Sell Your Used Camping Stove — 0% Fees

A used camping stove typically sells for £15 to £80, and on WishThrift it costs you nothing to list — no fee, no commission, so you keep the whole amount you agree. Camping stoves sell readily, with one firm rule: gas canisters cannot be posted, and a part-used canister should not casually change hands.

The short version

Typical range: £15 – £80 — see the full camping stove value guide
What decides your price: condition, and how well you evidence it in photographs
Cost to sell here: nothing, at any price
Category: Sports & Outdoors

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.

Identify the fuel and the connection type precisely, since screw-thread, pierceable and clip-on fittings are not interchangeable.
Test it outdoors, checking it lights and the flame is even and controllable.
Check the hose and regulator if fitted for perishing, and clean the burner.

The photographs that sell a camping stove

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 stove set up, whole
The burner lit, showing an even flame
The connection fitting close up
Any case, windshield or accessories, plus the hose and any damage

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 It feels counterproductive, but a listing that shows the worst of an item gets fewer questions, fewer withdrawn offers and fewer arguments at handover.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

Type, burners and fuel fitting: “2 Burner Camping Stove, Screw Thread Gas, with Case”. The connection type is the compatibility fact that matters. Say whether a regulator and hose are included, since those are model specific.

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

Number of burners and output
Fuel type and exact connection fitting
Whether a hose, regulator, windshield or case are included
Packed size and weight, and that it has been tested lit

What buyers will actually ask

You will receive the same three messages about a camping stove. 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 gas fitting does it take?”

Name it precisely. Screw-thread, pierceable and clip-on canisters are different systems and the wrong one simply will not attach.

“Does it come with gas?”

Say no, and explain that canisters cannot be posted. Buyers understand and it saves an exchange.

“Is the hose perished?”

Flex it and check the ends. A perished gas hose is a genuine hazard and replacements are inexpensive.

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 camping stove 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 £47 sale — roughly the middle of the range for a camping stove — 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	£47
Poshmark	−£9	£38
eBay	−£6	£41
Mercari	−£5	£42
Etsy	−£3	£44

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

April to August is the window, peaking before summer holidays. Compact backpacking stoves sell steadily to walkers.

Never include a gas canister in a parcel — compressed gas is a dangerous good that carriers refuse. Sell the stove alone and say so plainly in the listing.

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

Can I post a camping stove with gas?

The stove yes, the gas no. Canisters are compressed dangerous goods and carriers will not take them. Sell the stove without fuel and say so, and hand over any part-used canister only in person if at all.

What is a used camping stove worth?

Typically £15 to £80, with multi-burner and quality backpacking stoves above. See the camping stove value guide.

Which gas fitting do I have?

Look at the connection: a screw thread, a pierceable cartridge seat, or a clip-on collar. Photograph it and let the buyer match it to canisters they can actually buy.