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Free income & profit calculators

Convert your pay, estimate selling fees and see what you keep after costs.

How the math works

Why revenue and profit are different numbers

Revenue is what a buyer pays you. Profit is what's left after everything it cost to make that sale. On a resale, that means what you paid for the item, the selling fees, and shipping.

In this example, a reseller sells an item for $50 that they bought for $20. After $7 in selling fees and $6 in shipping, they keep $17, about a third of the price.

A simplified example, not any marketplace's current fee calculation. Real fees depend on the platform, category, and payment method, and this leaves out your time, supplies, and taxes.

One item, resold
Sale price$50
What you paid for the item− $20
Selling fees− $7
Shipping− $6
Profit$17
$50 − $20 − $7 − $6 = $17That's a 34% profit margin on the sale price, and a return of 85% on the $20 you paid for the item.