Sell Your Used Skirt — 0% Fees

A used skirt typically sells for £8 to £35, and on WishThrift it costs you nothing to list — no fee, no commission, so you keep the whole amount you agree. Skirts are returned more than most garments because the length is wrong, so measure waist to hem and state it in centimetres.

The short version

Typical range: £8 – £35 — see the full skirt value guide
What decides your price: condition, and how well you evidence it in photographs
Cost to sell here: nothing, at any price
Category: Clothing

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 flat waist, the hip and the full length from waistband to hem.
Check the zip runs cleanly and whether there is a lining.
Look at the seat and hem for wear, pulls or marks.

The photographs that sell a skirt

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.

Laid flat, front, whole skirt in frame
A tape running waistband to hem
The composition and size label
The zip, the lining and any snag or mark

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 It feels counterproductive, but a listing that shows the worst of an item gets fewer questions, fewer withdrawn offers and fewer arguments at handover.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

Style, fabric and size: “A-Line Midi Skirt, Wool Blend, Size 12, 70cm Long”. Length in centimetres belongs in the title because skirt length is entirely relative to the wearer. Say whether it is lined and whether it has pockets.

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

Flat waist doubled, hip, and length from waistband to hem
Fabric composition and whether it is lined
Style: A-line, pencil, pleated, wrap
Zip or elastic fastening, and whether it has pockets

What buyers will actually ask

You will receive the same three messages about a skirt. 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 it?”

Give the waist-to-hem measurement in centimetres and your own height. Length mismatch causes most skirt returns.

“Is it lined?”

Check and say. An unlined skirt in a thin fabric is a different product and buyers who have been caught before ask.

“Does it have pockets?”

Answer it — it is asked constantly and a yes genuinely helps the sale.

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 skirt 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 £21 sale — roughly the middle of the range for a skirt — 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	£21
Poshmark	−£4	£17
eBay	−£3	£18
Mercari	−£2	£19
Etsy	−£1	£20

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 with lifts in spring and before the party season. Midi and A-line styles sell fastest.

Light and cheap to post, folds small. Fold along the existing seams and add tissue for pleats or satin, since a creased skirt photographs badly on arrival and prompts avoidable questions.

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 skirt worth?

Typically £8 to £35, with designer and quality wool pieces above. See the skirt value guide for the condition breakdown.

Which measurements matter for a skirt?

Flat waist, hip and full length. Length is the one that causes returns and the one most sellers omit.

Should I model it in photos?

It helps buyers judge the length and drape, and stating your height makes the photograph genuinely useful. A flat lay with measurements works well too.