You enter a price on Depop, open the listing as a buyer and see a higher amount. For an Australian buyer, that can be the marketplace fee included in the displayed item price, with shipping still shown separately.
The extra amount is not automatically extra income for you. Understanding the buyer’s view helps you answer price questions, compare listings and evaluate offers without accidentally changing a correctly saved asking price.
What Depop shows Australian buyers
Depop’s Australian pricing explanation says the displayed listing price combines the seller-set item price with the marketplace fee. Postage remains separate.
Keep three amounts distinct:
| Amount | What it represents |
|---|---|
| Your asking price | The item price you set or agree through the sale |
| Buyer-facing item amount | The item price plus the buyer marketplace fee |
| Buyer checkout total | The item amount, shipping and any applicable taxes |
A seller comparing their editing screen with a buyer’s listing screen may therefore be comparing different totals. Check the breakdown before concluding that the listing saved incorrectly.
When the buyer-facing item amount already includes the marketplace fee, do not add that fee a second time to estimate the total. Add the separately shown postage and any applicable tax, then confirm the final checkout breakdown.
How much is the Australian marketplace fee?
The Australian marketplace-fee policy applies to Australian buyers purchasing in AUD. It gives a charge of up to 5% of the item purchase price, excluding shipping and taxes, plus up to A$1.
The exact charge is shown at checkout. Those published figures are limits; do not treat them as a fixed surcharge on every sale.
For bundles, the percentage relates to the combined item purchase price and the fixed component applies once to the transaction. The policy also says the marketplace fee is refunded in full when the item is refunded.
Worked examples using the published maximum
Here are three illustrations with no tax assumed. They show the upper published formula, not live quotes from a particular buyer’s checkout.
| Seller-set item price | Illustrative maximum buyer fee | Item amount including that fee |
|---|---|---|
| A$20.00 | A$2.00 | A$22.00 |
| A$40.00 | A$3.00 | A$43.00 |
| A$80.00 | A$5.00 | A$85.00 |
For the A$40 example, adding hypothetical A$10 postage produces an A$53 buyer total before any applicable tax. The item price is still A$40; neither the A$3 fee nor the A$10 postage should be mistaken for an increase in the item’s asking price.
Postage in this example is invented for the calculation. It is not a Depop Shipping rate. Read the actual charge shown in the order, particularly during the Australia Post shipping rollout.
What happens on the seller side?
The marketplace fee is separate from seller charges. Depop’s seller fee table lists no standard Australian selling fee, but Australian payment processing is 2.6% + A$0.30 on the item price, shipping and applicable taxes. Optional boosting can add another seller cost.
For an illustrative older manual-shipping sale with an A$40 item, A$10 seller-collected postage, no tax and no boost, that processing calculation is:
(A$40 + A$10) × 2.6% + A$0.30 = A$1.60
That leaves A$48.40 in seller proceeds before postage, packaging and stock costs: A$50 collected for the item and postage, minus A$1.60 processing. The illustrative buyer total is A$53, but the extra A$3 marketplace fee is not paid to you and is not another seller deduction from that A$50.
For a supplied Depop label, use the shipping arrangement and deductions on that order instead of treating its postage as seller-collected manual postage. Refunds or other balance adjustments can also change the amount eventually transferred to your bank.
Our Depop fees Australia guide explains those deductions in more detail. The payout guide deals with when the resulting funds are transferred.
How to check an unexpected price difference
- Open the listing editor and note the saved item price and currency.
- Compare it with the Australian buyer-facing item amount.
- Check the fee and shipping breakdown rather than only the largest number.
- Account for any offer, item discount or bundle involved.
- If the figures still do not reconcile, save the listing link, the two amounts and redacted screenshots for Depop Support. State which screen each amount comes from.
Do not lower the asking price repeatedly just to make two different screens match. First establish what each screen includes.
When comparing your item with a competitor, use the same perspective. A buyer-facing total on one listing and a seller’s item-only amount on another are not comparable prices.
How to explain it to a buyer
For a buyer asking why an amount differs from your asking price, a short explanation is enough:
My asking price is A$40. Depop includes its buyer marketplace fee in the item amount you see, and postage is shown separately. Please check the breakdown at checkout for the exact total.
Replace A$40 with the actual agreed item price. Avoid promising a particular fee amount when the published formula is a maximum.
If a buyer has A$50 available including A$10 postage, the maximum-fee example leaves about A$37.14 for the item. With no tax assumed, the calculation is (A$50 budget − A$10 postage − A$1 fixed fee) ÷ 1.05. At A$37.14, the rounded buyer fee is A$2.86 and the total is A$50. The actual checkout fee may be lower.
That budget calculation explains the buyer’s ceiling; it does not establish a worthwhile price for you. Use your own costs and the offers guide to decide whether to accept or counter. The reseller fee calculator can help you compare the remaining amount.
Frequently asked questions
Why is my Depop listing price higher when a buyer views it?
Depop says Australian buyers see an item price that includes the seller’s asking price and the buyer marketplace fee. Shipping is displayed separately. The buyer-facing amount can therefore be higher than the amount the seller entered.
How much is Depop’s Australian buyer marketplace fee?
The published fee is up to 5% of the item purchase price, excluding taxes and shipping, plus a fixed amount of up to A$1. The exact charge is shown at checkout; the published maximum is not a guaranteed charge for every transaction.
Do I receive the extra buyer marketplace fee?
No. It is a buyer charge, not extra item revenue for the seller. Check the sale receipt for the agreed item price and the seller deductions when reconciling your proceeds.
Does the higher buyer price mean Depop changed my asking price?
Not necessarily. Compare your saved asking price with the buyer-facing price and fee breakdown. If the difference does not reconcile, check currency, offers, discounts and the actual order before changing the listing.
Sources and review date
Checked 18 October 2026 against the official Australian pricing, marketplace-fee and seller-fee pages linked above. The AUD examples and sample reply are illustrative, using stated assumptions and the maximum buyer-fee formula where indicated.