Compare a direct purchase offer with the amount you might keep by selling an item yourself.

How to use the result

Enter the amount offered and your cost of accepting it. For a self-listing, estimate the actual sale price, percentage fee and costs you cover. The result compares proceeds and shows the minimum sale price, rounded up to the penny, needed to match the direct offer.

What to enter

• Direct offer you would receive (£) — for example, 45.
• Costs to accept the direct offer (£) — for example, 3.
• Expected self-listing sale price (£) — for example, 60.
• Selling fee (% of sale price) — for example, 10.
• Postage you would pay (£) — for example, 4.
• Packaging and fixed selling costs (£) — for example, 2.

Assumptions

Enter the fee as a share of the sale price and include other platform charges in fixed costs. This tool does not value the item or predict sale time, returns or authenticity.

Download a report or results CSV to keep a copy. You can save the inputs separately and restore them when you return. Where email is available, the form explains who receives a copy and asks you to confirm before sending.