Australia eBay Fee Calculator: fees, profit and break-even price

Category	Private seller	eBay Pro Starter	eBay Pro Basic	eBay Pro Featured	eBay Pro Anchor
Most categories (Tier 2)	No selling fee	13.4% on the first A$4,000, 2.5% above that	11.44% on the first A$4,000, 2.75% above that	10.34% on the first A$4,000, 2.75% above that	9.68% on the first A$4,000, 2.75% above that
Home Appliances, Technology devices (Tier 1)	No selling fee	13.4% on the first A$4,000, 2.5% above that	8.03% on the first A$4,000, 2.75% above that	7.26% on the first A$4,000, 2.75% above that	6.82% on the first A$4,000, 2.75% above that
Vehicle Parts & Accessories (Tier 3)	No selling fee	13.4% on the first A$4,000, 2.5% above that	12.43% on the first A$4,000, 2.75% above that	11.22% on the first A$4,000, 2.75% above that	10.56% on the first A$4,000, 2.75% above that
Business, Collectables, Fashion, Media, Sport, Tech accessories (Tier 4)	No selling fee	13.4% on the first A$4,000, 2.5% above that	13.09% on the first A$4,000, 2.75% above that	11.77% on the first A$4,000, 2.75% above that	11.11% on the first A$4,000, 2.75% above that
NFTs	No selling fee	5.5%	5.5%	5.5%	5.5%

• Per-order fee (business sellers only): A$0.33 per order. eBay Pro Starter: A$0.30 per order.
• International fee: international buyer 3%.

eBay.com.au in Australia: private seller or eBay Pro?

The first fee question on eBay.com.au is not about your category. It is whether eBay treats you as a private seller or as a business on one of the eBay Pro levels. That answer decides whether you pay selling fees at all, and for business sellers it decides how much of each sale eBay keeps. The fee table above reflects eBay's own fee pages as of 7 September 2026, and every figure below comes from it.

Private sellers start at zero

Private sellers under A$25,000 a year pay no selling fees. The private seller column in the table reads "No selling fee" in every row, NFTs included, and the per-order fee applies to business sellers only. If eBay classes you as a private seller, pick that seller type in the calculator and both the final value fee and the per-order fee come back as zero.

The four eBay Pro levels

Business sellers sit on one of four levels: Pro Starter, which has no subscription, then Pro Basic, Pro Featured and Pro Anchor. Each step up lowers the percentage charged on the first A$4,000 of a sale. In most categories, which eBay calls Tier 2, the four rates are 13.4%, 11.44%, 10.34% and 9.68%.

Two details are easy to miss. First, Pro Starter charges the same 13.4% in all four category tiers, so the category you pick changes nothing for a Starter seller. On the subscription levels the category matters a great deal. Pro Basic charges 8.03% in Tier 1, Home Appliances and Technology devices, but 13.09% in Tier 4. Second, Pro Starter is not worse on every line. Above A$4,000 it charges 2.5%, while the three subscription levels charge 2.75%, and its per-order fee is A$0.30 rather than A$0.33.

What the A$4,000 line actually does

A$4,000 is a split, not a switch. The first A$4,000 of a sale is charged at your level's main rate, and only the amount above it is charged at 2.5% or 2.75%. A sale of A$4,001 does not suddenly get cheaper. It pays the main rate on A$4,000 and the lower rate on the last dollar.

The calculator adds the shipping you charge to the sale price before it applies the rate. Postage can therefore carry a sale over the line, and the part it carries over is charged at the lower rate.

Five seller levels, one A$5,000 TV

Take a large TV listed at A$4,950 with A$50 shipping to a buyer in Australia, so A$5,000 in total. TVs sit in Tier 1, Home Appliances and Technology devices. The first A$4,000 pays the main rate and the remaining A$1,000 pays the lower one.

Seller level	First A$4,000	Remaining A$1,000	Per-order fee	Total fees
Private seller	A$0.00	A$0.00	A$0.00	A$0.00
Pro Starter	13.4% = A$536.00	2.5% = A$25.00	A$0.30	A$561.30
Pro Basic	8.03% = A$321.20	2.75% = A$27.50	A$0.33	A$349.03
Pro Featured	7.26% = A$290.40	2.75% = A$27.50	A$0.33	A$318.23
Pro Anchor	6.82% = A$272.80	2.75% = A$27.50	A$0.33	A$300.63

On this one sale Pro Starter costs A$212.27 more than Pro Basic, since A$561.30 minus A$349.03 is A$212.27. Pro Anchor saves a further A$48.40 on Basic, since A$349.03 minus A$300.63 is A$48.40. Whether a subscription pays for itself depends on how many sales like this you make and what the subscription costs. The calculator does not include subscription prices, so bring that figure from eBay and compare.

Overseas buyers and very small orders

A buyer outside Australia adds an international fee of 3%. On the TV that is A$150.00, because A$5,000 × 3% = A$150.00. That is roughly half of everything Pro Anchor pays on the domestic sale, so it is worth checking before you offer international postage on expensive items.

At the cheap end, the flat per-order fee is the problem. A phone case selling for A$8 sits in Tier 4 as a tech accessory. On Pro Basic it pays 13.09% of A$8, which is A$1.05, plus A$0.33. That comes to A$1.38, and A$1.38 divided by A$8 is about 17% of the sale.

Getting a price out of the calculator

Choose your seller type first, because it changes every other figure. Then enter the sale price, the shipping you charge, your item cost and the category, and read off the final value fee, the per-order fee, any international fee, your net profit and your break-even price. If you already know what you want to earn, the second mode takes a target profit or margin and gives you the price to list at. It is free and you do not need an account. Listing fees, subscriptions, promoted listings and payment processing are not part of the result.

Questions Australian sellers ask

Is Pro Starter ever the cheaper level?

On two lines only. It charges 2.5% against 2.75% on the part of a sale above A$4,000, and A$0.30 against A$0.33 per order. On the first A$4,000 its 13.4% is the highest rate in the table. Its real advantage is that there is no subscription to pay.

Does an A$6,000 sale pay 2.75% on everything?

No. It pays your main rate on the first A$4,000 and 2.75% on the remaining A$2,000. On Pro Featured in most categories that is A$413.60 plus A$55.00, so A$468.60 before the per-order fee.

Which category tier is the cheapest for a subscriber?

Tier 1, Home Appliances and Technology devices. Pro Anchor pays 6.82% there, against 11.11% in Tier 4. For Pro Starter the tier makes no difference to the rate.

What does eBay.com.au charge on NFTs?

A flat 5.5% on every Pro level, with no A$4,000 split, and nothing for private sellers.