What counts as profit?
Money from the buyer, minus item cost, postage, packing, platform fees, advertising, and other expenses. Sales tax collected and remitted by the platform is not your revenue.
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Start with our example and replace the numbers with your own. All fields are editable, including the marketplace fee rates.
Money from the buyer, minus item cost, postage, packing, platform fees, advertising, and other expenses. Sales tax collected and remitted by the platform is not your revenue.
Profit is your estimated dollars earned. Margin measures profit against sale revenue. ROI compares profit with the purchase and fulfillment costs you put in.
Check sold comps, estimate shipping conservatively, and enter your desired profit. The max-buy figure helps you decide whether the item is worth picking up.