Whatnot’s commission is no longer one number. Since September 21, 2026 the rate depends on two things: your total sales in the previous four weeks and the category of each sale. On top of it sits a payment processing fee that works differently: it is charged on everything the buyer pays, shipping and sales tax included, plus a fixed fee on every single win. The calculator above applies each fee to exactly the base Whatnot names, using the current rate card for your market, and shows the arithmetic line by line.
Every Whatnot fee at a glance
These are the fees for a seller in the United States. Pick another country in the calculator to see its rates.
| Fee | Amount | Charged on | When |
|---|---|---|---|
| Commission: Sports & TCG | 8% → 6.5% | Sale price only (not shipping or tax) | Standard → Tier 6 ($500,000+ in 4-week sales; Tier 1 from $15,000)source |
| Commission: Fashion | 8% → 4.5% | Sale price only (not shipping or tax) | Standard → Tier 6 ($500,000+ in 4-week sales; Tier 1 from $15,000)source |
| Commission: Other Collectibles | 8% → 5% | Sale price only (not shipping or tax) | Standard → Tier 6 ($500,000+ in 4-week sales; Tier 1 from $15,000)source |
| Commission: Coins & Money | 4% → 3.5% | Sale price only (not shipping or tax) | Standard → Tier 6 ($500,000+ in 4-week sales; Tier 1 from $15,000)source |
| Commission: Other categories | 8% → 4% | Sale price only (not shipping or tax) | Standard → Tier 6 ($500,000+ in 4-week sales; Tier 1 from $15,000)source |
| High-value sales | 0% commission | The part of one sale above $1,500.00 | TCG, sports singles, comics & anime, toys, coins, bags, jewelry & watches (limited time)source |
| Premier Shop discount | −10% of your rate | Commission | Premier Shops, through October 31, 2026source |
| Payment processing | 2.9% + $0.30 | Everything the buyer pays: price + shipping + tax | Every transactionsource |
| Sales tax on fees | Your local rate | Commission (DC, HI, NM, WV); processing (CT 1%, HI, NM, OH, SD, TX at 80%, WV); Promote/Boost (HI, NM, SD) | Sellers located in those statessource |
| Signature confirmation | $4.36 + tax | Each shipment | Automatic at a $500+ order subtotal in eligible categoriessource |
| Carrier adjustments | The carrier’s difference (about $20 for a wrong box) | Each shipment | Wrong packaging: now. Weight-based (USPS): shipments sent from November 4, 2026source |
| Seller cancellation | $3.00 or 3% of the order, whichever is higher | Order total | You cancel for a reason in your control (first one waived)source |
| Tips | No commission | Tips from buyers | The tipper pays the processing feesource |
Four things catch most sellers out:
- Commission and processing use different bases. Commission is charged on the sale price only. The 2.9% processing fee is charged on the buyer’s whole total, so higher shipping or a high-tax state raises your fees even though you never receive that money.
- The $0.30 is per win, not per show. Every item a buyer wins is its own transaction. On $1 auction starts, fees can take more than half the sale.
- A new tier starts next period. Crossing $15,000 halfway through a 4-week period doesn’t lower anything until the following period begins.
- Live sales use the show’s category. Sell a sneaker in a trading card show and it pays the card rate for your tier.
What you keep at common prices
Each row assumes a US seller at the Standard tier, a trading card, $4.47 shipping (USPS Ground Advantage under 4 oz) and no sales tax.
| Sale price | Total fees | Fee rate | You keep |
|---|---|---|---|
| $1.00 | $0.54 | 54.0% | $0.46 |
| $5.00 | $0.97 | 19.4% | $4.03 |
| $10.00 | $1.52 | 15.2% | $8.48 |
| $25.00 | $3.15 | 12.6% | $21.85 |
| $50.00 | $5.88 | 11.8% | $44.12 |
| $100.00 | $11.33 | 11.3% | $88.67 |
| $250.00 | $27.68 | 11.1% | $222.32 |
| $500.00 | $59.29 | 11.9% | $440.71 |
| $1,000.00 | $113.79 | 11.4% | $886.21 |
The fixed $0.30 and the 2.9% on shipping weigh most on small wins: a $1 sale gives up 54% and a $10 sale 15.2%, while from $50 up the fees settle at around 11–12% of the sale price. The $500 row also includes the $4.36 signature confirmation Whatnot adds to orders of $500 or more.
How the fees add up on one order
A $100 Fashion item sold by a seller at Tier 2, with $7.75 shipping and 8% sales tax:
- Buyer pays$115.75
- Commission fee6.5% × $100.00−$6.50
- Payment processing fee2.9% × $115.75 + $0.30−$3.66
- You keep$89.84
The buyer pays $115.75: the $100 price, $7.75 for the label and $8.00 of sales tax. Commission is 6.5% of the $100 alone, which is $6.50. Processing is 2.9% of the full $115.75 plus $0.30, which comes to $3.66. You keep $89.84. The shipping goes to Whatnot to pay for the prepaid label, and the tax goes to the state.
How the new commission tiers work
Whatnot adds up your completed orders across every category, in live shows and the marketplace, over a 28-day period. That total sets your tier for the next 28 days. Private shows and local pickup orders don’t count, cancelled orders are subtracted, and each seller account is counted on its own.
In the US the tiers start at $15,000, $35,000, $50,000, $100,000, $250,000 and $500,000. On a $100 trading card the commission is $8.00 at Standard, $7.75 at Tier 1 and $6.50 at Tier 6. Categories fall at different speeds: Fashion reaches 4.5% and Other Collectibles 5%, while Sports and TCG stop at 6.5%. Canada, the UK and Europe use 10,000, 20,000, 35,000, 50,000, 65,000 and 85,000 in local currency; Australia uses A$10,000 up to A$130,000.
Seller Hub projects where you will finish by dividing your sales so far by the days elapsed and multiplying by 28. Pick your current tier in the calculator, and the note under the result shows the threshold and rate for the next one.
Big sales: 0% above $1,500 and Premier Shop
In Trading Card Games, sports singles, Comics & Anime, Toys & Hobbies, Coins & Money, Entertainment Cards, Bags & Accessories and Jewelry & Watches, Whatnot charges 0% commission on the part of one sale above 1,500 (US dollars, pounds, euros or Australian dollars). A $2,000 card with $7.75 shipping pays $120 in commission instead of $160, but processing is still $58.52 on the full $2,007.75, and the $4.36 signature fee applies. You keep $1,817.12. Sports breaks and Surprise Products are excluded, and the promotion can end at any time.
Premier Shops get 10% off their rate through October 31, 2026 (8% becomes 7.2%). From November 1 that discount is gone, and the calculator stops applying it on that date.
Selling in the UK, Europe, Canada and Australia
A trading card that sells for 25 with 5 of shipping, both in each market’s own currency, for a seller at the Standard tier without a VAT or GST number:
| Market | Sale | Fees | You keep |
|---|---|---|---|
| 🇺🇸 United States | $25.00 | $3.17 12.7% | $21.83 |
| 🇨🇦 Canada | CA$25.00 | CA$3.17 12.7% | CA$21.83 |
| 🇬🇧 United Kingdom | £25.00 | £3.18 12.7% | £21.82 |
| 🇦🇺 Australia | A$25.00 | A$3.49 14.0% | A$21.51 |
| 🇩🇪 Germany | 25,00 € | 3,16 € 12.6% | 21,84 € |
| 🇫🇷 France | 25,00 € | 2,38 € 9.52% | 22,62 € |
| 🇳🇱 Netherlands | € 25,00 | € 3,21 12.8% | € 21,79 |
| 🇧🇪 Belgium | € 25,00 | € 2,40 9.60% | € 22,60 |
| 🇦🇹 Austria | € 25,00 | € 3,18 12.7% | € 21,82 |
- UK, Germany, Austria and the Netherlands pay 6.67% commission and 2.42% + £/€0.25 processing, plus VAT if you haven’t given Whatnot a VAT number. With 20% VAT added, that works out to 8% and about 2.9% + 0.30. A £25 card with £3.27 shipping costs £3.12 in fees without a VAT number and £2.60 with one.
- France and Belgium pay 4% + VAT on sports and trading cards at every tier, which is why they keep the most in the table.
- Australia pays 2.9% + A$0.30 processing and adds 10% GST to fees for sellers without a GST registration. Sports and TCG fall faster than in the US, to 6% at the top tier.
- Canada uses the US percentages, but the tiers start lower and are in Canadian dollars: Tier 1 from C$10,000 instead of US$15,000. Buyers in Canada pay GST/HST (and PST/QST) on top of the price, and processing is charged on that too.
Ways to keep more of each sale
- Grow into the next tier. Reaching Tier 1 drops a $25 card’s fees from $3.15 to $3.09; the bigger cuts come in Fashion and Other Collectibles at higher tiers.
- Categorize shows accurately. Marketplace listings use the item’s category, while a show’s category sets the rate for everything sold in it. Pick the category that matches most of what you sell; Whatnot treats deliberate miscategorizing as fee avoidance.
- Think twice about free shipping. Covering a $4.47 label on a $25 card cuts what you keep from $21.85 to $17.50.
- Avoid seller cancellations. Cancelling for a reason in your control costs 3 in your currency or 3% of the order, whichever is higher (the first one is waived).
- Use the right box. A Priority or Flat Rate box on a Ground Advantage label costs about $20, and from November 4, 2026 weight corrections on USPS labels are charged to you.
- Add your VAT or GST number if you’re registered, so Whatnot stops adding tax to its fees.
Recent Whatnot fee changes
- November 4, 2026UpcomingUS: weight-based USPS carrier adjustments on Whatnot labels are charged to the seller’s ledger for shipments sent from this date (Whatnot covered them before). Dimension and hazmat adjustments stay covered for now, and sellers whose first sale was on or after September 5, 2026 aren’t included yet.source
- November 1, 2026UpcomingPremier Shop no longer includes a commission discount. Through October 31 it takes 10% off your rate (8% → 7.2%, 5% → 4.5%); from November 1 your rate is set by your sales tier alone.source
- October 18, 2026Australia: 0% commission on Fashion sales from October 18 to October 24, 2026 (local time). Payment processing still applies.source
- September 21, 2026Tiered commission replaces the flat 8% (6.67% + VAT in the UK and EU). 8% is now the Standard tier (Coins & Money 4%), and higher sales in a 4-week period unlock lower rates by category: in the US from $15,000, down to 6.5% for sports and TCG, 5% for other collectibles, 4.5% for fashion, 4% for everything else and 3.5% for coins. France and Belgium: sports and TCG 4% + VAT at every tier.source
- July 31, 2026New US shipping rates for buyers, including Whatnot’s handling fee: USPS Ground Advantage $4.47 under 4 oz and a flat $7.75 for 1–5 lb.source
- June 4, 20260% commission above 1,500 extended to Bags & Accessories and Jewelry & Watches.source
- January 14, 20260% commission on the part of a single sale above 1,500 (USD, AUD, EUR or GBP) in Trading Card Games, sports singles, Comics & Anime, Toys & Hobbies, Coins & Money and Entertainment Cards. A limited-time promotion that Whatnot can end at any time.source
We re-check Whatnot’s fee pages every day and update this calculator when they change. If your order receipt shows something different, use the “Something’s off” button under the result.