GOAT seller fees explained for 2026

GOAT charges a US seller a commission of 9.5% on a completed sale when their seller rating is 90 or above, plus a flat $5 seller fee on a prepaid-shipping sale; a Canadian seller pays 12.4% and the same $5. Both are deducted from the payout, and every figure below is computed by the same engine as the GOAT seller fee calculator. The rates are quoted from GOAT's Fee Policy, cross-checked against GOAT's two seller-support articles, and verified on 4 September 2026.

What GOAT charges a seller

GOAT publishes no listing fee and no separate payment processing charge on that page, so a normal sale is those two lines and nothing else. GOAT states every amount on its fee page in US dollars, the Canadian ones included, so a Canadian seller's fee is not a converted figure.

On a $200 sale at a seller rating of 90 or above, the fee on $200.00 is $24.00 ($19.00 commission — seller rating 90+ plus $5.00 seller fee (prepaid shipping)) and you keep $176.00, an effective rate of 12%.

The seller rating sets the commission

Every seller starts at a rating of 90. A cancellation costs ten rating points and a completed sale earns two back, so two cancelled orders drop a seller a full step down the ladder — and each step is expensive.

The same $200 sale at a rating of 70 to 89, the fee on $200.00 is $35.00 ($30.00 commission — seller rating 70–89 plus $5.00 seller fee (prepaid shipping)) and you keep $165.00, an effective rate of 17.5%. And at a rating below 50, the fee on $200.00 is $55.00 ($50.00 commission — seller rating below 50 plus $5.00 seller fee (prepaid shipping)) and you keep $145.00, an effective rate of 27.5%.

GOAT adds that a rating below 50 may also trigger an account review that can lead to suspension, separately from the higher fee. The rating is the one term on this page a seller controls, and it is worth more than any pricing trick.

The $5 seller fee is flat

The seller fee is priced by where the seller lives, not by what the item sells for, so it is the same $5 on a cheap pair as on a grail. That makes the effective rate fall as the price rises.

On an $80 sale, the fee on $80.00 is $12.60 ($7.60 commission — seller rating 90+ plus $5.00 seller fee (prepaid shipping)) and you keep $67.40, an effective rate of 15.75%. On a $1,000 sale, the fee on $1,000.00 is $100.00 ($95.00 commission — seller rating 90+ plus $5.00 seller fee (prepaid shipping)) and you keep $900.00, an effective rate of 10%.

GOAT also publishes a $0 seller fee for a seller who drops the item off in person at a designated location instead of shipping it in. That waiver is real but is not modelled here: the calculator always applies the prepaid-shipping figure, which is the case most sellers are in.

Canadian sellers

On a $200 sale by a Canadian seller rated 90 or above, the fee on $200.00 is $29.80 ($24.80 commission — seller rating 90+ plus $5.00 seller fee (prepaid shipping)) and you keep $170.20, an effective rate of 14.9%.

The 2.9-point gap between the US and Canadian commission is constant across all four rating steps, and the seller fee is the same on both sides of the border.

Pricing to a target payout

Adding the fee to the amount you want to keep lands short, because the commission is charged on the higher price too.

To keep $200.00 you charge $226.52, and the fee is $26.52.

What this guide leaves out

GOAT lists a seller fee for every other country and territory it operates in — the United Kingdom at $2 to $5, Australia at $8, "Other" at $30 — and those markets are out of scope here, as is the in-person drop-off waiver. Shipping the buyer pays, import duty on a cross-border order and the cost of authentication are not seller charges on this page and are not modelled.

When these rates last changed

GOAT last updated its Fee Policy on 1 August 2026, which is the effective date carried by every rule above. The schedule was first verified here on 4 September 2026 against that page and GOAT's two support articles on commissions and on the seller fee; all three state identical figures, so confidence is high. The GOAT fee changelog holds that entry, and any later change goes there with the rule it affects.

Frequently asked questions

Does every GOAT seller pay 9.5%?

No. That is the US rate for a seller rating of 90 or above, which is where every account starts. Below that the commission is 15%, 20% or 25% depending on the rating band, and Canadian sellers pay 12.4%, 17.9%, 22.9% or 27.9%.

Is the $5 seller fee charged on every sale?

On every prepaid-shipping sale in the United States and Canada, yes, whatever the price. GOAT states a $0 seller fee for an in-person drop-off instead.

Do Canadian sellers pay in Canadian dollars?

GOAT publishes all of these amounts in US dollars, including the Canadian commission rates and the Canadian $5 seller fee, and there is no separate CAD schedule, so this calculator never converts a currency.

How does GOAT compare with other sneaker marketplaces?

The StockX fee calculator covers the closest comparison, and the Grailed fees guide covers the third. StockX and GOAT both move a seller's rate with their standing; Grailed steps its rate at a price threshold instead.

Where do these numbers come from?

Each rate is quoted verbatim from GOAT's own pages, stored as a dated snapshot and checked line by line; the methodology explains how. If a figure here no longer matches what GOAT charges you, report a wrong fee and it will be re-checked.