For Parts is one of the five condition grades a seller can put on a WishThrift listing, and it sits at roughly 25% of what the same item makes at the top grade. What it means in practice depends entirely on what the thing is, so the 24 category guides below each say where the line falls for that kind of item.
For Parts by category
| Category | Where the line falls at this grade |
|---|---|
| For Parts Art & Collectables | Bought for the frame, the glass or the mount. A good period frame is regularly worth more than the picture that happens to be in it. |
| For Parts Baby & Kids | Sold for the frame, the wheels or the accessories, and never to be used with a child. Say so in the listing without hedging. |
| For Parts Bags & Handbags | The hardware and the panels are the value. Bought for the clasps, the chain, the leather or a repair donor for a matching bag. |
| For Parts Bicycles & Cycling | The frame is cracked or the bike is stripped. Bought for the groupset, the wheels, the finishing kit or the frame as an object. |
| For Parts Books | Bought for the plates, the maps, the binding or the paper. Collectors break incomplete books for the illustrations rather than reading them. |
| For Parts Cameras & Photography | Shutter dead, electronics gone or the mirror jammed. Bought for the lens, the prism, the body panels or a donor for a repair. |
| For Parts Clothing | The material is the product now. It is bought for the buttons, the zip, the print or the yardage, not to be worn as it is. |
| For Parts Electronics | Does not power on, or is locked to somebody else’s account. Sold for the screen, the board, the cells or the case. |
| For Parts Furniture | The timber, the fittings or the frame are what is being bought. Restorers take the panels and the hardware; the piece as it stands is finished. |
| For Parts Gaming | Not booting, overheating out, or a disc too scratched to read. Bought for the drive, the board, the shell or the controller parts. |
| For Parts Home & Garden | Broken, but the materials or the fittings are worth having: the frame, the glass, the brass fittings or the timber. |
| For Parts Jewellery & Watches | Sold for its metal, its stones or its movement. Scrap weight and stone count decide the price, not how the piece looks. |
| For Parts Kids’ Clothing | Bundled for fabric, craft or rags. Sewers buy children’s clothes by weight for quilting and patching, and it is a real market. |
| For Parts Kitchen & Appliances | Not heating, not turning, or leaking. Bought for the motor, the element, the jug, the seals or a matching donor unit. |
| For Parts Men’s Clothing | Bought for the cloth, the buttons or as a tailoring donor. Horn buttons and good suiting cloth both hold value after the garment has gone. |
| For Parts Music & Instruments | Bought for the pickups, the tuners, the hardware or the timber. Repairers strip donor instruments constantly and pay properly for good parts. |
| For Parts Pet Supplies | Sold for the frame, the hardware or the fittings, not for an animal to use. Cage panels and fixings get reused constantly. |
| For Parts Shoes & Footwear | Beyond resoling economically, or missing one of the pair. Bought by cobblers for leather and hardware, or by collectors for a display shelf. |
| For Parts Sports & Outdoors | Bought for the hardware, the fabric or a spare component. Frames, buckles and fittings all get harvested from retired gear. |
| For Parts Tools & DIY | Motor gone, switch dead or cells finished. Bought for the case, the accessories, the chuck or a donor for an identical tool. |
| For Parts Toys & Games | A bulk lot or a broken set bought to complete another one. Collectors buy job lots specifically to fill gaps in what they already have. |
| For Parts Vehicles | Not running, not road legal, or worth more broken than whole. Sold to be dismantled or rebuilt, never to be driven away as it stands. |
| For Parts Vinyl & CDs | Bought for the sleeve, the inserts or the label. Collectors buy wrecked copies for a poster, an original inner or a rare pressing label. |
| For Parts Women’s Clothing | Bought for the fabric, the trim or the pattern. Dressmakers cut down garments constantly, and a good length of cloth is worth having. |
The grade either side
For Parts sits next to Fair. All five grades and how they are priced are set out on the condition grades page, and you can see every listing currently at the For Parts grade.
Grades are declared by the seller. WishThrift does not inspect, verify or grade items, so the grade is the seller’s summary and the photographs are the evidence behind it. Listing is free and there are no selling fees.