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Metrics type: Supporting MetricsCategory: Marketplace

At a glance

Net Revenue (after fees) is what you keep once Mercari’s selling fee and payment processing are stripped out. It is the honest top line for a reseller, the figure before shipping and what the item cost you.

Calculation

Vortex IQ takes gross sales recorded over the trailing 30 days and subtracts Mercari’s standard 10% selling fee plus the per-order payment processing charge of 2.9% plus $0.50. The result is summed across all completed orders in the window and compared against the equivalent prior 30-day period to produce the versus-previous movement. Shipping costs and your cost of goods are not deducted here, since those sit outside Mercari’s reported fees; this card isolates revenue net of marketplace charges only.

Worked example

A representative reading of Net Revenue (after fees) for a typical Mercari reseller. Picture a reseller who grossed about 4,000over30daysacross80orders.Mercaris104,000 over 30 days across 80 orders. Mercari's 10% selling fee takes roughly 400, and payment processing at 2.9% plus 0.50perordertakesabout0.50 per order takes about 116 plus 40,leavingnetrevenuenear40, leaving net revenue near 3,444. If last period netted 3,900,thatisadropofmorethan11percent,whichtripsthedrop>103,900, that is a drop of more than 11 percent, which trips the `drop >10% vsP` alert. The action is to find what changed: fewer orders, lower average order value, or a shift toward smaller items where the flat 0.50 bites harder. Cross-reference mer_total_revenue to separate volume from fees, mer_fee_total to see the fee load, and mer_aov to check pricing. Vortex Mind traces the upstream cause, and Ask Viq answers plain-English questions like “why did my net revenue fall versus last month?”

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Reconciling against Mercari

Where to look in Mercari’s own dashboard: In the Mercari seller app, your sales and balance history list each order with its selling fee and processing fee broken out, and your payout balance reflects the net. Summing those net amounts over the period should land close to this card. Why the Vortex IQ value may legitimately differ: Cross-connector reconciliation: If you reconcile against an external bookkeeping tool, confirm it applies the same 10% plus 2.9% plus $0.50 fee structure before comparing. For divergence investigations, use Vortex Mind.

Known limitations / merchant FAQs

Q: How often does Net Revenue (after fees) update? It refreshes on the standard data refresh and covers the trailing 30 days compared against the prior 30-day period. Q: Why does my Mercari dashboard show a different number? Mercari reports fees per order and shows your balance, but does not present a single net-after-fees total for a custom window. This card sums it for you, which can differ from a manual tally. Q: Does this include shipping costs or my cost of goods? No. It deducts only Mercari’s selling and payment processing fees. Shipping and cost of goods sit outside Mercari’s reported charges, so they are not subtracted here. Q: Can I customise the alert threshold? Yes, alert thresholds are configurable per profile in the Alert Rules tab. Adjust to match your business baseline rather than relying on the generic default.

Tracked live in Vortex IQ Nerve Centre

Net Revenue (after fees) is one of hundreds of KPI pulses Vortex IQ tracks across Mercari and 70+ other ecommerce connectors. Nerve Centre runs the detection layer; Vortex Mind investigates the cause when something moves; Ask Viq lets you interrogate any number in plain English. Start for free or book a demo to see this metric running on your own data.