Facebook Marketplace fees: what buyers and sellers actually pay

For the way most people use Facebook Marketplace, meeting locally and paying cash, there are no fees at all, for the buyer or the seller. Fees only apply when an item ships and is paid through Facebook's own checkout: the seller pays 10% of the order total with an $0.80 minimum, and the buyer pays the listed price plus shipping and any tax. Listing is free, there are no listing limits for ordinary sellers, and vehicles and property listings are free to post. Here is each case, as of October 26, 2026.

Local pickup: free

A listing you post and sell in person costs nothing. No listing fee, no final-value fee, no payment-processing fee, because Facebook is not processing the payment; you are, in cash or whatever you and the buyer agree to in person. This is the bulk of Marketplace and the reason it undercuts eBay for local items.

Shipped orders through Facebook checkout: the seller pays 10%

When a seller offers shipping and the buyer pays through Facebook's checkout, Facebook takes a selling fee of 10% of the order, including the item price, shipping and tax, with a minimum of $0.80 per order. Facebook raised the rate from 5% (minimum $0.40) in April 2024. The seller also pays the shipping label if they absorb shipping, and chargebacks and disputes can carry an extra fee. Checkout and shipping are not available to every seller; Facebook limits them by account age, region and standing.

What buyers pay

Buyers pay no Marketplace fee. On a shipped order you pay the listed price, shipping if the seller charges it, and sales tax where Facebook collects it. On a local deal you pay what you agreed. Purchase Protection comes with shipped checkout orders at no charge.

Vehicles, property and rentals

Posting a vehicle or a property listing is free for individuals. Dealers and property managers have separate programs with their own pricing. Vehicle sales are never processed through Facebook's checkout; they are cash or bank deals in person, with no Facebook fee.

Local or shipped: the arithmetic

A seller choosing between a local pickup at $100 and a shipped sale at $100 keeps $100 on the first and $90 on the second before the label. Buyers do not pay more either way, which is why local listings are often priced a little lower: the seller has no fee to cover. For buyers, that means the real bargains are local, where the seller keeps everything and the buyer can see the item first.

Hearing about the local ones first

Local listings are the ones with no fee baked in and no shipping wait, and they are the ones that sell in an hour. Deal Scanner watches Facebook Marketplace, OfferUp and Craigslist for a search you set, within a radius of your town, and buzzes your phone when a listing is posted, with a Deal Score that says how far under the typical price near you it sits. No Facebook login. $3.99 a month for three searches, cancel anytime.

FAQ

Does Facebook Marketplace charge a fee?

Not for local pickup. For shipped orders paid through Facebook's checkout, the seller pays 10% of the order total with an $0.80 minimum. Buyers pay no Marketplace fee.

Is it free to sell on Facebook Marketplace?

Listing is free. Selling locally is free. Selling with shipping through Facebook's checkout costs the seller 10%.

Does the buyer pay fees on Facebook Marketplace?

No fee. On a shipped order the buyer pays the price, shipping and any tax; on a local deal, only the agreed price.

What is the minimum fee on Facebook Marketplace?

$0.80 per shipped checkout order.

Do I pay Facebook when I sell a car on Marketplace?

No. Vehicle listings are free for individuals and the sale happens in person, outside Facebook's checkout.

Sources checked

Facebook's Marketplace help on selling fees and checkout, which is the authority if a number here changes; the fee pages of several seller-fee calculators that track Facebook's rate, all agreeing on 10% and $0.80 as of October 26, 2026. Email us the link if Facebook changes it.