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See whether worldwide still leaves a profit at this list.

Turning international on is not free. eBay takes a percent of item plus shipping, and a “I’ll eat the label” listing pays the extra postage too. Domestic leftover is the number the other two paths have to beat.

Listing, fee and extra postage

Domestic vs worldwide

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worldwide keeps versus domestic

Domestic leftover
Buyer pays postage
You absorb extra postage
List that holds leftover (buyer pays)
List that holds leftover (you ship)
International fee used

Same SKU, three shipping paths

Path Intl fee Your label If they keep it vs domestic

A 0% international fee uses the illustrative 1.65% so the worldwide rows are a number, not a blank. Overwrite it from your fee preview. Rates are inputs, not eBay’s live international schedule.

What this checks

Sellers search “should I offer international shipping on eBay” because worldwide looks like extra demand. The fee is a percent of the whole order, and a free-shipping listing pays the extra label too.

On the defaults — $40 item, $6 shipping, 13.6% + $0.40, $12 cost, $5 outbound, $1 pack, 1.65% international fee, $12 extra label — domestic keeps $21.34. Buyer-pays worldwide keeps $20.59, $0.76 less. Absorbing the extra label keeps $8.59, $12.76 less. List $40.90 or $55.05 to hold the domestic leftover.

It does not tell you to turn worldwide on, and it is not tax or financial advice. An international buyer who already wants the item is Global Shipping Program versus you-ship. Cheap domestic postage is Standard Envelope versus a tracked label. The main eBay fee calculator still shows completed-sale profit and nearby listing prices.

Common questions

Should I offer international shipping on eBay?

Offer it when the leftover after the international fee — and after any extra postage you absorb — still beats keeping the listing domestic. On the calculator defaults ($40 item, $6 shipping, 13.6%+$0.40, $12 cost, $5 outbound, $1 pack, 1.65% international fee, $12 extra label) domestic keeps $21.34. Buyer-pays worldwide keeps $20.59. Absorbing the extra label keeps $8.59. That is arithmetic on your inputs, not advice to turn worldwide on.

What list price holds the domestic leftover?

List $40.90 when the buyer pays the extra postage, or $55.05 if you buy the extra label, to hold the $21.34 domestic leftover on these defaults. The international fee is a percent of item plus shipping, so a $12 label never costs only $12.

Is this the same as Global Shipping Program?

No. This page asks whether turning worldwide on at this list still leaves a profit. Global Shipping Program assumes an international buyer already wants the item and compares the hub label to buying the international postage yourself. Standard Envelope is cheap domestic postage versus a claim.