eBay fee history 2017–2026
Profitvana Editorial Team · Updated November 9, 2026
In 2019 a US seller without a Store paid eBay 10% of the sale and PayPal a separate 2.9% + $0.30. Managed payments merged the two in 2020 into a single 12.35% final value fee plus $0.30 per order, and eBay has raised that merged rate four times since: 12.55% (April 2021), 12.9% (March 2022), 13.25% (February 2023) and 13.6% (February 2025), with the per-order fee rising to $0.40 on orders above $10 in March 2024. The fee is also charged on sales tax since managed payments, and on the shipping the buyer pays.
The merged rate is not directly comparable with the old 10%, because it includes payment processing; the 'then and now' table below adds PayPal back in for the pre-2020 years so the comparison is honest. Each timeline entry carries eBay's own seller-update page where one survives, or a named trade publication where eBay's page no longer does.
What a $100 sale cost in fees, then and now
| Year | Fees on $100 | Basis |
|---|---|---|
| 2019 | $13.20 | 10% FVF + PayPal 2.9% + $0.30, no Store |
| 2020 (from July) | $12.65 | Managed payments: 12.35% + $0.30 per order |
| 2022 | $13.20 | 12.9% + $0.30 |
| 2023 | $13.55 | 13.25% + $0.30 |
| 2024 | $13.65 | 13.25% + $0.40 (orders over $10) |
| 2025–2026 | $14.00 | 13.6% + $0.40; Basic Store 12.7% |
Timeline (newest first)
trade press
Currency conversion fee (US sellers)
3%→3.25%
Final value fees unchanged.
· announced January 29, 2025official source
Final value fee, most categories
13.25% (Basic Store 12.35%)→13.6% (Basic Store 12.7%)
Books, movies and music 14.95% → 15.3%; guitars and basses 6.35% → 6.7%; sneakers under $150 13.25% → 13.6% (8% at $150+ unchanged); trading cards, comics, jewellery and handbags unchanged.
eBay Seller Center — January 2025 seller update: final value fee
· announced February 21, 2024official source
Per-order fee
$0.30 on every order→$0.40 on orders over $10; $0.30 on orders of $10 or less
· announced February 1, 2023official source
Final value fee, most categories
12.9% (Basic Store 12%)→13.25% (Basic Store 12.35%)
Books, movies and music 14.6% → 14.95%; increases capped at 0.35 points; jewellery and handbags unchanged. The $0.30 per-order credit was extended to voluntary returns.
eBay Seller Center — 2023 winter seller update: fees and financials
· announced September 19, 2022trade press
Sneakers final value fee
8% on sneakers $100 and up→12.9% on $100–$150; 8% (Store 7%) kept only at $150 and up
· announced June 14, 2022official source
Promoted Listings Standard minimum ad rate
1%→2%
· announced February 9, 2022official source
Promoted Listings Standard ad fee base
Item price only→Total sale amount including shipping and sales tax
· announced February 9, 2022official source
Final value fee, most categories
12.55% (Basic Store 11.7%)→12.9% (Basic Store 12%)
Below Standard seller penalty 5% → 6%; the $0.30 per-order fee became refundable on buyer-cancelled orders.
· announced January 4, 2022trade press
Sneakers $100+ final value fee
0% (fee-free Authenticity Guarantee programme)→8% (Basic Store 7%); insertion fee still waived
· announced March 3, 2021official source
Final value fee, most categories
12.35% (Basic Store 11.5%)→12.55% (Basic Store 11.7%)
Sellers not yet on managed payments went from 10% to 10.2% plus their PayPal fee. Promoted Listings quarterly credits were retired.
eBay Seller Center — 2021 spring seller update: fees and financials
· announced July 16, 2020official source
Zero-insertion-fee listings per month
50 (no Store); Starter 100→200 (no Store); Starter 250; Basic 350
eBay news archive — monthly zero insertion fee listings increase
official source
Managed payments: final value fee merged with payment processing
10% FVF + PayPal 2.9% + $0.30→12.35% + $0.30 per order (Basic Store 11.5%); fee charged on the total including sales tax
Rolled out as sellers were moved onto managed payments through 2020–2021. The exact July 2020 start date comes from contemporary trade reports; eBay's surviving page is undated.
· announced March 2, 2017trade press
Top Rated Plus discount and Below Standard penalty
Top Rated Plus 20% off FVF; no penalty→Top Rated Plus 10% off; Below Standard sellers pay 4 points more
Store rates rose about 0.15 points in many categories; the non-Store 10% was unchanged.
How this timeline is built
Each entry carries the figure before and after the change and a source that states it: the platform’s own announcement or help page, an archived copy of its fee page on the Wayback Machine, or a named trade publication. Anything we could not confirm that way is left out rather than estimated. The current schedule, verified against the live fee page, is on the eBay fee calculator; changes across all platforms are logged on fee changes. Corrections: tell us.
Frequently asked questions
Why did eBay's fee jump from 10% to 12.35% in 2020?
It did not jump; it absorbed PayPal. Before managed payments sellers paid eBay 10% and PayPal 2.9% + $0.30 separately, about 13.2% on a $100 sale. The merged 12.35% + $0.30 was slightly cheaper for most sellers at the time. The real increases came afterwards: 12.55%, 12.9%, 13.25% and 13.6%.
Has eBay ever lowered its final value fee?
For most categories, no. Reductions have been category-specific programmes: sneakers at $100+ were fee-free in 2021, then 8%, now 8% only at $150+; guitars and basses are 6.7%.