Etsy takes a listing fee plus a 6.5% transaction fee plus a payment processing fee that varies by country.
For a $50 US sale with $5 shipping, the core fees are roughly $0.20 listing, $3.58 transaction, and $1.90 payment processing, about $5.68 total. In the UK a £50 sale costs about £0.20 listing, £3.25 transaction, £2.20 processing, plus a 0.32% regulatory fee.
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