Your numbers
Selling on eBay UK
- Sale price
- £25.00
- eBay fee (4% + £0.30)
- −£1.30
- Postage
- −£6.00
- You receive
- £17.70
- Minus what you paid
- −£8.00
Private sellers pay no final value fee on most categories; a regulatory operating fee (~4% + £0.30) still applies. Business sellers pay more.
eBay vs Vinted vs Depop — general second-hand
Sells ~£22.00–£28.00 · fees 4% + £0.30 · demand High
Sells ~£15.00–£20.00 · fees 0% + £0.00 · demand Medium
Estimate — No open public API — figures are estimates
Sells ~£16.00–£20.00 · fees 3.3% + £0.45 · demand Medium
Estimate — Selling API is private — figures are estimates
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Private sellers on eBay UK no longer pay a final value fee on most categories. Instead, a regulatory operating fee — roughly 4% of the total sale plus a fixed £0.30 per order — is deducted from your payout. Business sellers pay higher final value fees that vary by category.
Your true profit is the sale price minus that fee, minus postage, minus whatever you paid for the item. On a £25 sale with £6 tracked postage and an £8 buy cost, the eBay fee is about £1.30, leaving roughly £9.70 profit.
Should you sell on eBay, Vinted or Depop?
Vinted charges sellers nothing and buyers pay postage, which often makes it the highest-margin choice for everyday clothing. Depop suits trend-led streetwear and vintage. eBay has the largest UK buyer pool and typically wins for tech, homeware and collectables. The comparison table above ranks all three for your exact numbers.
Fee figures are estimates based on publicly published UK marketplace rates and can change — always check the marketplace's own fee page before listing.