SnagdarResale fees explained: what you actually keep
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The number that matters when reselling is net proceeds: what lands in your account after every cost of selling. Here is where the money goes, and a simple way to estimate it before you buy.
The costs of a shipped sale
- Marketplace fee. eBay charges a final value fee on most sales, calculated as a percentage of the total the buyer pays (including shipping), plus a small per-order fee. The percentage varies by category and price, and some categories (such as higher-priced sneakers) have their own rates. Check eBay's current fee table for your category.
- Payment processing. On most large marketplaces this is built into the fee above; on others it is separate.
- Shipping. Whether you charge the buyer or offer "free" shipping, someone pays it. A shoebox-sized parcel commonly costs $10-20 to ship within the US.
- Packaging and supplies. Boxes, tape, labels, protection. Small per sale, but it adds up. Buying poly mailers, shipping boxes and thermal labels in bulk keeps the per-sale cost down, and a digital shipping scale stops you overpaying (or underpaying) postage.
- Returns and disputes. A small share of sales come back. Budget for it.
Facebook Marketplace
Local pickup sales paid in person have no Facebook fee, which makes them the highest-margin exit for bulky or low-priced items. Shipped Marketplace orders are charged a selling fee per sale; check Facebook's current rate. Local sales trade fees for time: messaging, no-shows and meeting up.
A rule of thumb
For a shipped sale, assume you keep roughly 80-85% of the sale price. Snagdar uses 18% for fees, shipping and supplies by default, so:
net proceeds ≈ resale price × 0.82 profit ≈ net proceeds − what you paid (including tax)
Example: a release costs $180 with tax and sells for $260. Net proceeds ≈ $260 × 0.82 = $213. Profit ≈ $33, not $80.
Work backwards to your maximum price
When buying to resell (for example from a Marketplace listing), decide the return you want first. For a 30% return on what you pay:
max price ≈ net proceeds ÷ 1.30
With the same $260 resale value, that is about $213 ÷ 1.30 ≈ $164. Offer below that and you have room for surprises. Snagdar's deal check does this for you and compares exit channels (eBay, local pickup, shipped Marketplace).
Use sold prices
Base every estimate on what items actually sold for recently, never on what sellers are asking. Asking prices skew high; if only asking prices are available, treat the estimate as optimistic. Snagdar flags estimates built only from asking prices.