Poshmark’s keep math is a $15 cliff, not a blended closet rate. Under $15 you pay a single $2.95 flat; at $15 and up you pay 20% of the listing price. Buyer shipping is a separate $6.49 Ground Advantage label — it is not in that 20% on the live get-started guide (unlike Mercari’s published 10% on item + buyer-paid shipping). The legal Fee Policy tab exists, but this fetch could not read its body. That gap is the first thing on this page, not a footnote.
Default listing is $40 → 20% commission $8, keep $32 before COGS. Buyer separately pays the published $6.49 Ground Advantage label; it is not subtracted unless you mark seller-paid. Overweight upgrade is deducted from earnings only if you pick a tier.
Formula: under $15, fee = $2.95 and keep = listing − $2.95. At $15+, fee = 20% × listing and keep = 80% of listing. Shipping and tax stay out of the 20% base. Then subtract overweight (if any) and seller-paid $6.49 only if you marked it. Planning only.
Same $40 listing on Mercari is a different fee base, not a cheaper 10% slogan. Mercari article 169 applies 10% to item + buyer-paid shipping; this page’s 20% is listing price only, and buyer $6.49 Ground Advantage sits beside it unless the unread Fee Policy says otherwise. Mercari Instant Pay is $3; Poshmark get-started says withdrawals are free. Same-SKU keep: Mercari vs Poshmark seller fees. Same $50 listing against Vinted’s printed $0 seller take (Wallet leftover is the sticker; buyer BP not subtracted) is 20% of listing vs sticker keep — not Mercari’s 10% of item+ship, not Depop Stripe: Poshmark vs Vinted. Same $400 against The RealReal clothing keep % on NSP — 20% is the take ($320 leftover), 60% is the keep ($240 cash, Trendsetter $300–$749 band). Not a $50 Wallet card, not the consignment decoder: Poshmark vs The RealReal.
Keep ≈ listing price − ($2.95 if listing < $15, else 20% × listing) − overweight upgrade (if any) − seller-paid shipping only if you actually funded it − your COGS/pack
Get-started (same fetch) also says listing is free; Poshmark handles the financial transaction including credit card fees; you get a prepaid, pre-addressed label; and you can withdraw earnings anytime for free (checking account, a check, or spend on Poshmark). That is why this card does not stack a 2.9% processor on top of the 20%.
Poshmark’s Terms of Service (legal center at poshmark.com/terms, current version fetched 27 Aug 2026) incorporate a Fee Policy by reference and show a Fee Policy tab in the JS legal center. That tab did not yield Fee Policy body text to this fetch. The support URL often cited for seller fees, support.poshmark.com/s/article/297755057, returned 500; Wayback had no article body.
So the commission numbers below are quoted from the live get-started guide, not from an unread legal exhibit. If Fee Policy ever puts shipping or tax in the 20% base, your closet statement wins — this page will not guess.
“For sales under $15, we charge a single flat rate of $2.95. You keep the rest. For sales of $15 or more, we charge 20% of the listing price and you keep 80%.”
Source: https://poshmark.com/posh_guide/get_started_on_poshmark (fetched 27 Aug 2026).
There is no sliding scale. A sale is either the $2.95 flat or the 20% band. The switch is the listing price itself: under $15 vs $15 or more.
| Listing price | Band | Commission | Keep before COGS | Effective take |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| $12.00 | $2.95 cliff | $2.95 | $9.05 | 24.6% |
| $14.75 | $2.95 cliff | $2.95 | $11.80 | 20.0% (flat equals 20%) |
| $14.99 | $2.95 cliff | $2.95 | $12.04 | 19.7% |
| $15.00 | 20% of listing | $3.00 | $12.00 | 20% |
| $40.00 | 20% of listing | $8.00 | $32.00 | 20% |
The cliff is not “always list at $15.” On a $12 sale, $2.95 is already a quarter of the sticker. Crossing $15 locks 20% forever on that order. Between about $14.75 and $14.99 the flat is slightly cheaper than 20% would have been — then $15 costs $3.00 and you keep $12.00, four cents less than $14.99. Price for demand, not for that four cents.
Worked $40: fee $8, keep $32 before COGS; buyer separately pays $6.49. Worked $12: fee $2.95, keep $9.05.
Do not use the October 2024 1-2-3 / 5.99%-of-order-total experiment. That blog (poshmarks-new-fee-structure) returned 404 on 27 Aug 2026. Live get-started still quotes the $2.95 / 20% listing-price rule.
Get-started’s words are “20% of the listing price.” This guide does not put shipping or sales tax in that 20% unless the unread Fee Policy says so. That is the opposite of Mercari’s published help (Fees on Mercari), which applies 10% to item price plus buyer-paid shipping on new/updated listings. A $40 Poshmark listing with a $6.49 buyer label is still 20% of $40 = $8 — not 20% of $46.49. Same SKU against Mercari’s 10% on item + buyer-paid shipping is on Mercari vs Poshmark — paste each marketplace’s own % into the profit calculator (or realratecalc.com) if you want a third scenario.
Poshmark Terms (section 10.j, same 27 Aug 2026 legal-center fetch): Buyer is responsible for paying for shipping fees as described in the Shipping Policy. This page will not invent a current seller-funded shipping-discount dollar amount — that schedule is unconfirmed after the dead 2024 Posh Pass experiment.
Official blog Lower shipping starting September 12th (8–9 Sep 2025 updates): starting 12 Sep 2025, Posh Post dropped from $8.27 to $6.49. Carrier is USPS Ground Advantage (about 2–5 business days). One label for anything up to 5 pounds. Luxury orders over $500 stay on the same Ground Advantage flat; signature confirmation is still required.
The 13 Feb 2026 heavier-items blog (Shipping heavier items…) did not reprint $6.49, but it said there are no changes to the standard shipping label for shipments up to 5 lb. So $6.49 is the last official published standard rate as of this 27 Aug 2026 check. Confirm the checkout line in your closet; Poshmark can change this.
| What | Published figure | Who pays (this model) |
|---|---|---|
| Standard label, up to 5 lb | $6.49 Ground Advantage (from 12 Sep 2025; was $8.27) | Buyer (Terms). Not subtracted from keep unless you mark seller-paid. |
| Luxury > $500 | Same Ground Advantage flat; signature still required | Buyer, same as standard |
| 5.1–10 lb upgrade | $5.00 tier (13 Feb 2026) | Seller — difference vs original label, from earnings |
| 10.1–15 lb upgrade | $10.00 tier (13 Feb 2026) | Seller — from earnings |
| Priority Mail packaging | $5 USPS fee from 12 Oct 2025 | Deducted from redeemable balance |
Official 13 Feb 2026: sellers pay the difference vs the original label, and the whole order still ships in one package. The old 6–10 lb ladder (up to $22.50 across five price tiers) is what that post replaced. Incorrect labels can still trigger extra carrier postage from earnings — pick the right weight button on Order Details (“Purchase Heavier Weight Label”).
How-to-ship guide (poshmark.com/posh_guide/how_to_ship, fetched 27 Aug 2026): use your own box or mailer, but do not use USPS Priority Mail packaging. If you do, a $5 USPS fee will apply. The Sep 2025 shipping blog: starting 12 Sep 2025 USPS may refuse Ground Advantage in Priority Mail packaging; starting 12 Oct 2025 the $5 fee is deducted from your redeemable balance. Own packaging is fine. Poshmark sellers can request free Ground Advantage supplies (that blog’s phone/email path).
Promoted Closet Terms (effective 16 May 2024, fetched 27 Aug 2026): optional paid advertising. You set a weekly budget. Eligible “For Sale” listings may show as Promoted Listings. Display is an auction that calculates a bid — the maximum you would be charged if the listing is clicked. Click price varies with competitiveness, click likelihood, and remaining weekly budget. You are charged cost-per-click (click to listing, like, or add to bundle). Unused budget does not imply a refund for clicks already billed.
Those terms do not publish a default CPC. This guide will not invent an unofficial ~$0.09 click. Leave ads at $0 in the profit calculator unless that week actually ran Promoted Closet — then paste the invoice, not a blog CPC.
$40 listing, standard weight, buyer-paid $6.49
$12 listing (under the $15 cliff)
Same $40 listing at 8 lb: still $8 commission, plus the published $5.00 5.1–10 lb upgrade from earnings → $27 keep before COGS if the buyer still paid $6.49. Only mark seller-paid in the card if you actually funded the label.
Get-started, fetched 27 Aug 2026: “For sales under $15, we charge a single flat rate of $2.95. You keep the rest. For sales of $15 or more, we charge 20% of the listing price and you keep 80%.” Listing is free. They handle the financial transaction including credit card fees. Source: get started on Poshmark.
Not on get-started — it says listing price. This page does not put the $6.49 label or tax in the 20% unless the unread Fee Policy says so. Mercari’s published help does include buyer-paid shipping in its 10% selling fee; do not copy that base onto Poshmark. Terms: buyer is responsible for shipping fees.
The Fee Policy tab on poshmark.com/terms exists, but the JS legal center did not yield Fee Policy body text. Support article 297755057 returned 500; Wayback had no article body. Re-check the Fee Policy in a browser. Confirm live fees in your seller account.
No. That blog 404s as of 27 Aug 2026. Live get-started still quotes $2.95 under $15 and 20% of listing price at $15+. Do not model 5.99% of order total (shipping + tax).
Last official published standard rate: $6.49 USPS Ground Advantage from 12 Sep 2025 (down from $8.27), one label up to 5 lb. Feb 2026 heavier-items post: no changes to that standard label. Luxury >$500: same flat, signature still required. Buyer pays shipping per Terms. Over 5 lb seller upgrade from earnings: $5.00 (5.1–10 lb) or $10.00 (10.1–15 lb). Do not invent a current seller-funded discount dollar.
No. Terms effective 16 May 2024: weekly budget, auction-set click price, billed CPC. We will not invent ~$0.09. Paste your invoice only when a sale is ads-attributed.
Start with get started, re-open the Fee Policy tab in a browser, Sep 2025 shipping blog, Feb 2026 heavier-items blog, and Promoted Closet Terms. Then match a settled payout in your seller account. Last checked for this page: 27 Aug 2026.
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