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Whenever you accept a lower offer or set a bundle discount, part of that discount comes out of Poshmark's commission and part comes out of your own payout — and how the split works depends entirely on which side of $15.00 you land on.
In the 20% tier, commission is 20% of whatever the buyer actually pays. Drop the price and the commission drops with it — automatically, proportionally.
| Line | Listed at $40 | Offer at $35 |
|---|---|---|
| Commission (20%) | $8.00 | $7.00 |
| Payout | $32.00 | $28.00 |
The $5 discount only costs $4.00 in payout — Poshmark absorbed the other dollar. Any discount that keeps both prices at $15 or more works this way: you only ever absorb 80% of it.
The flat $2.95 fee does not move once you are under $15.00, no matter how much lower the price goes. A discount that keeps both prices under $15 comes entirely out of your own pocket.
| Line | Listed at $12 | Offer at $8 |
|---|---|---|
| Commission (flat) | $2.95 | $2.95 |
| Payout | $9.05 | $5.05 |
The full $4 discount lands in your payout, dollar for dollar — Poshmark's cut never moves.
It is tempting to assume crossing under $15.00 makes things worse, since it feels like leaving one tier for a "cheaper item" tier. It is the opposite: twenty percent of anything at or above $14.75 is already at least $2.95, so the flat fee is never a bigger bite than the percent rate would have been at that price. Crossing the line is a one-time reduction in commission.
| Line | Listed at $20 | Offer at $14 |
|---|---|---|
| Commission | $4.00 (20%) | $2.95 (flat) |
| Payout | $16.00 | $11.05 |
The sticker discount is $6.00. The actual payout drop is $4.95 — never more than the discount, because the commission itself fell by $1.05 on the way down.
The most surprising case is right at the boundary. A $15.00 sale pays 20% commission. A $14.99 sale — one cent lower — pays the flat fee instead.
| Sale price | Tier | Commission | Payout |
|---|---|---|---|
| $15.00 | 20% | $3.00 | $12.00 |
| $14.99 | Flat | $2.95 | $12.04 |
The one-cent-lower sale pays four cents more. If a buyer's offer lands one cent under $15.00, taking it can put more in your pocket than holding firm at $15.00 — the opposite of what most sellers assume.
The Poshmark fee calculator's offer comparison runs this same arithmetic on your own listed price and offer, and names how much of the discount came from Poshmark's cut versus your own payout. Nothing you type leaves your browser.
Yes, but only above $15.00. In the 20% tier, commission is 20% of whatever the buyer pays, so a $5 discount only costs you $4 — Poshmark's cut shrinks by $1 automatically. Under $15.00 the fee is a fixed $2.95 no matter the price, so any discount there comes entirely out of your own payout.
Usually less, not more. Twenty percent of anything at or above $14.75 is at least $2.95, so switching to the flat fee is a one-time reduction in commission. A $20 listing dropping to a $14 offer loses $6 in sale price but only $4.95 in payout, because the fee itself dropped by $1.05.
Yes, right at the boundary. A $15.00 sale pays 20% ($3.00 commission, $12.00 payout). A $14.99 sale — one cent lower — pays the flat $2.95 fee ($12.04 payout). The one-cent-lower sale nets four cents more.