Sell Your Used Computer Keyboard — 0% Fees

A used computer keyboard typically sells for £10 to £60, and on WishThrift it costs you nothing to list — no fee, no commission, so you keep the whole amount you agree. Keyboards split sharply into ordinary ones worth very little and mechanical ones with a real enthusiast market — and the switch type is what separates them.

The short version

Typical range: £10 – £60 — see the full computer keyboard value guide
What decides your price: condition, and how well you evidence it in photographs
Cost to sell here: nothing, at any price
Category: Electronics

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 switch type if it is mechanical, which is what enthusiasts search for.
Test every key with an online key tester and photograph the result, since dead keys are the common fault.
Clean between the keys properly, and note the layout and whether it is wired or wireless.

The photographs that sell a computer keyboard

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 keyboard from above, whole, clean
A key tester screen showing all keys registering
A close-up of the switches with a keycap removed, if mechanical
The underside model label and cable or dongle, plus any worn keycap

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 It feels counterproductive, but a listing that shows the worst of an item gets fewer questions, fewer withdrawn offers and fewer arguments at handover.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, layout and switch type: “Keychron K2 Mechanical Keyboard, Brown Switches, UK Layout”. Switch type is the main search for mechanicals. Layout matters more than people expect — a US layout keyboard frustrates a UK buyer daily.

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

Brand, model, layout and size — full, tenkeyless or compact
Switch type if mechanical, and whether it is hot-swappable
Wired or wireless, and whether the cable or dongle is included
That every key has been tested, plus any worn or shiny keycap

What buyers will actually ask

You will receive the same three messages about a computer keyboard. 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.

“Do all the keys work?”

Run an online key tester and photograph the result. It is quick, it is conclusive, and it answers the only functional question buyers have.

“What switches does it have?”

Pull a keycap and photograph the switch. Enthusiasts buy by switch feel and the type is most of the value on a mechanical board.

“Is it UK or US layout?”

Say which. The enter key shape and the position of the @ and ” symbols differ, and using the wrong layout daily is genuinely irritating.

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 computer keyboard 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 £35 sale — roughly the middle of the range for a computer keyboard — 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	£35
Poshmark	−£7	£28
eBay	−£5	£30
Mercari	−£4	£31
Etsy	−£2	£33

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 September and January. Mechanical keyboards from known brands sell within days; membrane keyboards are worth very little.

Light and easy to post. Pack the keycaps protected and include the cable or dongle, without which a wireless board may be unusable.

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 keyboard worth?

Typically £10 to £60, with enthusiast mechanical boards far above. See the keyboard value guide for the bands.

Are mechanical keyboards worth more used?

Considerably, and they hold value well because switches last for tens of millions of presses. Name the switch type and whether it is hot-swappable and you reach the buyers who pay properly.

Do shiny keycaps matter?

Cosmetically only, and on many boards keycaps can be replaced cheaply. Photograph them honestly and note that replacements are available if they are a standard profile.