The fee a marketplace advertises is rarely the fee you pay. The percentage is only half of it. The other half is what the percentage is applied to, and that differs on every site. This is what each of the four we list on keeps as of October 2026, with the source for each, followed by one worked example so you can compare them on the same piece.
Read What the Fee Is Calculated On
Some marketplaces charge on the item price alone. Some charge on the item plus shipping. One charges on the item, the shipping and the sales tax the buyer pays. Two sites with the same percentage can take different amounts from the same sale, and the difference is bigger the heavier the shipping and the higher the tax.
eBay
eBay's published final value fee for most categories is 13.6% of the total sale amount up to $7,500 per item, plus 2.35% on the portion over $7,500. There is also a per-order fee: $0.30 on orders of $10 or less and $0.40 on orders over $10.
The total sale amount includes the item price, any shipping the buyer pays, and sales tax. The first 250 listings a month have no insertion fee; after that each listing is $0.35. A seller who falls below eBay's performance standards can pay an extra 6% in final value fees.
Etsy
Etsy charges $0.20 to create or renew a listing and a 6.5% transaction fee on the item price plus shipping, not on sales tax for US sellers. On top of that, Etsy Payments takes a processing fee that for a US bank account is 3% plus $0.25. Sales that come through an Etsy ad on another site can carry a further advertising fee.
Chairish
Chairish takes a commission on the item price, set by seller plan. A new account starts on the Consignor plan at 40% and moves to the Professional plan at 30% once it has 10 live listings. There are paid plans above that, Plus and Elite, with a monthly fee in exchange for a lower rate.
Facebook Marketplace
For items shipped through Facebook's checkout, Meta's seller terms set a fee of 10% per transaction with a minimum of $0.80, calculated on the entire amount, including the item price, shipping and applicable taxes.
Meta's terms do not say what happens to a local pickup listing, which is how large furniture normally sells. We have not found Meta stating a fee for those. Check the fee screen on your own listing before you rely on it.
A $1,000 Sideboard, Sold for Local Pickup
To compare them, assume a sideboard sells for $1,000 to a local buyer who collects it, and that the buyer pays 7% sales tax where it is collected. The 7% is an illustration, not a statement of any county's rate.
eBay: the total is $1,070, so the final value fee is $145.52, plus $0.40 per order, which is $145.92. You keep $854.08, or 85.4%.
Etsy: the transaction fee is $65.00, the processing fee is $30.00 plus $0.25, and the listing fee is $0.20, which is $95.45. You keep about $904.55, or 90.5%. Processing may be slightly higher if Etsy applies it to the tax as well.
Chairish: on the Professional plan the commission is $300.00. You keep $700.00, or 70%. On the starting Consignor plan it is $400.00, and you keep $600.00.
Facebook: if local pickup carries no fee, you keep the full $1,000. If the same piece shipped through checkout, the 10% would be calculated on the total including shipping and tax.
What a Fee Table Leaves Out
Large furniture does not ship, so for a sideboard the buyer pool is local on every site. A low fee on a site with few local buyers can net less than a high fee on one with many. Time is also a cost. A piece that sits for four months on one channel has a different value from one that sells in a week on another. These fees are also why a seller prices the same piece differently from one channel to the next.
Chairish's higher commission buys a buyer who is already looking for furniture. eBay's buys a larger audience. Facebook's local pickup buys nothing but reach, and nothing is guaranteed.
How This Works on a VaultXL Job
When we sell for a family, marketplace fees come off first. The 15% commission is calculated on what is left, the net sale price, so the family keeps 85% of that figure. Every project is quoted individually, in writing, after a free walkthrough.
Where These Figures Come From
Each rate above is taken from the marketplace's own published seller terms, linked below, as of October 2026. Marketplaces change them without notice. Check the linked page before you price anything that matters.