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

Category	Privater Verkäufer	Gewerblich ohne Shop	Gewerblich mit Shop	Gewerblich mit Platin-Shop
Standardgebühren (Sport, Reisen, Baby, Möbel & Wohnen, ...)	No selling fee	14%	14%	14%
Technik-Geräte (Computer, Foto, Handys, Haushaltsgeräte, TV)	No selling fee	7%	7%	7%
Technik-Zubehör	No selling fee	12%	12%	12%
Auto & Motorrad: Teile	No selling fee	12% on the first €990, 3% above that	12% on the first €990, 3% above that	12% on the first €990, 3% above that
Autoentertainment, Dashcams, Navigation, Ladestationen	No selling fee	6.5% on the first €990, 3% above that	6.5% on the first €300, 3% above that	6.5% on the first €300, 3% above that
Felgen, Kompletträder, Reifen	No selling fee	6.5% on the first €990, 3% above that	6.5% on the first €990, 3% above that	6.5% on the first €990, 3% above that
Kleidung, Schutzausrüstung & Merchandise	No selling fee	11% on the first €990, 3% above that	11% on the first €990, 3% above that	11% on the first €990, 3% above that
Business & Industrie, Büro & Schreibwaren	No selling fee	14%	14%	14%
Garten & Terrasse, Heimwerker	No selling fee	13%	13%	13%
Kleidung & Accessoires	No selling fee	12% on the first €990, 3% above that	12% on the first €990, 3% above that	12% on the first €990, 3% above that
Sneaker	No selling fee	12% below €100, 7% above that	12% below €100, 7% above that	12% below €100, 7% above that
Uhren & Schmuck	No selling fee	16% on the first €990, 3% above that	16% on the first €500, 3% above that	16% on the first €500, 3% above that
Uhren, -teile & -zubehör	No selling fee	14% on the first €990, 3% above that	14% on the first €400, 3% above that	14% on the first €400, 3% above that
Armband- & Taschenuhren, Sammleruhren	No selling fee	11% on the first €990, 3% above that	11% on the first €400, 3% above that	11% on the first €400, 3% above that
Münzen	No selling fee	6.5% on the first €990, 3% above that	6.5% on the first €990, 3% above that	6.5% on the first €990, 3% above that
Filme & Serien, Musik, Tickets, PC- & Videospiele, Bücher	No selling fee	12% on the first €990, 3% above that	12% on the first €990, 3% above that	12% on the first €990, 3% above that
Musikinstrumente	No selling fee	11%	11%	11%
Modellbau, Trading Cards, Sammelkartenspiele	No selling fee	11% on the first €990, 3% above that	11% on the first €990, 3% above that	11% on the first €990, 3% above that
Antiquitäten & Kunst, Beauty, Briefmarken, Sammeln & Seltenes, Spielzeug	No selling fee	12% on the first €990, 3% above that	12% on the first €990, 3% above that	12% on the first €990, 3% above that
NFTs	No selling fee	5%	5%	5%

• Per-order fee (business sellers only): €0.35 on orders up to €10, €0.45 above.
• International fee: buyer in the rest of Europe 1.6%, buyer in the USA or Canada 1.6%, buyer in the UK 1.2%, buyer anywhere else 3.3%.

Selling on eBay.de in Germany: where the fixed fees bite

Most sellers look at the category percentage first. On eBay.de, a business seller should also look at the per-order fee, because it is a fixed amount and it weighs most on cheap items. The fee is €0.35 on an order of up to €10 and €0.45 on anything above that. On an €8 order, €0.35 is about 4.4% of the sale before the category rate is even counted. On a €200 order, €0.45 is about 0.2%.

The €10 line and low-priced stock

The per-order fee applies to every business seller type on eBay.de: "Gewerblich ohne Shop", sellers with a Basis-, Top- or Premium-Shop, and sellers with a Platin-Shop. An order of exactly €10 still pays €0.35. At €10.01 the fee becomes €0.45.

The table below adds the per-order fee to the 14% standard rate, which covers sport, travel, baby, furniture and home. It shows how much of each order goes to selling fees as the price rises.

Order value	14% fee	Per-order fee	Total selling fee	Share of the order
€5.00	€0.70	€0.35	€1.05	21.00%
€10.00	€1.40	€0.35	€1.75	17.50%
€12.00	€1.68	€0.45	€2.13	17.75%
€25.00	€3.50	€0.45	€3.95	15.80%
€100.00	€14.00	€0.45	€14.45	14.45%

Two things follow. At €25 the fixed fee still adds 1.8 percentage points to the 14% rate. And bundling helps. Two €6 items sold as separate orders pay €0.35 twice, which is €0.70. Sold together as one €12 order they pay €0.45 once and save €0.25.

What the Platin-Shop discount takes off

Platin-Shop sellers pay the same category rates as the other shop levels and then get 10% off. In the calculator, that 10% comes off the final value fee and the per-order fee together. The international fee is charged in full. A Platin seller with a €0.45 order fee therefore pays about €0.41 of it.

The shop column matters for a second reason. In a few categories the shop rates drop to the lower 3% tier at a much smaller amount than the no-shop rates do. "Uhren & Schmuck" charges 16% on the first €990 without a shop, but only on the first €500 with one. Wristwatches and collector watches charge 11% on the first €990 without a shop and on the first €400 with one. On expensive items in these categories, the shop threshold saves more than the Platin discount does.

Worked example: a €795 wristwatch sold to a UK buyer

A Platin-Shop seller lists a used automatic wristwatch in "Armband- & Taschenuhren, Sammleruhren" for €795 with free delivery. The buyer lives in the UK. The seller paid €540 for the watch.

• Final value fee: 11% of the first €400 is €44.00. 3% of the other €395 is €11.85. Together that is €55.85.
• Per-order fee: the order is above €10, so €0.45.
• Platin discount: the two fees add up to €56.30. Ten percent of that is €5.63, which leaves €50.67.
• International fee: 1.2% of €795 is €9.54.
• Total fees: €50.67 + €9.54 = €60.21.
• Profit before tax and postage: €795 - €60.21 - €540 = €194.79.

The same watch from a business seller without a shop costs a lot more. The 11% rate then covers the whole €795, so the final value fee is €87.45. Add €0.45 for the order and €9.54 for the UK buyer and the fees come to €97.44. That is €37.23 more than the Platin seller pays. Set savings like this against what the shop costs you before you decide.

Private sellers on eBay.de

A private seller based in the EEA, a "Privater Verkäufer", pays no selling fee and no per-order fee in any category. The one charge that can still apply is the international fee, and private sellers pay it at a higher rate than business sellers do:

• Buyer in the eurozone or Sweden: no international fee.
• Buyer in the rest of Europe: 1.91%, against 1.6% for a business seller.
• Buyer in the USA or Canada: 1.91%, against 1.6%.
• Buyer in the UK: 1.43%, against 1.2%.
• Buyer anywhere else: 3.93%, against 3.3%.

So a private seller who sells a €60 board game to a buyer in Canada pays 1.91% of €60, which is about €1.15, and nothing else.

Checking a price before you list

The calculator above takes your sale price, the shipping you charge, your item cost, seller type, category and buyer location. It returns each fee line, your net profit and the break-even price. If you start from a goal instead, switch to reverse mode and enter a target profit or margin. It returns the price to list at.

eBay.de fee questions

Does a €10.00 order pay the €0.35 or the €0.45 fee?

It pays €0.35. The lower fee covers orders up to and including €10. The €0.45 fee starts on orders above €10.

Why can a €100 pair of sneakers cost less in fees than a €95 pair?

The "Sneaker" category does not split the price into bands. A pair below €100 pays 12% on the whole price and a pair at €100 or more pays 7% on the whole price. A €95 pair pays €11.40 and a €100 pair pays €7.00. After the final value fee, the pricier pair leaves you €93.00 against €83.60.

Is there an international fee when the buyer lives in Austria or the Netherlands?

No. Buyers in the eurozone and Sweden add no international fee, and both countries use the euro.