Sell Your Used Skate Shoes — 0% Fees

Used skate shoes typically sell for £15 to £55, and on WishThrift it costs you nothing to list — no fee, no commission, so you keep the whole amount you agree. Skate shoes are bought by two different people — skaters who want to skate them, and everyone else who wants the look — and the ollie patch tells each of them what they need to know.

The short version

Typical range: £15 – £55 — see the full skate shoes value guide
What decides your price: condition, and how well you evidence it in photographs
Cost to sell here: nothing, at any price
Category: Shoes & Footwear

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.

Check the ollie patch area on the outer side of the toe for wear or a hole, which is where skate shoes fail first.
Look at the sole for the cupsole or vulcanised construction and check for separation at the toe.
Wash the laces and clean the suede with a brush rather than water, which stains it permanently.

The photographs that sell skate shoes

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 pair side on, showing both the outer and the shape
The outer toe area where the ollie patch wears
Both soles, showing tread and any separation
The inside size label, the tongue branding, and any hole, scuff or sole gap

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 It feels counterproductive, but a listing that shows the worst of an item gets fewer questions, fewer withdrawn offers and fewer arguments at handover.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 and model, then colourway: “Vans Old Skool Skate Shoes, UK 9, Black White” or “Nike SB Dunk Low, EU 43”. Colourway names are how this market searches, so use the official one if you know it. Say deadstock only if they are genuinely unworn.

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

Size as marked, with UK, EU and US equivalents
Brand, model and colourway name
Construction — vulcanised or cupsole — and the upper material
Whether the box, spare laces or inserts are included

What buyers will actually ask

You will receive the same three messages about skate shoes. 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.

“Is the ollie patch worn through?”

Photograph the outer toe. Skaters are buying remaining life and a hole there means weeks, not months, so it must be visible.

“Are they deadstock?”

Only say yes if they have never been worn outdoors and you still have the box. It is a term with a precise meaning in this market and misusing it ends the sale.

“Do you have the box?”

Say so. For collectable models the original box carries real value, and for everything else it makes posting simpler and safer.

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 skate shoes 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 £35 sale — roughly the middle of the range for skate shoes — 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	£35
Poshmark	−£7	£28
eBay	−£5	£30
Mercari	−£4	£31
Etsy	−£2	£33

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 year-round, with sought-after collaborations selling in hours and general pairs taking a couple of weeks. Back-to-school in late summer lifts the whole category.

Post in the original box if you have it, otherwise in a rigid box rather than a bag. Buyers of collectable models care about how the shoes arrive almost as much as what arrives.

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 skate shoes worth?

Typically £15 to £55, with sought-after collaborations and deadstock pairs far above that. The skate shoes value guide covers the condition bands.

Will anyone buy skate shoes with a hole in the toe?

Skaters generally will not, but say so and price them as worn and they still sell for casual wear. Describe the hole and photograph it rather than shooting the other side of the shoe.

Does the original box matter?

For ordinary pairs, only for postage. For limited or collaboration releases it can be a meaningful part of the value, so keep it and photograph the label on the end.