Reverb Fee Calculator 2026

Calculate Reverb fees instantly! Get a full breakdown of selling fees, processing fees, bump ads & net profit with our free Reverb Fee Calculator.

Tool Overview

Attribute	Details
Tool Name	Reverb Fee Calculator
Purpose	Calculate net profit, total fees, and profit margin for Reverb.com sales
Platform	Web-based (HTML + CSS + JavaScript), embeddable in WordPress
Trigger	Auto-calculates on every input change (input / change event listeners)
Chart Library	Chart.js (loaded via CDN) — renders a doughnut chart
Reset Function	Resets all fields to default demo values and recalculates
Responsive	Yes — stacks vertically on screens ≤768px
Currency Format	USD, formatted with toLocaleString('en-US') to 2 decimal places

Input Fields — What the User Enters

#	Input Field	Default Value	Variable in Code	Purpose
1	Item Sold Price	$500.00	rvPrice	The listing price of the gear item
2	Shipping Charged	$50.00	rvShipCharge	Shipping amount the buyer pays
3	Cost of Item	$250.00	rvItemCost	Your purchase/cost price of the gear
4	Actual Shipping Cost	$45.00	rvShipCost	What you actually spend to ship the item
5	Payment Method	Standard (3.19% + $0.49)	rvPayment	Determines which processing fee rate applies
6	Reverb Bump Ad %	0%	rvBump	Optional promotional ad rate you set
7	Sales Tax %	0%	rvTax	Tax collected from buyer (affects processing basis)
8	Cross-Border Fee	No	rvCrossBorder	International transaction surcharge toggle
9	Currency Conversion	No	rvCurrency	Currency mismatch surcharge toggle

Output Fields — What the Calculator Displays

Output Section	Field	Description
Dashboard Header	Total Net Profit	Final profit after all fees and costs; turns red if negative
Dashboard Header	Profit Margin %	Net Profit ÷ Total Revenue × 100
Dashboard Sub-grid	Total Fees	Sum of all Reverb fees (selling + processing + optional)
Dashboard Sub-grid	Total Costs	Item cost + actual shipping cost
Fee Breakdown Table	Total Revenue (Paid by Buyer)	Item Sold Price + Shipping Charged
Fee Breakdown Table	Reverb Selling Fee (5%)	5% of total revenue; Min $0.50, Max $500
Fee Breakdown Table	Payment Processing Fee	Based on selected payment method and rate
Fee Breakdown Table	Reverb Bump Fee	Shown only if Bump % > 0
Fee Breakdown Table	Int’l / Currency Fees	Shown only if cross-border or currency conversion is enabled
Fee Breakdown Table	Total Reverb Fees	Sum of all fee rows above
Doughnut Chart	Net Profit (Blue)	Proportional share of total revenue
Doughnut Chart	Cost of Goods (Light Blue)	Item cost share
Doughnut Chart	Shipping Cost (Sky Blue)	Actual shipping cost share
Doughnut Chart	Total Fees (Orange)	All fees share

Calculator Logic Flow

Step	Operation	Formula / Code Logic
1	Total Revenue	soldPrice + shipCharge
2	Tax Amount	totalRevenue × (taxRate / 100)
3	Processing Basis	totalRevenue + taxAmount (fees calculated on total incl. tax)
4	Selling Fee	totalRevenue × 0.05 → clamped: Min $0.50, Max $500.00
5	Processing Fee	(processingBasis × procRate) + $0.49
6	Bump Fee	totalRevenue × (bumpRate / 100)
7	Cross-Border Fee	totalRevenue × 0.01 (if enabled)
8	Currency Fee	totalRevenue × 0.025 (if enabled)
9	Additional Fees	crossBorderFee + currencyFee
10	Total Fees	sellingFee + processingFee + bumpFee + additionalFees
11	Total Costs	itemCost + shipCost
12	Net Profit	totalRevenue − totalFees − totalCosts
13	Margin %	(netProfit / totalRevenue) × 100

Reverb Fee Calculator — Complete Fees Chart & In-Depth Explanation

Reverb charges two mandatory fees on every sale — the Selling Fee and Payment Processing Fee — plus several conditional fees depending on your settings. There are no listing fees, monthly fees, or renewal charges.

Fee 1 — Reverb Selling Fee

Attribute	Details
Rate	5% flat on every completed transaction
Applied To	Item Sold Price + Shipping Charged (Total Revenue)
Minimum Fee	$0.50 per transaction
Maximum Fee	$500.00 per transaction
Tax Included?	No — sales tax is excluded from the 5% selling fee basis
Listing Fee?	None — you only pay when the item sells
Code Variable	sellingFee
Example ($550 sale)	$550 × 5% = $27.50
Example ($50 sale)	$50 × 5% = $2.50 → above $0.50 minimum → $2.50
Example ($8 sale)	$8 × 5% = $0.40 → below $0.50 min → capped at $0.50
Example ($12,000 sale)	$12,000 × 5% = $600 → capped at $500.00

Fee 2 — Payment Processing Fee

Payment Method	Rate	Fixed Fee	Applied To	Seller Type
Reverb Payments — Standard	3.19%	+ $0.49	Total incl. tax	Regular sellers
Reverb Payments — Preferred	2.99%	+ $0.49	Total incl. tax	Preferred Sellers
PayPal	3.49%	+ $0.49	Total incl. tax	All sellers

The processing fee is calculated on the full order total including any sales tax collected, unlike the selling fee. For a default $550 sale with no tax using the Standard rate: ($550 × 3.19%) + $0.49 = $17.545 + $0.49 = $18.04.

Scenario	Calculation	Processing Fee
$550, Standard, No Tax	($550 × 3.19%) + $0.49	$18.04
$550, Preferred, No Tax	($550 × 2.99%) + $0.49	$16.94
$550, PayPal, No Tax	($550 × 3.49%) + $0.49	$19.70
$550, Standard, 8% Tax	($594 × 3.19%) + $0.49	$19.41

Fee 3 — Reverb Bump (Optional Promotion)

Attribute	Details
What It Is	A paid listing promotion that boosts placement in search results, category pages, product pages, and collections
Rate	Seller-chosen percentage (any % entered in the rvBump field)
Applied To	Total Revenue (Item Price + Shipping) — tax excluded
Minimum Rate	No minimum; seller sets the rate
When Charged	Only charged if the listing actually sells
Monthly Fee?	None — pay-per-sale only
Code Variable	bumpFee = totalRevenue × (bumpRate / 100)
Displayed In Table?	Hidden (display:none) unless bumpFee > 0
Example (1% on $550)	$550 × 1% = $5.50
Example (5% on $550)	$550 × 5% = $27.50

Fee 4 — Cross-Border Fee (Conditional)

Attribute	Details
Rate	1.0% of Total Revenue
Applied To	Item Price + Shipping Charged
When Applied	Buyer and seller are in different countries
EEA Exemption	Transactions within the European Economic Area are treated as domestic — no cross-border fee
Payment Method Scope	Applies to Reverb Payments; PayPal international has its own separate rate
Code Variable	crossBorderFee = totalRevenue × 0.01
Toggle (in calculator)	rvCrossBorder dropdown: “Yes” or “No”
Example ($550 sale)	$550 × 1% = $5.50

Fee 5 — Currency Conversion Fee (Conditional)

Attribute	Details
Rate	2.5%
Applied To	Payout subtotal after regular transaction fees
When Applied	You list an item in a currency different from your Reverb Payments payout currency
Code Implementation	Applied to totalRevenue (simplified basis in this calculator)
Code Variable	currencyFee = totalRevenue × 0.025
Toggle (in calculator)	rvCurrency dropdown: “Yes” or “No”
Example ($550 sale)	$550 × 2.5% = $13.75

Complete Fee Stack — All Fees Combined

Fee Type	Basis	Rate	Min / Max	Optional?
Selling Fee	Item Price + Shipping	5.00%	Min $0.50 / Max $500	❌ Mandatory
Processing — Standard	Full order incl. tax	3.19% + $0.49	—	❌ Mandatory
Processing — Preferred	Full order incl. tax	2.99% + $0.49	—	❌ Mandatory
Processing — PayPal	Full order incl. tax	3.49% + $0.49	—	❌ Mandatory
Reverb Bump	Item Price + Shipping	Seller-defined %	No min/max	✅ Optional
Cross-Border	Item Price + Shipping	1.00%	—	✅ Conditional
Currency Conversion	Payout subtotal	2.50%	—	✅ Conditional

Default Example — Full Calculation Walkthrough

Using the calculator’s default values ($500 item, $50 shipping, $250 item cost, $45 shipping cost, Standard payment):

Step	Calculation	Amount
Item Sold Price	Input	$500.00
Shipping Charged	Input	$50.00
Total Revenue	$500 + $50	$550.00
Reverb Selling Fee (5%)	$550 × 5%	$27.50
Processing Fee (Standard)	($550 × 3.19%) + $0.49	$18.04
Bump Fee	$550 × 0%	$0.00
Cross-Border Fee	Disabled	$0.00
Currency Fee	Disabled	$0.00
Total Reverb Fees	$27.50 + $18.04	$45.54
Item Cost	Input	$250.00
Actual Shipping Cost	Input	$45.00
Total Costs	$250 + $45	$295.00
Net Profit	$550 − $45.54 − $295	$209.46
Profit Margin	$209.46 ÷ $550 × 100	38.08%

Worst-Case vs Best-Case Fee Scenario (on a $550 Sale)

Scenario	Selling Fee	Processing Fee	Bump	Cross-Border	Currency	Total Fees
Best Case (Preferred, no extras)	$27.50	$16.94	$0	$0	$0	$44.44
Standard (Default)	$27.50	$18.04	$0	$0	$0	$45.54
PayPal (No extras)	$27.50	$19.70	$0	$0	$0	$47.20
Standard + Cross-Border	$27.50	$18.04	$0	$5.50	$0	$51.04
Standard + Currency	$27.50	$18.04	$0	$0	$13.75	$59.29
Worst Case (PayPal + Bump 5% + Cross + Currency)	$27.50	$19.70	$27.50	$5.50	$13.75	$93.95

The Reverb Preferred Seller program (which qualifies sellers for the reduced 2.99% processing rate) requires a minimum average feedback rating of 4.5/5 stars and a strong sales track record — though the program is currently not accepting new applicants as Reverb reviews and evolves its criteria.

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