Mercari Profit Calculator

    Mercari fees look low until you add product cost and shipping subsidies. Enter your selling price, what buyer pays for shipping, your cost to source the item, actual shipping cost you pay, packaging, and any other per-order overhead. Auto-calculated Mercari fees give you net profit, margin, and ROI so you see which listings actually make money.

    Instant calculations · Editable fee assumptions · Export-ready results

    Inputs

    Values update results instantly. Adjust fee assumptions to match your seller dashboard.

    Sale details

    USD

    Item price buyer pays.

    USD

    Shipping amount buyer pays, 0 if free shipping baked into price.

    Your costs

    USD

    Your sourcing cost, thrift, wholesale, handmade.

    USD

    Carrier cost when you offer free shipping or label beyond buyer payment.

    USD

    Box, polymailer, tissue.

    USD

    Boost, storage, software per-order share.

    Results

    Live estimates based on your inputs and editable fee assumptions.

    54.2% · Excellent

    Total revenue

    $35.00

    Selling price plus shipping charged.

    Total Mercari fees

    $5.02

    10% selling + $0.50 + 2.9% payment.

    Total costs excluding Mercari fees

    $11.00

    Item + shipping you pay + packaging + other.

    Total out (fees + costs)

    $16.02

    All outflows.

    Net profit

    $18.99

    Revenue minus fees and all costs.

    Profit margin

    Excellent

    54.2%

    Profit percent of total revenue.

    ROI on item cost

    189.8%

    Profit divided by item cost.

    What this means

    Healthy $18.98 profit 54.2% margin. Fees $5.02 ($3.50+ $1.52), costs $11.00 including $10.00 item. ROI 190%.

    Mercari profit breakdown

    Interactive breakdown of fees, costs, and remaining profit.

    Distribution

    • Mercari fees
      $5.02
      14.3%
    • Item cost
      $10.00
      28.6%
    • Ship + pack + other
      $1.00
      2.9%
    • Net profit
      $18.99
      54.2%

    Total $35.00 · 4 segments · interactive

    Line-item breakdown

    Dollar amounts, share of revenue, and visual proportion.

    Selling price
    $35.00
    Shipping charged
    $0.00
    Total revenue
    $35.00
    Selling fee 10%
    $3.50
    Payment fee
    $1.52
    Total Mercari fees
    $5.02
    Item cost
    $10.00
    Actual shipping cost
    $0.00
    Packaging
    $1.00
    Other costs
    $0.00
    Total costs ex fee
    $11.00
    Total out
    $16.02
    Net profit
    $18.99
    Profit margin
    54.2%
    ROI
    189.8%

    Assumptions used

    • • Selling fee 10% × $35.00 = $3.50
    • • Payment $35.00×2.9%+$0.50 = $1.52
    • • Costs ex fee $11.00

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    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

    1. 1Calculate 10% selling fee
    2. 2Calculate total buyer payment for payment fee base
    3. 3Calculate 2.9% + $0.50 payment processing
    4. 4Sum as total fees
    5. 5Sum costs excluding fees
    6. 6Total out = fees + costs ex fee
    7. 7Net profit = revenue − total out
    8. 8Margin = profit ÷ revenue ×100

    Formulas

    • SellingFee = price ×10%
    • PaymentFee = (price+shipCharged)×2.9%+$0.50
    • Revenue = price+shipCharged
    • Costs = item+actualShip+pack+other
    • Profit = revenue−fees−costs
    • Margin = profit÷revenue×100

    Important assumptions

    • Selling fee = 10% × selling price
    • Payment fee = (sellingPrice + shippingCharged) × 2.9% + $0.50
    • Revenue = sellingPrice + shippingCharged
    • Costs ex fee = itemCost + actualShippingCost + packagingCost + otherCosts
    • Profit = revenue − totalMercariFees − costs ex fee

    Worked example

    $35 sale, $10 item cost

    Selling price $35, shipping charged $0, item cost $10, actual shipping $0, packaging $1, other $0.

    Selling fee $3.50, payment fee $35×2.9%+$0.50=$1.515 → $1.52, total fees $5.02, revenue $35, costs ex fee $11, total out $16.02, profit $18.98, margin 54.2%, ROI 189% on item cost. Add $5 shipping you pay, costs $16, profit $13.98 margin 40%.

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