Sell Your Used Dash Cam — 0% Fees

A used dash cam typically sells for £20 to £90, and on WishThrift it costs you nothing to list — no fee, no commission, so you keep the whole amount you agree. Dash cams record where you have driven, so before anything else, format the memory card and reset the device — you are otherwise selling your own journey history.

The short version

Typical range: £20 – £90 — see the full dash cam 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.

Format the memory card in the camera and factory reset the device, clearing any saved footage and settings.
Test recording and play back a clip, checking both day and night quality if you can.
Check the suction mount or adhesive pad, and note whether a hardwire kit or card is included.

The photographs that sell a dash cam

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 camera whole, with its mount
A still frame from actual footage it has recorded
The mount, cable and any hardwire kit
The model marking and card slot, plus any scratch on the lens

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 It feels counterproductive, but a listing that shows the worst of an item gets fewer questions, fewer withdrawn offers and fewer arguments at handover.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 resolution: “Nextbase 322GW Dash Cam, 1080p, with Mount and Card”. Resolution is the search and front-and-rear is a distinct and higher category. Say whether a memory card is included, since cameras will not record without one.

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

Brand, model, resolution and frame rate
Whether it is front only or front and rear
Features — GPS, parking mode, Wi-Fi
What is included, and confirmation the card has been formatted and the device reset

What buyers will actually ask

You will receive the same three messages about a dash cam. 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.

“Have you cleared the footage?”

Format the card in the camera and confirm you have. Dash cam footage shows your home, your routes and your registration plate.

“Is a memory card included?”

Say so and give the capacity and class. Dash cams need high-endurance cards and a standard one fails quickly under constant rewriting.

“What is the night footage like?”

Record a clip after dark and describe it honestly. Night quality is where cheap dash cams disappoint and where buyers focus.

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 dash cam 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 £55 sale — roughly the middle of the range for a dash cam — 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	£55
Poshmark	−£11	£44
eBay	−£7	£48
Mercari	−£6	£49
Etsy	−£4	£51

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 lift in autumn as conditions worsen. Front-and-rear kits and models with parking mode sell fastest.

Small and cheap to post. Include the mount and the specific power cable, which is usually a long shaped lead and awkward to replace.

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

Should I wipe a dash cam before selling?

Always, and format the card in the camera rather than just deleting files. The footage shows your home, your daily routes and your number plate, which you should not be passing on.

What is a used dash cam worth?

Typically £20 to £90, with front-and-rear and GPS models above. See the dash cam value guide.

Do dash cams need a special memory card?

They need a high-endurance card, because they rewrite continuously and ordinary cards fail quickly. If you include one, say what type it is — it is a genuine part of the value.