Depop Fee Calculator
Depop charges no selling fee — only payment processing at 3.3% + $0.45 per transaction.
What Are Depop Fees?
Depop made a major change to its fee structure in 2024 by eliminating the 10% selling fee that had been the platform's primary revenue mechanism. Now, the only fee Depop charges sellers is a payment processing fee of 3.3% + $0.45 per transaction. This makes Depop one of the cheapest major marketplaces by take rate, rivaling even Shopify's payment processing costs and dramatically undercutting platforms like Poshmark (20%), eBay (13.25%), and Etsy (9.5% effective).
The payment processing fee applies to the item price only — not to the shipping cost if you use Depop's shipping labels. If the buyer pays with Depop Payments (the default), you pay 3.3% + $0.45. For a $30 item, that's $1.44 in fees, leaving you $28.56 before shipping costs and cost of goods. This is a remarkably seller-friendly rate for a platform with millions of active buyers.
The catch is that Depop's low fees come with a trade-off in seller responsibility. You handle your own shipping (Depop offers shipping labels at carrier rates but doesn't subsidize them like Poshmark), and the platform's buyer base skews young (Gen Z dominant) with price sensitivity and high expectations for unique, curated items. Depop also introduced Boosted Listings, a paid advertising feature where sellers pay a percentage of the sale price (typically 8%) only when a boosted listing results in a sale. If you use Boosted Listings extensively, your effective fee rate can climb back toward 11–12%, so it's important to track ad spending against organic sales.
Why Depop Fees Matter
Understanding the full fee picture prevents costly surprises
Lowest Base Fee Among Major Marketplaces
At 3.3% + $0.45, Depop's fee is essentially just payment processing. This is lower than every competing marketplace's take rate and puts more money in sellers' pockets on every transaction — a powerful advantage for margin-conscious resellers.
Gen Z Buyer Base Sets Expectations
Depop's audience is predominantly Gen Z, meaning buyers expect trendy, unique, and often affordably priced items. Pricing too high for the audience can kill conversion rates, and pricing too low with $0.45 in fixed fees cuts into thin margins on cheap items.
Boosted Listings Can Significantly Increase Effective Fees
Depop's Boosted Listings feature charges ~8% of the sale price when a boosted listing leads to a sale. If you boost aggressively, your effective fee jumps from ~3.3% to ~11.3%. Track which items sell organically vs. through boosts to optimize your ad spend.
Shipping Costs Are On You
Unlike Poshmark, which includes shipping labels, Depop sellers are responsible for shipping costs. Whether you use Depop's shipping labels or your own carrier account, the shipping expense comes out of your revenue and must be factored into your pricing alongside the processing fee.
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55.2% margin
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Tips to Maximize Your Depop Profit
Keep Boosted Listings to High-Margin Items Only
Depop's Boosted Listings charge approximately 8% on sales they drive. Since your base fee is only 3.3% + $0.45, boosting triples your effective fee rate on those items. Reserve boosting for high-margin items (50%+ gross margin) or slow-moving inventory you want to clear. Let your well-photographed, well-tagged items sell organically at the base rate — good Depop SEO through hashtags and descriptions often performs just as well as paid boosts for trendy items.
Invest Savings From Low Fees Into Better Photography
With Depop taking only 3.3% instead of 10–20%, you have more margin to invest in what actually drives sales on Depop: high-quality, styled product photos. The platform's visual-first, social-media-style interface means that photo quality is the primary conversion driver. Use the extra 7–17% margin savings (compared to other platforms) to invest in better lighting, a consistent aesthetic, and lifestyle shots that resonate with Depop's Gen Z audience.
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