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.
| What it counts | Gross sales over the window minus Mercari’s 10% selling fee and the 2.9% + $0.50 payment processing charge per order. |
| Sample type | Backend API data from Mercari, refreshed on the standard data refresh. |
| Why it matters | Gross revenue flatters resale margins because Mercari’s cut is meaningful. Net revenue is the number that actually funds restocking and profit, so it is the right figure to track period over period. |
| Reading the value | A currency total for the window, compared to the prior period. Higher is better; watch the percentage move against the previous period rather than the raw figure alone. |
| Currency | currency |
| Time window | 30D vsP |
| Alert trigger | drop >10% vsP |
| Sentiment key | mer_net_revenue |
| Roles | owner, finance |
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 400, and payment processing at 2.9% plus 116 plus 3,444. If last period netted 0.50 bites harder. Cross-referencemer_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?”
Sibling cards merchants should reference together
| Card | Why merchants reach for it |
|---|---|
mer_total_revenue | Separates gross sales movement from fee impact. |
mer_fee_total | Shows the absolute fee load taken out of gross. |
mer_fees_pct | Expresses fees as a share of revenue for margin context. |
mer_aov | Flags whether smaller orders are raising the effective fee rate. |
mer_total_transactions | Confirms whether the move is volume-driven. |
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:| Reason | Direction | What to do |
|---|---|---|
| Period boundary. Mercari may book a sale and its fees on slightly different dates than the order date used here. | Variable | Match the period range. |
| Time zone. Sale timestamps may be recorded in a different time zone than your reporting view. | Marginal | Confirm time zone match. |
| Filter scope. This card deducts only selling and processing fees, not shipping or any promotional discounts. | Variable | Match filter settings. |