Highest source price calculator
What is the most you can pay for this item and still make a profit?
Start from the price the item sells for on eBay. The tool takes off eBay's fees, the tax on your purchase and the smallest profit you accept, and shows the highest source price that still works. Use it when a supplier price changes, or before you choose products to list.
Your numbers
Most US categories are around 13.6%. Rates differ by category and store plan, so check eBay's fee page.
eBay US charges $0.30 on orders of $10 or less and $0.40 above that. Check the current amount.
Result
Source price against your ceiling
Highest source price you can pay
$21.15
Room left on today's source price
$3.26
Profit at today's source price
$6.47
Margin at today's source price
21.6%
These are planning aids built on the numbers you type in. They are estimates, not forecasts, and they know nothing about your supplier, carrier or marketplace beyond what you enter.
Using it
- 1
Enter the eBay price
The price the item sells at, or the price you plan to list at.
- 2
Enter fees and tax
Use your category's fee rate, the fixed per-order fee and the tax you pay at the source.
- 3
Set your smallest profit
The least you are willing to make on one sale. The result is the ceiling for the source price.
The arithmetic
1fees = price x fee rate + fixed fee
2highest source price = (price - fees - smallest profit) / (1 + tax rate)
Sample run: An item selling at $29.95 with a 13.6% fee, a $0.40 per-order fee, 6.25% tax and a $3 minimum profit: you can pay up to about $21.15 at the source. At $17.89 you have $3.26 of room.