Sell Your Used Nintendo Switch — 0% Fees

A used Nintendo Switch typically sells for £110 to £220, and on WishThrift it costs you nothing to list — no fee, no commission, so you keep the whole amount you agree. Switch buyers check two things before anything else: whether the Joy-Cons drift, and whether it is the original model, the newer OLED or the handheld-only Lite.

The short version

Typical range: £110 – £220 — see the full Nintendo Switch value guide
What decides your price: condition, and how well you evidence it in photographs
Cost to sell here: nothing, at any price
Category: Gaming

Before you photograph it

Ten minutes here is worth more than anything else you will do. Buyers are deciding between your listing and someone else’s, and preparation is what visibly separates the two.

Test both Joy-Con sticks in the system calibration menu and note honestly whether either drifts.
Identify the model precisely — original, revised battery version, OLED or Lite — because the prices differ substantially.
Factory reset the console, remove your Nintendo Account, and gather the dock, HDMI, power adapter and Joy-Con grip.

The photographs that sell a Nintendo Switch

Four photographs do almost all the work. Shoot in daylight, near a window, with the item against something plain — and do not use the flash, which flattens texture and hides exactly what buyers are trying to see.

The console with Joy-Cons attached, screen on
Everything included laid out together, including dock and cables
The screen straight on with a bright image, to show scratches
The Joy-Con sticks and the rails, close up

Photograph the flaws too. It feels counterproductive, but a listing that shows the worst of an item gets fewer questions, fewer withdrawn offers and fewer arguments at handover. Buyers who can see the damage stop imagining something worse.

Writing the title and description

Model first, then contents: “Nintendo Switch OLED with Dock and Two Joy-Cons”. The Lite cannot dock and the OLED has a much better screen, so buyers filter hard on this. State drift status in the description honestly — many buyers will still buy, because Joy-Con repair is cheap and well documented.

Then state these in the description, because a buyer who has to ask is a buyer who might not bother:

Model: original, revised, OLED or Lite
Whether the dock, HDMI cable and power adapter are all included
Joy-Con drift status for each stick, tested not guessed
Screen condition, and whether a protector has been fitted

What buyers will actually ask

You will receive the same three messages about a Nintendo Switch. Answering them in the listing itself removes the back-and-forth, and answering them well when they do arrive is what turns an enquiry into a sale.

“Do the Joy-Cons drift?”

Test both in calibration and answer per stick. Drift is so common that buyers expect the question answered; silence reads as concealment.

“Is the dock included?”

Say clearly, because a Lite has no dock at all and an original without one cannot be used on a television.

“Are there scratches on the screen?”

Photograph the screen lit and angled. Switch screens scratch easily against the dock, and buyers know to look.

Pricing it so it actually sells

Start from the honest condition grade rather than the price you hope for. WishThrift listings use five grades — New with Tags, Like New, Good, Fair and For Parts — and what each grade means is worth reading before you choose, because grading up is the most expensive mistake sellers make. It does not raise the price; it produces a buyer who arrives expecting something else.

The Nintendo Switch value guide prices all five grades for this item. Pick your grade, take the figure, and if you sit between two grades price toward the lower one. Items priced honestly sell faster than items priced hopefully, and on a free platform there is no fee eating the difference anyway.

What you keep, compared

On a £165 sale — roughly the middle of the range for a Nintendo Switch — here is what the commission-charging platforms would take, and what you would keep on each:

Where you sell it	Fee	You keep
WishThrift	£0	£165
Poshmark	−£33	£132
eBay	−£22	£143
Mercari	−£16	£149
Etsy	−£11	£154

Seller-side rates verified 26 Jul 2026 — Poshmark: 20% commission on sales of $15 and above; eBay: 13.6% final value fee, plus a per-order fee; Mercari: flat 10% selling fee; Etsy: 6.5% transaction fee, plus a listing fee and payment processing. Percentages are applied to the sterling figure above; the fixed per-order and processing charges those platforms add are quoted in their own currency and are not included here, so the real deductions are slightly larger. Full breakdown: marketplace selling fees compared.

Timing and getting it to the buyer

Strong year round with a pronounced Christmas peak. Bundles including popular games sell fastest, and the OLED holds value noticeably better than the original.

Compact and straightforward to post if boxed with the screen protected. Local handover lets the buyer test the sticks, which is the one check they actually want to make.

WishThrift does not process payments or arrange delivery — you and the buyer agree both directly — so confirm payment has cleared before the item leaves your hands, and keep the conversation on the site so there is a record of what was agreed.

Ready to list it? It takes about two minutes, costs nothing, and there is no commission when it sells — create a free account or see how selling works.

Frequently asked questions

What is a used Nintendo Switch worth?

Roughly £110 to £220 depending on model and what is included, with OLED versions at the top and Lites lowest. See the Nintendo Switch value guide.

Can I sell a Switch with drifting Joy-Cons?

Yes, and many do. State which stick drifts and price it in. Joy-Con drift is repairable cheaply and a large number of buyers factor it in without hesitation — provided they were told.

Should I include games?

Bundles sell faster and attract fewer lowball offers. Cartridges are also easy to post, so including a couple of popular titles is usually worth more than selling them separately.