Sell Your Used GoPro — 0% Fees

A used GoPro typically sells for £60 to £250, and on WishThrift it costs you nothing to list — no fee, no commission, so you keep the whole amount you agree. Action cameras are assumed to have had a hard life, so the two things that sell yours are a clean lens cover and an honest statement about water exposure.

The short version

Typical range: £60 – £250 — see the full GoPro value guide
What decides your price: condition, and how well you evidence it in photographs
Cost to sell here: nothing, at any price
Category: Cameras & Photography

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.

Note the exact model and generation, which is printed on the body or shown in the settings menu.
Inspect the lens cover for scratches — it is replaceable on most models, which is worth saying.
Charge the battery, time a real recording session, and check the housing seals if you are including one.

The photographs that sell a GoPro

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 camera from the front, lens visible
The rear screen powered on, showing the model or settings
The lens cover close up, showing any scratches
Every mount, housing, battery and accessory included, laid out together

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 It feels counterproductive, but a listing that shows the worst of an item gets fewer questions, fewer withdrawn offers and fewer arguments at handover.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 and generation: “GoPro HERO11 Black with 3 Batteries and Mounts”. Generation is the whole search. Accessory bundles genuinely raise the price, so list the mounts and spare batteries in the title if there is room.

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

Exact model and generation
Battery condition and tested recording time, plus how many batteries are included
Lens cover condition, and whether it has been replaced
Every mount, housing, case and memory card included

What buyers will actually ask

You will receive the same three messages about a GoPro. 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.

“Has it been used underwater?”

Answer honestly. Water and salt exposure is the main long-term risk with action cameras and buyers ask specifically.

“How many batteries are included?”

Count them and state the tested recording time each gives. Batteries are a large part of the practical value.

“Is the lens cover scratched?”

Photograph it. On most models it unscrews and replaces cheaply, which is worth telling the buyer rather than leaving them to assume the worst.

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 GoPro 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 £155 sale — roughly the middle of the range for a GoPro — 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	£155
Poshmark	−£31	£124
eBay	−£21	£134
Mercari	−£16	£139
Etsy	−£10	£145

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

Seasonal, peaking in late spring and summer and before Christmas. Recent generations sell within days; older models need honest pricing.

Small and easy to post. Include the mounts in the parcel and photograph everything before sealing, since accessory disputes are the common complaint here.

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 GoPro worth?

Typically £60 to £250 depending on generation and what is included. Accessory bundles add meaningfully. See the GoPro value guide for the condition breakdown.

Does a scratched lens ruin a GoPro?

Not usually. On most models the lens cover is a replaceable part costing very little, so say that clearly — it turns what looks like serious damage into a minor cost.

Do mounts and accessories add value?

Yes, considerably. Mounts are expensive individually and a complete bundle sells faster and for more than the camera alone, so gather everything before you list.