For Mercari sellers Numbers, not a pitch.
Mercari takes 10% of your shipping, too.
Since January 2025, Mercari takes 10% of the item and 10% of the shipping your buyer paid, and your buyer pays a 3.6% fee on top of both. Brindl takes 10% plus $0.30 on the item alone, and buyers pay the price you set.
Same order, side by side
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Where the money goes
Mercari and Brindl, line by line.
| What | Mercari | Brindl |
|---|---|---|
| Cut of shipping | 10% of the shipping your buyer paid | None. Shipping passes through at the real carrier rate |
| What your buyer pays on top | A 3.6% Buyer Protection fee on the item and the shipping | Nothing |
| Cut of the sale | 10% | 10% + $0.30 |
| Cost to list | Free | Free |
| Getting paid out | Free by direct deposit, $3 for Instant Pay | Free, through Stripe, 3 days after the sale |
Why sellers cross-list here
Shipping is a cost, not a fee.
Nothing taken from shipping, nothing to list, nothing to renew, and no ad fee you did not choose.
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Nothing taken from shippingYour buyer pays the real carrier rate and it goes straight to the label. Brindl's fee is on the item price alone.
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Free to list, nothing to renewA listing that never sells never costs you anything.
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Released in 3 daysYour cut releases 3 days after the sale and goes to your bank through Stripe, with nothing charged to withdraw.
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Cash and pickup cost nothingList heavy or local items as cash in person and Brindl takes nothing at all.
The honest part
Mercari is the better choice for shifting a pile of miscellaneous things quickly. Listing is fast, the buyer base is broad and already looking, and prepaid labels keep the whole thing simple. Brindl asks a little more of a listing and has far fewer people browsing it, so speed is not what you are coming here for. Switching outright would be bad advice. What makes sense is cross-listing: offer the same item in both places and keep more of it when it sells here. Listing costs nothing, so a listing that does not sell has not cost you anything either.
Ready when you are
Posting takes a couple of minutes. You will need payouts set up before money can reach you, which is a one-time Stripe step.
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Every Mercari figure on this page was checked against Mercari's own published fee pages in September 2026. Brindl's figures come from the same constants checkout uses. Fees change; if one of these is out of date, tell us and we will fix it.