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Whatnot US fee and profit calculator
Trace standard commission against item price and payment processing against the full checkout value.
The current base schedule is the same for both channels. Enter a sale-attributed Show Promotion or Boost amount separately when it applies.
Not seller revenue; included only in fee bases specified by Whatnot.
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You keep: $96.32. Completed-sale profit: $50.07.
You keep$96.32View detailsYou keep
$96.32
- Completed-sale profit
- $50.07
- Margin
- 46.4%
- ROI
- 108.3%
- Commission uses the final item price; payment processing uses the checkout total including buyer-paid shipping and tax.
- Fees apply to each checkout transaction even when purchases are later bundled for shipping.
- Location-dependent US tax on Whatnot fees is not estimated; enter it as a custom seller fee when it applies.
Why this may differ from a platform statement
Check the selected seller profile and category, account-specific or experimental pricing, tax on fees, currency conversion, shipping labels, promotions, refunds and the platform’s per-line rounding. FeeTrail shows user overrides in the warnings above.
Profit waterfall
From checkout to profit
- Buyer pays
- $116.64
- Seller revenue
- $108.00
- Whatnot marketplace fees
- −$8.00
- Payment processing
- −$3.68
- Shipping, packaging, labour and other costs
- −$11.25
- Item cost
- −$35.00
- Completed-sale profit
- $50.07
Fee proof
Seller deductions and buyer fees
| Fee | Charged by | Fee base | Formula | Amount |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Category commission | WhatnotPer order | $100.00 | 8.00% of tier base | $8.00 |
| Payment processing percentage | WhatnotPer order | $116.64 | 2.90% of tier base | $3.38 |
| Payment processing fixed fee | WhatnotPer order | $0.01 | 30 minor units × 1 | $0.30 |
Category commissionWhatnot$8.00
- Fee base
- $100.00
- Formula
- 8.00% of tier base
- Applied per
- order
Payment processing percentageWhatnot$3.38
- Fee base
- $116.64
- Formula
- 2.90% of tier base
- Applied per
- order
Payment processing fixed feeWhatnot$0.30
- Fee base
- $0.01
- Formula
- 30 minor units × 1
- Applied per
- order
Buyer pays
$116.64
Includes $8.64 tax collected from the buyer. It is not counted as seller revenue.
- Item price
- $100.00
- Shipping charged
- $8.00
- Buyer tax / VAT
- $8.64
- Buyer-only fees
- $0.00
Rule provenance
Versioned schedules, not a hidden percentage
4 seller profiles · 4 fee categories · 4 current schedule combinations · version 2.0.0 · effective 2026-08-11.
Published change: These profiles were added to FeeTrail for their stated effective scope. Retired structures are not silently substituted. Review the dated fee timeline and corrections →
Commission uses the final item price; payment processing uses the checkout total including buyer-paid shipping and tax.
Fees apply to each checkout transaction even when purchases are later bundled for shipping.
Location-dependent US tax on Whatnot fees is not estimated; enter it as a custom seller fee when it applies.
The 0% commission applies only to the portion above $1,500 in the eligible categories and formats named by Whatnot.
Whatnot seller fees ↗Reduced commission on high-value orders ↗Taxes on Whatnot commissions and fees ↗Reproducible examples
Check the fee trail against simple inputs
A $100 item with no shipping or tax has $8.00 commission and $3.20 processing: $11.20 total seller fees.
For a $100 item, $8 shipping and $8.64 tax, commission remains $8.00 while processing becomes $3.68.
Common questions
Assumptions that change the answer
Why are the commission and processing bases different?
Whatnot applies standard commission to final sale price, while processing usually uses item price, buyer-paid shipping and buyer tax.
Does this include reduced category rates?
Yes. Choose the matching standard, eligible high-value, Coins & Money, or Wholesale Pallets fee profile. Eligibility still depends on Whatnot’s named categories and formats.
Why might my statement include more tax?
Some US locations tax particular Whatnot fees. Those location-dependent taxes are not estimated here.
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