eBay charges casual sellers 13.6% Final Value Fee plus $0.40 per-order fee and 2.7% plus $0.30 Managed Payments processing fee. Depop charges sellers a 10% Depop fee on the total transaction (item price plus any shipping charged) plus a payment processing fee of 2.9% plus $0.30. On a $50 clothing item, eBay charges $8.85 in total fees (17.7%) while Depop charges $6.75 in total fees (13.5%). Depop is less expensive than eBay for casual sellers on clothing and fashion items but more expensive than eBay’s store subscriber rate of 12.7% in standard categories (when combined with payment processing, eBay store subscriber total is approximately 15.8% effective versus Depop’s 13.5%).
Depop is defined as a peer-to-peer fashion resale marketplace that combines social media functionality with secondhand clothing trading. Depop has 35 million registered users with particular concentration among Gen Z and millennial buyers aged 18 to 35 in the United States and United Kingdom. Depop’s buyer base focuses on vintage clothing, streetwear, Y2K fashion, and sustainable secondhand fashion.
How Do Depop Seller Fees Compare to eBay Seller Fees?
Depop charges sellers 10% of the total transaction value (item price plus shipping) plus 2.9% plus $0.30 payment processing. eBay charges casual sellers 13.6% Final Value Fee plus $0.40 per-order fee plus 2.7% plus $0.30 payment processing. On a $60 item with $5 shipping: Depop charges 10% of $65 ($6.50) plus $0.30 plus 2.9% of $65 ($1.89), totaling $8.69. eBay charges 13.6% of $65 ($8.84) plus $0.40 plus 2.7% of $65 ($1.76) plus $0.30, totaling $11.30. Depop saves the seller $2.61 on this transaction.
Depop’s 10% Depop fee applies to both the item price and any shipping the buyer pays. This mirrors eBay’s Final Value Fee structure, which also applies to the combined item price and buyer-paid shipping. Both platforms calculate fees on the same base.
Depop’s payment processing fee of 2.9% plus $0.30 is slightly higher than eBay Managed Payments’ 2.7% plus $0.30. The 0.2 percentage point difference in processing fees is minor but favors eBay slightly on high-value transactions.
Depop eliminated its $0.20 per-listing fee in 2023. Prior to 2023, Depop charged $0.20 per listing in addition to the 10% transaction fee. The elimination of the listing fee reduced Depop’s cost advantage for sellers who maintain large active inventories.
Who Should Sell on Depop vs eBay for Clothing and Fashion?
Depop is more appropriate for sellers of vintage clothing, streetwear, Y2K fashion, and curated secondhand fashion targeting Gen Z buyers aged 18 to 35. eBay is more appropriate for sellers of brand-name used clothing at all price points, new clothing, athletic wear, and mainstream fashion brands targeting a broad demographic. eBay’s 130 million buyers outnumber Depop’s 35 million registered users and provide a larger market for common clothing brands.
Depop’s social feed format differs fundamentally from eBay’s search-driven marketplace. On Depop, sellers build a profile with follower counts and post clothing items as photo posts that appear in followers’ feeds. Buyers discover items through algorithmic feed recommendations and seller profiles, not primarily through search queries. The social discovery model rewards sellers with strong aesthetic profiles and consistent posting frequency.
eBay’s search-driven model rewards keyword optimization and item specifics completeness. An eBay clothing seller who includes brand, size, color, style, material, and condition as item specifics appears in filtered search results that Depop’s social model cannot replicate. Buyers who specifically search “Levi’s 501 Jeans size 32 waist” find eBay results with precision that Depop’s social feed cannot match.
High-value vintage items (rare 1970s band T-shirts, early Supreme drops, vintage Levi’s) perform well on both platforms. Depop’s fashion-focused audience may pay premiums for culturally relevant vintage streetwear. eBay’s auction format for the same items may produce competitive bidding that exceeds Depop’s fixed-price equivalent.
What Is the Depop vs eBay Clothing Fee Comparison at Key Price Points?
The table below compares total fees for clothing sales on Depop versus eBay (casual seller) with free shipping included in the listed price.
| Sale Price | Depop Total Fees | eBay Casual Fees | eBay Saves vs Depop | Depop Saves vs eBay |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| $20 | $2.88 (14.4%) | $3.74 (18.7%) | — | Depop saves $0.86 |
| $40 | $4.46 (11.2%) | $6.68 (16.7%) | — | Depop saves $2.22 |
| $75 | $7.48 (10.0%) | $11.83 (15.8%) | — | Depop saves $4.35 |
| $150 | $13.65 (9.1%) | $22.25 (14.8%) | — | Depop saves $8.60 |
| $300 | $26.40 (8.8%) | $43.10 (14.4%) | — | Depop saves $16.70 |
Depop is less expensive than eBay casual sellers at every price point for clothing. The savings gap widens with higher prices. At $300, Depop saves the seller $16.70 compared to eBay casual seller fees.
eBay’s Basic Store subscriber (12.7% FVF at $21.95/month) narrows the gap. At $300, an eBay store subscriber pays 12.7% ($38.10) plus $0.40 plus Managed Payments ($8.40), totaling $46.90. Depop at $300 costs $26.40. Depop is still $20.50 less expensive per $300 transaction even for eBay store subscribers.
Does Depop Allow the Same Items as eBay Clothing?
Depop and eBay both permit new and used clothing, shoes, and accessories. Both prohibit counterfeit goods. Depop has more restrictive quality curation: Depop moderates for low-quality or fast-fashion items that do not fit the platform’s vintage and curated aesthetic. eBay has no aesthetic curation restriction. Sellers of mass-market fast fashion and basic chain-store clothing find eBay more receptive than Depop’s community-driven quality standards.
Depop’s community reporting system allows buyers to flag listings that do not meet Depop’s quality expectations. High-volume fast-fashion resellers are flagged more frequently on Depop than on eBay, potentially resulting in listing removal based on community reporting rather than policy violations.
Counterfeit goods are prohibited on both platforms. Depop actively investigates counterfeit brand listings following VERO-equivalent complaints from brands. eBay’s VERO program is the more established and more comprehensive IP enforcement mechanism.
Both platforms permit pre-owned and vintage clothing without condition restrictions, though sellers must accurately describe condition. A clothing item with stains or holes must disclose those defects on both Depop and eBay to avoid buyer disputes.