Free Kleinanzeigen Tool

Kleinanzeigen Profit Calculator

Calculate profit per Kleinanzeigen deal including boost costs, shipping, meetup effort, and optional secure payment fees.

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Your calculation

Note: payment and service fees vary by method. Enter values from your real settlement data.

Result

Net profit

€39.05

Margin

60.1%

ROI

162.8%

Total revenue

€64.99

Total costs

€25.94

Secure payment costs

€0.00

Break-even sale price

€20.95

Recommended sale price

€27.44

20.0% Margin

Tip: if margin is thin, optimize boost spend and meetup cost first.

Compare with Vinted?

Run the same item through the Vinted calculator and see which channel gives the healthier margin.

Use Kleinanzeigen profitably

Many sellers calculate only purchase and sale price. In practice, add-ons like boosts, local travel and payment fees reduce net profit.

A solid pre-calculation helps you avoid deals that look good on paper but barely leave margin after all costs.

Collection or shipping: what does the same deal leave?

These invented amounts illustrate the calculator inputs, not market prices or platform rates. Your purchase cost is €18. You plan no paid promotion or payment fees borne by you, so those costs are €0 and the payment-fee switch stays off. This example concerns selling through Kleinanzeigen in Germany.

€60 with collection

Set buyer shipping contribution, shipping and packaging to €0 if you incur none of these costs. With €6 travel/meetup costs, profit is €60 − €18 − €6 = €36 and margin is 60%. The break-even item price is €24; a 20% target margin requires €30. Assess your own time separately.

€60 plus €5 shipping contribution

With a €6 label you buy, €1 packaging and €0 meetup costs, profit is €65 − €18 − €6 − €1 = €40. Margin is 61.5%, as shipping money received counts as revenue. If the item offer falls to €50 with the same shipping contribution, profit is €30 — less than the €60 collection sale. Lower shipping costs alone cannot offset an unlimited price discount.

Before accepting an offer

  • Compare the same condition and accessories; an active asking price does not prove a completed sale.
  • Assign each cost once. Postage is a cost; shipping money actually received is revenue.
  • Enable editable payment fees only for costs you bear yourself. The preset figures are not a binding fee quotation.
  • Check a lower sale price, travel, packaging and time spent. The calculator does not deduct taxes or labour.

Clothing: Vinted shipping or Kleinanzeigen collection? The guide helps choose a selling channel; then calculate the actual offer using your own costs.

Understand profit and check deals safely

Explore the profit formula, check warning signs before buying and compare selling channels.

Kleinanzeigen calculator FAQ

Is Kleinanzeigen always free?
Listing can be cheap, but add-ons and payment services may create extra costs. This calculator captures those effects.
When should I enable secure payment?
Whenever the actual transaction runs through it. Otherwise you compare different payment paths with mixed assumptions.
Why include meetup cost?
Local handovers consume time and often travel budget. Those hidden costs frequently decide whether a deal is truly profitable.