Sell Your Used BBQ Grill — 0% Fees

A used BBQ grill typically sells for £40 to £250, and on WishThrift it costs you nothing to list — no fee, no commission, so you keep the whole amount you agree. Barbecues sell in a narrow window and almost entirely on how clean the cooking surface looks — and the gas bottle is a separate problem you need to plan for.

The short version

Typical range: £40 – £250 — see the full BBQ grill value guide
What decides your price: condition, and how well you evidence it in photographs
Cost to sell here: nothing, at any price
Category: Home & Garden

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.

Clean the grates and the inside of the lid properly. Burnt-on grease is the single reason a usable barbecue reads as scrap.
On gas models, check the burners for rust-through and the igniter for a spark, and inspect the hose and regulator for perishing.
Decide what happens to the gas bottle. Cylinders cannot be posted, most are exchange-only property of the supplier, and a part-full one should never be handed over casually.

The photographs that sell a BBQ grill

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.

The whole barbecue with the lid closed, clean, outdoors
The lid open showing grates, burners and the inside of the hood
The burner tubes and the underside, where rust appears first
The regulator, hose and any control knob, plus every rust patch or dent

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 It feels counterproductive, but a listing that shows the worst of an item gets fewer questions, fewer withdrawn offers and fewer arguments at handover.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

Fuel, size and brand: “Weber Spirit 3 Burner Gas BBQ, with Cover” or “Charcoal Kettle BBQ, 57cm”. Burner count is the search on gas models and diameter on kettles. Say whether a cover, tools or cylinder are included, because buyers assume they are and are disappointed otherwise.

Then state these in the description, because a buyer who has to ask is a buyer who might not bother:

Fuel type, and burner count or cooking diameter
Overall dimensions, and whether it is on wheels
Whether a cover, thermometer, tools or side burner are included
The state of the grates, burners and hose, described honestly

What buyers will actually ask

You will receive the same three messages about a BBQ grill. 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.

“Is the gas bottle included?”

Say plainly in the listing. Cylinders are usually the supplier’s property on an exchange scheme, and a buyer expecting a full bottle who gets none has a real grievance.

“Are the burners rusted through?”

Look along each tube and photograph them. Burners are a replaceable part on known brands, so a buyer will price the repair rather than walk away — if they know.

“Does it come apart to move?”

Check the trolley fixings. Most gas barbecues will not fit in a car assembled, and this decides whether they bring a van.

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 BBQ grill 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 £145 sale — roughly the middle of the range for a BBQ grill — 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	£145
Poshmark	−£29	£116
eBay	−£20	£125
Mercari	−£14	£131
Etsy	−£9	£136

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

Almost the whole market runs from April to July, with a short second window in late August. A clean barbecue listed in May sells within days; the same one in October may not sell at all.

Collection. Never transport a barbecue with a connected gas cylinder — disconnect it first, and if the buyer is taking a bottle, it travels upright and secured, in a ventilated space, never a sealed boot.

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.

Ready to list it? It takes about two minutes, costs nothing, and there is no commission when it sells — create a free account or see how selling works.

Frequently asked questions

What is a used BBQ worth?

Typically £40 to £250, with well-known gas brands at the top and small charcoal grills at the bottom. See the BBQ grill value guide for the condition bands.

Can I post a barbecue?

The barbecue itself sometimes, if it dismantles and you are willing to pay pallet rates. The gas cylinder never — LPG is a dangerous good that ordinary carriers refuse. Sell locally and it stops being a problem.

Is it worth replacing the grates before selling?

Rarely worth buying new ones, but a thorough clean absolutely is. Grease is what makes buyers assume a barbecue is finished, and an hour with a wire brush changes the photographs completely.