Sell Your Used Brogues — 0% Fees

Used brogues typically sell 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. Brogues are a shoe where construction sets the price, so look for the welt stitch line — a resoleable pair is worth several times a glued one that looks identical.

The short version

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

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.

Check for a stitch line around the welt, which means the shoe can be resoled.
Polish them properly and check the brogueing perforations are clean and undamaged.
Check the heel block and sole wear, and look at the creasing across the vamp.

The photographs that sell brogues

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 pair side on, polished, standing
Both soles, showing the welt stitching and wear
The brogue detailing close up
The inside label with brand, size and any ‘made in’ marking, plus every scuff

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 It feels counterproductive, but a listing that shows the worst of an item gets fewer questions, fewer withdrawn offers and fewer arguments at handover.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

Brand, style and size: “Loake Full Brogue, Goodyear Welted, UK 9”. Goodyear welted is a genuine search term worth real money. Say full brogue, semi-brogue or quarter brogue, since the detailing level is a real distinction.

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

Size as marked with equivalents, and width fitting if given
Upper leather type and sole material
Whether the shoe is welted and resoleable
Sole and heel wear, and any creasing or scuff

What buyers will actually ask

You will receive the same three messages about brogues. 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.

“Are they Goodyear welted?”

Look for the stitch line around the sole edge and photograph it. It is the difference between a shoe with a decade left and one nearing the end.

“What width fitting are they?”

Give the code from the insole if there is one. Quality shoemakers offer multiple fittings and buyers who need a wide fit search for it.

“How much sole is left?”

Photograph the soles flat to camera. On a welted shoe a worn sole is a routine repair; on a cemented one it is the end.

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 brogues 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 brogues — 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

Steady year round with a lift in autumn and before Christmas. Quality English and Northampton-made shoes sell within days to buyers who know the makers.

Post boxed with shoe trees or paper inside. Include the original box and any dust bags if you have them — on quality shoes they matter to buyers.

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 are used brogues worth?

Typically £15 to £70, with recognised welted makers far above. See the brogues value guide for the condition bands.

Is it worth resoling before selling?

Usually not. A resole costs more than it adds on most pairs, and buyers of quality shoes prefer to choose their own cobbler and sole. Say the shoe is resoleable and let them plan it.

Does creasing across the toe matter?

Far less than sole wear. Creasing is what leather does when it is worn, and buyers of used leather shoes expect it. Polish, photograph honestly and price accordingly.