How much does Reverb take?

A 5% selling fee on the item plus shipping, with a floor of $0.50 and a cap of $500.00, plus payment processing of 3.19% and $0.49 for a standard seller. On $100 that totals $8.68, leaving $91.32.

What is Reverb's selling fee?

5% of the item price plus shipping. Reverb's own billing policy works it through: a guitar sold for $650 is charged $32.50. That figure is the selling fee alone — Reverb states that payment processing is charged separately, and never publishes the net.

Does Reverb charge fees on sales tax?

One of its two fees does. The selling fee is charged on the item plus shipping and leaves sales tax out; payment processing is charged on the full order amount, sales tax included. Same sale, two different totals.

Does Reverb charge fees on shipping?

Yes, on both fees — the shipping you charge the buyer is part of the selling fee base and part of the payment processing base. What the shipping label costs you is separate and comes off what you keep.

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Reverb Fee Calculator

Reverb charges its selling fee on your item and shipping — but its payment processing fee counts the sales tax too. Same sale, two different totals.

Your sale

Item price: $650.00

Reverb fees

Selling fee (5% of $650.00): −$32.50
Payment processing (3.19% + $0.49, on $650.00 incl. tax): −$21.23
Total Reverb fees: −$53.73

You keep

$596.27

91.7% of the item plus the shipping you charged.

On a $650.00 sale, Reverb’s billing policy says: « You'll be charged $32.50 ($650 x 5%) ». That covers the selling fee alone — payment processing fees are separate, so the $596.27 above is what this calculator works out, not a figure Reverb quotes. Change any field to run your own.

The whole range

What you keep at each price, as a Standard seller

Item price only, no shipping and no sales tax. The selling fee floors at $0.50 and caps at $500.00 once the sale passes $10,000.00 — the last row shows the cap holding the fee down.
Item price	Reverb fees	You keep	% kept
$10.00	$1.31	$8.69	86.9%
$25.00	$2.54	$22.46	89.8%
$50.00	$4.59	$45.41	90.8%
$100.00	$8.68	$91.32	91.3%
$250.00	$20.97	$229.03	91.6%
$500.00	$41.44	$458.56	91.7%
$1,000.00	$82.39	$917.61	91.8%
$2,500.00	$205.24	$2,294.76	91.8%
$5,000.00	$409.99	$4,590.01	91.8%
$15,000.00	$978.99	$14,021.01	93.5%

From what you keep to what you made

What’s left after fees is not your profit — it is your revenue minus Reverb’s cut. Fill in what the item cost you and the receipt switches: it shows the profit on that sale, and the margin it represents on the item plus the shipping you charged. Leave it empty and nothing changes.

Reverb’s fee schedule

The selling fee is charged on the item plus shipping, never on sales tax. Payment processing is charged on the full order amount, sales tax included — the two rows below apply to every seller, whichever type you are. Add 1% of the transaction total when the buyer and seller are in different countries.
Fee	Rate	Charged on
Selling fee	5%, floor $0.50, cap $500.00	Item price plus shipping
Payment processing — Standard seller	3.19% + $0.49	Full order amount, including sales tax
Payment processing — Reverb Preferred Seller	2.99% + $0.49	Full order amount, including sales tax
Cross-border fee	1%	Full order amount, including sales tax — outside the EEA only

What the calculator does not cover

Reverb Bump: Optional paid promotion for a listing, at a rate the seller chooses — there is no fixed fee to calculate.
Reverb Safe Shipping: Reverb publishes a range here, not a single rate, so this calculator does not guess at a figure inside it.
Shipping labels: Depend on the carrier and the package, not on the sale price — separate from every fee above.
PayPal’s own processing fee: When a buyer pays through PayPal, PayPal charges its own fee on top of Reverb’s — already covered on this site’s own PayPal calculator.

Common questions

How much does Reverb take?: A 5% selling fee on the item plus shipping, with a floor of $0.50 and a cap of $500.00, plus payment processing of 3.19% and $0.49 for a standard seller. On $100 that totals $8.68, leaving $91.32.
What is Reverb's selling fee?: 5% of the item price plus shipping. Reverb's own billing policy works it through: a guitar sold for $650 is charged $32.50. That figure is the selling fee alone — Reverb states that payment processing is charged separately, and never publishes the net.
Does Reverb charge fees on sales tax?: One of its two fees does. The selling fee is charged on the item plus shipping and leaves sales tax out; payment processing is charged on the full order amount, sales tax included. Same sale, two different totals.
Does Reverb charge fees on shipping?: Yes, on both fees — the shipping you charge the buyer is part of the selling fee base and part of the payment processing base. What the shipping label costs you is separate and comes off what you keep.

This is not your Reverb payout. It covers the standard selling fee, payment processing, and the cross-border fee from Reverb's own fee page and billing policy — not Reverb Bump (optional paid promotion, at a rate you choose), not Reverb Safe Shipping (Reverb gives a range here, not a fixed rate), not shipping label costs, and not PayPal's own processing fee when a buyer pays that way. Check your Reverb payout for the amounts actually charged.

Verified on August 3, 2026. Based on What fees will I pay for selling on Reverb? (Reverb.com, Updated 2026-05-06), Availability and processing fees for Reverb Payments (Reverb.com, Updated 2026-07-02) and Reverb's Billing Policy (Reverb.com, Internet Archive capture, 2025-06-17). See the method.