Facebook Marketplace
Facebook Marketplace fee calculator
Local pickup and shipped sales via Meta's marketplace. Every fee that hits the sale — calculated live as you type.
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Facebook Marketplace fees at common sale prices
On a $50.00 sale, Facebook Marketplace takes about $2.50 in fees (5.0% effective), leaving you $47.50. Here's how that scales across typical resale prices — no shipping charged to the buyer:
| Sale price | Facebook Marketplace fees | Effective rate | You keep |
|---|---|---|---|
| $10.00 | −$0.50 | 5.0% | $9.50 |
| $25.00 | −$1.25 | 5.0% | $23.75 |
| $50.00 | −$2.50 | 5.0% | $47.50 |
| $100.00 | −$5.00 | 5.0% | $95.00 |
| $250.00 | −$12.50 | 5.0% | $237.50 |
| $500.00 | −$25.00 | 5.0% | $475.00 |
Estimates use Facebook Marketplace's standard fee structure with default options. Use the calculator above for your exact numbers, including item cost and shipping.
How Facebook Marketplace fees work
- Local pickup is completely free — no selling fee, no processing fee. Fees only apply when you sell with shipping.
- For shipped orders Meta's help centre states a 5% selling fee per shipment, or a flat $0.40 on shipments of $8.00 or less. That is the rate modelled here.
- IMPORTANT — Meta's own documents disagree. The Commerce/merchant policies at facebook.com/legal/merchant_policies state that 'Meta will charge Individual Sellers a fee of 10% per transaction, with a minimum fee of $0.80', calculated on the entire transaction including shipping and applicable taxes. We could not reconcile the two from Meta's public pages, so we model the lower, more widely reported help-centre rate and flag the discrepancy rather than pick a side. Check your own payout breakdown before pricing thin margins.
- The fee is calculated on the sale total including the shipping the buyer pays, not the item price alone.
- Payment processing is bundled into the selling fee — there is no separate processing charge.
Frequently asked about Facebook Marketplace fees
Is local pickup on Facebook Marketplace really free?
Yes. Facebook Marketplace charges zero fees on local pickup transactions where the buyer and seller arrange the exchange directly without using Facebook's payment or shipping integration. The 5% fee only applies when you use Facebook's shipping option for delivered orders.
Is the Facebook Marketplace selling fee 5% or 10%?
Meta's own documents disagree, and we'd rather say so than guess. The Meta Business Help Centre states 5% per shipment (or a flat $0.40 on shipments of $8.00 or less), and that is what most sellers report seeing. But Meta's commerce policies at facebook.com/legal/merchant_policies state that 'Meta will charge Individual Sellers a fee of 10% per transaction, with a minimum fee of $0.80', calculated on the whole transaction including shipping and taxes. We model the 5% figure because it matches the help centre and seller reports, but if you're pricing on thin margins, check an actual payout breakdown in your own account before you rely on either number.
What is the $0.40 minimum fee for?
Facebook applies a minimum fee of $0.40 per order on shipped sales to cover payment processing costs that don't scale with low sale prices. So a $5 sale would normally incur $0.25 (5%), but the minimum of $0.40 applies instead. The minimum only matters for sales under $8.
Are payment processing fees separate on Facebook Marketplace?
No. Unlike eBay or Mercari, Facebook Marketplace bundles payment processing into the 5% selling fee. There's no separate processing charge for sellers — the 5% (or $0.40 minimum) is the all-in cost on shipped sales.
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