Depop Seller Profit Calculator

The fee stack on a single sale

The classic Depop arrangement is a 10% selling fee on the item price plus the shipping you charge, and payment processing of another 2.9% + $0.30 on the whole amount collected from the buyer. US sellers mostly do not pay the 10% any more, which the next section covers, but the arithmetic is easier to follow with it in. Net profit:

profit = (sale price + shipping charged) − 10% Depop fee − 2.9% payment fee − $0.30 − cost of item − actual shipping cost

A $28 dress with $5 shipping, $4.50 actual postage, $5 thrift-cost:

• Buyer pays: $33
• Depop fee: $3.30
• Payment fee: $33 × 0.029 + $0.30 = $1.26
• After fees: $28.44
• After cost: $28.44 − $5 = $23.44
• After actual shipping: $23.44 − $4.50 = $18.94 profit

That is a 68% margin on a $28 sale, which is strong, because thrift sourcing keeps cost-of-goods low.

Who still pays the 10%, and who does not

This is the part that dates fastest. Depop dropped the 10% seller fee for US sellers in 2023 and moved the money onto the buyer as a separate buyer-protection charge at checkout. Sellers elsewhere, and some legacy accounts, still see it come off the payout. Payment processing has stayed on the seller’s side throughout.

So the calculator asks which model you are on rather than guessing. If you are not sure, open a recent payout and see whether a 10% line appears on it. That answer beats anything written on a page, this one included.

Depop fees vs the competition

Depop and Mercari sit at the friendly end. Poshmark is brutal on low-price items: a $20 sale to Poshmark nets $16 after the 20%, while the same $20 on Depop nets $17.12 on the 10% model. On a $5 item, Poshmark’s $2.95 flat fee is a 59% haircut.

Poshmark takes the whole postage burden off you, though, so on small fashion it usually still comes out ahead once you have paid for a label. The Poshmark calculator puts both numbers side by side.

What actually grows a Depop shop

• Photos. Bright natural light, neutral background, multiple angles. The first thumbnail decides whether anyone taps in.
• Description keywords. “Y2K”, “vintage 90s”, “cottagecore”, “coquette”. The algorithm leans heavily on hashtags and search terms.
• Refreshing listings. Re-listing or bumping older items moves them back to the top of search results.
• Pricing for offers. Set prices about 15% higher than your target; expect buyers to make offers below list.
• Bundle discounts. Volume sales reduce shipping cost per item and move slow stock.

Tax implications (US)

Since 2024, marketplaces report sales over $5,000/year to the IRS via 1099-K (the threshold was $20,000 before 2022 and is dropping to $600 in 2026 per current law). All Depop income is taxable regardless of whether you receive a 1099. Track cost basis on every item. Buying at a thrift for $5 and selling for $25 is $20 of taxable profit, not $25.

Conservative seller strategy

Track everything for at least your first 50 sales: actual shipping costs, the time each photo takes, the time spent answering offers. Most sellers find their effective hourly rate is far lower than they expected after factoring sourcing trips and packaging time. The platform is friendlier for clearing closet stock than for building a business.