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Marketplace Fulfillment Method Profit Calculator

Compare marketplace fulfillment, seller fulfillment and local pickup profit after fees, shipping, labor, storage and returns.

Compare marketplace fulfillment, seller fulfillment and local pickup with the same sale price and product cost.

Compare fulfillment paths

Sale price ($) Product cost / COGS ($) Marketplace fee (%) Warehouse fulfillment fee ($)

Advanced assumptions

Storage and inbound per order ($) Seller pick-pack labor ($) Seller postage ($) Local pickup handling ($) Return reserve per order ($)

Best fulfillment method

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Profit by method

For beginners: how to read this result

Same revenue, different costsAll methods use the same sale price, so the winner is driven by handling and shipping costs.

Storage is not freeSmall monthly storage costs can matter when the item sells slowly.

Local pickup still has laborPickup avoids postage but usually still needs messaging, staging and handoff time.

Preset labels describe generic fulfillment patterns, not official programs or tariff schedules.

This calculator compares three fulfillment choices using the same price, COGS and marketplace fee. Use it when deciding whether a product should ship from a fulfillment warehouse, your own workspace or local pickup.

How to use it

Start with a preset, then replace the fulfillment fee, storage, postage and pick-pack cost with your own numbers. The result identifies the highest-profit method and shows the spread between methods.

Limitations

Delivery promises, account rules, warehouse capacity and customer experience are not modeled. Treat the output as a unit economics estimate.