Whatnot fee calculator

How Whatnot fees work in 2026

Whatnot charges two fees on every order. Commission is a percentage of the item price after any coupon you gave. Shipping and sales tax are not part of it. Payment processing is 2.9% plus $0.30 on everything the buyer paid: item, shipping and tax. In a live show each item won is its own order, so the $0.30 applies per card sold.

Since 21 September 2026 the commission depends on your total sales over the previous four weeks and on the category of the show (live) or product (marketplace). The rate you earn in one four-week period applies to the next.

US commission by four-week sales and category

4-week sales	Sports	TCG	Fashion	Other Collectibles	Coins	Other
$0–14,999	8%	8%	8%	8%	4%	8%
$15,000–34,999	7.75%	7.75%	7%	7.25%	3.9%	7%
$35,000–49,999	7.5%	7.5%	6.5%	6.5%	3.8%	6.5%
$50,000–99,999	7.25%	7.25%	5.5%	6%	3.7%	5.5%
$100,000–249,999	7%	7%	5%	5%	3.6%	4%
$250,000–499,999	6.75%	6.75%	4.5%	5%	3.55%	4%
$500,000+	6.5%	6.5%	4.5%	5%	3.5%	4%

A worked example

A $50.00 single sells in a sports show at the Standard tier. The buyer pays $5.00 shipping and $4.00 sales tax. Commission is 8% × $50.00 = $4.00. Processing is 2.9% × $59.00 = $1.71, plus $0.30 = $2.01. Fees total $6.01 and you keep $43.99. The $5.00 shipping pays for Whatnot's prepaid label, so it is not yours; the tax goes to the state.

Things that change the number

• High-value singles: 0% commission on the part of a single order's price above 1,500 (USD or GBP). Processing still applies to the full amount. Trading Card Games, Entertainment Cards, and Sports Singles. Sports breaks and mystery/surprise products are excluded. Whatnot calls this a limited-time promotion that can end at any time.
• Giveaways: No commission (price is $0), but the seller pays the giveaway's shipping.
• Tips: No commission on tips (whether processing is taken from tips is not stated).
• Tax on Whatnot's fees: sellers in DC, HI, NM, WV pay sales tax on the commission, and sellers in CT, HI, NM, OH, SD, TX, WV on the processing fee (Connecticut at a 1% special rate, Texas at a reduced base).
• UK sellers: commission starts at 6.67% and processing is 2.42% + £0.25, with 20% VAT added to both unless you are VAT-registered.

The Pullsheet ledger uses the same fee tables for manual sales and reads the actual fees from your Whatnot Weekly Orders Report when you import it. For the full picture, read Whatnot fees explained and Whatnot taxes.

Figures checked against the sources below on October 17, 2026. Calculators and checklists, not tax advice.