Depop Seller Profit Calculator
Calculate Depop seller profit after the 10% fee, payment processing, cost of goods, and shipping.
Returns margin percentage and break-even listing price.
The fee stack on a single sale
Depop charges sellers a 10% selling fee on the item sale price plus shipping (changed from the old 10% gross structure in 2022). Payment processing adds another 2.9% + $0.30 on the entire amount collected from the buyer (item + shipping). Net profit:
profit = (sale price + shipping charged) − 10% Depop fee − 2.9% payment fee − $0.30 − cost of item − actual shipping cost
A $28 dress with $5 shipping, $4.50 actual postage, $5 thrift-cost:
- Buyer pays: $33
- Depop fee: $3.30
- Payment fee: $33 × 0.029 + $0.30 = $1.26
- After fees: $28.44
- After cost: $28.44 − $5 = $23.44
- After actual shipping: $23.44 − $4.50 = $18.94 profit
That is a 67% margin on a $28 sale — strong, because thrift sourcing keeps cost-of-goods low.
Depop fees vs the competition
| Platform | Selling fee | Payment fee |
|---|---|---|
| Depop | 10% | 2.9% + $0.30 |
| Poshmark (under $15) | $2.95 flat | included |
| Poshmark ($15+) | 20% | included |
| eBay (most categories) | 13.25% final value | 2.9% + $0.30 |
| Mercari | 10% | 2.9% + $0.50 |
| Vinted | $0 (buyer pays) | varies |
Depop and Mercari sit at the friendly end. Poshmark is brutal on low-price items: a $20 sale to Poshmark nets $16 after the 20%, while the same $20 on Depop nets ~$17.40. On a $5 item, Poshmark’s $2.95 flat fee is a 59% haircut.
What actually grows a Depop shop
- Photos. Bright natural light, neutral background, multiple angles. The first thumbnail decides whether anyone taps in.
- Description keywords. “Y2K”, “vintage 90s”, “cottagecore”, “coquette” — the algorithm leans heavily on hashtags and search terms.
- Refreshing listings. Re-listing or bumping older items moves them back to the top of search results.
- Pricing for offers. Set prices about 15% higher than your target; expect buyers to make offers below list.
- Bundle discounts. Volume sales reduce shipping cost per item and move slow stock.
Tax implications (US)
Since 2024, marketplaces report sales over $5,000/year to the IRS via 1099-K (the threshold was $20,000 before 2022 and is dropping to $600 in 2026 per current law). All Depop income is taxable regardless of whether you receive a 1099. Track cost basis on every item — buying at a thrift for $5 and selling for $25 is $20 of taxable profit, not $25.
Conservative seller strategy
Track everything for at least your first 50 sales: actual shipping costs, the time each photo takes, the time spent answering offers. Most sellers find their effective hourly rate is far lower than they expected after factoring sourcing trips and packaging time. The platform is friendlier for clearing closet stock than for building a business.