Facebook Marketplace Listing Value Calculator

1. Enter the price when new and the age in years.
2. Enter the share of value you think the item loses each year, and a condition factor from 0 to 100.
3. Search for similar items on sale near you and paste their prices. Add negotiation room, any fee and your costs.

Facebook Marketplace listing value is the price a used item can reasonably be listed and sold for to a local buyer. It is not the price you paid, and it is not an appraisal.

The underlying idea is fair market value. The IRS defines it as the price agreed between a willing buyer and a willing seller, with neither required to act and both knowing the relevant facts. The same publication notes that used household items and clothing are usually worth far less than their original cost.

Two things anchor a listing price. The first is the item itself: its original price, age and condition. The second is the market: what similar items are listed for near you. This calculator shows both and the gap between them.

The platform sets no price for you. Facebook Help says a seller enters the item details and price when creating a listing, and can enter 0 to mark an item as free.

The calculator applies a yearly percentage loss to the original price, then scales the result for condition.

1. It multiplies the original price by (1 - yearly loss) once for each year of age. Part years work too.
2. It multiplies that figure by your condition factor.
3. It sorts your comparable prices and takes the median.
4. It sets the target from the option you select, adds negotiation room, and subtracts any fee and costs.

The yearly loss and the condition factor are yours to choose. This page does not supply category rates, because no official table of resale rates exists.

Example values only. An item cost $800 new and is 2 years old. The seller assumes it loses 25% a year and rates its condition at 85%. Five similar listings ask $300, $340, $350, $380 and $420. The seller wants 10% negotiation room and will spend $15 on cleaning.

The seller's own figure is 9.3% above the middle of the local listings, and the asking price of $420.75 would be the highest of the six. Switching the target to comparables gives $350.00, an asking price of $385.00 and a net of $335.00.

The Yearly Loss You Choose

This input moves the result most. In the example, 20% a year gives $435.20 and 30% a year gives $333.20, with everything else equal.

Condition

The condition factor scales the aged value directly. Dropping from 85% to 70% takes the example from $382.50 to $315.00.

Local Supply

Several identical items listed nearby pull the realistic price towards the lowest of them. The median of comparables captures that.

Completeness

Original box, charger, manuals and proof of purchase support a higher condition factor. Missing parts lower it.

How Fast You Need to Sell

A seller with time can hold near the asking price. A seller who needs the space this week accepts less. Set the negotiation room to match.

The two methods use different evidence. Neither is right alone.

The IRS guidance on valuing property also treats sales of comparable items as a main factor, weighted by how similar the item is and how recent the sale was. When your two figures are far apart, trust the comparables more and revisit your yearly loss. For a price based on built-in category curves, see the related price calculator below.

Before You Write the Listing

Set the asking price and decide your lowest acceptable offer in advance. A floor at 90% of a $382.50 target is $344.25. Work out any offer with the discount calculator.

Checking a Resale Flip

Enter what you will spend to buy and prepare the item as selling costs. The net figure shows what is left. The margin calculator turns that into a margin.

Repricing a Stale Listing

Search again, paste the new comparable prices and read the gap. A positive gap means you are priced above the middle of the market.

Summarising Many Comparables

For a long list of prices, the median calculator shows the sorted list and the middle value.

1. Pricing from What You Paid

Buyers compare your item with other used items, not with your receipt.

2. Treating Asking Prices as Sold Prices

A listing that has sat for weeks at $420 shows what did not sell. Give more weight to listings marked sold when you can see them.

3. Using One Comparable

A single price can be an outlier. Three or more give a median that means something.

4. Borrowing a Depreciation Rate as Fact

Rates such as "electronics lose 22% a year" have no official source. Test any rate against comparables for your own item.

5. Assuming a Fee Without Checking

Enter a selling fee only when your own checkout or payout screen shows one. This page publishes no fee rate.

6. Forgetting Your Costs

Repairs, cleaning and delivery come out of the sale. The net figure includes them.

7. Comparing Different Items

A newer model, a larger size or a different brand is not a comparable.

The arithmetic is exact. The result is only as sound as the yearly loss, condition factor and comparables you enter.

A note on fees: on 2026-10-02 the Facebook Help pages for selling with delivery showed that feature as not available in our location and listed no fee schedule. We therefore print no fee rate. For items that gain value, use the comparable listings option. To track value lost over time on a larger asset, see the accumulated depreciation calculator.

Start from similar items listed near you and take the middle price. Then check it against the original price reduced for age and condition. List a little above your target to leave room for offers.

No official percentage exists. It depends on the item and your local market. In the example, an $800 item at 2 years old comes out at 47.8% of its original price.

We cannot confirm a current rate. On 2026-10-02 the Facebook Help pages for selling with delivery showed no fee schedule from our location, so check your own checkout or payout screen.

That is your choice. Enter the room you want as a percentage, and the calculator adds it to the target. A 10% room on $382.50 gives an asking price of $420.75.

Pick a rate and test it. Adjust it until the result sits near the median of comparable listings for your item. No official depreciation table exists for used consumer goods.

Use at least three. The median of one or two prices is easily skewed, and the IRS guidance on comparables stresses similarity and recency.

This page uses only rates you enter and tests them against comparables. The price calculator on this site applies built-in category curves for a quick first figure.

Yes. Facebook Help says you can enter 0 as the price to mark an item as free when you create the listing.

No. It is an educational estimate from your own inputs. Insurance, tax and legal matters need a qualified appraiser.

No. The maths runs in your browser and nothing is sent to us. Save keeps a result only in this browser.

• Sell something on Marketplace: creating a listing and setting a price (Facebook Help Centre, read 2026-10-02; opens in a browser, blocks automated checks).
• About delivery on Marketplace: shown as not available in our location, no fee schedule listed (Facebook Help Centre, read 2026-10-02; opens in a browser, blocks automated checks).
• Publication 561: fair market value, comparable sales and used household items (Internal Revenue Service).