List price is not payout. Between selling fees, payment processing, and the box you ship it in, a marketplace sale hands you less than the sticker suggests. Enter a price and see what actually lands in your account on Reverb, eBay, or a private cash deal.
Save this sale, stack more moves, and see exactly how it funds your next piece.
Reverb charges a 6.5% selling fee on the item price plus shipping, then adds payment processing of 3.19% plus $0.49 per order. On a $1,500 guitar that is roughly $97.50 in selling fees and about $48.35 in processing before you have paid for a single shipping label. It is the enthusiast marketplace, so buyers expect it. But the cut is real and it scales with price.
eBay folds most costs into one final-value fee of 13.35% plus $0.30 per order, with payment processing already included in that percentage. The headline rate looks steeper than Reverb, and on lower-priced gear it usually is, but the flat component barely moves so the two land closer together as the price climbs. Category and store subscriptions can shift the exact rate.
A private sale skips fees entirely, which is why it almost always tops the net comparison above. But it trades reach and buyer protection for a local cash handshake. Wherever you sell, the number that matters when you are planning an upgrade is net proceeds after shipping, not the asking price. Shipping a 55-pound amp eats far more of your payout than shipping a pedal, and that gap is exactly what decides whether one sale covers the next purchase or leaves a gap to close.
The marketplace selling fee, payment processing (percentage plus flat per-order charge), and seller-paid shipping. Optional listing bumps, promoted-listing boosts, and cross-border surcharges are not. Those vary per listing and would only lower your net further.
The fee rates are the published standard rates for each marketplace, so the math is exact for those rates. Your real payout can shift with promotions, seller-tier discounts, taxes collected on the buyer's side, and the actual shipping label you buy. Treat the result as a tight planning estimate, not a receipt.
No. The calculator is free and works without signing up. An account only comes in when you want to save a sale, stack several moves together, and track them against a specific piece you're saving toward.