The short version
- Typical range: £20 – £90 — see the full cashmere sweater 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.
- De-pill it properly with a cashmere comb or a fabric shaver. This takes twenty minutes and reliably adds to the price.
- Hold it up to a window and check for moth holes, which are small, round and easy to miss under artificial light.
- Hand-wash gently if it needs it, and reshape flat to dry — never hang a wet cashmere sweater.
The photographs that sell a cashmere sweater
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.
- Laid flat, front, on a contrasting plain surface
- The composition label showing the cashmere percentage and ply if stated
- A close, well-lit shot of the knit surface after de-pilling, to prove the condition
- Any hole, thin patch or repair, photographed against a light background so the size is clear
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 It feels counterproductive, but a listing that shows the worst of an item gets fewer questions, fewer withdrawn offers and fewer arguments at handover.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
Put the cashmere percentage and the brand in the title, because “100% Cashmere” is the search and a blend is a different product: “100% Cashmere Crew Neck Jumper, Camel, Size M”. If it is a blend, say the percentage rather than letting a buyer assume.
Then state these in the description, because a buyer who has to ask is a buyer who might not bother:
- The exact cashmere percentage, and what the rest of the blend is
- Pit-to-pit and body length laid flat
- Whether there are any moth holes, however small, and how many
- The ply if the label states it, since two-ply wears far better than single
What buyers will actually ask
You will receive the same three messages about a cashmere sweater. 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.
Check against a window before you list, and answer with a number and a photograph. This is the question that decides the sale on any cashmere item.
De-pill first, then photograph the result. “De-pilled before listing” is a genuinely persuasive line because most sellers do not bother.
Photograph the composition label. Do not paraphrase it — buyers in this category read labels closely and will ask again if you do.
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 cashmere sweater 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 £55 sale — roughly the middle of the range for a cashmere sweater — 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 | £55 |
| Poshmark | −£11 | £44 |
| eBay | −£7 | £48 |
| Mercari | −£6 | £49 |
| Etsy | −£4 | £51 |
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
Sells from October through February, with a clear peak before Christmas. Outside that window prices soften noticeably, so a summer listing is usually worth holding.
Light, compact and cheap to post, so there is no reason to limit yourself to local buyers. Fold with tissue rather than compressing it hard, and use a waterproof mailing bag.
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 cashmere sweater worth?
Typically £20 to £90 depending on brand, ply and condition, with a few designer pieces above that. See the cashmere sweater value guide for the condition-by-condition range.
Do moth holes make cashmere unsellable?
No, but they must be disclosed and photographed. A small hole or two lowers the price rather than killing the sale — buyers who mend, or who want the fibre for repairs, will still buy. Hiding them ends in a dispute you cannot win.
Does de-pilling actually increase the price?
Yes, reliably, and it is the best twenty minutes you can spend on any knitwear listing. A de-pilled sweater photographs as cared-for, and buyers pay for that impression as much as for the garment.
See also: what a used cashmere sweater is worth · browse live clothing listings · condition grades explained.