Best platform to sell used items in 2026
There is no single best platform — the right one depends on the item and whether you want to ship it or hand it off locally. Here is how eBay, Facebook Marketplace, Craigslist, OfferUp, Mercari, and Poshmark actually compare on fees and reach, sourced from each platform’s own help center.
Last updated October 2026
Disclosure: this guide is published by the team behind Reclaim, which lists to eBay and Facebook Marketplace. We did not include our own app in the platform comparison below because it isn’t a marketplace — it is a way to list on these platforms faster — and every claim about a competing platform below is sourced from that platform’s own help center.
Quick reference: what to sell where
| Category | Best platform | Why |
|---|---|---|
| Furniture, appliances, exercise equipment | Facebook Marketplace or OfferUp | Too bulky or low-value to ship profitably; both have large free local audiences. |
| Electronics, phones, laptops, consoles | eBay | National demand and sold-price history to price against what buyers actually paid. |
| Clothing, shoes, accessories | Poshmark (or eBay for branded pieces) | Social discovery features (follows, shares, Posh Parties) move fashion specifically. |
| Collectibles, trading cards, vintage items | eBay | The largest pool of specialized, motivated national buyers searching for that exact item. |
| Small household goods, with no local buyer nearby | Mercari | Simple prepaid shipping labels for items too easy to box to limit to local pickup. |
| Anything you want to sell for literally zero fees, locally | Craigslist or OfferUp | Both charge nothing for a standard local, in-person sale. |
How the platforms compare
eBay
Fees: 13.6% final value fee on most categories (12.7% for Store subscribers), plus a flat $0.30–$0.40 per order
Reach: National, ships anywhere
Best for: Electronics, collectibles, and branded goods with real resale demand — its sold-listing history shows what buyers actually paid
Facebook Marketplace
Fees: 10% on shipped orders only ($0.80 minimum); free for local pickup paid outside Facebook checkout
Reach: Local by default, shipped optional
Best for: Furniture, appliances, and bulky items too expensive to ship, sold to the largest local casual-buyer audience
Craigslist
Fees: Free to post in the standard for-sale categories
Reach: Local only
Best for: Free local listings when you want zero fees and don’t need a shipping option
OfferUp
Fees: No fees or commission on local, in-person sales
Reach: Local only — nationwide shipping was discontinued in 2025
Best for: Fast local pickup sales with no shipping hassle and no seller fee
Mercari
Fees: 10% selling fee on the item price plus any buyer-paid shipping
Reach: National, ships anywhere
Best for: Small, easily boxed items where you want a straightforward prepaid shipping label
Poshmark
Fees: Flat $2.95 on sales under $15; 20% commission on sales of $15 or more
Reach: National, ships anywhere
Best for: Clothing, shoes, and accessories, where its social follow-and-share features drive sales
Fee figures sourced from eBay’s Help Center, Facebook’s Help Center, Craigslist’s posting fees page, OfferUp’s Help Center, Mercari’s Help Center, and Poshmark’s support site. Fees change — check the platform directly before pricing a sale around them.
What's the best platform to sell used items in 2026?
There isn't one best platform — it depends on the item and whether you want to ship it. eBay wins for anything with national demand and real sold-price history (electronics, collectibles, branded goods). Facebook Marketplace and OfferUp win for bulky or low-value local items, because both let you sell with zero seller fees. Poshmark wins for clothing and accessories thanks to its social discovery features. Mercari is the simplest choice for small items you want to ship but don't have a local buyer for. Many sellers use more than one and let whichever lists best for a given item win.
Should you sell locally or ship nationwide?
Sell locally when an item is bulky, heavy, or low-value enough that shipping cost would eat the sale — furniture, large appliances, and exercise equipment almost always sell faster and for more through local pickup on Facebook Marketplace, OfferUp, or Craigslist. Ship nationwide when the item is small, boxable, and has buyers spread across the country rather than concentrated locally — electronics, collectibles, and specialty goods reach far more buyers on eBay or Mercari than any single local market could offer.
Which platform charges the lowest fees?
Craigslist and OfferUp both charge nothing for a standard local, in-person sale. Facebook Marketplace is free too, as long as the buyer pays outside its checkout for local pickup; its 10% fee only applies to orders shipped through the app. Once you ship through a national marketplace, every platform takes a cut: Mercari charges 10% of the item price plus shipping, eBay charges roughly 13.6% on most categories, and Poshmark charges a flat $2.95 under $15 or 20% at $15 and up. Local, in-person selling is the only genuinely fee-free option across every platform here.
Is Craigslist still worth using in 2026?
Yes, for the specific case it's still best at: free, local, no-shipping sales where you don't want an app account or a cut taken from the price. Craigslist doesn't show sold-price history or offer buyer protection the way eBay and Facebook Marketplace do, and its for-sale categories remain free to post — fees only apply to job listings, services, and a handful of other categories. For a couch, a lawnmower, or anything else you'd rather hand off locally for cash with zero fees, it still does the job.
Can you list the same item on more than one platform at once?
Yes, and sellers moving items quickly often do — a shippable item posted on both eBay and Facebook Marketplace simultaneously reaches national shipping buyers and local pickup buyers at the same time, and whichever sells first wins. The tradeoff has always been doing the work twice: photographing, describing, and pricing the same item for each platform separately, then remembering to take the listing down everywhere once it sells. That duplicated effort is the main reason casual sellers stick to one platform even when cross-listing would sell faster.
What if you don’t want to pick just one?
The sellers who move items fastest usually don’t settle on a single platform — they list the shippable items on eBay and the bulky local ones on Facebook Marketplace, and let whichever sells first win. The traditional catch is doing the work twice: photographing, describing, and pricing from real sold data for each listing separately. Reclaim removes that step — snap one photo and it identifies the item, prices it from real eBay sold data, and publishes the finished listing to both eBay and Facebook Marketplace in one tap. For a closer look at eBay and Facebook Marketplace specifically, see our fee-by-fee eBay vs. Facebook Marketplace comparison, our roundup of apps and crosslisting tools, or browse the rest of our selling guides.
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