LG Gaming Monitors Resale Value

A used LG gaming monitor is typically worth £74 to £368 (approximately $99 to $490), against £70 to £350 for gaming monitors generally. LG genuinely spans televisions, white goods and audio, and the resale rules differ completely by product. The OLED televisions are the ones worth real money and the ones with a specific failure to check for.

LG gaming monitors: price by condition

Condition	Typical
New with Tags	£368 (~$490)
Like New	£313 (~$417)
Good	£239 (~$319)
Fair	£166 (~$221)
For Parts	£92 (~$123)

Seller-declared grades, sterling with an approximate US dollar equivalent at £1 ≈ $1.33 (July 2026). What each grade means.

What holds its value across LG

OLED televisions in working order, which are the panels the brand is known for and cost a great deal new
Larger screen sizes, which are consistently harder to find used and hold value better
Washing machines and fridges under five years old with a service history
Soundbars with their subwoofer and remote, which are model-paired and useless apart

What pulls LG resale value down

Screen burn-in on OLED panels, which shows as ghosting from static logos and menus and is permanent
Panel faults on any television — banding, dead pixels, uneven backlight — which are not economically repairable
Appliances with worn drum bearings, audible on the spin and rarely worth fixing
Missing remotes and subwoofers, which are specific to the model and awkward to replace

Identifying and dating yours

The model and serial are on a label on the back or inside the door — photograph it, since specifications change yearly
Display a plain bright image and a plain dark one and photograph both, because that is how burn-in, banding and backlight faults actually show
Say whether the remote, stand and any paired subwoofer are included

What lifts any gaming monitor, whatever the label

Gaming monitors hold value better than standard ones because refresh rate and response time date slowly.

High refresh rates and low response times
Panels with no dead pixels or backlight bleed
Adaptive sync support
Original stand and all cables

And what pulls one down

Dead or stuck pixels
Backlight bleed and IPS glow at the corners
Missing stands, which are model-specific
Older low refresh panels

Working out what yours is worth

Display full-screen black and white images to find faults
State the exact resolution, refresh rate and panel type
Confirm the stand and cables are present

What to state in the listing

Screen size, resolution, refresh rate and panel type
Exact model number, and whether it supports FreeSync or G-Sync
Dead or stuck pixel count, and any backlight bleed
Whether the stand, screws and correct cable are included

Size, resolution and refresh rate: “27-inch 1440p 165Hz IPS Gaming Monitor”. Those three numbers are the entire search. Add the panel type, since IPS, VA and TN behave very differently and buyers have preferences.

Preparing and photographing it

Display full-screen white, black, red, green and blue images and check carefully for dead or stuck pixels.
Note the exact model, size, resolution, refresh rate and panel type from the rear label or the on-screen menu.
Locate the stand, all screws, and the correct cable, since high refresh rates need the right DisplayPort or HDMI version.

The monitor on, displaying a normal image, straight on
A full-screen white image and a full-screen black image, to evidence the panel
The rear label showing the model number
The stand, cables and any bezel or screen damage

When it sells best, and handing it over

Steady with lifts before Christmas and in autumn. High refresh rate and 1440p panels sell fastest; older 1080p 60Hz monitors are abundant and cheap.

Fragile and awkward to post without the original box. Local collection with the monitor powered on is much the safer route for both sides.

What buyers ask

How do I check an OLED television for burn-in?

Display a plain grey or white full-screen image and look for ghosting where a channel logo or menu bar used to sit. It is permanent, so photograph what you see.

Is a used washing machine worth it?

If it is recent and the history is known. Run a full spin and listen for rumbling — worn drum bearings are the common fault and rarely worth repairing.

How much is an LG gaming monitor worth?

Roughly £74 to £368 depending on condition, against £70 to £350 for gaming monitors generally. The identification points above are what move a listing to the top of that range.

What the fees would take elsewhere

At the mid-range £221 for an LG gaming monitor, against what the commission marketplaces would deduct:

Platform	Fee	You keep
Poshmark	−£44	£177
eBay	−£30	£191
Mercari	−£22	£199
Etsy	−£14	£207
WishThrift	−£0	£221

Seller-side rates verified 26 Jul 2026, percentages only — the per-order and processing charges those platforms add are excluded, so the real gap is wider.

Listing is free and there is no commission — read how to sell a gaming monitor for the title, handover and timing, or the general gaming monitor value guide if yours is not an LG.