Mercari Pricing Calculator
Enter sourcing cost, shipping you cover, packaging, other order costs, shipping charged to the buyer, and your target profit. The calculator solves for an item price using Mercari's current U.S. starting fee model, then shows a rounded price and the profit it produces.
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Set a price for your Mercari offer that covers the costs in this model and supports the target contribution you need. It covers Work backward from a target Mercari profit using the editable U.S. starting seller fee of 10% on item price plus buyer-paid shipping.
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Inputs
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Your costs
What you paid to source the item.
Carrier or label cost you cover or that is withheld from payout.
Polymailer, box, tape, and supplies.
Promotions, tools, storage, or labor allocated per order.
Shipping
Buyer-paid shipping. Use 0 when shipping is included in the item price.
Fee assumptions
U.S. starting assumption: 10% of item price plus buyer-paid shipping. Edit for other terms.
Profit goal
Net profit wanted after Mercari fees and all entered costs.
Results
Live estimates based on your inputs and editable fee assumptions.
Total costs excluding Mercari fees
$11.00
Item, shipping, packaging, and other costs.
Minimum selling price for target profit
$25.56
Lowest item price that reaches the target with the entered fee rate.
Mercari fee at minimum
$2.56
Seller fee on the item price plus shipping charged.
Buyer subtotal at minimum
$25.56
Minimum item price plus shipping charged.
Suggested rounded price
$25.99
A price rounded up to the next .99 point.
Profit at suggested price
$12.39
Actual profit at the rounded price.
Margin at suggested
47.7%
Profit as a percentage of buyer subtotal.
What this means
List at 25.56 plus 0.00 shipping for a 12.00 target. The 10.0% seller fee is 2.56 at minimum; suggested 25.99 produces 12.39 profit at 47.7% margin.
What builds the suggested Mercari price
Interactive breakdown of fees, costs, and remaining profit.
Distribution
- Costs ex fees$11.0042.3%
- Mercari seller fee$2.6010.0%
- Profit$12.3947.7%
Total $25.99 · 3 segments · interactive
Line-item breakdown
Dollar amounts, share of revenue, and visual proportion.
- Item cost
- $10.00
- Shipping you pay
- $0.00
- Packaging
- $1.00
- Other costs
- $0.00
- Total costs ex fee
- $11.00
- Shipping charged
- $0.00
- Desired profit
- $12.00
- Minimum selling price
- $25.56
- Mercari fee at minimum
- $2.56
- Buyer subtotal at minimum
- $25.56
- Suggested price
- $25.99
- Fee at suggested
- $2.60
- Profit at suggested
- $12.39
- Margin at suggested
- 47.7%
Assumptions used
- • Costs excluding fee: 11.00
- • Seller fee rate: 10.0% on item price plus shipping charged
- • Buyer subtotal needed before shipping split: 25.56
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Generated 9/10/2026, 8:07:27 PM · Currency USD
Inputs
- Item cost (COGS): 10
- Shipping cost you pay: 0
- Packaging cost: 1
- Other costs per order: 0
- Shipping charged to buyer: 0
- Seller fee rate: 10
- Desired profit per order: 12
Results
- Item cost: $10.00
- Shipping you pay: $0.00
- Packaging: $1.00
- Other costs: $0.00
- Total costs ex fee: $11.00
- Shipping charged: $0.00
- Desired profit: $12.00
- Minimum selling price: $25.56
- Mercari fee at minimum: $2.56
- Buyer subtotal at minimum: $25.56
- Suggested price: $25.99
- Fee at suggested: $2.60
- Profit at suggested: $12.39
- Margin at suggested: 47.7%
Interpretation
List at 25.56 plus 0.00 shipping for a 12.00 target. The 10.0% seller fee is 2.56 at minimum; suggested 25.99 produces 12.39 profit at 47.7% margin.
How it works
Methodology & formulas
This calculator is transparent by design. Review the steps and formulas so you can trust the estimate and adjust assumptions when your dashboard differs.
Calculation steps
- 1Add item, actual shipping, packaging, and other costs.
- 2Subtract the buyer-paid shipping contribution from the target cost and profit requirement.
- 3Divide by one minus the editable seller fee rate to solve for item price.
- 4Recalculate the fee, profit, and margin at the minimum and suggested prices.
Formulas
- C = itemCost + actualShippingCost + packagingCost + otherCosts
- Subtotal = price + shippingCharged
- Seller Fee = Subtotal × sellerFeePercent
- Price = [C + desiredProfit − shippingCharged × (1 − sellerFeeRate)] ÷ (1 − sellerFeeRate)
- Suggested Price = ceil(minimumPrice) − 0.01
Important assumptions
- Starting U.S. model: seller fee = (price + shipping charged) × 10%.
- Seller fee rate is editable for legacy listings, non-U.S. sellers, account terms, or future changes.
- Profit = (price + shipping charged) − seller fee − item cost − shipping you pay − packaging − other costs.
- Shipping charged lowers the required item price, while any label cost you cover remains in total costs.
- The inverse equation requires a seller fee rate below 100%.
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Official references
Use the current terms
These official references are starting points for published policies, pricing, or help. They do not validate every default in this calculator. Rates, plans, eligibility, regions, and account terms can change, so compare the editable fields with your account before relying on the result.
Defaults are editable estimates. Match them to your current account, provider statement, official authority, lender, or adviser before making a pricing or investment decision.
Calculator model reviewed: August 9, 2026. This date covers the page and calculator guidance, not a guarantee that every live platform rate or term was re-audited on that date.
Worked example
Want $12 profit on a $10 item
Item cost $10, packaging $1, shipping you pay $0, other costs $0, shipping charged $0, seller fee rate 10%, desired profit $12.
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