How much does Depop take from a $45 sale?
At $45 the fixed charge accounts for 23.2% of the fee and the effective rate sits at 4.3%, close to — but still above — the 3.3% percentage component. In cash terms you pay $1.94 of the $45 and $43.06 reaches you, assuming the buyer is charged no shipping, the listing is not boosted and you ship with a Depop label.
The fee on a $45 sale, line by line
| Line | Amount | How it is worked out |
|---|---|---|
| Sale price (what the buyer pays for the item) | $45.00 | The item price only — this page assumes the buyer is charged no shipping and no tax is collected. |
| Payment processing | $1.94 | 3.3% of $45.00 = $1.49, 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 | $1.94 | Processing plus selling fee plus boost fee. |
| You keep (payout) | $43.06 | From the sale, before your own shipping and item costs. |
| Effective fee rate | 4.3% | Total fees divided by the $45.00 sale — the number that actually lands on your margin. |
Why $45 sits where it does
Flat charge share of the fee
23.2%
$0.45 of the $1.94 you pay is the fixed charge, so this slice of your fee does not change if the price changes.
Percentage share of the fee
76.8%
The rest is the 3.3% component — $1.49 on this sale — which scales with whatever you charge.
Distance from the headline rate
1.0%
Your effective rate is 4.3% 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.
How $45 compares with the prices either side
Compared with $40, a $45 sale pays $0.17 more in processing but its effective rate is 0.1% lower — that fall is the flat 45¢ being spread over more money, not a cheaper rate. Your payout rises by $4.83.
Moving up instead, at $50 the processing fee is $2.10 — $0.16 more than here — while the effective rate drops a further 0.1% to 4.2%.
| Sale price | Processing fee | You keep | Effective rate | vs $45 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| $35 | $1.61 | $33.39 | 4.6% | −$9.67 payout |
| $40 | $1.77 | $38.23 | 4.4% | −$4.83 payout |
| $50 | $2.10 | $47.90 | 4.2% | +$4.84 payout |
| $60 | $2.43 | $57.57 | 4.0% | +$14.51 payout |
$40 and $50 are equally far from $45, so both comparisons are fair reads on how the flat charge dilutes.
What to do at $45
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 1.0% of a $45 sale, so roughly 23.2% of your fee is fixed and cannot be reduced by changing the price.
- Around 3.3% of the sale is the part that scales. At $45 the two halves are comparable, which is why the effective rate sits between the entry-level and premium figures.
- This is the band where comparing an offer against a slightly higher sale price is worth doing: the fee difference between two nearby prices is usually only a few cents.
In cash terms the fee splits into $0.45 of fixed charge and $1.49 of percentage charge — those two halves are what the suggestions above react to.
The same price in pounds: $45 for UK sellers
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 £45 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 | $45.00 | $1.94 | $0.00 | $43.06 | 4.3% |
| United Kingdom | £45.00 | £1.61 | £0.00 | £43.39 | 3.6% |
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.
$45 on Depop — quick answers
- How much does Depop take from a $45 sale?
- With US rates and the assumptions on this page, the only fee is payment processing: $1.94. That is $1.94 in total — no Depop selling fee applies to US sellers. Your payout from the sale is $43.06, which is 95.7% of the price.
- Why is the effective fee rate on $45 higher than 3.3%?
- Because processing is 3.3% plus a flat $0.45. On $45 that flat charge alone is 23.2% of the fee and 1.0% of the price, so the combined take is 4.3% — 1.0% points more than the percentage alone.
- Is $45 a good price to sell at on Depop?
- Moving one price point up to $50 adds $0.16 of processing while the effective rate falls by 0.1% — the flat charge gets spread further. The fee difference between nearby prices is small, so choose the price your item can genuinely get rather than pricing around the fee.
- What would a UK seller keep on a £45 sale?
- UK processing is 2.9% plus £0.30, so the fee on a £45 sale is £1.61 and the payout is £43.39 — an effective rate of 3.6%, 0.7% 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 $45.00, 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.