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Moving from Depop to Mercari
Mercari takes more of each sale than Depop — what you get back for it, and how to move your listings if the trade is worth it.
Move from Depop to Mercari when your inventory is broader than Y2K and streetwear — wider audience, at the cost of higher fees.
What the switch does to your payout
Moving to Mercari costs you more in fees than Depop — you're trading margin for reach, so it only pays off if Mercari sells what Depop couldn't.
Net payout before and after the switch
| Sale price | Depop net | Mercari net | Difference |
|---|---|---|---|
| $15.00 | $14.05 · −6.3% | $13.50 · −10.0% | − $0.55 |
| $25.00 | $23.72 · −5.1% | $22.50 · −10.0% | − $1.22 |
| $50.00 | $47.90 · −4.2% | $45.00 · −10.0% | − $2.90 |
| $100.00 | $96.25 · −3.8% | $90.00 · −10.0% | − $6.25 |
| $250.00 | $241.30 · −3.5% | $225.00 · −10.0% | − $16.30 |
| $500.00 | $483.05 · −3.4% | $450.00 · −10.0% | − $33.05 |
Net payout = sale price + shipping charged − platform fees, calculated with default options and no shipping charged to the buyer. Difference is what Mercari nets you versus Depop on the same sale.
Why sellers make this move
Depop's audience skews young and fashion-forward — Y2K, streetwear, vintage. Sellers move to Mercari when their inventory is broader than that niche: general goods that Depop's style-driven buyers scroll past but Mercari's general audience buys.
What changes when you switch
- Audience broadens from Depop's 18-25 fashion crowd to Mercari's general US buyer pool.
- Fees go up. Depop is near-zero since it dropped its 10% seller fee in 2024 (only 3.3% + $0.45 processing); Mercari is a flat 10%.
- Non-fashion categories — electronics, collectibles, homeware — have a real audience on Mercari, unlike Depop.
- Mercari's browse and search favor clear, general-purpose titles over Depop's style/hashtag discovery.
How to move your listings
No import between them. Relist on Mercari manually or via a cross-lister (Vendoo, List Perfectly, Crosslist), and delist wherever an item sells to avoid double-selling.
Is there an official import from Depop to Mercari?
No. Mercari has no bulk-import route for personal sellers — every listing is created through its own listing form, whether you type it or a tool types it for you.
Getting your listings out of Depop: there's no export route — Depop gives personal sellers no way to download their listings in bulk, so a cross-listing tool reading your account is the only practical route short of copying by hand.
Cross-listing tools that cover this pair
Vendoo , Crosslist and List Perfectly support both Depop and Mercari for import and posting. Pricing and coverage for each.
What Mercari will make you fill in that Depop never asked for
Depop never made you record this, so there is nothing to carry across — you supply it item by item:
Already collected by Depop: Category, Brand, Condition, Photos.
Mercari wants shipping weight and dimensions up front because it quotes the label at listing time. Listings imported from a platform that doesn't collect weight will stall at that field until you supply it item by item.
What you're giving up on Depop
Depop's listing form is comparatively forgiving and its descriptions are free-form, so listings moved onto Depop usually survive the trip intact. Moving off Depop is the harder direction — the styling and hashtag conventions that work there read as noise elsewhere.
What carries over and what doesn't is the same for every switch.
Transfer details verified 2026-07-24 · Tool capabilities change often — confirm on the vendor's own marketplace page before subscribing.
Before you switch everything
For Y2K, streetwear, and trend-driven fashion, Depop keeps more in your pocket and its audience converts better — don't move those. Switch to Mercari for the items Depop's niche won't buy.
Frequently asked
Is Mercari more expensive than Depop?
Yes. Since 2024 Depop charges sellers only 3.3% + $0.45 processing (no commission), around 4% effective. Mercari is 10%. You're paying more on Mercari in exchange for a broader, non-fashion audience.
Should I move my whole Depop shop to Mercari?
Usually not. Keep fashion in Depop's lane — Y2K, streetwear, vintage — where fees are lower and buyers convert. Move only the broader, non-fashion inventory that Depop's audience won't buy.
How much does Mercari take from each sale?
A flat 10% selling fee on the item price plus any buyer-paid shipping — and that is the entire seller cost. On a $30 item with $5 shipping you pay $3.50 and keep $31.50. Mercari charges sellers no payment processing fee: the 2.9% + $0.50 that most fee guides still quote was charged to the BUYER, and Mercari removed it outright on 6 January 2025.
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