Checked against each platform's own current terms, August 2026 - fees change, always double-check before relying on this.
The short version: as of 2026, all three now charge UK private sellers £0 in standard selling fees. If you're still budgeting for the old 10-13% cut, that assumption is out of date.
eBay stopped charging UK private sellers final value fees from 1 October 2024 (Motors listings excluded). Vinted has never charged sellers a standard commission - its published price list shows £0 for a normal sale. Depop removed its seller fee for UK sellers as part of a wider 2024 fee restructure.
| Platform | Seller fee (private/casual) | Who pays instead |
|---|---|---|
| eBay | £0 | Buyer pays a variable Buyer Protection fee, built into the price shown |
| Vinted | £0 | Buyer pays a Buyer Protection fee - roughly 3-8% + £0.30-£0.80, per Vinted's own price list |
| Depop | £0 | Buyer pays a marketplace fee, added at checkout |
Postage is still on you unless you pass it on. Optional promotion - eBay listing upgrades, Vinted bumps, Depop boosted listings - is still paid and still optional. And if you sell as a registered business rather than a private individual, all three switch you onto a business fee structure with real percentages, not £0.
With standard seller fees now equal across the board, the fee itself isn't the deciding factor anymore - which platform's buyers actually want your specific item, at what price, is. That's a per-item question, not a per-platform one: a phone case might do best on Vinted, a graphics card best on eBay, vintage denim best on Depop. Flip checks your item against real live listings across all of them (13 UK marketplaces in total) and tells you which one actually pays out best after fees for that item, rather than assuming one platform is always right.