OfferUp vs Poshmark fees compared (US)
OfferUp and Poshmark sit at opposite ends of the fee spectrum in 2026. OfferUp went local-only on 2025-09-23 — shipping was fully removed from the platform by 2025-10-21 — and local sales now carry $0 commission. Poshmark's commission is always on: a $2.95 flat fee under $15, or 20% of the item price at $15 and up, processing included. Below, one charged-on matrix and three worked sales — $14.99, $15.00, and $50.00 — show exactly what each side keeps.
Last updated · OfferUp rates checked against OfferUp's help pages and Poshmark rates against Poshmark's help pages on 2026-11-01 · United States, USD.
Feebrief is independent — not affiliated with OfferUp or Poshmark — and this page is not an official calculator for either platform. Both platforms may adjust their fee schedules; the dig date above tells you how fresh each number is.
The short answer: keep $50, or keep $40
A $50 sale keeps $50.00 on OfferUp local — $0 commission, buyer met in person. The same sale keeps $40.00 on Poshmark, whose commission is always on: $2.95 flat under $15, or 20% of the item price at $15 and up, processing included. OfferUp's only seller cost is optional — the Promote+ subscription at $19.99/mo or $99.99/yr — and OfferUp shipping ended in 2025, so local meetup is the only lane.
That is the whole comparison in one line: a $0-lane local marketplace versus an always-on per-sale commission. The rest of the page shows what each side actually charges on, then runs $14.99, $15.00, and $50.00 through both — including the odd spot where a $15.00 sale nets less than a $14.99 one.
What you're actually charged on (US, USD)
| Cost topic | OfferUp | Poshmark |
|---|---|---|
| Commission | $0 on local sales — no percentage to compute (OfferUp seller fees) | $2.95 flat under $15; 20% of the item price at $15+, processing included (Poshmark fees explained) |
| Charged-on basis | The sale is local and in person; free listing allotments apply by category, and listings beyond them are paid — extra-listing pricing is not publicly available | Item price only — no surprise add-ons to pad your estimate with |
| Shipping | No longer offered — local-only since 2025-09-23, shipping fully removed by 2025-10-21 (details) | Built into Poshmark's model — the fee schedule above is the whole take |
| Ads & promos | Promote+ at $19.99/mo or $99.99/yr, optional; a one-time Promote option also exists — its price is not publicly available | None required |
The two columns aren't mirror images — they are different cost structures. Poshmark's take is per-sale and always-on: every eligible item pays either $2.95 or 20% of the item price, nothing more and nothing less. OfferUp's only paid lever is Promote+, and that is fixed-cost advertising, never a percentage of any sale — with or without it, local commission stays $0. Don't blend the two into a "%-vs-%" matchup; one side of this table has no % at all.
Worked nets at $14.99, $15.00, and $50.00
Same item, three prices. The OfferUp side assumes a local sale inside the free listing allotment with no Promote+ subscription; the Poshmark side assumes the item price is the entire sale, since the 20% basis is item-only and processing is already included. US, USD.
| Sale price | OfferUp fee | You keep on OfferUp | Poshmark fee | You keep on Poshmark |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| $14.99 | $0.00 | $14.99 | $2.95 | $12.04 |
| $15.00 | $0.00 | $15.00 | $3.00 | $12.00 |
| $50.00 | $0.00 | $50.00 | $10.00 | $40.00 |
Rates were verified against the sources below on 2026-11-01 — except the $15.00 Poshmark row, which is the one figure on this page still queued for a re-dig and is derived here from the published 20% rate.
Estimator status: Poshmark yes, OfferUp no
Feebrief's live Poshmark fee estimator lives on the Poshmark fee page. For OfferUp, Feebrief has no live calculator — and none is needed for the number that matters here, because local commission is $0. The only OfferUp costs a calculator could model are the optional Promote+ subscription and extra listings beyond a category's free allotment, and those prices are not publicly available, so a live tool would be guessing.
Honesty notes: the $15.00 Poshmark row above is the one figure still awaiting a re-verification pass (dig stamp 2026-11-01); every other rate was checked against the sources below on that date. How Feebrief sources and re-digs rates is documented in the methodology, and advertising relationships are listed in the disclosure.
OfferUp vs Poshmark fee questions
Does OfferUp charge a selling fee?
No. OfferUp charges $0 commission on local, in-person sales — there is no percentage to compute. OfferUp shipping ended on 2025-09-23 and was fully removed from the platform by 2025-10-21, so no shipped-sale fee exists either. The optional Promote+ subscription costs $19.99 per month or $99.99 per year. Free listing allotments apply by category; the allotment amounts vary by category and are not published as a single schedule.
What does Poshmark take at exactly $15?
At $15.00, Poshmark's 20% rate applies: $3.00 comes off the item price and you keep $12.00. This exact-$15 figure is the one number on this page Feebrief still has queued for re-verification (fee record stamped 2026-11-01), so treat $12.00 as derived from the published 20% rate rather than a re-dug payout line. One cent lower, at $14.99, the $2.95 flat fee applies instead and you net $12.04 — four cents more for a one-cent-cheaper item.
Is OfferUp Promote+ a commission?
No. Promote+ is a fixed advertising subscription — $19.99 per month or $99.99 per year — that buys optional visibility for your listings. It never scales with a sale: with or without it, OfferUp's commission on a local sale stays $0. Poshmark's $2.95 flat or 20% is a per-sale commission charged on every eligible item. These are different cost structures — compare fixed ad spend against per-sale take, and never blend the two into a single percentage.
Sources and freshness
- OfferUp help pages — local selling, listing allotments, and Promote+ pricing, reviewed 2026-11-01.
- OfferUp shipping retirement — local-only as of 2025-09-23, shipping fully removed by 2025-10-21, rechecked 2026-11-01.
- Poshmark help pages — the $2.95 flat fee under $15 and the 20% item-only rate at $15+, reviewed 2026-11-01.
- Feebrief fee record — OfferUp and Poshmark rate dig, stamp 2026-11-01; the exact-$15.00 net is queued for re-verification.