Sell Your Used E-Reader — 0% Fees

A used E-Reader typically sells for £25 to £90, and on WishThrift it costs you nothing to list — no fee, no commission, so you keep the whole amount you agree. E-readers sell on screen size, front light and which ecosystem they are tied to, so name the brand and model precisely rather than listing it generically.

The short version

Typical range: £25 – £90 — see the full E-Reader value guide
What decides your price: condition, and how well you evidence it in photographs
Cost to sell here: nothing, at any price
Category: Electronics

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.

Identify the exact brand, model and generation, and the storage.
Remove your account and factory reset the device.
Charge it and check the screen for scratches, cracks or ghosting that will not clear.

The photographs that sell an E-Reader

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 front with the screen on, showing text
The back with model markings
The settings screen showing model and firmware
The screen at an angle, showing any scratch or damage

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 It feels counterproductive, but a listing that shows the worst of an item gets fewer questions, fewer withdrawn offers and fewer arguments at handover.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, model and features: “Kobo Clara HD E-Reader, 6in, Front Light, 8GB”. Brand matters because each is tied to its own store and format support. Say whether it takes EPUB, which is a genuine differentiator for buyers with existing libraries.

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

Brand, model, generation and screen size
Storage, and which file formats it supports
Whether it has a front light and whether it is waterproof
Battery condition and whether a case or charger is included

What buyers will actually ask

You will receive the same three messages about an E-Reader. 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.

“Does it read EPUB files?”

Check the model’s format support and say. Buyers with an existing library care a great deal which formats work.

“Is the account removed?”

Factory reset and deregister before listing, then confirm. An account-linked reader is not usable by the buyer.

“Any marks on the screen?”

Photograph the display lit and at an angle. E-ink screens scratch and can hold ghosting, and buyers check.

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 E-Reader 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 £57 sale — roughly the middle of the range for an E-Reader — 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	£57
Poshmark	−£11	£46
eBay	−£8	£49
Mercari	−£6	£51
Etsy	−£4	£53

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 a Christmas lift and a summer holiday bump. Front-lit models sell considerably faster than unlit ones.

Light and cheap to post but fragile. Pad the screen well or use a rigid box.

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 e-reader worth?

Typically £25 to £90 depending on brand, generation and features. See the e-reader value guide.

Which e-reader brands hold value best?

Devices with front lights, waterproofing and open format support hold up best. Say which formats yours reads — buyers with an existing EPUB library filter on it.

Do I need to remove my account?

Yes. Deregister and factory reset before listing so the buyer can set it up with their own account and store.