Facebook Marketplace Shipped vs Local Fees: Same Basket, Different Take
Sellers with one item don't really ask "what does Marketplace charge" — they ask "what changes if I ship instead of meeting locally." The answer is a fork, not a single rate. Local pickup paid in person: $0 Meta selling fee. Shipped and paid through onsite checkout: 10% of the item price plus shipping plus applicable taxes, minimum $0.80 per order — plus the prepaid label deducted from your payout. This page holds one $40 basket constant across both paths and shows the exact delta. The full fee picture is in Facebook Marketplace seller fees. United States, USD, as of 2026-10-31.
Fee facts checked against Meta Help and Meta merchant policies; Meta shipping terms page last updated . Figures are for US individual sellers. United States, USD. Page last updated .
Feebrief is not affiliated with Meta or Facebook Marketplace and has no live Facebook Marketplace calculator — the example below is shown arithmetic, not a tool. Rates and minimums change; confirm on the linked Meta pages before pricing.
Short answer: $0 locally, 10% when you ship — on the same basket
Local pickup keeps the whole price; shipping pays a commission on more than the item. Paid in person, a local sale carries no Meta checkout selling fee. Shipped through onsite checkout, the order pays 10% of item + shipping + applicable taxes (minimum $0.80 per order), and the prepaid label comes out of the payout on top. The table below holds everything constant except the path:
| Fee line | Local pickup (paid in person) | Shipped + onsite checkout |
|---|---|---|
| Meta selling fee | $0 — no Meta checkout fee for local | 10% of the total transaction value |
| What the fee is charged on | Not applicable — no Meta checkout fee | Item price + shipping + applicable taxes |
| Minimum fee | None | $0.80 per order |
| Label cost | No label — nothing to ship | Prepaid Meta label deducted from the payout; no fixed public dollar |
| Who handles payment | You and the buyer, in person at handoff | The buyer pays through Meta's onsite checkout |
Sources: Meta Help selling fees and Meta merchant policies, checked 2026-10-31; Meta shipping terms, page last updated 2026-08-31 (linked in the sources section below). The local $0 rests on Meta's fee pages as checked 2026-10-31 — if those pages change, the delta changes with them. All figures: United States, USD, US individual sellers.
Same-basket worked example: $40 item, two paths
Hold the basket fixed — one $40 item, no tax — and toggle only the path. Local: payment in person, $0 selling fee, you keep $40.00. Shipped: the buyer pays $8.00 shipping through onsite checkout, which raises the fee base to $48.00, so the 10% fee is $4.80 and you keep $43.20 before the label.
| Line | Local pickup | Shipped + onsite checkout |
|---|---|---|
| Item price | $40.00 | $40.00 |
| Buyer-paid shipping | None — buyer picks up | $8.00 |
| Fee base (item + shipping + applicable taxes) | Not applicable | $48.00 |
| Meta selling fee | $0 | −$4.80 (10% of $48.00, above the $0.80 minimum) |
| You keep | $40.00 | $43.20 — before the label |
The counterintuitive line: adding shipping increased the fee itself. Of the $8.00 shipping you collect, 10% — $0.80 — goes back to Meta, so you keep $7.20 of it; on the item leg you keep $36.00 of the $40.00. The legs add to $43.20, which is $3.20 more than the local sale — but only before the label. On this $48.00 base the $0.80 floor does not bind; on very small shipped orders the floor, not the 10%, is what sets the fee. Because the label deduction is a real cost with no fixed public dollar (see the label note below), "before label" is the last honest stopping point for this comparison. Every step is shown rather than assumed; see our methodology for how we compute same-basket examples.
When each path applies
This is decision framing, not policy depth — each path's full rules live on its own page.
Local pickup generally applies when you and the buyer can meet in person: the buyer typically pays you directly at handoff, no onsite checkout is involved, and no Meta selling fee is listed. What you keep is what you and the buyer agree on — the cost of this path is your time and travel, not a Meta fee. Path depth: local pickup fees explained.
Shipped + onsite checkout typically applies when you offer shipping on the listing and the buyer pays through Meta's checkout: the 10% fee (minimum $0.80 per order) applies to item + shipping + applicable taxes, and the prepaid label is deducted from your payout. Path depth: shipping fee rules in depth. This page exists only to compare the two.
The label: why the shipped leg stops at "before label"
The shipped leg above ends at $43.20 before label for a reason. On a shipped order, the prepaid Meta label cost is deducted from your payout as its own line — after the 10% fee, before the deposit. A fixed label dollar amount is not available from current sources (N/A): Meta's shipping terms, page last updated 2026-08-31, point to the carrier quote at label purchase. So the true shipped net on this basket is $43.20 minus whatever the label costs, and any single "shipped vs local" number that pretends otherwise is invented. The label cost detail page carries the full treatment.
Official Meta sources and as-of dates
Open Meta's own pages before you choose a sale path. Every figure on this page traces to these sources.
- Meta Help: selling fees (source of record for the 10%, the fee base and the $0.80 minimum): facebook.com/help/620680138523186 (checked 2026-10-31)
- Meta merchant policies: facebook.com/legal/merchant_policies (checked 2026-10-31)
- Meta shipping terms (source of record for the label deduction): facebook.com/legal/shipping_terms (page last updated 2026-08-31; checked 2026-10-31)
Facebook Marketplace shipped vs. local fees FAQ
Is local pickup on Facebook Marketplace free for sellers?
On the Meta side, yes: a local pickup sale paid in person carries a $0 Meta selling fee — there is no Meta checkout fee for local sales. That figure was checked against Meta Help on 2026-10-31; if Meta's fee pages change, the local leg of this comparison changes with them. See local pickup fees explained for that path's full picture, and does Facebook Marketplace charge sellers for the yes-or-no framing.
How much does Facebook Marketplace take on a shipped sale?
10% of the total transaction value — item price plus shipping plus applicable taxes — with a minimum of $0.80 per order. On the worked basket above, 10% of the $48.00 base is $4.80, leaving $43.20 before the label. For every deduction on a sale, see how much Facebook Marketplace takes overall.
Does the shipping charge count toward the fee?
Yes. On onsite checkout the fee base is item + shipping + applicable taxes, so the $8.00 of shipping in the worked example added $0.80 to the fee: the seller keeps $7.20 of the $8.00 collected. This is the part of the shipped-vs-local delta sellers most often miss.
Do I also pay for the shipping label?
Yes, by deduction rather than an upfront charge: the prepaid Meta label cost is deducted from your payout on a shipped order. A fixed label dollar amount is not available from current sources (N/A) — Meta's shipping terms, page last updated 2026-08-31, point to the carrier quote at label purchase — which is why the comparison above ends "before label." See the label note above.
Related fee guides
- Facebook Marketplace seller fees — the full fee picture this comparison draws from.
- Facebook Marketplace shipping fee — the shipped path's fee rules in depth.
- Facebook Marketplace local pickup fees — the local path in depth.
- Marketplace vs OfferUp fees — the same question across platforms.
- Resale marketplace fees compared — the hub this page sits under.
Disclaimer
Fees, fee bases, minimums and label treatment change and can vary by sale path and account. Feebrief is independent and not affiliated with or endorsed by Meta Platforms, Inc. or Facebook Marketplace. Feebrief has no live calculator for this platform; this page is static, date-stamped facts from Meta's published help pages, merchant policies and shipping terms — shown arithmetic, not an official calculator. The shipped leg is stated "before label" because Meta publishes no fixed label dollar. See the methodology and disclosure pages. Always check Meta's official pages before choosing a sale path.