eBay fee change ยท July 1, 2026
eBay's Below Standard fee now climbs to 7 percent.
Neither eBay nor Etsy has announced a marketplace fee change for January 2027, checked November 10, 2026. The most recent verified eBay change is this one: since July 1, 2026, a seller who stays Below Standard for four or more consecutive months pays a 7 percent additional final value fee instead of 6 percent. Here is how the charge works, who it hits, and what it costs on real sales.
This page is one entry in the fee change tracker, the standing log of marketplace and carrier changes. The rules below are stated on eBay's own selling fees page, read on November 10, 2026.
The short version
- What changed: the additional final value fee for Below Standard accounts rises from 6 percent to 7 percent once an account has been evaluated Below Standard for four or more consecutive months. It stays at 7 percent until the seller level improves.
- Effective: July 1, 2026. The fee is set by the evaluation on the 20th of each month and applies to sales in the following calendar month.
- Who it hits: US accounts rated Below Standard. Accounts at Above Standard or Top Rated pay nothing extra, and the extra point costs a stuck account about $0.40 more on every $40 sale.
- The same pattern runs alongside it: a Very High rate of item not as described returns adds 5 percent, rising to 6 percent after four or more consecutive months. If both apply, eBay charges only the Below Standard one.
How the charge worksAn extra percentage of the whole sale
eBay's additional final value fees are calculated as a percentage of the total amount of the sale: item price, shipping collected from the buyer, and sales tax. They stack on top of the normal final value fee. In most categories the standard fee is 13.6 percent plus a per order fee of $0.30 on orders of $10 or less and $0.40 above that, so a Below Standard account in its first months pays an effective 19.6 percent, and a stuck account pays 20.6 percent, before the per order fee.
The evaluation runs on the 20th of the month and the result prices the following month's sales, which gives a seller a dated warning: the Seller Dashboard shows the level before the higher rate lands. The 7 percent rate then stays in place month after month until the level improves to Above Standard or higher.
Who it hits: sellers whose defect rates, late shipments or cancellations have held the account Below Standard since the summer. One bad month costs 6 percent; the escalation is aimed at accounts that stay there.
| Account standing | Final value fee rate | Fee on a $40 sale | Extra versus standard |
|---|---|---|---|
| Above Standard or Top Rated | 13.6 percent, plus $0.40 per order | $5.84 | Nothing |
| Below Standard, first months | 13.6 + 6 = 19.6 percent, plus $0.40 per order | $8.24 | $2.40 per sale |
| Below Standard, four or more consecutive months | 13.6 + 7 = 20.6 percent, plus $0.40 per order | $8.64 | $2.80 per sale |
Most categories, no store subscription, sale total of $40 including shipping and tax. The July 1, 2026 escalation alone is the last step in the table: one extra point, $0.40 on a $40 sale. At 250 sales a month that is $100 a month, $1,200 a year, charged for staying Below Standard.
Your numbersWhat the penalty costs at your volume
Enter a typical sale and your monthly volume. The calculator uses eBay's published rates for most categories: 13.6 percent plus the per order fee, with the 6 or 7 point addition for Below Standard accounts. Category rates vary; the full category math is in the eBay fee calculator.
Below Standard cost calculator
Who it fits: any eBay seller who has seen a Below Standard evaluation, or is close to one.
Getting out from under itThe fee ends when the level improves
The 7 percent rate is not a sentence with a fixed term. It applies until the seller level improves to Above Standard or higher, and the level is re-evaluated every month on the 20th. The practical sequence is to fix the metric that is holding the account down, cancellations, late dispatch or item not as described returns, then check the Seller Dashboard ahead of the next evaluation so the improvement is priced into the following month.
While the penalty runs, price with it included rather than absorbing it silently: run your typical sale through the eBay fee calculator and compare the result at your real standing, not the headline rate.
Who it fits: sellers deciding whether the account needs a price change, a process fix, or both.
Sources and how this entry is kept
The standing rules, the 6 and 7 percent figures, the four month escalation and the evaluation timing are stated on eBay's own selling fees page, read on November 10, 2026; the escalation took effect July 1, 2026 under eBay's seller update. The 13.6 percent standard rate and the per order fees are from the same page. No January 2027 marketplace change had been announced by eBay or Etsy at the same check, which is why this entry covers the most recent verified change instead.
This entry sits in the fee change tracker alongside every other change in the log, including the January 2027 carrier changes.
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