The short version
- ThredUp: Consignment payout of roughly 3%-80% of the sale price
- WishThrift: No listing fee, no selling commission, and no buyer-side fee
- Bottom line: WishThrift charges nothing on any sale
- Rates verified: 26 Jul 2026, direct from ThredUp’s own fee page
Fee comparison
| Platform | What it costs to sell |
|---|---|
| ThredUp | Consignment payout of roughly 3%-80% of the sale price |
| WishThrift | No listing fee, no selling commission, and no buyer-side fee |
In full, as verified on 26 Jul 2026: Consignment payout of roughly 3% to 80% of the sale price depending on price tier and brand, with ThredUp keeping the remainder, plus a flat Clean Out kit service fee. Return Assurance costs $10.99 to get rejected items back. The Direct Listing option pays 100%.
Who actually pays
On ThredUp the seller absorbs everything: the payout band, the Clean Out kit service fee, and the $10.99 if you want unsold items returned rather than discarded. On WishThrift there is no fee to either side, and nothing to get back because nothing ever leaves your possession until you hand it to a buyer.
What you keep on a sale
| Sale price | On ThredUp | On WishThrift |
|---|---|---|
| $50 item | $1.50 to $40 of a $50 sale | $50 |
| $200 item | $6 to $160 of a $200 sale | $200 |
ThredUp’s payout band is extremely wide and depends on the item’s price tier and brand, so a single percentage would be misleading. A flat Clean Out kit service fee applies, and getting rejected items back costs $10.99 through Return Assurance. ThredUp’s separate Direct Listing option pays 100%.
Where ThredUp is genuinely better
A comparison that finds nothing good to say about the other side is not worth reading. These are real advantages, and for some sellers they will settle the question:
- You do almost nothing. No photographs, no descriptions, no pricing, no messages, no handover. For a large clear-out that is worth real money to a lot of people.
- It handles volume you would never list individually. Forty mid-range items would take days to list properly anywhere else, and most would sell for very little.
- Unsold items can be dealt with for you, which solves the part of decluttering people actually get stuck on.
- The Direct Listing option pays 100%, which is worth knowing if you want ThredUp’s audience without the consignment split.
Where WishThrift is better
- You keep the full sale price rather than a payout band that can be as low as 3%.
- You set the price. On consignment the platform decides what your item is worth and you find out afterwards.
- Nothing is rejected. Items ThredUp will not accept, and items it accepts and then discards, can simply be listed here.
- You are not restricted to clothing, and there is no minimum quality bar to clear before your item is allowed on the site.
Who each one suits
ThredUp. ThredUp suits someone clearing a large wardrobe who values their own time far above the difference in payout, and who genuinely does not want to deal with buyers.
WishThrift. WishThrift suits anyone willing to spend a few minutes per item to keep the whole price, and anyone with pieces good enough that a 3%-to-80% payout band feels like a bad trade.
WishThrift is also the newer and considerably smaller of the two, and that is worth saying plainly: a larger audience finds buyers faster. Because listing here costs nothing, the question is rarely which one to choose — it is whether there is any reason not to use both.
Moving your listings across
There is nothing to migrate, because ThredUp listings are not yours — they write and own them. The practical move is the other direction: work out which items are worth listing yourself. As a rough rule, anything you would be annoyed to receive $4 for is worth the ten minutes it takes to photograph and list, and the rest can go to consignment or to a charity shop.
Want to try it without paying anything? Listing on WishThrift is free, there is no commission, and you keep the full amount you agree with the buyer — see how selling works or create a free account.
Frequently asked questions
How much does ThredUp actually pay?
Roughly 3% to 80% of the sale price, depending on the item’s price tier and brand, with ThredUp keeping the remainder. The band is deliberately wide: low-priced items sit at the bottom of it. A Clean Out kit service fee also applies, and Return Assurance costs $10.99 if you want rejected items back.
Is it worth listing items myself instead?
It depends entirely on what your time is worth to you. Listing on WishThrift takes a few minutes per item and you keep 100% of what you agree with the buyer. Consignment takes almost no time and can pay a small fraction of the sale price. For a handful of good items, listing yourself wins comfortably; for eighty mixed items, it may not.
Does WishThrift sell my items for me?
No. WishThrift is a marketplace, not a consignment service — you write the listing, set the price, answer the messages and hand the item over. That is precisely why there is no fee and no payout split.
Sources and method. ThredUp’s rates were verified on 26 Jul 2026 via oly-platform.com/post/thredup-fees. WishThrift’s own position — no listing fee, no commission, no buyer fee — is checked against the live site. Fees change, sometimes without notice: this page is reviewed quarterly and the figures above should be confirmed against ThredUp’s own fee page before you rely on them for a large sale. Note: Payout band is very wide. Quote the range, never a single number.
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