How SoldKeep works
SoldKeep computes what you keep from a sale on eBay.com, eBay UK, eBay Canada, eBay Australia and eBay Germany, each with the seller fees of the site where the item is listed, and sums up the sold results you open. Everything below happens in your browser; the extension sends nothing anywhere.
US (eBay.com) seller fees, checked 2026-10-12 against eBay's help pages; eBay UK, Canada, Australia and Germany fees, checked 2026-10-17 (sources under each site). SoldKeep home · Privacy policy
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Where SoldKeep shows up
- eBay search results with the Sold filter: the summary above the results.
- An item page: what the seller keeps at that price, and a See sold comps button, under the price.
- The listing form ("Complete your listing"): what you keep, under the price.
- The SoldKeep toolbar icon: the fee calculator, on any page, for all five sites.
It works right after you install it, on eBay.com, eBay UK, Canada, Australia and Germany alike: there is nothing to turn on.
Which fees apply: the site where you list
eBay's help pages say the same on every site: if you list an item on another eBay site, the fees of that site apply. So SoldKeep takes the final value fee, the per-order fee, seller levels, Buyer Protection and the Store, plan or seller type from the site where the item is listed. Your registration country (your home site's country unless you choose another under More options) decides the international fee, the currency conversion, the tax on eBay's fees and the VAT switch, whether the private-seller and no-plan rules apply (they are for residents of that site's country only), and the schedules eBay publishes for sellers living elsewhere.
- I sell on (the toolbar calculator): the site you list on: US (eBay.com), UK (eBay.co.uk), Canada (eBay.ca), Australia (eBay.com.au) or Germany (eBay.de). Each site keeps its own choices: seller type or plan, seller level, VAT status, province, category.
- Registered in (More options): the US, the UK, Canada, Australia, Germany or another country. With another country, the international fee, the conversion and the tax on fees are listed as not included.
- The seller type: UK and Germany private or business, Canada with or without a Store, Australia with or without a plan. The popup asks once per site; there is no preset.
- VAT and GST are counted on one side only. The VAT on eBay's fees is a cost only when you cannot claim it back; the VAT inside your sale price comes off what you keep only when you charge it (VAT-registered, standard). With the margin scheme the fees are counted without VAT and the VAT on your margin is not computed.
- A Sold page or an item page on another site uses the fees of that page's site, in its currency, with your choices for that site. When you usually sell on another site, the summary says so ("You usually sell on eBay.com — fees here are eBay UK's.").
Signing in on each site
SoldKeep runs on all five eBay sites from the start: the summary, the item page line and the listing-form badge show on eBay UK, Canada, Australia and Germany as on eBay.com, and the toolbar calculator works for every site. eBay shows sold listings only to signed-in users, so sign in to eBay on each site you use.
eBay.com (US): the fees it includes
The fee base is eBay's total amount of the sale: the item price, plus the shipping the buyer pays, plus sales tax. Sales tax is the tax rate (7% by default, editable; 0 turns it off) times the item price and the buyer's shipping. eBay collects the tax and passes it on, so it is never part of what you keep, but eBay charges its fee on it.
- Final value fee, by category and Store tier (table below). Every threshold is compared with the total sale, not with the item price. Two kinds of thresholds:
- up to / above (most categories): one rate on the part of the total up to the threshold, another on the part above it. Example from eBay: a $400 item with no shipping charge and 6% tax is a $424 total; 13.6% of $424 plus the $0.40 per-order fee is $58.06.
- whole amount (women's bags and handbags, jewelry except watches, bullion, athletic shoes): one rate on the whole total, chosen by the size of the total. Above the threshold the lower rate applies to all of it, so the fee can drop when the total grows past it.
- Per-order fee: $0.30 when the total sale is $10.00 or less, $0.40 above $10.00. None for athletic shoes with a total of $150 or more.
- Top Rated Plus: 10% off the final value fee, never off the per-order fee.
- Below Standard: 6 percentage points more on the final value fee, 7 after four months in a row. The seller level is one choice, so Top Rated Plus and Below Standard never combine.
- International fee: 1.65% of the total sale when the buyer's shipping or registered address is outside the US (not when you ship through eBay International Shipping as a US seller). Off unless you switch it on.
- Promoted General (eBay's Promoted Listings General): your ad rate, 2% to 100%, of the total sale, the same base as the final value fee. eBay charges it when the item sells within 30 days of a click on the ad.
- Currency conversion: 3% of the total sale, 3.25% from 2026-10-14 (the calculator picks the rate by date). It applies only when eBay converts funds for an item listed or sold on another eBay site. Off unless you switch it on.
- Your own final value fee rate (More options): replaces the category rates and thresholds, for sellers registered outside the US or special cases.
You keep is the item price plus the buyer's shipping, minus all the fees above, minus your item cost, your shipping label cost and your other costs per order (packaging, supplies and the like, under More options). The margin is what you keep divided by the item price plus shipping; ROI is what you keep divided by your item cost.
Find my price works backwards. With $ it gives the lowest item price that leaves you the amount you enter. With % it gives the lowest item price whose margin reaches the one you enter, at that price and at every higher price (the same rule as the break-even price below, so the per-order step never puts a higher price under your margin). When no price up to $1,000,000 reaches it, it says so and names the highest margin your fees and costs allow.
Break-even price and the highest promoted rate
- Break-even price $X: the lowest item price, to the cent, from which you keep $0.00 or more at that price and at every higher price, with the same inputs (cost, label, other costs, shipping, category and settings). Shown once you enter an item cost, a shipping label cost or other costs per order. The per-order fee steps up from $0.30 to $0.40 above a $10.00 total, so a price just under that step can keep $0.00 while a few cents more keep less than $0; the break-even price is then the first price above the step from which you never go below $0. Example, Most categories, no Store, no tax, item cost $8.30: $9.95 keeps $0.00, $10.01 keeps −$0.05, so the break-even price is $10.07.
- Promoted up to N% keeps you at or above $0: the highest whole Promoted General rate at which this sale still leaves you $0.00 or more, on the same total as the final value fee. If even 2% puts the sale below $0, it says so.
eBay.com: final value fee by category
The category comes from the listing form or the Sold page when SoldKeep can tell it; you can always pick another one. "Most categories" covers every category without its own row.
| Category | No Store or Starter Store | Basic Store or higher |
|---|---|---|
| Most categories (clothing, home, toys, collectibles…) | 13.6% up to $7,500, 2.35% above | 12.7% up to $2,500, 2.35% above |
| Books & Magazines | 15.3% up to $7,500, 2.35% above | 15.3% up to $2,500, 2.35% above |
| Movies & TV | 15.3% up to $7,500, 2.35% above | 15.3% up to $2,500, 2.35% above |
| Music (CDs, cassettes; not vinyl) | 15.3% up to $7,500, 2.35% above | 15.3% up to $2,500, 2.35% above |
| Vinyl Records | 13.6% up to $7,500, 2.35% above | 12.7% up to $2,500, 2.35% above |
| Trading cards & comics (sports, non-sport, card games, comics) | 13.25% up to $7,500, 2.35% above | 12.35% up to $2,500, 2.35% above |
| Coins & Paper Money (not bullion) | 13.25% up to $7,500, 2.35% above | 9% up to $4,000, 2.35% above |
| Bullion | 13.6% if the total is $7,500 or less, 7% above (one rate on the whole total) | 7.5% if the total is $1,500 or less, 5% up to $10,000, 4.5% above (one rate on the whole total) |
| Women's Bags & Handbags | 15% if the total is $2,000 or less, 9% above (one rate on the whole total) | 13% if the total is $2,000 or less, 7% above (one rate on the whole total) |
| Jewelry (not watches) | 15% if the total is $5,000 or less, 9% above (one rate on the whole total) | 13% if the total is $5,000 or less, 7% above (one rate on the whole total) |
| Watches, Parts & Accessories | 15% up to $1,000, 6.5% up to $7,500, 3% above | 12.5% up to $1,000, 4% up to $5,000, 3% above |
| Athletic shoes (men's, women's) | 13.6% up to $7,500, 2.35% above; at a total of $150 or more: 8% of the whole total and no per-order fee | 12.7% up to $2,500, 2.35% above; at a total of $150 or more: 7% of the whole total and no per-order fee |
| Electronics (cameras, phones, consumer electronics, DJ and pro audio; not video games themselves) | 13.6% up to $7,500, 2.35% above | 9.35% up to $2,500, 2.35% above |
| Computers, tablets & game consoles (desktops, laptops, tablets, CPUs, RAM, motherboards, drives, monitors, printers, consoles) | 13.6% up to $7,500, 2.35% above | 7.35% up to $2,500, 2.35% above |
| Electronics accessories (cases, cables, chargers, video games; not memory cards or phone parts) | 13.6% up to $7,500, 2.35% above | 12.7% up to $2,500, 2.35% above |
| Guitars & Basses | 6.7% up to $7,500, 2.35% above | 6.7% up to $2,500, 2.35% above |
| Other musical instruments & gear | 13.6% up to $7,500, 2.35% above | 10.35% up to $2,500, 2.35% above |
| Car & truck parts and accessories (Motors) | 13.6% up to $7,500, 2.35% above | 11.5% up to $1,000, 2.35% above |
| Tires & wheels (Motors) | 13.6% up to $7,500, 2.35% above | 9.5% up to $1,000, 2.35% above |
| Stamps | 13.6% up to $7,500, 2.35% above | 9.7% up to $2,500, 2.35% above |
| Motors in-car technology, GPS & security | 13.6% up to $7,500, 2.35% above | 9.35% up to $1,000, 2.35% above |
| Motors apparel & protective gear | 13.6% up to $7,500, 2.35% above | 12.7% up to $1,000, 2.35% above |
| Heavy equipment, printing presses, food trucks | 3% up to $15,000, 0.5% above | 2.5% up to $15,000, 0.5% above |
| NFTs | 5% | 5% |
Rounding
Each fee line is rounded to the cent (half up; the penny on eBay UK), and the totals are sums of the rounded lines, on every site. eBay does not publish its rounding, so your statement may differ by a cent.
eBay.com: what is not included
- Promoted Priority (eBay's Promoted Listings Priority; cost per click: it cannot be known before the sale)
- Store subscription
- Insertion fees
- Dispute fees
- The surcharge for a very high rate of "item not as described" returns
- Income tax on your profit
- Refunds and returns
eBay.com: sources
eBay help pages, checked 2026-10-12:
- Selling fees (id=4822): rates without a Store, the per-order fee, the international fee, currency conversion
- Store selling fees (id=4809): rates with a Store
- Top Rated Plus (id=4347): the 10% final value fee discount
- Promoted Listings General (id=4164): the ad rate and its base
The toolbar calculator shows the date of the fee table it uses. When eBay changes a fee, the table is updated in a new version of the extension.
eBay UK (eBay.co.uk): the fees it includes
Fees for a listing on eBay.co.uk, in pounds (£), checked 2026-10-17 against eBay UK's help pages (sources below).
The fee base is the total amount of the sale: the item price plus the shipping the buyer pays, VAT included (it is inside the price on eBay.co.uk). Every threshold below is compared with that total unless it says otherwise.
Seller types
- Private seller: For residents of the UK only; a seller registered elsewhere pays as "Business seller". No final value fee and no per-order fee. Buyers pay Buyer Protection on top of your price (below).
- Business seller: The final value fee of the "Business seller" column below, plus the per-order fee. A regulatory operating fee of 0.35% of the total sale.
Per-order fee: £0.30 when the total sale is £10 or less, £0.40 above (none for a seller type without a final value fee).
Tax on eBay's fees and VAT status
- Private seller: amounts include VAT.
- Business seller: eBay adds 20% VAT to its fees; a VAT-registered seller claims it back, so it is then not a cost.
VAT status (Business seller, in the popup): not registered; registered (the VAT inside your price comes off what you keep, and the VAT on eBay's fees is claimed back); margin scheme (eBay's fees without VAT; the VAT on your margin is not computed).
Other fees
- Top Rated: 10% off the final value fee, never off the per-order fee (eBay UK: only on listings that carry eBay's top-rated service badge)
- Below Standard: 6 percentage points more on the final value fee, on the total sale
- Below Standard, four months or more: 7 percentage points more on the final value fee, on the total sale
- Promoted General: your ad rate, 2% to 100%, of the total sale.
- International fee (sellers registered in the UK, wherever they list), of the total sale, when the buyer's address is outside the UK: Private seller: Buyer outside the UK: 3%. Business seller: Eurozone and Northern Europe (Denmark, Finland, Iceland, Norway, Sweden): 1.05%; US and Canada: 1.8%; All other countries: 2%. Off unless you switch it on.
- Currency conversion (sellers registered in the UK): 2.5% of the total sale, 2.75% from 2026-12-01, when eBay converts funds for an item listed or sold on another eBay site. Off unless you switch it on.
Buyer Protection
Private seller: buyers pay a Buyer Protection fee on top of your price, £0.10 plus 7% of the item price up to £20, 4% of the part from £20 to £300, 2% of the part from £300 to £4,000, nothing on the part above £4,000, VAT included. It is the buyer's, never yours: you keep your price. The price buyers see on eBay.co.uk already holds it, so the toolbar calculator can start from that price and finds the price to list at ("List at about"). eBay's own example: a buyer's offer of £250 includes £10.29 Buyer Protection, so the seller's price is £239.71.
Final value fee by category
The category comes from the Sold page or the item page when SoldKeep can tell it; you can always pick another one. "Most categories" covers every category without its own row.
| Category | Business seller |
|---|---|
| Most categories (collectables, toys & games, sporting goods, health & beauty, garden, art, antiques…) | 10.9% |
| Clothes, shoes & accessories (not trainers or women's bags); hair extensions & wigs | 11.9% |
| Trainers (men's, women's) | 11.9%; at an item price of £100 or more: 7% of the whole total |
| Women's Bags & Handbags | 12.9% up to £800, 7% above |
| Jewellery (not watches) | 14.9% up to £1,000, 4% above |
| Watches, Parts & Accessories | 12.9% up to £750, 3% above |
| Books, comics & magazines, films & TV, music, video games | 9.9% |
| Cameras, computers, mobile phones, sound & vision (accessories and other items) | 9.9% |
| Laptops, desktops, tablets, drives, printers, mobile phones, cameras, lenses, TVs, headphones, hi-fi | 6.9% up to £1,000, 3% above |
| Video game consoles | 6.9% up to £400, 2% above |
| Home, furniture & DIY (other items) | 11.9% up to £500, 7.9% above |
| Furniture, bath, plumbing & fixtures | 10.9% up to £500, 7.9% up to £1,000, 3% above |
| Appliances, DIY tools & workshop equipment | 6.9% up to £400, 3% above |
| Vehicle parts & accessories (not tyres, GPS or power tools) | 9.5% up to £750, 3% above |
| Tyres, GPS & sat nav devices, power tools | 6.9% up to £750, 3% above |
| Coins | 10.9% up to £450, 3% above |
| Business, office & industrial | 12.5% |
| Crafts, pet supplies, event tickets, wholesale & job lots, everything else | 12.9% |
| Power strips & surge protectors | 9.9% up to £250, 7.9% above |
| Tents | 10.9% up to £250, 7.9% above |
| Holidays & travel | 7.9% up to £650, 3% above |
| Memorials & funerals | 11.9% |
| NFTs | 5% |
Not included
- Insertion fees above the monthly listing allowance, and Shop subscriptions
- The 10p per-order fee for orders of £10 or less in some Collectables and Home, Furniture & DIY categories (eBay lists no category numbers for it)
- The surcharge for a very high rate of "item not as described" returns
- Optional listing upgrades and dispute fees
- Promoted Listings Priority (cost per click)
- Cars, motorcycles and vehicles (their own fees)
Still to verify (the popup marks a result that rests on one): the Buyer Protection base, VAT on the promoted fee, tax on the conversion fee and the per-order fee on trainers from £100.
eBay UK's help pages, checked 2026-10-17:
- Fees for business sellers (id=4809)
- Fees for private sellers (id=4822)
- Buyer Protection, information for sellers (id=5595)
- General campaign strategy (Promoted Listings) (id=4164)
eBay Canada (eBay.ca): the fees it includes
Fees for a listing on eBay.ca, in Canadian dollars (C$), checked 2026-10-17 against eBay Canada's help pages (sources below).
The fee base is the total amount of the sale: the item price plus the shipping the buyer pays, plus the sales tax eBay adds at checkout (by the buyer's province). Every threshold below is compared with that total unless it says otherwise.
Seller types
- No Store: The final value fee of the "No Store" column below, plus the per-order fee.
- Basic Store or higher: The final value fee of the "Basic Store or higher" column below, plus the per-order fee.
Per-order fee: C$0.30 when the total sale is C$10 or less, C$0.40 above.
Tax on eBay's fees and sales tax
- No Store and Basic Store or higher: eBay adds the tax of your province to its fees (table below); a seller who claims input tax credits gets it back, so it is not a cost.
Input tax credits (No Store and Basic Store or higher, in the popup): not claimed (the tax on eBay's fees is a cost); claimed (the tax on eBay's fees is claimed back).
Other fees
- Top Rated Plus: 10% off the final value fee, never off the per-order fee
- Below Standard: 6 percentage points more on the final value fee, on the total sale
- Below Standard, four months or more: 7 percentage points more on the final value fee, on the total sale
- Promoted General: your ad rate, 2% to 100%, of the total sale.
- International fee (sellers registered in Canada, wherever they list), of the total sale, when the buyer's address is outside Canada: Shipments to the US: 0.4%; All other countries: 1%. Not charged for eligible listings shipped with eBay International Shipping; charged when the delivery address or the buyer's registered address is outside Canada. Off unless you switch it on.
- Currency conversion (sellers registered in Canada): 3.25% of the total sale, when eBay converts funds for an item listed or sold on another eBay site. Off unless you switch it on.
Provinces
eBay.ca prices exclude sales tax: eBay adds it at checkout, and the final value fee is charged on the total with it. eBay also adds the tax of the seller's province to its fees. The popup asks for your province once. Rates by province (statutory 2026 rates):
| Province | Sales tax eBay adds at checkout | Tax on eBay fees |
|---|---|---|
| Alberta | 5% | 5% |
| British Columbia | 12% | 5% (and 7% PST, not added) |
| Manitoba | 12% | 5% (and 7% PST, not added) |
| New Brunswick | 15% | 15% |
| Newfoundland and Labrador | 15% | 15% |
| Nova Scotia | 14% | 14% |
| Northwest Territories | 5% | 5% |
| Nunavut | 5% | 5% |
| Ontario | 13% | 13% |
| Prince Edward Island | 15% | 15% |
| Quebec | 14.975% | 14.975% |
| Saskatchewan | 11% | 5% (and 6% PST, not added) |
| Yukon | 5% | 5% |
British Columbia, Manitoba and Saskatchewan also charge provincial sales tax on eBay's fees; SoldKeep does not add it yet.
Final value fee by category
The category comes from the Sold page or the item page when SoldKeep can tell it; you can always pick another one. "Most categories" covers every category without its own row.
| Category | No Store | Basic Store or higher |
|---|---|---|
| Most categories (clothing, home, toys, collectibles, jewellery & watches, handbags…) | 13.6% up to C$7,500, 2.35% above | 12.7% up to C$2,500, 2.35% above |
| Books & Magazines | 15.3% up to C$7,500, 2.35% above | 15.3% up to C$2,500, 2.35% above |
| Movies & TV | 15.3% up to C$7,500, 2.35% above | 15.3% up to C$2,500, 2.35% above |
| Music (CDs, cassettes; not vinyl) | 15.3% up to C$7,500, 2.35% above | 15.3% up to C$2,500, 2.35% above |
| Vinyl Records | 13.6% up to C$7,500, 2.35% above | 12.7% up to C$2,500, 2.35% above |
| Trading cards & comics (sports, non-sport, card games, comics) | 13.25% up to C$7,500, 2.35% above | 12.35% up to C$2,500, 2.35% above |
| Coins & Paper Money (not bullion) | 13.25% up to C$7,500, 2.35% above | 9% up to C$4,000, 2.35% above |
| Bullion | 13.6% if the total is C$7,500 or less, 7% above (one rate on the whole total) | 7.5% if the total is C$1,500 or less, 5% up to C$10,000, 4.5% above (one rate on the whole total) |
| Athletic shoes (men's, women's) | 13.6% up to C$7,500, 2.35% above; at a total of C$150 or more: 8% of the whole total and no per-order fee | 12.7% up to C$2,500, 2.35% above; at a total of C$150 or more: 7% of the whole total and no per-order fee |
| Electronics (cameras, cell phones, consumer electronics, computers, DJ and pro audio; not video games themselves) | 13.6% up to C$7,500, 2.35% above | 9.35% up to C$2,500, 2.35% above |
| Computers, tablets & game consoles (desktops, laptops, tablets, CPUs, RAM, motherboards, hard drives, monitors, printers, consoles) | 13.6% up to C$7,500, 2.35% above | 7.35% up to C$2,500, 2.35% above |
| Electronics accessories (camera, phone, computer and TV accessories, video games; not memory cards) | 13.6% up to C$7,500, 2.35% above | 12.7% up to C$2,500, 2.35% above |
| Guitars & Basses | 6.7% up to C$7,500, 2.35% above | 6.7% up to C$2,500, 2.35% above |
| Other musical instruments & gear | 13.6% up to C$7,500, 2.35% above | 10.35% up to C$2,500, 2.35% above |
| Motors parts & accessories, automotive tools & supplies, safety & security | 13.6% up to C$7,500, 2.35% above | 11.5% up to C$1,000, 2.35% above |
| Tires (Motors) | 13.6% up to C$7,500, 2.35% above | 9.5% up to C$1,000, 2.35% above |
| Stamps | 13.6% up to C$7,500, 2.35% above | 9.7% up to C$2,500, 2.35% above |
| Motors in-car technology, GPS & security | 13.6% up to C$7,500, 2.35% above | 9.35% up to C$1,000, 2.35% above |
| Motors apparel, protective gear & merchandise | 13.6% up to C$7,500, 2.35% above | 12.7% up to C$1,000, 2.35% above |
| Heavy equipment, printing presses, food trucks | 3% up to C$15,000, 0.5% above | 2.5% up to C$15,000, 0.5% above |
| NFTs | 5% | 5% |
Not included
- Insertion fees above the monthly listing allowance (C$0.30 a listing without a Store), and Store allowances
- The surcharge for a very high rate of "item not as described" returns
- Optional listing upgrades, Store subscriptions and dispute fees
- Promoted Listings Priority (cost per click)
- Real estate listings
Still to verify (the popup marks a result that rests on one): tax on the conversion fee, Top Rated Plus on the per-order fee, how Below Standard adds to the fee, provincial tax rates and PST on eBay fees (not added).
eBay Canada's help pages, checked 2026-10-17:
- Selling fees (no Store) (id=4822)
- Store selling fees (id=4809)
- Tax policy (tax on eBay fees, sales tax on eBay.ca) (id=4348)
- Seller Centre: Top Rated Seller Program
- Statutory 2026 tax rates: GST/HST (Canada Revenue Agency), QST (Revenu Quebec), PST/RST (British Columbia, Manitoba, Saskatchewan)
eBay Australia (eBay.com.au): the fees it includes
Fees for a listing on eBay.com.au, in Australian dollars (A$), checked 2026-10-17 against eBay Australia's help pages (sources below).
The fee base is the total amount of the sale: the item price plus the shipping the buyer pays, GST included (it is inside the price on eBay.com.au). Every threshold below is compared with that total unless it says otherwise.
Seller types
- No plan (no final value fee, sales up to A$25,000 a year): For residents of Australia only; a seller registered elsewhere pays as "Seller residing outside Australia (no plan)". No final value fee and no per-order fee. Buyers pay Buyer Protection on top of your price (below).
- Starter plan: The final value fee of the "Starter plan" column below, plus a per-order fee of A$0.30 on every order.
- Basic plan: The final value fee of the "Basic plan" column below, plus a per-order fee of A$0.33 on every order.
- Featured plan: The final value fee of the "Featured plan" column below, plus a per-order fee of A$0.33 on every order.
- Anchor plan: The final value fee of the "Anchor plan" column below, plus a per-order fee of A$0.33 on every order.
- Seller residing outside Australia (no plan): For sellers registered outside Australia. The final value fee of the "Seller residing outside Australia (no plan)" column below, plus a per-order fee of A$0.30 on every order.
Tax on eBay's fees and GST status
- No plan (no final value fee, sales up to A$25,000 a year): the rates include 10% GST.
- Starter plan, Basic plan, Featured plan and Anchor plan: the rates include 10% GST; a GST-registered seller who claims it back pays them without it (divided by 1.1).
GST status (Starter plan, Basic plan, Featured plan and Anchor plan, in the popup): not registered; registered (the GST inside your price comes off what you keep, and the GST on eBay's fees is claimed back); margin scheme (eBay's fees without GST; the GST on your margin is not computed).
Sellers living outside Australia: eBay says local GST, VAT or a similar tax might apply instead of Australian GST; SoldKeep counts the rates as the page shows them.
Other fees
- Below Standard: 5.5 percentage points more on the final value fee, on the total sale (10% GST included)
- Below Standard, four months or more: 6.6 percentage points more on the final value fee, on the total sale (10% GST included)
- No Top Rated discount on eBay.com.au
- Promoted General: your ad rate, 2% to 100%, of the total sale (eBay may add GST to it).
- International fee (sellers registered in Australia, wherever they list), of the total sale, when the buyer's address is outside Australia: No plan (no final value fee, sales up to A$25,000 a year): Buyer outside Australia: 3%. Starter plan, Basic plan, Featured plan and Anchor plan: Buyer outside Australia: 1.1%. Off unless you switch it on.
- Currency conversion (sellers registered in Australia): 3% of the total sale, 3.25% from 2026-11-01, when eBay converts funds for an item listed or sold on another eBay site. Off unless you switch it on.
Buyer Protection
No plan (no final value fee, sales up to A$25,000 a year): buyers pay a Buyer Protection fee on top of your price, A$0.30 plus 8% of the item price up to A$20, 6% of the part from A$20 to A$500, 4% of the part from A$500 to A$5,000, nothing on the part above A$5,000, GST included. It is the buyer's, never yours: you keep your price. The price buyers see on eBay.com.au already holds it, so the toolbar calculator can start from that price and finds the price to list at ("List at about").
Final value fee by category
The category comes from the Sold page or the item page when SoldKeep can tell it; you can always pick another one. "Most categories" covers every category without its own row.
| Category | Starter plan | Basic plan | Featured plan | Anchor plan | Seller residing outside Australia (no plan) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Home appliances and technology devices (TVs, phones, cameras, consoles, audio…): Tier 1 | 13.4% up to A$4,000, 2.5% above | 8.03% up to A$4,000, 2.75% above | 7.26% up to A$4,000, 2.75% above | 6.82% up to A$4,000, 2.75% above | 13.4% up to A$4,000, 2.5% above |
| Most categories (home & garden, toys, kitchen, pets, baby…): Tier 2 | 13.4% up to A$4,000, 2.5% above | 11.44% up to A$4,000, 2.75% above | 10.34% up to A$4,000, 2.75% above | 9.68% up to A$4,000, 2.75% above | 13.4% up to A$4,000, 2.5% above |
| Vehicle parts & accessories: Tier 3 | 13.4% up to A$4,000, 2.5% above | 12.43% up to A$4,000, 2.75% above | 11.22% up to A$4,000, 2.75% above | 10.56% up to A$4,000, 2.75% above | 13.4% up to A$4,000, 2.5% above |
| Collectables, fashion, media, sporting goods, business & industrial, technology accessories: Tier 4 | 13.4% up to A$4,000, 2.5% above | 13.09% up to A$4,000, 2.75% above | 11.77% up to A$4,000, 2.75% above | 11.11% up to A$4,000, 2.75% above | 13.4% up to A$4,000, 2.5% above |
| NFTs | 5.5% | 5.5% | 5.5% | 5.5% | 5.5% |
Not included
- The Services category (a flat A$44.00 a sale)
- Listings above the monthly allowance, listing upgrades, plan subscriptions and dispute fees
- The surcharge for a very high rate of "item not as described" returns
- eBay's postage label rules for selling without a plan (no fee is charged for them)
- Promoted Listings Priority (cost per click)
Still to verify (the popup marks a result that rests on one): tax on the conversion fee, the Buyer Protection base and your local VAT instead of GST.
eBay Australia's help pages, checked 2026-10-17:
- Selling fees with a plan (Starter, Basic, Featured, Anchor) (id=4809)
- Tier 1 and Tier 4 category lists (folded sections) (id=4809)
- Selling fees without a plan; sellers residing outside Australia (id=4822)
- Buyer Protection fee (id=5594)
- General campaign strategy (Promoted Listings) (id=4164)
eBay Germany (eBay.de): the fees it includes
Fees for a listing on eBay.de, in euros (€), checked 2026-10-17 against eBay Germany's help pages (sources below).
The fee base is the total amount of the sale: the item price plus the shipping the buyer pays, VAT included (it is inside the price on eBay.de). Every threshold below is compared with that total unless it says otherwise.
Seller types
- Private seller (privat): For private sellers living in the EEA (in SoldKeep: registered in Germany) only; a seller registered elsewhere pays as "Private seller residing outside the EEA". No final value fee and no per-order fee.
- Business seller without a Shop (gewerblich): The final value fee of the "Business seller without a Shop (gewerblich)" column below, plus the per-order fee.
- Business seller with a Shop (gewerblich, Shop): The final value fee of the "Business seller with a Shop (gewerblich, Shop)" column below, plus the per-order fee.
- Private seller residing outside the EEA: For sellers registered outside the EEA. One schedule for every category: 11% up to €1,990, 2% above, plus a per-order fee of €0.05 when the total sale is €10 or less, €0.35 above (eBay folds this part of its page, so these figures are still to verify).
Per-order fee: €0.35 when the total sale is €10 or less, €0.45 above (none for a seller type without a final value fee).
Tax on eBay's fees and VAT status
- Private seller (privat): amounts as eBay shows them: eBay says they "may be subject to German VAT", and nothing is added.
- Business seller without a Shop (gewerblich) and Business seller with a Shop (gewerblich, Shop): eBay adds 19% VAT to its fees; a VAT-registered seller claims it back, so it is then not a cost.
VAT status (Business seller without a Shop (gewerblich) and Business seller with a Shop (gewerblich, Shop), in the popup): not registered; registered (the VAT inside your price comes off what you keep, and the VAT on eBay's fees is claimed back); margin scheme (eBay's fees without VAT; the VAT on your margin is not computed). There is no preset: the popup asks.
Other fees
- Below Standard: its own table per category (below)
- Below Standard, four months or more: the Below Standard table plus 1 percentage point
- No Top Rated discount on eBay.de
- Promoted General: your ad rate, 2% to 100%, of the total sale.
- International fee (sellers registered in Germany, wherever they list), of the total sale, when the buyer's address is outside Germany: Private seller (privat): Buyer outside Germany (shipping arranged yourself): 5%; listing on another eBay site: Eurozone and Sweden: 0%; Rest of Europe (not the UK), US and Canada: 1.91%; UK: 1.43%; All other countries: 3.93%. Business seller without a Shop (gewerblich) and Business seller with a Shop (gewerblich, Shop): Eurozone and Sweden: 0%; Rest of Europe (not the UK), US and Canada: 1.6%; UK: 1.2%; All other countries: 3.3%. Off unless you switch it on.
- Currency conversion (sellers registered in Germany): 3% of the total sale, 3.25% from 2026-12-02, when eBay converts funds for an item listed or sold on another eBay site. Off unless you switch it on.
The 5% rate for used and refurbished items
In the categories with one flat rate, a business seller pays 5% instead when the item's condition is one of: Neu: Sonstige, Zertifiziert – Refurbished, Hervorragend – Refurbished, Sehr gut – Refurbished, Gut – Refurbished, Vom Verkäufer generalüberholt, Gebraucht, Gebraucht – Hervorragend, Gebraucht – Gut and Gebraucht – Akzeptabel. Not for Neu, Neu mit Karton and Nur Ersatzteile. The category table shows the 5% rate where it applies; on a Sold page SoldKeep uses it once you pick such a condition, and shows both lines (new, used or refurbished) until then.
Final value fee by category
The category comes from the Sold page or the item page when SoldKeep can tell it; you can always pick another one. "Most categories" covers every category without its own row.
| Category | Business seller without a Shop (gewerblich) | Business seller with a Shop (gewerblich, Shop) |
|---|---|---|
| Technology devices (computers, tablets, phones, cameras, TVs & audio, consoles, printers, household appliances) | 7%; in a used or refurbished condition: 5% | 7%; in a used or refurbished condition: 5% |
| Technology accessories (phone, camera, computer, tablet and TV accessories, cables, batteries, lenses & filters) | 12%; in a used or refurbished condition: 5% | 12%; in a used or refurbished condition: 5% |
| Most categories (sport, furniture & home, baby, pets, crafts, travel, food, other) | 14%; in a used or refurbished condition: 5% | 14%; in a used or refurbished condition: 5% |
| Business & industrial, office & stationery | 14%; in a used or refurbished condition: 5% | 14%; in a used or refurbished condition: 5% |
| Garden & patio, DIY (Heimwerker) | 13%; in a used or refurbished condition: 5% | 13%; in a used or refurbished condition: 5% |
| Musical instruments | 11%; in a used or refurbished condition: 5% | 11%; in a used or refurbished condition: 5% |
| Clothing & accessories (not sneakers) | 12% up to €990, 3% above | 12% up to €990, 3% above |
| Sneakers (men's, women's) | 12%; at an item price of €100 or more: 7% up to €990, 3% above | 12%; at an item price of €100 or more: 7% up to €990, 3% above |
| Watches & jewellery (jewellery and other items) | 16% up to €990, 3% above | 16% up to €500, 3% above |
| Watch parts & accessories | 14% up to €990, 3% above | 14% up to €400, 3% above |
| Wristwatches & pocket watches, collector watches | 11% up to €990, 3% above | 11% up to €400, 3% above |
| Coins | 6.5% up to €990, 3% above | 6.5% up to €990, 3% above |
| Books & magazines, films, music, video games, tickets | 12% up to €990, 3% above | 12% up to €990, 3% above |
| Collectibles, antiques & art, toys, stamps, beauty & health | 12% up to €990, 3% above | 12% up to €990, 3% above |
| Trading cards, card games, model building | 11% up to €990, 3% above | 11% up to €990, 3% above |
| Car & motorcycle parts (other items) | 12% up to €990, 3% above | 12% up to €990, 3% above |
| Car electronics (entertainment, dashcams, parking aids, GPS, charging) | 6.5% up to €990, 3% above | 6.5% up to €300, 3% above |
| Rims, complete wheels, tyres | 6.5% up to €990, 3% above | 6.5% up to €990, 3% above |
| Vehicle clothing & protective gear, transport systems, motor oil | 11% up to €990, 3% above | 11% up to €990, 3% above |
| NFTs | 5% | 5% |
Below Standard: eBay.de has its own table per category for sellers below standard (one more percentage point after four months or more in a row):
| Category | Business seller without a Shop (gewerblich) | Business seller with a Shop (gewerblich, Shop) |
|---|---|---|
| Technology devices (computers, tablets, phones, cameras, TVs & audio, consoles, printers, household appliances) | 13% up to €990, 7% above; in a used or refurbished condition: 11% up to €990, 5% above | 13% up to €990, 7% above; in a used or refurbished condition: 11% up to €990, 5% above |
| Technology accessories (phone, camera, computer, tablet and TV accessories, cables, batteries, lenses & filters) | 18% up to €990, 12% above; in a used or refurbished condition: 11% up to €990, 5% above | 18% up to €990, 12% above; in a used or refurbished condition: 11% up to €990, 5% above |
| Most categories (sport, furniture & home, baby, pets, crafts, travel, food, other) | 20% up to €990, 14% above; in a used or refurbished condition: 11% up to €990, 5% above | 20% up to €990, 14% above; in a used or refurbished condition: 11% up to €990, 5% above |
| Business & industrial, office & stationery | 20% up to €990, 14% above; in a used or refurbished condition: 11% up to €990, 5% above | 20% up to €990, 14% above; in a used or refurbished condition: 11% up to €990, 5% above |
| Garden & patio, DIY (Heimwerker) | 19% up to €990, 13% above; in a used or refurbished condition: 11% up to €990, 5% above | 19% up to €990, 13% above; in a used or refurbished condition: 11% up to €990, 5% above |
| Musical instruments | 17% up to €990, 11% above; in a used or refurbished condition: 11% up to €990, 5% above | 17% up to €990, 11% above; in a used or refurbished condition: 11% up to €990, 5% above |
| Clothing & accessories (not sneakers) | 18% up to €990, 3% above | 18% up to €990, 3% above |
| Sneakers (men's, women's) | 18%; at an item price of €100 or more: 13% up to €990, 3% above | 18%; at an item price of €100 or more: 13% up to €990, 3% above |
| Watches & jewellery (jewellery and other items) | 22% up to €990, 2% above | 22% up to €500, 9% up to €990, 3% above |
| Watch parts & accessories | 20% up to €990, 3% above | 20% up to €400, 9% up to €990, 3% above |
| Wristwatches & pocket watches, collector watches | 17% up to €990, 3% above | 17% up to €400, 9% up to €990, 3% above |
| Coins | 12.5% up to €990, 3% above | 12.5% up to €990, 3% above |
| Books & magazines, films, music, video games, tickets | 18% up to €990, 3% above | 18% up to €990, 3% above |
| Collectibles, antiques & art, toys, stamps, beauty & health | 18% up to €990, 3% above | 18% up to €990, 3% above |
| Trading cards, card games, model building | 17% up to €990, 3% above | 17% up to €990, 3% above |
| Car & motorcycle parts (other items) | 18% up to €990, 3% above | 18% up to €990, 3% above |
| Car electronics (entertainment, dashcams, parking aids, GPS, charging) | 12.5% up to €990, 3% above | 12.5% up to €300, 9% up to €990, 3% above |
| Rims, complete wheels, tyres | 12.5% up to €990, 3% above | 12.5% up to €990, 3% above |
| Vehicle clothing & protective gear, transport systems, motor oil | 18% up to €990, 3% above | 18% up to €990, 3% above |
| NFTs | 11% | 11% |
Not included
- Insertion fees above the monthly listing allowance, and Shop subscriptions
- The Platinum Shop discount (10% off the whole final value fee)
- The surcharge for a very high rate of "item not as described" returns (its own table per category)
- Optional listing upgrades
- Promoted Listings Priority (cost per click)
Still to verify (the popup marks a result that rests on one): VAT on private sellers' fees, tax on the conversion fee, private seller fees outside the EEA and the base of the €100 Sneaker rate.
eBay Germany's help pages, checked 2026-10-17:
- Gebühren für gewerbliche Verkäufer (id=4809)
- Gebühren für private Verkäufer (id=4822)
- Verkaufsprovision bei niedrigem Servicestandard (id=5103)
- Umsatzsteuer auf eBay-Gebühren (id=4837)
How the Sold summary works
When you open an eBay search with the Sold filter on, SoldKeep reads the result cards already on that page and puts a short summary above them. It never loads more pages or anything in the background.
- Which sales count: only the cards on the page you opened: 60 by default, up to 240 when you choose that page size (the summary offers a "Show 240 per page" link). eBay's "Results matching fewer words" are looser matches; they are listed as not counted.
- Median: the middle price of the sales counted: half sold for more, half for less. It is less swayed by a few odd sales than an average.
- Middle half: the range from the 25th to the 75th percentile, where half of the counted sales sit.
- Left out, each with a count you can click to bring back: sales whose title or condition says parts, not working, broken, as-is, untested and the like; lots and bulk sales; box-only sales; and outliers, prices far below or above the rest (more than 1.5 times the middle half's width beyond it), checked once at least 5 prices are left. When your search itself asks for parts, broken or lot items, or you pick a condition such as Parts Only, those sales stay in and a note says why.
- Accepted offers: when a sale ends with an accepted offer, eBay crosses out the listed price and hides what the buyer paid. These sales are counted in a note and never enter the summary.
- Search words: the words of your search with a digit (4090, 501, 128gb) and the phrases in quotes should appear in a card's title. When fewer than 60% of the titles have them all, a note says so, and one click sums up only the titles that do.
- Other notes: a warning when the prices vary so much that the page may mix different items, a note when the page is not sorted by the most recent sales (a price sort shows the cheapest or dearest, not a typical price), a small-sample note under 5 prices, and a separate auction and Buy It Now median when each has at least 3 sales.
- What you keep at the median: type your item cost; the fees use the category of the page (or your pick) and the Store tier, seller level, tax rate and promoted rate from the toolbar calculator, and your other costs per order come off what you keep. Details also shows the break-even price.
On eBay UK, Canada, Australia and Germany
The same summary, on the Sold pages of eBay UK, Canada, Australia and Germany, in that site's currency and with its categories:
- Fees: a listing on the page's site, with your choices for that site (seller type or plan, seller level, VAT status, province) and the category of the page; your item cost, other costs per order and promoted rate as on eBay.com. The line "Fees use: listing on eBay UK · …" names them.
- Seller type not set yet: two amounts, for example "You keep £X as a private seller · £Y as a business seller" on eBay UK (no plan and Starter plan on eBay Australia, private and VAT-registered business on eBay Germany), until you choose yours in the popup.
- Sales shipped from abroad: a card that says it came from another country ("from United States", "aus Großbritannien") is shown by eBay in the site's currency, converted. These sales are left out of the stats by default, so the figures reflect domestic sales: the chip "From abroad: N excluded" brings them back with one click. When fewer than 5 local prices would be left, they are included instead, with a note, and the chip can still leave them out. When at least half the sales on the page came from abroad, a note says so, with a link "Show only items located in the UK" (Canada, Australia, Germany): the same search with eBay's own item location filter. eBay loads it in the same tab, only when you click it.
- Buyer Protection (eBay UK and Australia): the prices of private sellers (UK) and of sellers without a plan (Australia) include the buyer's Buyer Protection fee, and a card does not show who sold it. So the median is what buyers paid ("Private sellers' prices on eBay UK include the buyer's Buyer Protection fee, so the median is what buyers paid." in Details). If you are a private seller on eBay UK, or sell without a plan on eBay Australia, your buyers pay that fee on top of your price, so the summary shows the price to list at for buyers to see the median: "You keep £K if you list at about £P (buyers see the median £M)". A business seller or a seller with a plan lists at the median itself.
- eBay Germany: the words of the German pages leave out parts, lots and box-only sales (defekt, Bastler, Ersatzteile, Konvolut, nur OVP and the like). A business seller in a category with the 5% rate sees "You keep €X if new · €Y if used or refurbished (5%)" until a condition is picked. When the page holds a section SoldKeep does not know yet (it may hold looser matches), it shows no median rather than a wrong one.
- No median from a page it cannot read: when the markup is not recognised, under about 80% of the priced cards can be read, or the dates fail, SoldKeep says it can't read that page yet instead of showing a figure.
On an item page
On an eBay.com item page you open, SoldKeep reads the page itself and adds one short block under the price. It never loads anything in the background.
- At this price the seller keeps $Y after eBay fees: the item price plus the shipping a US buyer pays, minus every eBay fee above (the final value fee on the total with sales tax at your tax rate, the per-order fee, your promoted rate), before the item cost, the postage label and your other costs per order. The shipping to the US comes from the data eBay puts in the page; when the listing shows none, the line says shipping is not included. Details shows each fee.
- Auctions use the current bid ("At the current bid"), or the starting bid while there are no bids ("At the starting bid"); listings with variations show eBay's lowest option price ("From $X"); the offer note next to the price and an old crossed-out price are ignored.
- Category: from the page's breadcrumbs, as on the Sold page. When the page shows none, SoldKeep uses the item's category number when it has seen that number with its category name on an eBay page (athletic shoes, handbags, jewelry, watches, bullion, game consoles, phones, cameras and more); otherwise it asks you to pick a category before it shows a number.
- A listing on another eBay site (a price in another currency) pays that site's fees, wherever the item is: "Listed on another eBay site: US fees don't apply". A seller outside the US (a price in US dollars, an item located in another country): "Seller outside the US: US fees don't apply". No amount in either.
- An ended listing: "Sold at $X: the seller kept about $Y" when it sold at a price eBay shows; no amount when an accepted offer hides the price or it ended without a sale.
- See sold comps: opens eBay's Sold results for the item's title in a new tab, when you click it: the title without punctuation, filler words (new, rare, fast shipping…), sizes (size 10, US 9.5, XL) and prices; numbers only when they name the model (PS5, WH-1000XM4, 16613, iPhone 14, a year, a scale like 1:64); at most 8 words (10 when the brand, the model and its codes need them), keeping model and part codes (DC3481-900, 414571-102, D908, 210.30.42.20.01.001), the brand and the model's name (Apple MacBook Air M2, iPhone 14 Pro Max) first, then capacities and grades (256GB, PSA 10); in the item's category when known.
- Use my cost (in Details): opens the toolbar calculator with the item's price, US shipping and category filled in and the same Store, seller level, tax and promoted settings, so before you add what the item costs you it shows the same amount less your other costs per order. For that time it leaves out your saved item cost, shipping label, own fee rate, international buyer, currency conversion and Find my price target, and saves none of this: your saved settings stay as they are, and only a field you change there is saved. The item's numbers are used once when you open the popup, ignored after 10 minutes, and cleared by Chrome when the browser closes.
On eBay UK, Canada, Australia and Germany
On an item page of eBay UK, Canada, Australia or Germany, the line works the same way, with that site's fees for this listing's seller:
- Seller type from the page: eBay UK and Germany show whether the seller is private or a business ("Registered as a private seller", "privater Verkäufer", "Gewerblich"); eBay Australia shows a Buyer Protection fee in the price line for a seller without a plan, none for a seller with a plan (Starter assumed, and said); eBay.ca shows no Store tier ("Store tier not shown: No Store assumed"). When the page shows none, two amounts.
- The seller's price: on eBay UK and Australia the price buyers see may include Buyer Protection ("incl. £8.92 Buyer Protection fee"); the line starts from the seller's own price without it, and Details says "Buyers pay £208.92 incl. £8.92 Buyer Protection; the seller's price is £200.00."
- Shipping: the domestic shipping eBay puts in the page's data for that site's country.
- Accepted offers: eBay.ca and eBay Australia show the deal price of an ended listing ("Sold at C$55.00 with an accepted offer: the seller kept about …"); eBay UK and Germany hide it, so there is no amount.
- A listing from another eBay site (a price in another currency): "Listed on another eBay site: eBay UK fees don't apply". A seller located in another country: "Seller outside the UK: their fees depend on where they are registered". No amount in either.
- See sold comps opens the Sold results of the same site; Use my cost opens the toolbar calculator on that site with the seller's price, domestic shipping and category.
- On eBay.de, the seller's legal details (address, VAT number, phone) are never read.
Questions
How much does eBay take from each sale?
Without a Store, most categories pay a final value fee of 13.6% of the total sale up to $7,500, tax included, plus $0.30 or $0.40 per order. SoldKeep puts every fee on its own line, so you see the exact amount before you list.
Does eBay charge fees on shipping and sales tax?
Yes. The final value fee applies to the whole total, shipping the buyer pays and sales tax included, and SoldKeep does the same.
Why might my eBay statement differ by a few cents?
SoldKeep rounds each fee to the cent on its own, and eBay does not publish how it rounds, so your statement can be a cent or two apart.
What does SoldKeep show on an eBay item page?
Under the price, what the seller keeps at that price after eBay fees, and a See sold comps button. The button opens eBay's Sold results for the item's title in a new tab, only when you click it. SoldKeep never loads anything in the background.
Can I use it outside the US?
The toolbar calculator has the fees of eBay.com, eBay UK, Canada, Australia and Germany. On those four sites, the Sold summary, the item page line and the listing-form badge show too, from the start, with the fees of the site where the item is listed. Your registration country (your home site's country unless you choose another) decides the international fee, the currency conversion, the tax on fees and VAT, whether the private-seller and no-plan rules apply (residents only) and the schedules for sellers living elsewhere. Sign in to eBay on each site to see sold listings.