Sell Your Used Blazer — 0% Fees

A used blazer typically sells for £15 to £70, and on WishThrift it costs you nothing to list — no fee, no commission, so you keep the whole amount you agree. Blazers sell on shoulder fit, which cannot be altered cheaply — so give the shoulder measurement, not just the size, and buyers will actually trust the listing.

The short version

Typical range: £15 – £70 — see the full blazer value guide
What decides your price: condition, and how well you evidence it in photographs
Cost to sell here: nothing, at any price
Category: Clothing

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.

Measure shoulder to shoulder across the back, plus chest, sleeve and length.
Check the lining, the shoulder pads and whether the vents and pockets are still tacked shut.
Look for shine on the elbows and seat of the sleeves, which is where wool blazers wear.

The photographs that sell a blazer

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.

Front on a hanger, buttoned, shoulders sitting properly
Flat with a tape across the shoulders
The inner label with composition, and the lining
Cuffs, elbows and any pull, shine or stain

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 It feels counterproductive, but a listing that shows the worst of an item gets fewer questions, fewer withdrawn offers and fewer arguments at handover.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

Fabric, cut and size: “Wool Blend Single Breasted Blazer, Navy, Size 40R”. Include the shoulder measurement in the description — it is the one dimension a tailor cannot fix, so it decides whether the blazer is usable at all.

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

Shoulder-to-shoulder, chest, sleeve and back length
Fabric composition and whether it is fully or half lined
Single or double breasted, and the number of buttons
Whether it is part of a suit, and any wear at elbows or cuffs

What buyers will actually ask

You will receive the same three messages about a blazer. 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.

“What is the shoulder measurement?”

Measure straight across the back from seam to seam. Shoulders cannot be altered affordably, so this is the decisive number.

“Is it part of a suit?”

Say so, and whether the trousers are available. An orphaned suit jacket is worth less than a blazer designed as one.

“Is the fabric wool?”

Read the label. Wool and wool blends sell for meaningfully more than polyester and buyers can feel the difference.

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 blazer 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 £42 sale — roughly the middle of the range for a blazer — 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	£42
Poshmark	−£8	£34
eBay	−£6	£36
Mercari	−£4	£38
Etsy	−£3	£39

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

Lifts in autumn and around interview and wedding season in spring. Classic navy and grey sell steadily; bold patterns move slowly.

Fold along the existing seams with the shoulders turned in, or post on a hanger in a garment bag if you can. A crumpled blazer arrives looking worthless.

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 blazer worth?

Typically £15 to £70, with quality wool and designer pieces above. See the blazer value guide for the range by condition.

Can a blazer be altered to fit?

Sleeves, waist and length yes; shoulders effectively no, or not affordably. That is why the shoulder measurement matters more than the label size and should always be stated.

Do suit jackets sell separately?

They do, but for less than a standalone blazer, because the fabric and buttons read as suiting. Say plainly that it is a suit jacket sold alone so buyers know what they are getting.