How to Calculate Grailed Fees for Sellers in 2025

Grailed is one of many online marketplaces offering its users a place to buy and sell secondhand goods. As with anything online, each secondhand marketplace targets a slightly different audience – some aim their sights at more affluent shoppers, while others attempt to mimic the thrill of the thrift in the digital realm. Since its launch in 2013, Grailed has firmly established itself as the place to buy the unique and exclusive. Featuring everything from designer pieces to brands with a streetwear flair, Grailed has brands like SUPREME, Carhartt, and Arc'teryx sharing space with luxury fashion giants like Luis Vuitton and Dior. With such a wide variety of brands regularly bought and sold on the marketplace, Grailed has become a must-have marketplace in every secondhand seller's repertoire.

If you're thinking of selling on Grailed, one of the first things you'll want to consider is how much it costs to sell. How much can you expect to pay in Grailed fees for every sale you make? In this guide, we'll walk you through Grailed's fee structure, understand how Grailed fees are calculated with real examples, and provide you with a free Grailed fee calculator to help you work out how much you can expect to pay in fees for a given sale. Understanding how to calculate Grailed fees yourself will help you price your items for better sales and optimized prices, while allowing you to take charge of your Grailed store to maximize your profits.

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Understanding Grailed's 2025 Fee Structure

In comparison to other ecommerce platforms, Grailed's fees are operate on a relatively straightforward fee system. As of May 2025, the platform continues to maintain a simple two-part fee structure: a flat percentage commission on each sale and a payment processing fee for every transaction. These fees are what enable Grailed to function as a safe marketplace for selling the kinds of high-end goods you'd typically find listed on the platform, and make it possible for Grailed to offer seller (and buyer) protections and authentication services. Below, we'll take a look at both of these fees, understand what they are, and learn how they're calculated.

Commission rate on sale price

The main cost of selling on Grailed is the marketplace's commission fee. A commission fee is cut taken from every sale made on Grailed, and is paid by the seller. This fee is Grailed's profit, and funds Grailed's continued existence as a marketplace.

For all sellers and all sales, Grailed's commission fee is 9% of the sale amount.

To calculate how much this will be for your sale, take the sold price of your item, and multiply it by 0.09. That number is how much you can expect to pay Grailed in commission for finalizing a sale on the marketplace.

Payment processing fee

In addition to the commission fee, sellers on Grailed can expect to pay a transaction fee on every payment the accept on Grailed. The calculation for this fee changes depending on four factors: seller location, buyer location, Stripe eligibility, and Stripe status.

Sellers who use Stripe can expect to pay a payment processing fee of 3.49% + $0.49 per domestic sale, and a fee of 4.99% + $0.49 for international payments.

Sellers who don't use Stripe but are located in a Stripe-eligible country can expect to pay 3.49% + $0.99 in payment processing fees for domestic orders, and 5.49% + $0.99 for international payments.

Finally, Grailed sellers located in a country not eligible for Stripe will pay a payment processing fee of 4.99% + $0.49 for all transactions.

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Grailed Fees Calculator

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Manual Calculation with Examples

While a Grailed fee calculator is certainly handy for calculating Grailed fees, in our experience, it's always important to understand how to work out your expected selling fees without the help of third-party tools. Below, we'll show example calculations of the same Grailed transaction in three possible instances: seller who's onboarded to Stripe, seller who's in a Stripe-eligible country but doesn't use Stripe, and sales in Stripe-ineligible countries. For the first two scenarios, we'll also take into account whether the payment was received from an international or domestic buyer. For our example transaction, we'll use a US-based seller and a total sale amount of $125.

Grailed Fee Calculation Example: Stripe-Onboarded Seller

Below, we'll go over how to calculate the Grailed fees for a Stripe-onboarded seller in two possible scenarios: payment received from a domestic buyer, and payment received from an international buyer.

Scenario 1: With Stripe – US Domestic Payment

1. Calculate the commission fee:
   $125 × 9% = $11.25
2. Calculate the payment processing fee:
   ($125 × 3.49%) + $0.49 = $4.36 + $0.49 = $4.85
3. Add the commission feed and payment processing fee:
   $11.25 + $4.85 = $16.10
4. Work out net earnings by subtracting the fees from the total order amount:
   $125 - $16.10 = $108.90

Scenario 2: With Stripe - International Payment

1. Calculate the commission fee:
   $125 × 9% =$11.25
2. Calculate the payment processing fee:
   ($125 × 4.99%) + $0.49 = $6.24 + $0.49 =$6.73
3. Add the commission feed and payment processing fee:
   $11.25 + $6.73 = $17.98
4. Work out net earnings by subtracting the fees from the total order amount:
   $125 - $17.98 = $107.02

Grailed Fee Calculation Example: Seller Without Stripe

Now that we've gone over how to calculate the Grailed fees for a Stripe-onboarded seller, we'll take a look at the alternative – a Strip-eligible seller who has not onboarded with Stripe.

Scenario 3: Without Stripe in a Stripe-Eligible Country – US Domestic Payment

1. Calculate the commission fee:
   $125 × 9% = $11.25
2. Calculate the payment processing fee:
   ($125 × 3.49%) + $0.99 = $4.36 + $0.99 = $5.35
3. Add the commission feed and payment processing fee:
   $11.25 + $5.35 = $16.60
4. Work out net earnings by subtracting the fees from the total order amount:
   $125 - $16.60 = $108.40

Scenario 4: Without Stripe in a Stripe-Eligible country – International payments

1. Calculate the commission fee:
   $125 × 9% = $11.25
2. Calculate the payment processing fee:
   ($125 × 5.49%) + $0.99 = $6.86 + $0.99 = $7.85
3. Add the commission feed and payment processing fee:
   $11.25 + $7.85 = $19.10
4. Work out net earnings by subtracting the fees from the total order amount:
   $125 - $19.10 = $105.90

Grailed Fee Calculation Example: Seller from Stripe-Ineligible Country

Finally, we'll go over how to calculate the Grailed fees for sales received by sellers based in Stripe-ineligible countries. For these sellers, all payments – whether they're domestic or international – are subject to the same fee calculation.

Scenario 5: In a Stripe-ineligible country

1. Calculate the commission fee:
   $125 × 9% = $11.25
2. Calculate the payment processing fee:
   ($125 × 4.99%) + $0.49 = $6.24 + $0.49 = $6.73
3. Add the commission feed and payment processing fee:
   $11.25 + $6.73 = $17.98
4. Work out net earnings by subtracting the fees from the total order amount:
   $125 - $17.98 = $107.02

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FAQ: Grailed fees

Still have questions regarding selling fees on Grailed? Browse these frequently asked questions to find out everything else you might want to know about selling fees on Grailed, including what happens to fees when you refund a sale, whether or not you'll need to pay sales and other taxes on your Grailed sales, and more.

Q: What percentage fee does Grailed charge per sale?

Grailed keeps things simple with a straightforward 9% commission fee on every sale you make, plus a payment processing fee that ranges from 3.49% + $0.49 to 5.49% + $0.99, depending on buyer location, seller location, and Stripe eligibility and status. The commission fee is a percentage calculated solely on the item's selling price, while the payment processing fee will vary for each sale.

Together, the commission fee and the payment processing fee amount to the total fees you can expect to pay for each sale you make on Grailed.

Q: How is the payment processing fee calculated?

How the payment processing fee on Grailed is calculated depends on your location and Stripe status. There are five possible scenarios, each with a different payment processing fee calculation:

1. With Stripe (US domestic): 3.49% + $0.49
2. With Stripe (International): 4.99% + $0.49
3. Without Stripe in a Stripe-eligible country (US domestic): 3.49% + $0.99
4. Without Stripe in a Stripe-eligible country (International): 5.49% + $0.99
5. In a Stripe-ineligible country: 4.99% + $0.49

Unlike the 9% commission fee, which is calculated on the sale price, the payment processing fee is calculated on the total transaction amount – that is, the entire amount of money you accepted for the sale, including things like shipping and tax.

Q: Does Grailed apply any listing or withdrawal fees?

Grailed doesn't charge any listing fees at all, neither to upload or take down a listing. As a seller on Grailed, you can list as many items as you want without paying a cent upfront, and will only have to pay the marketplace when you make a sale.

Q: Can I estimate my total fees before listing?

You'll be able to work out a rough estimate of the Grailed fees you might expect to pay on a given sale by calculating the minimum and maximum possible fee for your projected sale price. You can do this with the help of our Grailed fee calculator, or by selecting the possible selling scenarios for you below and calculating the projected fees for each one.

You'll start by calculating the 9% commission fee, which is applicable to every sale, and then calculating the possible minimum and maximum payment processing fees based on your location and Stripe status. If you're a US-based seller onboarded with Stripe, for example, your lowest payment processing fee rate would be calculated as 3.49% + $0.49 for domestic orders, while the highest fee will be 4.99% + $0.49 for international ones.

Q: Do I have to pay taxes as a seller on Grailed?

Sellers on Grailed are responsible for their own tax obligations based on location and applicable laws. In the US, if you sell more than $600 worth of goods in a calendar year, Grailed will provide you with a 1099-K form for tax reporting. While Grailed handles collecting sales tax in many regions, we recommend consulting with a tax professional about your specific situation, especially if you're planning to sell internationally.

Q: How are refunds handled and do they incur fees?

Whenever you issue a full refund to a customer on Grailed, you'll receive a refund of the 9% commission fee, provided that you issued the refund through Grailed and for the original transaction. The payment processing fee will not be refunded, however, as this covers Grailed's costs of processing the original transaction. For refunds that are the result of disputes or claims, however, you will not receive a refund of the commission fee from Grailed.