U.S. buyers who paid Depop’s Marketplace Fee may be covered by a proposed class action alleging Depop leaves the mandatory fee out of advertised item prices and adds it only near the end of checkout. No class has been certified and there is nothing to file yet.
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This article describes a class action complaint. The statements below are unproven allegations. Depop, Inc. has not been found liable, there is no certified class, and nothing to claim at this time. This page is informational and is not legal advice.
What Is This About?
A Depop buyer filed a proposed class action against Depop, Inc. on September 15, 2026 in the U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Illinois. The case is Rivera v. Depop, Inc., No. 1:26-cv-11297.According to reporting by the e-commerce trade outlets Value Added Resource and Shopifreaks, the complaint says Depop advertises item prices that leave out its mandatory buyer Marketplace Fee, which appears as a separate line only near the end of checkout. The complaint calls this a “classic form of digital ‘drip pricing’” and says it keeps buyers from comparing Depop’s true prices with other sites. Depop has not responded to the claims in court, and none of them have been proven.
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How the Fee Works
Depop introduced the buyer Marketplace Fee in the United States on July 18, 2024, when it dropped its 10% selling fee for U.S. sellers. Depop says the fee is up to 5% of the item price plus a fixed amount of up to $1, not counting taxes or shipping.The lawsuit’s point is timing. According to Value Added Resource, the plaintiff bought a $400 item in August 2025 and saw a $20.70 Marketplace Fee appear on the last screen before payment, bringing the total with shipping and tax to $472.63. When the outlet reviewed a listing on September 20, 2026, the fee was not shown on item pages, and the checkout fee line displayed only a dash until a shipping address was entered.
Earlier Depop Fee Cases
This is not the first suit over the fee. A California buyer filed a similar federal case, Dinh v. Depop Inc., in the Northern District of California in February 2026, but voluntarily dismissed it without prejudice in July 2026, before the court ruled. A separate proposed class action, Yuen v. Depop Inc., filed in Santa Clara County Superior Court in July 2025, raises the same basic allegations. Depop told the federal court in the Dinh case that the parties in Yuen had completed mediation and that it expected the matter to be resolved “within months.” OCA could not confirm any settlement in Yuen.eBay completed its purchase of Depop from Etsy on July 30, 2026, before the Illinois case was filed. Neither company responded to Value Added Resource’s request for comment.
Who Is in the Proposed Class?
According to the reporting, the complaint proposes a nationwide class of consumers who paid a Depop Marketplace Fee or a similar charge, plus a subclass of Illinois buyers. It brings claims under the Illinois Consumer Fraud and Deceptive Business Practices Act and for unjust enrichment, and asks for damages, restitution, disgorgement and an order requiring Depop to change how it shows prices.Similar drip-pricing claims have been brought against Vivid Seats and DoorDash DashPass.
What Happens Next?
Depop has not yet answered the complaint, and the court has not ruled on whether the claims can go forward. There is no settlement, no certified class and no claim form in this case.Questions
What is the Depop Marketplace Fee?
It is a fee Depop charges U.S. buyers on each purchase. Depop says it is up to 5% of the item price plus a fixed amount of up to $1, excluding taxes and shipping. Depop introduced it on July 18, 2024, when it dropped its 10% selling fee for U.S. sellers.
What does the Depop lawsuit claim?
It claims Depop advertises item prices that leave out the mandatory Marketplace Fee and adds the fee only near the end of checkout, a practice the complaint calls drip pricing. It says this keeps buyers from comparing the true price with other sites.
Who is covered by the Depop lawsuit?
According to reporting on the complaint, it proposes a nationwide class of consumers who paid a Depop Marketplace Fee or similar charge, plus an Illinois subclass. No class has been certified.
Is there any money to claim from the Depop lawsuit?
No. There is no settlement, certified class or claim form in this case. If it settles or a class is certified, class members would be notified of any way to take part.
Sources
• Value Added Resource, “Depop Faces Another Marketplace Fee Suit” (September 21, 2026): Value Added Resource• Value Added Resource, “Proposed Depop ‘Junk Fee’ Class Action Dismissed, Similar California Case Remains” (July 2026): Value Added Resource
• Shopifreaks, Depop drip-pricing class action report (September 22, 2026): Shopifreaks
• Depop, “Depop removes selling fees in the United States, evolves fee structure”: Depop Newsroom
