Sell Your Used Studio Monitors — 0% Fees

Used studio monitors typically sell for £60 to £350, and on WishThrift it costs you nothing to list — no fee, no commission, so you keep the whole amount you agree. Studio monitors sell as a matched pair, so confirm both are the same model and revision, and check the drivers and surrounds on each.

The short version

Typical range: £60 – £350 — see the full studio monitors value guide
What decides your price: condition, and how well you evidence it in photographs
Cost to sell here: nothing, at any price
Category: Music & Instruments

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.

Confirm both speakers are the same model and revision, and test each independently.
Check the woofer surrounds for perishing and the tweeters for damage.
Note whether they are active or passive, the driver size, and what inputs they have.

The photographs that sell studio monitors

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.

Both monitors together, front, grilles off if removable
The woofer cone and surround close up
The rear panel showing inputs and controls
The tweeter, plus any dent, tear or cabinet 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 It feels counterproductive, but a listing that shows the worst of an item gets fewer questions, fewer withdrawn offers and fewer arguments at handover.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, size and type: “Yamaha HS7 Active Studio Monitors, Pair, 6.5in Woofer”. Driver size is the primary spec and “pair” must be explicit. Say active or passive, since passive monitors need a separate amplifier.

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

Brand, model and whether active or passive
Woofer size and rated power
Input types: XLR, TRS, RCA
Cone and surround condition on both units, and whether cables are included

What buyers will actually ask

You will receive the same three messages about studio monitors. 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.

“Are they a matched pair?”

Confirm both are the same model and revision. Mismatched monitors do not image properly and are worth much less.

“Are the surrounds intact?”

Press gently around each cone edge. Perished foam surrounds are the classic ageing fault on monitors.

“Are they active or passive?”

Check the rear for a power inlet. Passive monitors need a separate amp, which is a real extra cost for the buyer.

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 studio monitors 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 £205 sale — roughly the middle of the range for studio monitors — 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	£205
Poshmark	−£41	£164
eBay	−£28	£177
Mercari	−£20	£185
Etsy	−£13	£192

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 an active home-studio market. Recognised models sell within days.

Heavy for their size and the drivers are exposed. Post each separately, well padded, ideally in original boxes.

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 are used studio monitors worth?

Typically £60 to £350 a pair depending on brand and driver size. See the studio monitors value guide.

Should I sell monitors as a pair?

Almost always. Monitors are bought in matched pairs and a single one is worth far less than half a pair, since it cannot be reliably matched to another.

Do perished surrounds matter?

Yes, they change the sound and eventually fail. Refoaming is possible on many models but is a real cost, so photograph the cone edges and describe what you see.