Mercari vs Poshmark Fees
For US sellers, Mercari charges a 10% selling fee on the item price plus the shipping the buyer pays, with no separate payment processing fee. Poshmark charges $2.95 on sales under $15 and 20% from $15. On a $50 sale with no shipping, that's $5.00 in Mercari fees and $10.00 in Poshmark fees. Fees checked October 24, 2026 against both marketplaces' own pages.
Fees checked against each marketplace's own pages: Mercari , Poshmark .
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Fee breakdown, side by side
| Mercari | Poshmark |
|---|
Fees at common prices
| Item price | Mercari | Poshmark |
|---|---|---|
| $10.00 | $1.00 | $2.95 |
| $14.00 | $1.40 | $2.95 |
| $15.00 | $1.50 | $3.00 |
| $25.00 | $2.50 | $5.00 |
| $50.00 | $5.00 | $10.00 |
| $100.00 | $10.00 | $20.00 |
| $250.00 | $25.00 | $50.00 |
Marketplace fees only, US sellers, no shipping. Mercari also charges 10% on the shipping the buyer pays; Poshmark's fee is on the sale price only.
For sales with no shipping or sales tax: Mercari costs less than Poshmark at every item price from $1 to $2,000. For sales with $8 shipping the buyer pays on Mercari (covering your $8 label): Mercari costs less than Poshmark at every item price from $1 to $2,000. For Mercari sales each cashed out with Instant Pay ($3), no shipping: Poshmark costs less below about $30.00, Mercari from about $30.00.
How the fees differ
| Mercari | Poshmark | |
|---|---|---|
| Selling fee | 10% of the item price plus the shipping the buyer pays. | $2.95 flat under $15, 20% of the sale price from $15. |
| Payment processing | None for sellers. | Included in the Poshmark fee, along with the prepaid label and customer support. |
| Listing | Free. | Free. |
| Shipping | The 10% selling fee is charged on the shipping the buyer pays. With free shipping, the fee is on the item price only and the label comes out of your earnings. | Buyer pays a flat $6.49 Posh Post label (up to 5 lbs), so shipping isn't part of your sale or the fee. Overweight postage is paid by the seller. |
| Getting paid | Direct deposit to your bank is free. Instant Pay to a debit card costs $3 per cash-out, up to $600 a month. | Withdrawing your earnings is free, by direct deposit or check. Payment is released when the buyer accepts the order; if no return case is opened within 3 days of delivery, Poshmark releases it anyway. |
| What the buyer pays on top | A Buyer Protection fee of 3.6% of the item price and shipping. It doesn't come out of your earnings. | Poshmark removed its Buyer Protection Fee on US orders on October 24, 2024, when it went back to its earlier seller fees (Terms of Service notice). |
| Cancellations | Sellers who cancel often may be charged 5% of the item price, up to $25. | Buyers can cancel within 3 hours of purchase. If Poshmark cancels an order over authenticity or a prohibited item, the buyer gets a full refund and the seller gets no earnings from that order. |
Single-marketplace calculators: Mercari Fee Calculator · Poshmark Fee Calculator
Where these numbers come from
Fees checked on October 24, 2026 against each marketplace's own help pages. Rates are for US sellers. Each marketplace shows your exact fees on each order; small differences can come from rounding.
Questions
Is Mercari or Poshmark cheaper to sell on?
On fees, Mercari: 10% against Poshmark's 20% from $15 and $2.95 below that. With no shipping, Mercari costs less at every item price from $1 to $2,000, and it still does with $8 shipping the buyer pays, even though Mercari charges its 10% on shipping and Poshmark doesn't. The exception is cashing out each sale with Instant Pay: the $3 makes Poshmark cheaper below about $30.00.
What happens around $15 on Poshmark?
Poshmark's fee is a flat $2.95 on sales under $15 and 20% from $15, so a $14.99 sale pays $2.95 and a $15 sale pays $3.00. From there, every extra dollar costs 20 cents in Poshmark fees and 10 cents on Mercari. Mercari has no such step: it's 10% at every price.
Who pays for shipping on Mercari and Poshmark?
On Poshmark, the buyer pays a flat $6.49 for the prepaid label, for packages up to 5 lbs, and overweight postage is paid by the seller. On Mercari, the buyer can pay shipping, which then counts toward the 10% fee, or you can offer free shipping, which keeps the fee on the item price only but takes the label out of your earnings.
How do you get paid on Mercari and Poshmark?
Mercari: direct deposit to your bank is free and is usually processed within 5 business days; Instant Pay to an eligible debit card costs $3 per cash-out, up to $600 a month. Poshmark: you can withdraw your earnings for free, by direct deposit to your checking account or by check, or spend them on Poshmark.
What does this comparison leave out?
On Mercari: the 3.6% Buyer Protection fee the buyer pays, listings created before January 6, 2025 that haven't been updated (no selling fee until they are), cancellation fees and shipping label adjustments. On Poshmark: overweight postage over 5 lbs and shipping discounts you offer (add them in the Poshmark extra shipping box), and selling outside the US.