Sell Your Used Crossbody Bag — 0% Fees

A used crossbody bag typically sells for £15 to £90, and on WishThrift it costs you nothing to list — no fee, no commission, so you keep the whole amount you agree. Crossbody bags are bought on strap drop and internal capacity, and both are almost always missing from listings — measure them and you will stand out immediately.

The short version

Typical range: £15 – £90 — see the full crossbody bag value guide
What decides your price: condition, and how well you evidence it in photographs
Cost to sell here: nothing, at any price
Category: Bags & Handbags

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.

Measure the strap drop, and check whether the strap is adjustable and detachable.
Measure the bag’s width, height and depth, and note how many internal pockets it has.
Clean the exterior, empty every pocket, and check the lining, zip and strap hardware.

The photographs that sell a crossbody bag

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 bag front on, standing, strap arranged visibly
The interior open, showing the lining and pockets
The strap attachment hardware and the adjuster
The corners and base, plus any wear, stain or scuff

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 It feels counterproductive, but a listing that shows the worst of an item gets fewer questions, fewer withdrawn offers and fewer arguments at handover.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

Brand, material and size: “Leather Crossbody Bag, Tan, Adjustable Strap, Fits A5”. Saying what it fits — a phone, a tablet, an A5 notebook — is far more useful than dimensions alone and very few listings do it. State whether the strap detaches.

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

Width, height and depth in centimetres, and the maximum strap drop
Material, and whether it is real leather, faux or fabric
Number of internal and external pockets, and what it comfortably fits
Hardware and lining condition, and whether the strap is adjustable and detachable

What buyers will actually ask

You will receive the same three messages about a crossbody bag. 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.

“How long is the strap?”

Measure the drop from the shoulder to the top of the bag at its longest setting. Buyers of crossbody bags are checking whether it will sit right on them.

“Will a tablet fit?”

Try it and say. Practical capacity answers sell bags far better than dimensions a buyer has to visualise.

“Is it real leather?”

Check the label and the cut edge. Say plainly if it is faux — it is fine when stated and a problem when discovered.

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 crossbody bag 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 £52 sale — roughly the middle of the range for a crossbody bag — 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	£52
Poshmark	−£10	£42
eBay	−£7	£45
Mercari	−£5	£47
Etsy	−£3	£49

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

Steady all year with a Christmas lift. Neutral colours in leather sell fastest; bold seasonal colours move more slowly.

Light and cheap to post. Stuff it lightly with paper so it holds its shape, and wrap the hardware so it does not scuff the leather in transit.

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 crossbody bag worth?

Typically £15 to £90, with designer and quality leather pieces above that. See the crossbody bag value guide for the condition breakdown.

What measurements should I include for a bag?

Width, height, depth and the maximum strap drop, plus what it practically fits. Strap drop is the one buyers most need and the one almost every listing leaves out.

Does the strap need to be adjustable?

It widens your buyer pool considerably, so say clearly if it is. A fixed short strap suits far fewer people and is better disclosed than discovered.