The short version
- Typical range: £80 – £600 — see the full alloy wheels value guide
- What decides your price: condition, and how well you evidence it in photographs
- Cost to sell here: nothing, at any price
- Category: Vehicles
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.
- Read the markings on the back of each wheel: diameter, width, offset (ET) and PCD. Photograph them.
- Check each rim for kerb damage, and look carefully for cracks or previous weld repairs, which make a wheel unsafe.
- Clean them properly and note whether tyres are included, and if so their tread depth and age.
The photographs that sell alloy wheels
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.
- All four wheels together, face on, so the buyer sees the condition of the set
- The back of one wheel showing the size, offset and PCD markings
- Each area of kerb damage, close up and honest
- The tyres if included, showing tread and the date code on the sidewall
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 It feels counterproductive, but a listing that shows the worst of an item gets fewer questions, fewer withdrawn offers and fewer arguments at handover.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
Size, fitment and quantity: “18in Alloy Wheels 5×112 ET45, Set of 4, with Tyres”. The bolt pattern and offset are what buyers filter on. Naming the car they came from helps, but the numbers are what actually determines whether they will fit.
Then state these in the description, because a buyer who has to ask is a buyer who might not bother:
- Diameter and width in inches
- PCD (bolt pattern) and offset, read from the wheel
- Centre bore, and whether centre caps and bolts are included
- Whether tyres are included, with tread depth and the four-digit date code
What buyers will actually ask
You will receive the same three messages about alloy wheels. 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.
Give the four numbers and let the buyer check. Do not confirm fitment for a car you have not tried them on — caliper clearance and arch fouling are not something you can promise remotely.
Say plainly, and if a wheel has been welded, disclose it. A cracked or repaired alloy is a safety matter at speed, not a cosmetic discount.
Give the tread depth in millimetres and the date code. Anything near the legal minimum should be described as needing replacement rather than as usable.
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 alloy wheels 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 £340 sale — roughly the middle of the range for alloy wheels — 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 | £340 |
| Poshmark | −£68 | £272 |
| eBay | −£46 | £294 |
| Mercari | −£34 | £306 |
| Etsy | −£22 | £318 |
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 winter lift on smaller-diameter wheels people buy for winter tyres. Popular fitments sell within days; unusual offsets take much longer.
Very heavy. Collection is normal; if posting, weigh a wheel first because four alloys with tyres is a pallet job, not a parcel. Stack them faces together with card between to avoid scratching.
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.
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Frequently asked questions
What are used alloy wheels worth?
Typically £80 to £600 a set, with genuine manufacturer and sought-after aftermarket wheels well above. See the alloy wheels value guide for the condition bands.
Can I sell a cracked alloy wheel?
Only clearly described as damaged and for repair or display. A cracked wheel can fail at speed, so it must never be sold as roadworthy, and welded repairs must be disclosed.
Does refurbishing them first pay off?
For a set with light kerbing on an in-demand fitment, often yes. For unusual fitments the refurbishment cost rarely comes back, so sell them honestly kerbed instead.
See also: what a used alloy wheels is worth · browse live vehicles listings · condition grades explained.