{"id":775467,"date":"2026-07-03T01:34:16","date_gmt":"2026-07-03T01:34:16","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/775467\/"},"modified":"2026-07-03T01:34:16","modified_gmt":"2026-07-03T01:34:16","slug":"depop-second-hand-fashion-app-scraps-seller-fees-in-australia-after-1-7-billon-ebay-buyout","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/775467\/","title":{"rendered":"Depop: Second-hand fashion app scraps seller fees in Australia after $1.7 billon eBay buyout"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Fashion marketplace app Depop\u00a0will scrap seller fees in Australia after it was <a href=\"https:\/\/www.nine.com.au\/business-news\/ebay-to-buy-depop-in-17b-move-to-reach-gen-z-and-millennials-20260219-p5o3uu.html\" class=\"sc-jNzrEP eIMCEl\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">acquired by eBay in a $1.7 billion deal earlier this year.<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Depop \u2013 formerly owned by Etsy \u2013 currently charges Australian sellers a flat 10 per cent fee on all sales, while users in the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.nine.com.au\/world-news\/usa\" class=\"sc-jNzrEP eIMCEl\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">United States<\/a> and the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.nine.com.au\/world-news\/uk-europe\" class=\"sc-jNzrEP eIMCEl\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">United Kingdom<\/a> or anyone selling in GBP or USD avoid the tariff.<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"e\ufeffBay will pay $1.2 billion ($AUD17 billion) in cash to buy popular fashion marketplace Depop in a strategic move to gain its Gen Z and Millennial customer base.\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/88c1e9735e8f97957b104a93e6e5ba187d96bcc1.jpeg\"  width=\"100%\"\/><\/p>\n<p class=\"_0b53bae146db0b62 _7475dd3391ee1518\" style=\"--text-color:var(--color-text-secondary)\">Depop has scrapped fees for Australian sellers months after eBay bought the second-hand fashion app.\u00a0Depop<\/p>\n<p>The app informed customers on Thursday that it is removing selling fees for every listing in Australia from July 22.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThis means even more profit in your pocket from every sale,\u201d Depop said in an email.<\/p>\n<p>Sellers will still pay a processing fee for every sale via payment platform Stripe, which is charged at 2.6 per cent of the sale price, plus three cents.<\/p>\n<p>Users have been urged to update their app before July 22.<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/3088358bcc40c8ff79ffb6487f7f56ec42ca903a2f945b545e5a1687f84fc529.png\"  width=\"100%\"\/><\/p>\n<p class=\"_0b53bae146db0b62 _7475dd3391ee1518\" style=\"--text-color:var(--color-text-secondary)\">The pre-loved fashion marketplace has millions of users in Australia.\u00a0Nine<\/p>\n<p>Buyers are charged a marketplace fee on Depop, which is calculated at five per cent of the item\u2019s purchase price and a fixed amount of up to $1.<\/p>\n<p>Depop said this fee funds the app\u2019s 24\/7 customer support and security for users.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.nine.com.au\/australia-news\/pokemon-card-trading-how-lucy-makes-six-figures-buying-selling-cards-online-20260220-p5o3xq.html\" class=\"sc-jNzrEP eIMCEl\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">E-commerce giant eBay<\/a> acquired Depop for $1.7 billion in cash in February in a strategic move to attract a Gen-Z and Millennial customer base.<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"eBay\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/6dbaa30a2da0151ce144200fd017db471856cc22.jpeg\"  width=\"100%\"\/><\/p>\n<p class=\"_0b53bae146db0b62 _7475dd3391ee1518\" style=\"--text-color:var(--color-text-secondary)\">eBay bought Depop in a $1.7b move to reach Gen Z and Millennials.\u00a0eBay<\/p>\n<p>Depop remained largely the same but absorbed some of eBay\u2019s features, like shipping options and an authenticity guarantee.<\/p>\n<p>The  second-hand fashion marketplace has 7 million active buyers, 90 per cent of whom are under the age of 34.<\/p>\n<p>Australia is believed to contribute an estimated 11 per cent to Depop\u2019s business, the second highest in the world after the US, according to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.semrush.com\/website\/depop.com\/overview\/\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" class=\"sc-jNzrEP eIMCEl\">Semrush.<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Fashion marketplace app Depop\u00a0will scrap seller fees in Australia after it was acquired by eBay in a 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