What does the selling fees calculator include?
Type a sale price and the calculator works out the fees on three marketplaces, using the rates each one published when we read them on 17 October 2026. The postage and what-you-paid boxes are optional: leave them blank for the plain sum.
| Marketplace | What the seller pays | What the calculator does |
|---|---|---|
| eBay UK, private seller | No final value fee. 300 free listings a month, then 35p each. | Takes the Buyer Protection fee out of an accepted offer or a winning bid. On a Buy It Now price the buyer pays that fee on top, and you keep your price. |
| eBay UK, business seller | A 10.9% final value fee and a 0.35% regulatory operating fee, both on price plus postage, and a per-order fee of 30p (£10 or less) or 40p (over £10). VAT is charged on top. | Adds all three, and 20% VAT if you leave the box ticked. |
| Vinted | No fee to list or sell. The buyer pays Vinted’s fee. | Shows that you receive the full price, and roughly what the buyer pays on top. |
| Selling to us | Offers come by email. | Nothing to calculate: it links to the form. |
How is the eBay private seller figure worked out?
A UK private seller pays no final value fee. The buyer pays the Buyer Protection fee: 10p plus 7% of the price up to £20, 4% of the part from £20 to £300 and 2% of the part from £300 to £4,000. On a fixed price you keep the whole price.
Offers and auctions work differently. The buyer’s offer or winning bid already includes the fee, so you receive the offer minus it. eBay’s own example is a £250 offer that includes a £10.29 fee, so the seller receives £239.71. The calculator works that back from eBay’s published rates when you choose “Accepted offer or auction”.
How is the eBay business seller figure worked out?
Business sellers pay a final value fee on the whole sale: item price, postage and any taxes. eBay’s fee table has no separate line for trading cards. Collectables and Toys & Games, the nearest categories, are both 10.9%, so that is the rate used. A 0.35% regulatory operating fee and a per-order fee come on top: 30p on orders of £10 or less and 40p above that, up from 30p on 12 February 2026.
eBay shows these fees without VAT and charges VAT on top. If you are not VAT-registered you cannot reclaim it, so the calculator adds 20% unless you untick the box. eBay expects you to register as a business seller if you buy items to resell: our eBay selling guide explains where the line falls.
What does Vinted charge a seller?
Nothing. Vinted says there are no fees for uploading items or selling them, and a seller receives the full payment. The buyer pays Vinted’s fee, which its price list gives as “usually 3% to 8% + £0.3 to £0.8”, plus postage. The calculator shows roughly what that comes to on your price, so you can compare what a buyer sees. Vinted bans selling new items you bought to resell: read our Vinted selling guide before you list.
What does the calculator leave out?
- Tax. Whether your sales count as trading is a separate question: see Pokémon card tax in the UK.
- Listing and promotion fees. eBay listings beyond your 300 free a month, Promoted Listings, Vinted’s Bump and Showcase, and any eBay Shop subscription.
- Overseas buyers. eBay charges a private seller 3% when the delivery address is outside the UK, and Vinted has its own rules for other countries.
- What a card is worth. Every number is one you type. The calculator never suggests a price.
What about selling to us instead?
If you would rather not list, photograph and post each card, you can ask us for an offer. Offers come by email, so there is no sale price or fee to enter here. Weigh the fees and the wait for a buyer against an offer; only you can say which suits you.
Questions people ask
How much does eBay UK charge to sell a Pokémon card?
A UK private seller pays no final value fee and gets 300 free listings a month. A business seller pays 10.9% in the Collectables and Toys & Games categories, a 0.35% regulatory operating fee and a per-order fee of 30p or 40p, with VAT on top. We read these fees on 17 October 2026.
Who pays eBay’s Buyer Protection fee?
The buyer pays it when buying from a UK private seller. On a fixed price it is added on top, so you keep your price. On an offer or auction it is inside the buyer’s amount, so you receive the offer minus the fee. Business listings carry no Buyer Protection fee.
Does Vinted charge sellers a fee?
Not to list or sell. Vinted says there are no fees for uploading or selling items, and sellers receive the full payment. The buyer pays Vinted’s fee, “usually 3% to 8% + £0.3 to £0.8”, plus postage. Optional extras such as Bump cost the seller extra.
When does eBay treat me as a business seller?
eBay says a seller must register as a business if, for example, they sell items they have bought to resell. Selling your own collection is private selling. The line is not always obvious, so read eBay’s business seller policy and our eBay guide before you decide.
Do these fees include postage?
It depends on the seller type. eBay takes no fee on postage from a private seller, but a business seller pays its percentage fees on item price plus postage. On Vinted the buyer pays postage separately at checkout and you use the prepaid label, so it does not touch your payout.
How often do selling fees change?
Often. eBay UK raised its business per-order fee on orders over £10 from 30p to 40p on 12 February 2026, and Vinted’s price list was last updated on 8 October 2026. The calculator shows when its rates were read; check the marketplace before you list.
Sources
- eBay UK: Selling fees for private sellers, read 17 October 2026
- eBay UK: Buyer Protection fee, read 17 October 2026
- eBay UK: Buyer Protection, information for sellers, read 17 October 2026
- eBay UK: Fees for business sellers, read 17 October 2026
- eBay UK Seller Centre: fee changes from 12 February 2026, read 17 October 2026
- Vinted UK: Price list, read 17 October 2026
- Vinted UK: Is using Vinted free?, read 17 October 2026
- GOV.UK: VAT rates, read 17 October 2026
Last updated 17 October 2026.