Where to Sell Furniture and Bulky Items in 2026: Facebook Marketplace, eBay Local or Mercari?

Profitvana Editorial Team · Updated November 9, 2026

Nothing bulky ships for a price a used-furniture buyer will pay, so this category is local, and local means Facebook Marketplace, which charges nothing for a cash pickup sale and has replaced Craigslist for it. eBay allows local pickup but still charges 13.6% plus $0.40; Mercari's 10% applies even on Mercari Local. The decision is less about fees than about safety, no-shows and whether the buyer can see the item first.

What you receive on each platform: $200 item, local pickup, no shipping

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	Facebook Marketplace Local pickup, cash or payment app: no Meta fee	$0.000% of price	—	$200.00	no platform fee
2	Mercari 10% on Mercari Local (courier) or shipped sales	$20.0010% of price	—	$180.00	10%
3	Facebook Marketplace 10% ($0.80 minimum) if you use Facebook checkout	$20.0010% of price	—	$180.00	10%
4	eBay 13.6% + $0.40 even with local pickup	$27.6013.8% of price	—	$172.40	13.6% + $0.40

Facebook Marketplace: the only venue that is actually free

A Marketplace listing with local pickup and payment in cash or by a payment app carries no fee from Meta. The 10% selling fee (minimum $0.80, up from 5% in 2024) applies only to sales that use Facebook's shipping and checkout. For furniture that means the whole transaction is between you and the buyer: no protection, no refund path, no fee. The practical costs are the no-show rate (price firm, ask for a deposit on anything over $100), the safety basics (pickup in daylight, a second person present, payment confirmed before loading), and lowballers, who are the tax on free listings.

eBay and Mercari for bulky items

eBay supports local pickup but charges the full 13.6% plus $0.40 on the sale, so a $200 desk costs $27.60 for a transaction that eBay barely touches; it is worth that only for items with a collector market (mid-century, designer, antique) where buyers travel. Mercari Local, available in some cities, sends an Uber courier for items up to a size limit at a fee paid by the buyer, with Mercari's 10% on the item; it solves the no-show problem for small furniture and appliances at the cost of the fee.

When shipping does make sense

Freight shipping of furniture costs $100–300 in the US and only pays for designer or antique pieces selling above $800, usually on eBay or a specialist consignment site (Chairish, 1stDibs, AptDeco in some cities; none in our registry). For everything else, the choice is Facebook Marketplace local, a consignment store that collects, or a donation pickup.

Verdict

Ordinary furniture and appliances: Facebook Marketplace, local pickup, cash; deposit on anything over $100.
Small furniture in a Mercari Local city: Mercari, if the courier solves your pickup problem and 10% is acceptable.
Designer, antique or mid-century pieces above $800: eBay or a consignment specialist, with freight priced in.

Frequently asked questions

Does Facebook Marketplace charge a fee for local sales?

No. The 10% selling fee (minimum $0.80) applies only to shipped orders that go through Facebook checkout. Local pickup with cash or a payment app has no Meta fee.

Does eBay waive its fee for local pickup?

No. The final value fee (13.6% most categories plus $0.30–$0.40 per order) applies regardless of how the item is collected.

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.