Sell Your Used Changing Table — 0% Fees

A used changing table typically sells for £25 to £110, and on WishThrift it costs you nothing to list — no fee, no commission, so you keep the whole amount you agree. Changing tables sell on height, storage and stability, and a good number of buyers are looking for one that converts into something useful afterwards.

The short version

Typical range: £25 – £110 — see the full changing table value guide
What decides your price: condition, and how well you evidence it in photographs
Cost to sell here: nothing, at any price
Category: Baby & Kids Items

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 the frame for wobble and tighten every fixing, since this is a piece that gets leaned on daily.
Confirm the safety rails or raised edges are intact on all sides and the changing mat area is undamaged.
Clean the shelves and drawers thoroughly and note whether the mat is included.

The photographs that sell a changing table

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 unit straight on, against a plain wall
The changing area from above, showing raised edges on all sides
The shelves or drawers, open
The frame joints and any wobble point, chip, scratch or missing fixing

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 It feels counterproductive, but a listing that shows the worst of an item gets fewer questions, fewer withdrawn offers and fewer arguments at handover.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, storage and conversion: “Wooden Changing Table with 3 Drawers, Converts to Dresser”. The conversion is a genuine selling point because it extends the useful life well past the nappy years, and buyers search for it directly.

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

Height, width and depth, and the changing surface dimensions
Storage layout — shelves, drawers or baskets
Whether it converts to a dresser or desk afterwards
Whether the changing mat is included, and the condition of the rails

What buyers will actually ask

You will receive the same three messages about a changing table. 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.

“How tall is the changing surface?”

Measure floor to the changing surface. It is the whole ergonomics of the thing and a table that is wrong for the parent’s height gets returned to the listings within a month.

“Is the mat included?”

Say so plainly. Mats are cheap but model-specific sizes are not always easy to match, so buyers ask.

“Does it wobble?”

Push it firmly and answer honestly. Stability matters more here than on most furniture because a baby is on top of it.

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 changing table 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 £67 sale — roughly the middle of the range for a changing table — 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	£67
Poshmark	−£13	£54
eBay	−£9	£58
Mercari	−£7	£60
Etsy	−£4	£63

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 small spring lift. Convertible units in neutral finishes sell fastest; plain single-purpose tables compete on price.

Collection, and most dismantle at least partly. Bag the fixings, tape them to the frame, and include the instructions if you still have them.

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 changing table worth?

Typically £25 to £110, with convertible and solid wood units at the top. See the changing table value guide for the grades.

Are changing tables worth buying used?

Very much so — they are used intensively for about two years and then become surplus, so used ones are usually structurally sound. That is worth saying in your listing.

Should I include the changing mat?

If it is clean and undamaged, yes, it makes the listing more complete. If it is stained or split, leave it out and say the mat is not included rather than bundling something the buyer will bin.