How-to guide

How to Calculate Consignment Split

Calculate consignment split before or after fees and understand how platform fees affect consignor payout.

Search intent

Sellers comparing 50/50, 60/40, 70/30, and 80/20 payout terms.

ConsignNest is positioned for sellers who need ownership, item status, sale economics, and payout records without moving their checkout stack.

What this helps with

Turn scattered consignment work into a repeatable workflow.

01

Define gross sale.

Use this as part of a consistent intake, sale, payout, and reporting process for consigned inventory.

02

Subtract fees for after-fee splits.

Use this as part of a consistent intake, sale, payout, and reporting process for consigned inventory.

03

Snapshot the agreed basis.

Use this as part of a consistent intake, sale, payout, and reporting process for consigned inventory.

ConsignNest angle

Built for sellers who already have sales channels.

Most consignment operators do not need to replace eBay, Whatnot, Shopify, Square, Instagram, or in-person sales on day one. They need a reliable source of truth for who owns each item, what happened to it, and what payout is owed after fees.

1 1. Intake with proof

Capture owner, condition, price terms, split, storage, and notes before listing.

2 2. Record the sale

Attach channel, gross sale, platform fees, shipping, and net sale to the item.

3 3. Approve payouts

Group sold unpaid items by consignor and keep a statement-ready snapshot.

Free templates

Download the starter files behind the workflow.

FAQ

Answers buyers usually need before choosing a workflow.

What is a 60/40 split?

Usually one party receives 60% and the other receives 40%, but the fee basis must be clear.

What is after-fee split?

Fees and costs are subtracted first, then the remaining net is split.

Why does basis matter?

Before-fee and after-fee splits can produce very different payouts.

Related pages

Keep exploring the consignment workflow.

These pages cover adjacent search intent so sellers can move from education to calculator to demo without hitting a dead end.

Try the workflow

See how consignor tracking, sale records, and payout math fit together.