Where to Sell Designer Clothing in 2026: Poshmark, Depop, Vinted, Grailed or eBay?

Profitvana Editorial Team · Updated November 9, 2026

For a $120 designer piece the fee spread is enormous: Vinted charges the seller nothing, Depop 3.3% + $0.45, Mercari 10%, eBay 12.9% in clothing, Grailed 9% plus processing, Poshmark 20%. The catch is that Poshmark, the most expensive, is where mid-market designer resale is most liquid in the US, and Vinted, the cheapest, has the most bargain-hunting buyers. The right answer depends on whether the piece is worth more to a buyer who knows the brand.

What you receive on each platform: $120 item, buyer pays $8 shipping, label costs you $8

Computed from each platform’s verified fee schedule in our registry, on the same sale, ranked by what lands in your account after fees and the label. Costs the schedule does not carry (optional promotion, returns, your time) are in the notes and the text below.

#	Platform	Fees	Label you pay	You receive	Schedule used
1	Vinted 0% to the seller; buyer pays a 'Vinted fee' of about 5% + $0.70 and the label	$0.000% of price	—	$120.00	0%
2	Depop 3.3% + $0.45; 12% more if sold through a Boost; buyer pays up to 5% + $1 marketplace fee	$4.673.9% of price	$8.00	$115.33	3.3% + $0.45
3	Mercari 10% on item + shipping	$12.8010.7% of price	$8.00	$107.20	10%
4	Grailed 9% at $120+ + 3.49% + $0.49; menswear and archive fashion	$16.4813.7% of price	$8.00	$103.52	Commission (9.00%) + Payment processing (3.49%) + Processing fixed fee
5	eBay 12.9% clothing rate + $0.40; Authenticity Guarantee on handbags at $500+	$16.9114.1% of price	$8.00	$103.09	Final value fee (12.90%) + Per-order fee
6	Poshmark 20%; buyer pays the label; Posh Authenticate free at $500+	$24.0020% of price	—	$96.00	20%

The fee table and the price table are not the same table

On fees alone Vinted wins every time: the seller pays nothing and receives the full listed price. But a Vinted buyer sees your $120 plus a Vinted fee of about 5% + $0.70 plus shipping, and Vinted's US audience came for bargains. Depop's 3.3% + $0.45 looks almost as good until you count the 12% Boost most sellers pay to get a designer piece seen, which takes the all-in cost to about 15%. Poshmark's 20% is the most expensive line and also the platform where a recognised brand at a fair price sells fastest in the US, because its buyers search by brand and its offers-to-likers mechanics move inventory.

The honest comparison is net received at the price each platform will actually bear. For a well-known contemporary brand, a $120 Poshmark sale (net $96) and a $100 Vinted sale (net $100) are close; for an obscure designer, Vinted and Depop buyers may not pay $100 at all, and Grailed or eBay, where buyers search for the label, win despite higher fees.

Authentication changes the venue for bags and luxury

Above $500, eBay's Authenticity Guarantee for handbags and Poshmark's Posh Authenticate are free to the seller and let buyers pay full price without fear. Below that threshold neither applies, and luxury pieces sell with a discount for risk on every open marketplace. Consignment houses (The RealReal, Vestiaire, Fashionphile) are not in our registry; they take 15–50% depending on price band but reach buyers who will pay a luxury price. For a piece worth $500 or more that is the comparison to run.

Hidden costs by platform

Poshmark: the 20% is on the accepted offer, and 'Offer to Likers' requires a shipping discount that comes out of your earnings. Depop: the 12% Boost is charged only if the boosted item sells, so unboosted listings cost 3.3% + $0.45, but unboosted designer listings are slow. eBay: the 12.9% is charged on shipping and sales tax, and returns are expected in clothing. Grailed: 3.49% + $0.49 processing on top of the commission, and the 9% tier starts at $120, exactly our basket price.

Verdict

Recognised contemporary brand, $50–$300: Poshmark for speed and price, Mercari as the cheaper second listing.
Menswear, streetwear, archive designers: Grailed first, Depop second.
Luxury at $500+: eBay (handbags) or Poshmark (any category) for the free authentication, or a consignment house for the price.
Fast-fashion or lesser-known labels: Vinted, where zero fees match the lower price.

Frequently asked questions

Is Vinted really free for sellers in the US?

Yes. The seller pays no selling or processing fee and receives the full item price. The buyer pays a Vinted fee (about 5% + $0.70) and the shipping label at checkout.

Why is Poshmark's 20% worth paying?

For brands its buyers search for, the price it bears and the speed of sale outweigh the fee; the 20% includes processing, buyer protection and the shipping-label system, and nothing else is charged to the seller.

How this page is computed

The table runs one realistic basket for this category through the fee schedule of each platform as held in our registry, where every schedule carries the official page it was read from and the date it was last checked; category-specific rates (eBay’s sneakers, electronics, clothing, books and guitars rates, StockX and Whatnot tiers, Grailed’s price bands) are applied where they change the result. Platforms not yet in the registry are discussed but not ranked. Rates move: the change log records each change and this table recomputes with it.