eBay advertising math

eBay Promoted Listings Fee Calculator

Enter the item price, buyer shipping, tax, and your General campaign ad rate. The calculator applies the current official fee base without guessing your rate.

Read the eBay Promoted Listings fee guide

Sale inputs

Model an attributed General campaign sale

Reviewed August 25, 2026. General ad rates are seller-selected from 2% to 100%; Priority campaigns use cost per click and are not estimated here.

eBay includes applicable tax in the General campaign total sale amount.
Add an amount you receive that eBay also includes in the order's total sale amount.
Use the ad rate in effect at the time of sale.

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Current eBay Promoted Listings assumptions

The estimate follows eBay's official U.S. General campaign fee and attribution description.

  • General campaigns charge only when the promoted item sells within 30 days of a qualifying click while it is promoted at click and sale.
  • The ad fee equals the seller-selected rate times total sale amount, including item price, shipping, taxes, and other applicable amounts.
  • eBay currently permits a General ad rate from 2% to 100%; the calculator never supplies a claimed optimal rate.
  • Priority campaigns charge for valid clicks under a second-price auction and require actual click costs from the campaign report.

Rates reviewed August 25, 2026. Official eBay General campaign strategy ↗