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Grailed vs Depop: fees, returns and buyer protection
Grailed is free for buyers but charges sellers a 9% commission on sales of $120 and up plus payment processing, while Depop has no selling fee for US sellers and adds a Marketplace fee for buyers (each site's own pages, read 9 November 2026). A buyer has 30 days on Depop and 3 calendar days on Grailed to report a problem.
Every fact about each site is from its own help and policy pages, read 9 November 2026.
Grailed and Depop, 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Grailed | The seller who listed the item sends it to you. Read 9 November 2026 | Listings with a Grailed Verified card are assessed by Grailed or a vetted partner before they go live, by reviewing the listing's photos and details. If you doubt an item you can report the listing or contact support. Read 9 November 2026 | Nothing on top of the price from Grailed itself: it says it is free for buyers. You pay shipping, sales tax or VAT where Grailed has to collect it at checkout, and on an order from abroad any duty when it arrives. Read 9 November 2026 | 9% on sales of $120 and above and 6% under $120 (minimum $1.99), plus payment processing of 3.49% + $0.49 on US payments with Stripe set up. Grailed says it may change fees. Read 9 November 2026 | A return only if the seller described the item wrongly: authenticity, colour, condition, fabric or measurements, or sent the wrong item, reported within 3 calendar days of delivery. Otherwise the seller is not required to take it back. Read 9 November 2026 | Grailed Purchase Protection covers an item it deems inauthentic, one that materially differs from its description, or the wrong item, if you report it within 3 calendar days of receiving it. Read 9 November 2026 |
| 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 |
| 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 charge different people for different things.
Where Grailed is the better pick
- Free for buyers: Grailed adds no fee on top of the price apart from shipping (read 9 November 2026).
Where Depop is the better pick
- No selling fee for US sellers, just 3.3% + $0.45 processing (read 9 November 2026).
- 30 days to report a problem against Grailed's 3 calendar days (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.
- Grailed What are the fees?, Payment processing fee, Does Grailed accept returns?, Purchase Protection, Grailed Verification, Shipping and tax for buyers
- Depop Seller fees and charges, What is the Marketplace fee?, Marketplace fee, Australia, Depop Protection for buyers, How do I get a refund?, Tax and customs
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Common questions
Is Grailed or Depop better for selling?
On a $120 sale, Grailed takes $15.48 and Depop about $4.41 from a US seller, worked out from their fee pages, read 9 November 2026.
Which gives buyers longer to report a problem, Grailed or Depop?
Both have buyer protection for an item that is inauthentic or not as described. Depop gives 30 days to report it and Grailed gives 3 calendar days (read 9 November 2026).