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Practical guides on seller fees, finance, and freelancing — written to help you make the decision, not just read about it.
How much does PayPal take? Fees on $100, $500, $1,000 and more
PayPal takes 2.99% + $0.49 from US Goods & Services payments in 2026 — $3.48 on $100, $15.44 on $500, $30.39 on $1,000. This page shows the fee and what you keep at every common amount, plus what changes for micropayments, international clients, refunds and chargebacks.
Read articleHow much does Shopify take per sale?
Shopify charges no commission — a $60 order costs $2.04 in card processing on Basic, and $2.43 once the $39 plan is spread across 100 orders a month. At 10 orders a month that identical sale costs $5.94, which is why your effective Shopify fee is set by volume, not by the headline rate.
Read articleHow much does Amazon take? Referral and FBA fees by price
Amazon takes about 15% of the sale price as a referral fee in most categories, plus an FBA fulfilment fee of roughly $3.15 to $9.61 per unit, plus $39.99 a month for a Professional account. On a $35 sale that works out to $10.77 gone before you have paid for the product.
Read articleHow much does Etsy take? The real cost of every sale
Etsy advertises a 6.5% transaction fee, but on a $48 order it actually takes $5.01 — 10.44% of what the buyer paid. Here is the full 2026 fee stack, priced at every order value from $10 to $500.
Read articleHow much does eBay take? Fees on every sale price
eBay takes 13.25% of the total sale plus $0.40 per order in most categories — $13.65 on a $100 sale, $397.90 on a $3,000 sale. Here is what you keep at eleven price points, including the reduced rate above $7,500 and the fees that stack on top.
Read articleeBay fees by country: US, UK, Canada and Australia compared
eBay's fee is not one global rate — the same 215 order costs $28.89 on eBay US and €24.00 on eBay Germany. This guide compares final value rates, per-order fees, the 1.65% international fee and tax-on-fees handling across five eBay sites.
Read articleThe cheapest platform to sell online in 2026 (real numbers)
The same $40 item with $8 shipping nets $28.31 on Shopify and $20.40 on Poshmark — a $7.91 gap on one order, or $949.20 a year at ten orders a month. Cheapest on fees is not always cheapest overall, because a marketplace fee buys demand you would otherwise pay for in ads.
Read articleOnline Marketplace Seller Fees in 2026: The Complete Data
Every major marketplace selling fee in one place — eBay, Etsy, Amazon, Poshmark, TikTok Shop, Walmart, and more — with computed real-order examples. Free to cite with attribution.
Read articleCompound interest explained: how your money really grows
Compound interest is the closest thing to free money — and the reason starting early beats investing more later. Here is how it works, with the math made simple.
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