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Depop vs Poshmark: fees, returns and buyer protection
Depop has no selling fee for US sellers, only payment processing, while Poshmark takes 20% of a sale of $15 or more (each site's own pages, read 9 November 2026). On the buying side Poshmark charges no buyer fee and Depop adds a Marketplace fee, but Depop gives 30 days to report a problem and Poshmark gives 3 days.
Every fact about each site is from its own help and policy pages, read 9 November 2026.
Depop and Poshmark, side by side, with within as a third column
From each site's own help pages, read 9 November 2026.
| Site | Who sends it | What is checked | What the buyer pays on top | What the seller pays | Returns | If something is wrong |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Depop | The seller sends the item, with or without a Depop shipping label. Read 9 November 2026 | Depop's help pages describe no check before an item ships. Depop Protection covers counterfeit items after delivery, on purchases paid through Depop Payments. Read 9 November 2026 | In the US, UK and Australia a Marketplace fee of up to 5% of the item price plus up to $1 (or £1, or A$1), refunded in full if the item is refunded. You also pay shipping and any taxes and duties. Read 9 November 2026 | No selling fee for sellers based in the US, UK or Australia, just a payment processing fee: 3.3% + $0.45 in the US, on the item price, shipping and tax. Sellers elsewhere pay 10% plus PayPal fees. Read 9 November 2026 | No return because it does not fit or you changed your mind, unless the seller agrees. Depop Protection refunds an item that does not arrive, arrives damaged or is significantly not as described, if you report it within 30 days of purchase. Read 9 November 2026 | Depop Protection, for buyers in the UK, US and Australia who pay through Depop Payments, covers the full purchase price if the item does not arrive, arrives damaged or is significantly not as described, within 30 days of purchase. Read 9 November 2026 |
| Poshmark | The seller ships the item with a prepaid Poshmark label. Items of $500 USD or $700 CAD and up from select brands go to Poshmark's authentication centre first and ship with Authentication Included. Read 9 November 2026 | Posh Authenticate checks select items from certain brands at $500 and up before they reach you, at no charge. Other items are not checked before shipping; Posh Protect covers a wrong item after delivery. Read 9 November 2026 | Shipping is the buyer's cost. Poshmark's Fee Policy, effective 25 November 2024, lists only seller fees, and the earlier version on the same page says the US Buyer Protection Fee was removed on 24 October 2024. Read 9 November 2026 | 20% of the sale at $15 and above and a flat $2.95 under $15 in the US. In Canada, 20% at C$20 and above and a flat C$3.95 under C$20, with GST or HST on the fee. Read 9 November 2026 | All sales are final unless the item never ships or does not match its listing. You have 3 days (72 hours) after delivery to open a return case. An item that does not fit or that you changed your mind about cannot go back. Read 9 November 2026 | Posh Protect gives a full refund if the item never ships or does not match the listing, when you open a case within 3 days of delivery. Returns must ship within 5 days of approval. Read 9 November 2026 |
| within | The boutique. You pay on the boutique's own checkout and it sends the item from its own shelf. | New stock from the boutique's own shelf. A pre owned item carries the boutique's own grade and photographs. | Nothing on top of the boutique's price. Tax and shipping are shown at the boutique's checkout. | The boutique sells its own stock. | Each boutique's own policy, shown on every item's page under Delivery and returns. | Each boutique's own policy, shown on every item's page under Delivery and returns. |
Where each one wins
They split on who pays and how long you have.
Where Depop is the better pick
- For sellers: no selling fee in the US, UK and Australia, just 3.3% + $0.45 processing in the US (read 9 November 2026).
- For buyers: 30 days to report a problem, against 3 days on Poshmark (read 9 November 2026).
Where Poshmark is the better pick
- For buyers: no buyer fee, where Depop adds a Marketplace fee of up to 5% plus up to $1 (read 9 November 2026).
- Posh Authenticate checks select items at $500 and up before they reach you (read 9 November 2026).
Where within fits
within is the live shop window of independent luxury boutiques: what is on the shelf right now, in your city first, bought from the shop itself.
On within you buy from an independent boutique, from its own shelf, with its name on every item.
See every boutique on within and how within works.
Where these facts come from
Each site's own help and policy pages, read 9 November 2026. Pages change: check the site's checkout before you pay.
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Common questions
Is Depop or Poshmark better for selling?
On fees alone Depop is cheaper for US sellers: no selling fee and 3.3% + $0.45 processing, against 20% on Poshmark for sales of $15 and above (read 9 November 2026).
Is Depop or Poshmark better for buying?
Poshmark adds no buyer fee and Depop adds up to 5% plus up to $1 in the US. Depop gives 30 days to report a problem; Poshmark gives 3 (read 9 November 2026).