Facebook Marketplace seller fees (US): $0 local pickup, 10% (min $0.80) shipped
Facebook Marketplace’s seller cost depends on how you sell: nothing from Meta for local pickup paid in person, and 10% of the total transaction value with a $0.80 minimum for shipped orders through onsite checkout. This guide shows what the 10% is charged on and when you get paid.
Facebook Marketplace fee data checked <time datetime="2026-10-31">2026-10-31</time> against Meta Help and Meta merchant policies; Meta shipping terms page last updated <time datetime="2026-08-31">2026-08-31</time>. Figures are for US individual sellers. United States, USD.
Feebrief is not affiliated with Meta or Facebook Marketplace and is not an official calculator. Rates, minimums and payout timing change; confirm on the linked Meta pages before pricing.
Short answer: $0 for local pickup, 10% when you ship through Meta checkout
Facebook Marketplace seller fees are a fork, not a single rate. If you sell locally and take payment in person, no Meta selling fee is listed. If you ship the item and the buyer pays through Meta’s onsite checkout, Meta charges 10% of the total transaction value (item plus shipping plus applicable taxes), with a $0.80 minimum per order, and the prepaid shipping label comes out of your payout.
Sell a $40 item locally and Meta takes nothing; ship it with $8 buyer-paid shipping and Meta takes $4.80, leaving $43.20 before the label.
Facebook Marketplace seller fee table (US, as of Oct 2026)
| Selling path | Selling fee | Charged on | Other deductions |
|---|---|---|---|
| Local pickup, paid in person | $0: no Meta selling fee is listed for payment taken outside onsite checkout | Not applicable | None from Meta; no label and no payout wait |
| Shipped, paid through Meta onsite checkout | 10%, minimum $0.80 per order | Total transaction value: item + shipping + applicable taxes | Prepaid Meta shipping label deducted from the payout |
Sources: Meta Help: selling fees, Meta merchant policies and Meta shipping terms, checked 2026-10-31 (shipping terms page last updated 2026-08-31). We could not tie the local $0 row to a dedicated Meta sentence, so it is worded as “no selling fee listed” and rests on the shipping-fee article; check Meta’s page before relying on it. Figures are for US individual sellers; Business, Shops and Commerce Manager fee schedules are not covered.
What the 10% is charged on
The 10% is on the total the buyer pays, not the item price alone. On the worked basket below, $4.80 is 10% of $48 but 12% of the $40 item, which is why sellers who price by item think the help page is wrong. The base also includes applicable taxes, so a seller pays fee on money that passes through to the tax authority.
- Item $40 + shipping $8 + tax $0 = $48 base, fee $4.80.
- Hypothetical $3.00 sales tax: base $51.00, fee $5.10, which is $0.30 more. State rates are not asserted.
- For contrast, Mercari seller fees (10% on item plus shipping) has the same headline percentage. This page is about the local fork, the tax-inclusive base, the $0.80 floor and the payout lag, not the 10% itself.
Worked example: $40 item + $8 shipping, shipped with onsite checkout
Examples assume a US individual seller, buyer-paid shipping included in the fee base, no sales tax unless marked hypothetical, a prepaid Meta label whose cost is shown as a separate deduction rather than a dollar figure, and seller side equal to the total transaction value minus the selling fee. See how Feebrief estimates seller fees.
| Line | Charged on | Rate | Amount |
|---|---|---|---|
| Buyer pays | Item + shipping | - | $48.00 |
| Selling fee | $48.00 (total transaction value) | 10%, minimum $0.80 | $4.80 (above the $0.80 floor) |
| Seller side before label | $43.20 | ||
| Prepaid Meta shipping label | Deducted from payout | Carrier quote | Not publicly available as a fixed dollar; a separate line |
| Payout | $43.20 minus label cost, initiated per the payout timing below |
Selling a $40 item for local pickup costs you nothing in Meta fees. Ship the same item with $8 buyer-paid shipping through Meta’s onsite checkout and Meta takes 10% of the $48 total, or $4.80, leaving $43.20 before the prepaid label is deducted.
Same item sold for local pickup
| Path | Buyer pays | Meta selling fee | Label | Seller keeps | When |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Local pickup | $40.00 | $0 (none listed) | None | $40.00 | At handover |
| Shipped, onsite checkout | $48.00 | $4.80 | Deducted | $43.20 before label | Payout initiated about 15 days after marked shipped, or 5 days after delivery confirmation |
On this basket, shipped nets $43.20 minus the label cost L, and local nets $40.00, so shipped is ahead only while L is under $3.20. That shows why the label line matters; it is not a recommendation, because the buyer pool differs between the two paths.
The $0.80 minimum: when a shipped order pays more than 10%
Ten percent of the total falls below $0.80 at totals under $8.00, so on those orders the $0.80 minimum applies and the effective rate exceeds 10%. At exactly $8.00 the two meet.
| Total transaction value | 10% | Fee charged | Effective rate |
|---|---|---|---|
| $5.00 | $0.50 | $0.80 (minimum) | 16.0% |
| $8.00 | $0.80 | $0.80 (floor and 10% meet) | 10.0% |
| $48.00 | $4.80 | $4.80 | 10.0% of total, 12.0% of the $40 item |
When Meta pays you: 15 days after shipping or 5 days after delivery
Per Meta Help, checked 2026-10-31, the payout for a shipped order is:
- often initiated 15 days after you mark the item shipped,
- or 5 days after delivery is confirmed, whichever applies,
- with up to about 20 days in total before the money reaches your bank.
We quote the triggers as worded and do not compute an average. A local sale paid in person has no payout wait.
Informational page: not a Feebrief calculator
Feebrief’s interactive fee comparer currently covers eBay, Poshmark, Mercari, Depop, Vinted and Whatnot only. Facebook Marketplace is not in that data set, so the figures on this page are static worked examples from Meta’s published help and legal pages, not a live Feebrief calculator. See resale marketplace fees compared and how Feebrief estimates seller fees. Feebrief is not affiliated with Meta or Facebook Marketplace and is not an official calculator; see the Feebrief disclosure. Rates, minimums and payout timing change; confirm on the linked Meta pages before pricing.
What is not in these examples
- Prepaid label dollar amount: not publicly available as a fixed figure; it depends on the carrier quote.
- State sales tax rates: examples use $0, and the one tax line is hypothetical.
- Buyer-side charges: not stated here.
- Fee treatment on refunds and cancellations: not stated here.
- Boosted or promoted listing costs: budget-based, no rate stated.
- Business, Shops and Commerce Manager fee schedules, and local sales completed through onsite checkout: not covered.
Official Meta pages and as-of dates
Open Meta’s own pages before you price. Figures here were checked on 2026-10-31.
- Meta Help: selling fees: Facebook Marketplace selling fees and payouts (checked 2026-10-31)
- Meta merchant policies: Merchant policies (checked 2026-10-31)
- Meta shipping terms: Shipping terms (page last updated 2026-08-31)
Facebook Marketplace fees FAQ
Does Facebook Marketplace charge the 10% on shipping and sales tax too?
Yes. The fee is 10% of the total transaction value, which Meta describes as item price plus shipping plus applicable taxes. On a $40 item with $8 shipping and no tax, the fee is $4.80, which is 10% of $48 and 12% of the $40 item. If the buyer also pays sales tax, the fee is charged on that amount as well: with a hypothetical $3.00 tax line the base becomes $51.00 and the fee $5.10, or $0.30 extra. The tax rate depends on the buyer’s state and is not asserted here. See Poshmark seller fees (20% on item only) for a platform whose fee base excludes shipping.
Why was I charged more than 10% on a cheap item?
The selling fee has a $0.80 minimum per order. Below an $8.00 total, 10% would be under $0.80, so Meta charges $0.80 instead; a $5.00 total pays $0.80, or 16%. Sales paid in person outside onsite checkout have no Meta selling fee listed at any price.
How long does Facebook Marketplace take to pay me after I ship?
Per the Meta Help selling fees article, payouts are often initiated 15 days after the item is marked shipped, or 5 days after delivery is confirmed, and it can take up to about 20 days in total for funds to reach your bank. The prepaid label cost is deducted before payout. A local pickup sale paid in person has no payout wait. Confirm the current wording on the live Meta page.
Related fee guides
- Resale marketplace fees compared
- eBay seller fees and take-home estimator
- eBay vs Mercari fees: a 13.6% + per-order structure against a flat 10%.
- Etsy seller fees (US): another fee guide outside the six-platform comparer.
Disclaimer
Fee rates, minimums and payout timing change and can vary by account type, location and promotions. Feebrief is independent and not affiliated with or endorsed by Meta, Facebook Marketplace, Mercari or eBay, and this page is not an official calculator. Always check Meta’s official pages and your own payout statement for the amount that will actually be deducted. Examples exclude the prepaid label cost, sales tax rates, boosted listing costs and one-off penalties unless stated.