Selling on Whatnot takes a commission on the item price and a payment processing fee on the buyer's total. Enter a sale below to see what actually reaches your account, and what your profit is once you count what the item cost you.
US seller rates · checked 31 October 2026 against Whatnot's published fee schedule
Tax is collected and remitted by the platform. It is not your income, but it does sit inside the processing fee base.
Commission is charged on the item price only. Shipping and tax are excluded from this base.
| Buyer pays (item + shipping + tax) | $50.00 |
| Whatnot commission (8.00%) | −$4.00 |
| Payment processing (2.9% + $0.30) | −$1.75 |
| Your payout | $44.25 |
| Effective fee rate | 11.5% |
One sale, one set of numbers. If you run twelve items a week, put each of them through once and you will find the ones quietly losing money after the label and the packaging. The fee you notice is rarely the fee that hurts.
That mismatch is the part most sellers miss. The two fees are charged on different bases, so the rate you actually pay is not 10.9%. It moves with shipping and tax, and it moves in a direction that surprises people.
| Fee | US rate | Charged on |
|---|---|---|
| Commission — standard | 8.00% | Item price only |
| Commission — electronics | 5.00% | Item price only |
| Commission — coins & money | 4.00% | Item price only |
| Commission — top volume tier | 6.50% | USD 500K+ across 4 weeks |
| Payment processing | 2.9% + $0.30 | Item + shipping + tax |
Rates change, and categories occasionally run promotions. Before you price inventory off this page, open Whatnot's own fee page and check the category you sell in.