Best Reselling Apps in 2026: Fees on a $40 Sale Compared

The best reselling app is the one whose buyers want your item, then the one that takes least. On a $40 sale in November 2026 you keep $40.00 on Vinted or a local Facebook pickup, $38.23 on Depop, $36.00 on Mercari, $35.34 on Whatnot, $34.16 on eBay and $32.00 on Poshmark. Sell bulky goods locally.

This page is for choosing where to list. If you are still deciding whether reselling is worth your weekends, our thrift flipping guide covers sourcing, postage maths and sell-through rates, and it lists every fee line on each platform in detail. Here we compare the apps against each other and match them to what you are selling.

What does each app take from a $40 sale?

Every app charges differently: some take a percentage, some a flat fee, some charge the buyer instead. The fairest comparison is one sale at one price. The table assumes a $40 item price with shipping and sales tax left out, and no promotions.

The fee on each row is our arithmetic from the platforms' own pages, all checked 2 November 2026: Vinted, Meta's Marketplace policy, Depop, Mercari, Whatnot, eBay and Poshmark.

Three details change the real number.

• Fees on shipping and tax. eBay's percentage applies to the whole sale, including the shipping the buyer paid and the sales tax. Mercari charges its 10% on buyer-paid shipping. Depop and Whatnot charge processing on the item, shipping and tax. Poshmark's 20% is on the sale price. On a $40 shirt with $8 shipping, eBay's fee is closer to $7 than $5.84.
• The buyer side. Vinted charges buyers a fee of "usually 5% + $0.70", according to its help centre. Your price has to stay competitive after the buyer sees that added at checkout.
• Promotions you opt into. Depop's 12% boosting fee applies only to Boosted listings, and Whatnot sellers can get new-seller or category promotions at lower rates. Check your own receipt, not the headline.

To run your own numbers with postage and item cost, use the eBay fee calculator, the Mercari fee calculator or the Poshmark fee calculator.

How much does buyer-paid shipping change the fees?

Most clothing sells with shipping on top, and several apps charge their percentage on that shipping too. Here is the same $40 item with $8 of shipping paid by the buyer, using the same fee pages as the table above:

Our arithmetic, leaving out sales tax, which eBay, Depop and Whatnot also charge on. The order barely changes, but eBay's fee grows by more than a dollar while Poshmark's stays put, because Poshmark's 20% is on the price only. On cheap, heavy items, that difference decides which app is worth it.

Which app should you use for clothes?

Clothing is where most people start, and it is where the apps differ most.

Poshmark is the most expensive on fees and built entirely around clothing, shoes and accessories. At 20%, it makes sense for brand-name items that sell for $30 or more, where the fee is worth paying to reach buyers browsing by brand. Below $15 its flat $2.95 fee is a large share of the sale, so cheap pieces belong elsewhere.

Depop in the US charges no selling fee, only 3.3% + $0.45 processing. That makes it the cheapest shipped option for vintage, streetwear and one-off pieces, provided you avoid Boosting on low-margin items. Our Depop vintage reselling guide covers what sells there and how to photograph it.

Vinted charges sellers nothing at all, which suits high-volume, low-price clothing where every dollar of fee matters.

Mercari takes 10% and sells almost anything, which suits mixed bundles and items that do not fit a fashion app.

eBay costs more than Mercari and Depop, but its buyers search for exact items: a brand, a size, a model number. Men's clothing, workwear and anything collectible often sells faster where buyers are searching for it than where they are browsing.

A common working pattern is to list a piece on two apps and delist from the second the moment it sells. That doubles your exposure without doubling your photos, but it only works if you check both apps daily, because selling the same item twice means a cancellation and a mark on your account.

What about Etsy for vintage clothing?

Etsy has a vintage category alongside handmade goods, and its buyers come looking for older pieces. Its fees policy charges a $0.20 listing fee and a 6.5% transaction fee on the price plus shipping, and US payment processing is 3% + $0.25. On a $40 item with no shipping that is $4.25, leaving $35.75, close to Mercari and Whatnot. Etsy's 15% Offsite Ads fee on attributed orders, for shops under $10,000 a year in sales, can take that much higher on the sales it applies to.

Which app is best for furniture and bulky items?

Facebook Marketplace, and it is not close. Meta's 10% fee applies to orders sold with shipping, so a local pickup paid in person carries no Meta fee. More importantly, shipping a dresser or a sofa costs more than many of them sell for, which takes eBay, Mercari and the fashion apps out of the running.

Meet in a public place for small items, take payment before anything leaves your hands, and for furniture have someone with you when buyers come to collect.

Which app is best for sneakers, trading cards and collectibles?

Sneakers: eBay charges 8% on men's and women's athletic shoes when the sale is $150 or more, with no per-order fee and free listing at a $150+ starting price, according to its fee page. Under $150 the rate goes back to 13.6%. That makes eBay one of the cheaper places to sell higher-value pairs. The sneaker flipping guide covers authentication and sourcing.

Trading cards and collectibles: these sell on eBay and on Whatnot's live shows. Whatnot charges its commission on the item price only, not on shipping or tax, which its help centre says can work out cheaper than a lower percentage charged on the whole order. The trading card reselling guide covers grading and pricing.

Is Whatnot worth it for resellers?

Whatnot changed its fees on 21 September 2026. US sellers now pay a commission set by their sales over a rolling four-week period, per its seller fees page:

Payment processing of 2.9% + $0.30 per transaction applies on top, on the total the buyer pays. A new seller pays the standard rate, so for most readers the lower tiers are a long way off.

Whatnot is a different job from listing on an app. You sell on camera, in real time, and buyers expect a full show. Our live selling guide covers what a show takes to run and how sellers build an audience.

What about selling in the UK?

UK resellers have lower costs than US ones. eBay UK has charged private sellers no final value fee since October 2024 (the thrift flipping guide quotes eBay's page and the buyer protection fee that replaced it). Vinted charges sellers nothing. Depop charges UK sellers 2.9% + 30p in payment processing and no selling fee, according to its fee page.

With fees close to zero across the main apps, UK sellers compete on photos, price and how fast they post the parcel.

Which reselling app is best for beginners?

For a first month, pick one app with low fees and simple listing, and learn to photograph, describe and post parcels well before adding a second. On fees alone, Depop in the US and Vinted cost a beginner least per sale. Mercari's flat 10% is easy to price around. eBay takes more and has more rules (returns, dispatch times, performance ratings), but it teaches you how buyers search, which pays off later.

Two habits matter more than the app:

1. Price from sold listings, not active ones. Asking prices tell you what people hope for. Sold prices tell you what buyers paid.
2. Write down every fee. Your first 20 sales will show you your real take-home per app, and that number beats any table on this page, including ours.

When one app has given you 20 sales, add a second for the items that did not sell on the first.

Do you need to report reselling income?

Clearing out your own things and buying stock to resell are treated differently, and the second is a business. Our side hustle tax guide covers what to keep records of and how to set money aside.

Who should skip this?

• Anyone without a sourcing plan. Fees are a few dollars per sale. The real profit or loss is decided by what you paid for the item, which is why the thrift flipping guide spends most of its length on sourcing.
• Anyone who cannot post parcels within two days. Buyers rate you on dispatch time, and slow shipping is the easiest way to collect cancellations in your first month.
• Sellers of bulky items who plan to ship them. Postage on furniture or large electronics will eat the margin. Sell those locally.

Your first week, dated

• Mon 2 Nov: Pull 20 items from your own home: clothes, shoes, small electronics, anything unused.
• Tue 3 Nov: Photograph all 20 in daylight against a plain wall. Weigh each one for postage.
• Wed 4 Nov: Sort them: branded clothes over $30 to Poshmark or Depop, cheaper clothes to Vinted or Depop, collectibles and electronics to eBay, anything heavy to Facebook Marketplace.
• Thu 5 Nov: List everything. Price against sold listings, not active ones (eBay's sold filter shows real prices).
• Fri 6 Nov to Sun 8 Nov: Ship anything that sells within 24 hours. Note the fee on each receipt.
• Mon 9 Nov: Compare your fee receipts against the table above. Whichever app sold most at the best net price is where your first thrift store trip will go.