eBay private seller fees explained - UK 2026
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eBay UK reshaped its private-seller fees significantly. For private (non-business) sellers, there's now no final value fee on most categories. You get a generous monthly listing allowance, and what you sell is yours, minus a small per-order fee on orders over £10 and any optional upgrades you choose to pay for.
This applies to private sellers only — business accounts have a different fee structure that's not covered on this page.
The current fee structure
| Fee | Who pays | Amount |
|---|---|---|
| Listing fee (within 300/month allowance) | — | £0 |
| Listing fee (above 300/month) | Seller | £0.35 per listing |
| Final value fee on most categories | — | £0 |
| Per-order fee on orders over £10 | Seller | £0.40 per order (raised from £0.30 in February 2026) |
| Regulatory operating fee | — | £0 for private sellers |
| Optional listing upgrades (subtitles, scheduled listings, etc.) | Seller (optional) | Varies — shown at the time you add them |
| International delivery uplift | Seller | Varies — eBay applies an international delivery fee on overseas orders |
A few useful caveats:
- Items with a starting price of £100 or more are free to list and don't count against your 300-listing monthly allowance.
- Motors (Cars, Motorcycles & Vehicles) are excluded from the free-final-value treatment and have their own fee structure.
- An eBay Shop subscription raises the free-listing allowance to 400/month, but is typically only worth it for higher-volume sellers.
Worked example
You list a vintage camera privately at £85 with £4 shipping. It sells to a UK buyer.
- Sale price: £85
- Shipping paid by buyer: £4 (passed to you to cover postage)
- Per-order fee (order is over £10): £0.40
- Final value fee: £0
- You receive: £85 + £4 − £0.40 = £88.60 (then minus the actual postage you paid)
For an order of, say, £8 (under the £10 threshold), the 40p per-order fee doesn't apply — you'd receive the full sale amount.
How this compares to other UK platforms
| Platform | Seller commission | Other fees on the seller |
|---|---|---|
| eBay UK (private) | 0% on most items | 40p per order over £10; £0.35 per listing above the 300 free monthly allowance |
| Vinted UK | 0% | None on standard sales |
| Depop UK | 0% (since July 2024) | 2.9% + £0.30 payment processing per transaction |
| Vestiaire Collective | Tiered (often 5% on items £100+; promotional 0% on many GBP brands; £5 fixed on items under £100) | 3% payment processing (or £3 fixed on items under £100) |
On items over ~£20–30, eBay typically beats Depop on fee maths now that there's no final value fee. Where eBay still has friction is in the listing experience: it's the most structured of the four (item specifics, condition descriptors, dispatch time, etc.), which is great for buyers but more work for the seller.
Things worth knowing
- Private vs business is a real status, not a self-label. eBay's rules around when you must register as a business are set by eBay and HMRC, not by you ticking a box. If you're selling at meaningful volume, look at the HMRC trading allowance guidance before assuming "private" applies.
- The 40p per-order fee only applies to orders over £10. That's the threshold to watch — small-ticket items remain effectively free to sell.
- International orders carry an additional fee. If you're shipping overseas, your effective net is lower. The full schedule is published in eBay's help centre.
- Optional listing upgrades add up. Scheduled listings, bold titles, subtitles, and Buy It Now upgrades all have separate fees that aren't part of the standard structure. They're never required.
Try the fee calculator
→ Use the Worthmore fee calculator with eBay pre-selected — enter a sale price and shipping and you'll see what you actually keep, including the 40p per-order fee on orders over £10.
Related reading
- Sold 30 items on Vinted? What that HMRC message actually means — same logic applies for high-volume eBay sellers.
- How to spot dodgy listings on Vinted UK — protection logic is different on eBay, but the principles of buyer trust are shared.
- Selling on Vinted across borders: Europe and the US — useful background if you're considering international eBay listings.
Sources and verification
Fees on this page were verified against eBay UK's published help centre and the eBay private-seller fee schedule, May 2026. The February 2026 increase in the per-order fee (from 30p to 40p on orders over £10) is documented in eBay's seller announcements. If you spot a discrepancy, please flag it to hello@worthmore.uk and we'll fix it within 48 hours.
This page is on a quarterly review cycle. Next scheduled check: August 2026.