GOAT fee calculator

GOAT charges 9.5% commission on the item price for a seller in good standing — and every new seller starts in good standing, at a seller rating of 90. On top of that there's a per-sale seller fee ($0 if you drop the item off in the US, $5 for a prepaid label) and a 2.9% fee when you cash out your balance. All in, a US seller using a prepaid label keeps roughly 87-88% of the sale price.

No — this is widely stated and it's backwards. Every seller begins at a seller rating of 90, which is the minimum 9.5% commission. The rate goes UP only if you cancel orders: each cancellation costs 10 rating points and each successful sale adds 2. A rating of 70-89 pays 15%, 50-69 pays 20%, and below 50 you're suspended with any remaining sales charged 25%. Canadian sellers pay more at every tier, starting at 12.4%.

2.9% of whatever you withdraw — not a flat fee. Some sellers in select regions pay 3.1% depending on cash-out method and currency, and Canadian sellers are exempt. Because it's a percentage, batching several sales into one payout does not reduce what you pay. Don't confuse it with GOAT's $5 seller fee, which is a separate per-sale charge for using a prepaid shipping label.

Usually not, despite the headline rates suggesting otherwise. GOAT's 9.5% commission looks cheaper than StockX's 12% (9% + 3% processing), but GOAT adds a $5 seller fee on every sale shipped with a prepaid label and takes 2.9% again when you cash out to a bank. A US seller doing both pays roughly 17% on a $100 pair, 14% at $250 and 13% at $500 — worse than StockX at every one of those prices. GOAT is genuinely cheaper on one path: drop the item off in person to waive the $5, and keep your balance on GOAT instead of cashing out. That gets you the bare 9.5%. StockX also has the larger US buyer pool, which often matters more for velocity than the fee gap either way.