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Not 8% of $2,400. On the published US row for comics, TCG, sports singles and toys & hobbies, commission is 8% of the first $1,500 of the hammer and 0% on the rest. Processing is separate and has no cap. Price a big lot with a flat 8% and you overstate the fee by $72.
commission = 8% × min(hammer, $1,500)
processing = 2.9% × (hammer + shipping charged + tax) + $0.30
payout = hammer − commission − processing
No shipping, no tax, 2.9% + $0.30 processing.
| Line | Amount |
|---|---|
| Hammer | $2,400.00 |
| Commission (8% of the first $1,500; $900 above is 0%) | $120.00 |
| Processing (2.9% of $2,400 + $0.30) | $69.90 |
| Total fees | $189.90 |
| Payout | $2,210.10 |
Effective take on the hammer: 7.91%. A flat 8% commission would give $192.00 commission, $261.90 in fees (10.91%) and a $2,138.10 payout.
At $800 the same row is $64.00 commission + $23.50 processing = $87.50 (10.94% of the hammer). At $1,500 it is $120.00 + $43.80 = $163.80 (10.92%). At $5,000 commission is still $120.00, so fees are $265.30 (5.31%). Commission stops growing at $1,500; processing never stops.
The Whatnot seller payout calculator has a category preset for this row. Pick it, enter your hammer, postage and cost, and replace the rate and cap with the numbers on your own statement. Nothing you type leaves your browser.
On the published US row for comics, TCG, sports singles and toys, a $2,400 hammer with no shipping or tax is $120.00 commission (8% of the first $1,500, 0% on the other $900) plus $69.90 processing (2.9% of $2,400 + $0.30) = $189.90 in fees and a $2,210.10 payout. That is 7.91% of the hammer, not the $192.00 commission a flat 8% would suggest.
No. Whatnot publishes it as a limited-time US shape and it varies by category and region, so treat it as an input, not a fact. The calculator's category presets are starting points: replace the rate and cap with the line on your own payout statement.
No. Processing is 2.9% + $0.30 of what the buyer paid at checkout (item, shipping and tax) and the commission cap does not touch it. On the $2,400 lot processing is $69.90 either way; the cap saves $72.00 of commission only.