Sell Your Used Angle Grinder — 0% Fees

A used angle grinder typically sells for £20 to £120, and on WishThrift it costs you nothing to list — no fee, no commission, so you keep the whole amount you agree. Angle grinders are cheap, common and genuinely dangerous, so the guard is the whole story — never sell one with the guard removed, however common that is.

The short version

Typical range: £20 – £120 — see the full angle grinder value guide
What decides your price: condition, and how well you evidence it in photographs
Cost to sell here: nothing, at any price
Category: Tools & DIY

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.

Fit the guard if it has been removed and confirm it locks in position. A grinder without a guard should not be sold for use.
Check the cable and plug, test the spindle lock, and listen for bearing noise when it runs.
Note the disc size and gather the spanner, side handle and any spare discs.

The photographs that sell an angle grinder

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 grinder from the side with the guard fitted
The spindle, flange and guard mounting
The cable and plug, and the rating plate
The side handle, spanner and accessories, plus any crack 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 It feels counterproductive, but a listing that shows the worst of an item gets fewer questions, fewer withdrawn offers and fewer arguments at handover.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, disc size and power: “Bosch 115mm Angle Grinder, 900W, with Guard and Handle”. Disc diameter is the search — 115mm, 125mm and 230mm are quite different tools. Say whether the guard and side handle are present, because a grinder missing either is worth much less.

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

Brand, model, disc diameter and wattage or battery voltage
Whether the guard, side handle and spanner are included
Bearing condition and whether it runs smoothly
Cable and plug condition

What buyers will actually ask

You will receive the same three messages about an angle grinder. 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 come with the guard?”

Confirm it and photograph it fitted. A guard is not an optional accessory, and a grinder sold without one is being sold for unsafe use.

“Does it run smoothly?”

Run it briefly and listen. Bearing whine and brush arcing are the usual faults and they are audible immediately.

“What disc size does it take?”

State the diameter. Discs are consumables the buyer already owns in a particular size, and the wrong size makes the tool useless to them.

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 angle grinder 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 £70 sale — roughly the middle of the range for an angle grinder — 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	£70
Poshmark	−£14	£56
eBay	−£10	£60
Mercari	−£7	£63
Etsy	−£5	£65

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 a spring lift. Trade brands sell within days; older unbranded grinders compete on price and are plentiful.

Remove any fitted disc before transport or posting. Box it with the guard secured, and include the spanner — changing a disc without it is awkward.

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 angle grinder worth?

Typically £20 to £120, with trade brands and cordless models above. See the angle grinder value guide for the bands.

Can I sell an angle grinder without the guard?

You should not sell it as ready to use. The guard is what contains a disc if it shatters, and removing it is a well-known cause of serious injury. Source a replacement guard or sell it as spares.

Should I include discs?

A couple of unused discs is a reasonable addition, but check they are within any date marking. Never include a cracked or chipped disc.