Fair means a fault the seller has named, and it prices electronics at about 45% of the top grade: $5 to $546 across this category (about £4 to £405). It powers on and does its main job, but something named has failed: a cracked screen, a dead port, a battery that only runs on mains.
Where the line falls
Electronics age on two clocks at once: the battery loses capacity every year regardless of use, and the ports and buttons wear with every plug-in.
For comparison, one grade up is Good Electronics and one step down is For Parts Electronics.
What electronics are worth here
| Grade | Share of top price | Typical range |
|---|---|---|
| Good | about 65% | $7 to $788 |
| Fair | about 45% | $5 to $546 |
| For Parts | about 25% | $3 to $303 |
Guide ranges, not quotes, at £1 ≈ $1.35 (August 2026). All five grades.
What pulls the price down at this grade
- AirPods — Noticeably shortened battery life, the usual failure
- Android Phone — Devices past their security-update window
- Apple Watch — Activation lock still tied to a previous Apple account
- Bluetooth Speaker — Degraded batteries with short playtime
- Chromebook — Machines past their update expiration date
- Computer Keyboard — Membrane keyboards, worth very little
- Computer Mouse — Double-clicking from worn switches
- Dash Cam — Failed or degraded memory cards
- Desktop PC — Old processors on dead socket platforms
Listing at the Fair grade
Show the device on and working with the fault visible in the same frame, so nobody can claim the two photographs are different units.
Shots that carry the most weight in electronics:
- Gaming Laptop — Open and running, showing the desktop and screen condition
- Graphics Card — The card from the side, fans visible, out of the case
- Headphones — The full pair as they will be sent, from the side
- Hi-Fi System — The full system stacked as it will be sold
On a typical $275 listing, a marketplace charging 20% takes $55, one charging 13.6% takes $37 and one charging 10% takes $28. WishThrift charges neither side, so you keep the whole $275. Listing is free.
Browse electronics
See every listing at the Fair grade, or the whole Electronics category at every grade. The grade is the seller’s own; WishThrift does not inspect or verify items.
Other grades in electronics: New with Tags, Like New, Good, For Parts.
Common questions
Does it hold a charge at all?
Working but compromised, with damage a buyer can see and a limitation they will have to work around every time they use it.
What is the difference between Fair and For Parts electronics?
Anything falling short of Fair is graded For Parts Electronics.