How Much Does Depop Take From a Sale in Australia?

Depop takes approximately 13-14% of every sale in total fees. This is made up of a 10% selling fee on the total transaction value (item price + buyer-paid shipping) plus a payment processing fee of approximately 3.3% + $0.45 AUD per transaction via Depop Payments. On a $50 item with $10 shipping, Depop takes $8.43 in fees and you receive $51.57 before your own postage costs and cost of goods.

The exact amount Depop takes varies depending on your sale price and shipping amount, because the fixed $0.45 payment processing component means lower-priced items pay a slightly higher effective percentage. Below is a comprehensive table showing exactly what Depop takes at every common price point.

Depop Fee Calculator — Every Price Point

The table below shows Depop's total fees at common Australian sale prices. Shipping amounts are estimated based on typical Australia Post costs at each price tier (lighter, cheaper items tend to have lower shipping; heavier, more expensive items have higher shipping).

Note: The "You Receive" amount is before deducting your actual postage cost (which may differ from what the buyer paid) and your cost of goods sold. Your real profit is: Amount received - your actual postage cost - COGS.

What Affects Your Total Fee Amount?

Three factors determine how much Depop takes from any given sale:

• Item price: The higher the item price, the more you pay in absolute fees — but the effective percentage stays roughly the same (or slightly decreases because the fixed $0.45 becomes proportionally smaller).
• Shipping amount charged to buyer: This is critical and often overlooked. Depop's 10% selling fee is calculated on the total transaction including shipping. If you charge $15 shipping instead of $10, your selling fee increases by $0.50. Some sellers deliberately keep buyer-paid shipping low and increase the item price — but mathematically, the fee outcome is identical because both amounts are included in the fee calculation.
• The fixed $0.45 processing component: This fixed fee means that very low-priced items (under $15) have a disproportionately high effective fee percentage. On a $10 item with $8 shipping ($18 total), the effective total fee rate is 15.8%. On a $200 item with $15 shipping ($215 total), it's only 13.5%. This is why selling very cheap items on Depop can be unprofitable after accounting for postage and COGS.

How to Price Your Items to Cover Fees

A common approach is to calculate your minimum sale price by working backwards from your target profit. The formula is:

Minimum item price = (COGS + your postage cost + target profit) / (1 - 0.133)

This accounts for the ~13.3% total Depop fee. For example, if your COGS is $8, your postage is $9, and you want at least $20 profit: minimum price = ($8 + $9 + $20) / 0.867 = $42.68, which you'd round to $43 or $45.

For the complete fee breakdown including tax deductibility and bookkeeping, see our Depop seller fees guide. For a side-by-side comparison with eBay, see Depop vs eBay fees in Australia.