeping, not tax advice.
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