Free Tool · For Resellers
The Sourcing “Worth It?” Checker
You are standing in the aisle, item in hand. It costs this much, it sells for that much — but after eBay takes its cut, Promoted Listings takes its cut, and shipping takes its cut, is anything left? This is the 10-second answer: a keep-or-skip verdict, your true profit, and the most you can pay for this item and still make it worth carrying home.
Price it before you buy it
Built on eBay's published US fee schedule (checked November 2026): most categories 13.6% with no Store, per-order fee $0.30/$0.40. Results update as you type.
How the verdict works: KEEP IT means the item clears your target profit, at least a 20% margin, and at least doubles your money in (100%+ return on costs). MARGINAL means it makes money but misses one of those bars — buy it only if it sells fast or fills a gap. SKIP IT means it loses money or returns under 50% on your costs: the shelf can keep it. Store rates applied: most categories 12.7%, books/media 14.6%, jewelry/handbags 14.55%; the 8% athletic-shoes and 6.7% guitar rates do not drop with a Store in this checker.
The verdict
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| Buyer pays (item + shipping charged) | — |
| eBay final value fee | — |
| Per-order fee | — |
| Promoted Listings fee | — |
| Your buy cost | — |
| Your shipping & other costs | — |
| True profit | — |
Private by design: everything runs right here in your browser. Nothing you type is sent anywhere or saved anywhere — close the tab and it's gone. Fees are eBay's published US schedule as of November 2026 for a sale at or under the category thresholds in this checker; very high-value sales tier down on eBay's schedule, and sales tax eBay collects also carries the percentage fee on eBay's real invoices — treat results as a close, slightly conservative estimate for the sourcing decision, and use the full eBay Profit Calculator on this site for exact listing math.
Straight Answers
What resellers usually get wrong in the aisle
The sticker price is not the decision — the payout is
A $40 sale is not $40. On a typical no-Store sale, eBay's percentage fee, the per-order fee and a modest Promoted Listings rate take roughly a sixth of the total before shipping spends another chunk. This checker starts from the payout, not the headline price.
Shipping charged is fee'd too
eBay charges its percentage fee on the item price plus the shipping you charge. Charging $10.99 shipping does not shelter $10.99 from fees — it adds fee on top of it. Price the whole buyer total, every time.
A max-buy price beats a gut feeling
The most useful number in the store is the maximum you can pay and still hit your target. If the tag is above it, no amount of “it'll probably sell” fixes the math — negotiate, wait for the discount color, or walk.
Fast and thin beats slow and fat
This verdict is math only. A marginal item that sells in a week can beat a keeper that sits for six months — your shelf space and cash turn are real costs too. Use the verdict as the floor, then apply what you know about how fast the category moves.
Want the full listing-level math — break-even price, target-price solver, the Store-subscription comparison? Run the eBay Profit Calculator.
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