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Whatnot fee calculator
Whatnot moved to tiered commissions on September 21, 2026: 8% for most categories at the standard tier, less as your four-week sales grow, plus 2.9% and 30¢ processing on everything the buyer paid. Pick your category and tier and see each sale's real cut.
Whatnot fee calculator
The item price the buyer paid, after any offer.
Supplies, discounts you covered.
It pays Whatnot's label, but fees are charged on it.
Whatnot charges fees on the tax too.
Type what it sold for
Every Whatnot fee, your label and what you paid come off here, line by line.
Whatnot fees right now
US sellers, as Whatnot publishes them. Checked October 21, 2026.
| Fee | Rate | Charged on |
|---|---|---|
| Commission, under $15k in 28 daysItem price only | 8% (4% coins) | Item price only |
| Commission, higher tiersItem price only | Falls to 6.5% sports & TCG, 4.5% fashion, 4% other | Item price only |
| Payment processingItem + shipping + sales tax | 2.9% + $0.30 | Item + shipping + sales tax |
| High-value ordersSelect categories, while the promotion runs | 0% commission on the part over $1,500 | Select categories, while the promotion runs |
- Whatnot moved to tiered commission on Sept 21, 2026. Calculators that still assume a flat 8% are wrong for bigger sellers.
- On a $5 card the 30¢ processing fee alone is 6% of the sale. Low-priced lots lose more to fixed fees than to commission.
- The buyer pays shipping, so the label is not your cost unless you run free-shipping giveaways.
A sale, worked through
Same arithmetic as the calculator above, line by line.
| Sale price | $40.00 |
| Commission | −$3.20 |
| Payment processing | −$1.70 |
| What you paid for it | −$22.00 |
| Supplies | −$0.25 |
| Profit | +$12.85 |
Includes $3.15 sales tax the buyer paid, which Whatnot collects and passes on, but charges fees on.
Commission is on the $40 alone. Processing reaches the buyer's shipping and tax, so on cheap singles the 30¢ is the fee that hurts.
The calculator that remembers
One sum is a guess. A year of them is your books.
- Every sale, kept. Save a Whatnot sale from the calculator and it becomes a row: what you paid, the fees, the label, what you kept.
- Every month, added up. This month's profit, this year's total and what's still sitting in stock, on one screen.
- Ready for tax time. With Ledger: cost of goods, mileage at the IRS rate and a year-end report for whoever does your taxes.
Last 12 months
$2,170.72
Profit by month
The last 6 sales, line by line
Questions sellers ask about Whatnot fees
What is Whatnot's commission now?
Since September 21, 2026 it depends on category and on your total sales over the previous 28 days. At the standard tier (under $15,000) most categories are 8% and coins 4%. At the top tier it falls to 6.5% for sports and trading cards, 4.5% for fashion and 4% for other categories.
Is the commission charged on shipping?
No. The commission is on the item price only. Payment processing (2.9% + $0.30) is charged on the item, shipping and tax together.
Are there discounts on big sales?
While Whatnot's promotion runs, the part of an order above $1,500 carries no commission in select categories. Processing still applies to the whole amount.
Where these numbers come from
Fees change. If Whatnot has changed something we haven't caught, email [email protected] and we'll fix it.
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