Used cricket bats in Edinburgh typically sell for £20 to £150 (about $27 to $200). Bats are judged on the willow grade and whether the blade has been properly knocked in and maintained.
Selling a cricket bat in Edinburgh
Edinburgh is a university and finance city whose population swells enormously every August for the festival, and that single month does more to move second-hand goods here than any other part of the year. Outside it, the Old and New Town tenement stock means most people live in flats and buy furniture to fit them.
The Old Town is steep, cobbled and awkward for vehicles, with restricted access on several streets, so anything heavy needs a conversation about where a van can actually stop. Trams and buses cover the rest of the city and handle small handovers fine.
Check vehicle access before agreeing to collect anything heavy from the Old Town. Several streets are restricted or effectively impassable for a van, and the nearest legal stopping point can be a long carry.
Edinburgh, in Scotland, has around 530,000 people, which means a steady local market where the usual things move reliably and the unusual ones are worth listing with a wider radius in mind. Glasgow, Aberdeen and Dundee are close enough that a buyer there may well make the trip for the right thing.
Handing it over in Edinburgh
Most private sales settle by bank transfer or cash on collection. Faster Payments clear in seconds, which makes a transfer as safe as cash for the seller — wait for it to land before the item leaves your hands.
Sell your Cricket Bat in Edinburgh
Listing is free and there is no commission and no buyer fee, so the price you agree is the price you keep. Most listings take about a minute to put up.
What cricket bats are worth
What lifts the price
- English willow over Kashmir willow
- No cracks in the blade or splice
What pulls it down
- Cracks at the toe or edges
- Splice separation between handle and blade
Working out what yours is worth
- Count the grains on the face and note the willow type
- Inspect the splice where handle meets blade
Getting it ready
- Check the face for cracks, the edges for splits and the toe for swelling or damage.
- Note the weight and the handle type, and whether the bat has been knocked in and oiled.
Photograph
- The full face of the bat, straight on
- The edges and the toe close up
Put in the description
- English or Kashmir willow, and the grade
- Whether it has been knocked in and oiled
Long and awkward to post, so expect a length surcharge. Wrap the toe and edges well — that is where transit damage lands.
Listing is free and there is no selling fee, so the whole amount the buyer pays stays with you. You and the buyer agree the handover between yourselves.
Same region (Scotland)
Common questions
Where can I sell a cricket bat in Edinburgh?
Put it on WishThrift free and deal with the buyer direct. The Old Town is steep, cobbled and awkward for vehicles, with restricted access on several streets, so anything heavy needs a conversation about where a van can actually stop. Trams and buses cover the rest of the city and handle small handovers fine.
Is it English willow?
Check the sticker and the grain. English willow bats are worth several times Kashmir ones and buyers ask immediately.
How much is a cricket bat worth in Edinburgh?
Most used cricket bats change hands for £20 to £150 (about $27 to $200). Condition and completeness move that figure more than anything else.
More: selling a cricket bat across the United Kingdom, what cricket bats are worth, everything second hand in Edinburgh, or Sports & Outdoors in Edinburgh.
Guide range converted from sterling at the 2 August 2026 rate, not a quote — sellers set their own price.