How much does Depop take from a $1,000 sale?
At $1,000 the 45¢ charge is only 1.3% of what you pay, so the effective rate of 3.3% is almost the pure percentage: at this price the fee behaves like a straight 3.3% cut. In cash terms you pay $33.45 of the $1,000 and $966.55 reaches you, assuming the buyer is charged no shipping, the listing is not boosted and you ship with a Depop label.
Where the money goes on $1,000
| Line | Amount | How it is worked out |
|---|---|---|
| Sale price (what the buyer pays for the item) | $1000.00 | The item price only — this page assumes the buyer is charged no shipping and no tax is collected. |
| Payment processing | $33.45 | 3.3% of $1000.00 = $33.00, plus the flat $0.45. |
| Depop selling fee | $0.00 | US sellers are not charged a selling fee, so this line is zero by design rather than by discount. |
| Boost fee | $0.00 | Zero because this listing is not boosted. A boosted listing would add 12.0% of the item price. |
| Total fees | $33.45 | Processing plus selling fee plus boost fee. |
| You keep (payout) | $966.55 | From the sale, before your own shipping and item costs. |
| Effective fee rate | 3.3% | Total fees divided by the $1000.00 sale — the number that actually lands on your margin. |
Why $1,000 sits where it does
Flat charge share of the fee
1.3%
$0.45 of the $33.45 you pay is the fixed charge, so this slice of your fee does not change if the price changes.
Percentage share of the fee
98.7%
The rest is the 3.3% component — $33.00 on this sale — which scales with whatever you charge.
Distance from the headline rate
0.0%
Your effective rate is 3.3% against a headline 3.3%. That gap is entirely the flat $0.45 spread over this price.
These figures assume no shipping is charged to the buyer and no tax is collected. Both are added to the processing base before the 3.3% is applied, so charging the buyer shipping raises processing by 3.3% of that shipping amount — around $0.26 on an $8 label — while the shipping itself passes through to you.
$1,000 against its nearest price points
Compared with $750, a $1,000 sale pays $8.25 more in processing but its effective rate is 0.0% lower — that fall is the flat 45¢ being spread over more money, not a cheaper rate. Your payout rises by $241.75.
What to do at $1,000
These suggestions follow from the fee structure alone — the split between the fixed $0.45 charge and the 3.3% that scales. They are not Depop promotions or programmes.
- The flat $0.45 is just 0.0% of a $1,000 sale, so your effective rate of 3.3% is within 0.0% of the pure percentage component.
- At this level the fee scales with the sale almost perfectly: every extra $100.00 of price costs about $3.30 in processing.
- The fixed part is negligible, so pricing decisions here should be driven by what the item is worth to a buyer, not by fee-dodging: there is almost no fixed cost left to dilute.
In cash terms the fee splits into $0.45 of fixed charge and $33.00 of percentage charge — those two halves are what the suggestions above react to.
UK check: $1,000 under UK rates
UK processing is 2.9% plus £0.30, which is a lower percentage and a smaller flat charge than the US structure. The table treats £1,000 as the sale price in pounds — no currency conversion — so the two tables show the same number under each region's rates.
| Region | Sale price | Processing | Selling fee | You keep | Effective rate |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| United States | $1000.00 | $33.45 | $0.00 | $966.55 | 3.3% |
| United Kingdom | £1000.00 | £29.30 | £0.00 | £970.70 | 2.9% |
Australia uses 2.6% plus A$0.30; sellers outside the UK, US and Australia pay a 10.0% selling fee instead of this structure.
Keep going
Change any assumption — shipping, boost, item cost, a different region — in the main Depop fee calculator, see the whole structure on the 2026 fee breakdown, or pick another price from the full price list.
Questions sellers ask about $1,000 sales
- What are the Depop fees on a $1,000 item?
- With US rates and the assumptions on this page, the only fee is payment processing: $33.45. That is $33.45 in total — no Depop selling fee applies to US sellers. Your payout from the sale is $966.55, which is 96.7% of the price.
- Is $1,000 above or below the headline Depop rate?
- Because processing is 3.3% plus a flat $0.45. On $1,000 that flat charge alone is 1.3% of the fee and 0.0% of the price, so the combined take is 3.3% — 0.0% points more than the percentage alone.
- Should I price an item at $1,000 or lower?
- This is the highest price point in the cluster, so there is no larger neighbour to compare against. At $1,000 the 45¢ charge is only 1.3% of what you pay, so the effective rate of 3.3% is almost the pure percentage: at this price the fee behaves like a straight 3.3% cut.
- What would a UK seller keep on a £1,000 sale?
- UK processing is 2.9% plus £0.30, so the fee on a £1,000 sale is £29.30 and the payout is £970.70 — an effective rate of 2.9%, 0.4% points lower than the same figure in dollars.
Rates and assumptions
Every figure on this page is calculated from Depop Help Centre — Seller fees and charges, last verified 2026-10-05. US scenario used: sale price $1000.00, buyer shipping $0.00, no boosted listing, Depop Shipping label used, item cost $0.00, no tax collected. Boost rates shown elsewhere on the site are 12.0% for US and UK listings from 2026-03-23, and 8.0% in Australia and other regions. Fee structures change — changes are logged on the fee change log.