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Free eBay profit calculator

Find out what you'll actually make on an item after eBay fees, postage and your other costs.

Your numbers

Enter costs without VAT. The result updates as you type.

VAT
Sale and product
eBay fees

Fees depend on your category and shop level. Check your own rates in eBay Seller Hub.

Postage and packaging
Your time

What it costs you in time to list and pack one item. Leave at 0 if you would rather not count it.

Your profit per sale

£5.35

21.4% margin, before income tax

Customer pays
£29.99
VAT on the sale
£5.00
Revenue without VAT
£24.99
Product cost
£10.00
eBay selling fees
£4.14
Promoted listings
£0.00
Insertion fee
£0.00
Postage
£3.50
Packaging materials
£0.50
Packing labour
£1.00
Listing creation labour
£0.50
Total costs
£19.64
VAT you can reclaim on costs
£3.63
VAT to pay HMRC
£1.37

Cash you pay out for this sale£23.27

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An estimate to help you price, not tax advice. eBay changes its fees from time to time, so check your current rates.

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Before you list something, it's worth knowing what's left once eBay has taken its cut. Enter the selling price, postage, eBay's selling fee % and what the item cost you. The calculator shows your profit in pounds and as a percentage, so you can see straight away whether it's worth listing.

It also lets you add the time it takes to list, as a listing creation labour cost. That's the cost most sellers forget, and on cheap items it can be the difference between a profit and a loss.

UK sellers also have rules like GPSR to think about, and our guide to eBay seller fees explains where each fee comes from.

When you've got more than a few items

Working out prices one at a time gets old quickly. Prolisto's automated pricing applies your margin rules to every listing for you.

For bloggers and communities

Add this eBay profit calculator to your website

Run a blog, a seller forum or a course? Put the eBay profit calculator on your own page for your readers. It's free, has no ads, and sets no cookies on your site.

  • Paste the code where you want the tool to appear.
  • It fits your page width and grows to fit its content.
  • Please keep the credit line under it, so readers know where it's from.
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On WordPress, add a Custom HTML block and paste it there. If your site doesn't allow scripts, leave out the last line: the tool still works, at a fixed height.

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