The short version
- Typical range: £20 – £120 — see the full console 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: Furniture
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.
- Measure the depth carefully as well as length and height, since narrow hallways are exactly why people buy consoles.
- Check the top surface and any drawer runners, and test for wobble.
- Look underneath for a maker’s mark and check whether it is designed to be wall fixed.
The photographs that sell a console 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 table against a wall, front on
- A tape measure showing the depth
- The top surface across the light
- Any drawer open, the legs, and every chip or mark
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 It feels counterproductive, but a listing that shows the worst of an item gets fewer questions, fewer withdrawn offers and fewer arguments at handover.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
Style, dimensions and storage: “Console Table, 100x35cm, 2 Drawers, Oak”. Depth in the title is unusual and it works, because buyers with a narrow hallway are searching for exactly that measurement.
Then state these in the description, because a buyer who has to ask is a buyer who might not bother:
- Length, depth and height
- Material and finish
- Storage — drawers, shelf or open
- Whether it needs wall fixing for stability, and the top condition
What buyers will actually ask
You will receive the same three messages about a console 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.
Give the figure. It is the constraint in a hallway and the reason someone chooses a console over a normal table.
Check for wall brackets or a warning label. Tall narrow consoles can tip, and buyers with children need to know.
Test each one and say. Sticking runners are common and worth disclosing rather than leaving to be found.
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 console 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 £70 sale — roughly the middle of the range for a console 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 | £70 |
| Poshmark | −£14 | £56 |
| eBay | −£10 | £60 |
| Mercari | −£7 | £63 |
| Etsy | −£5 | £65 |
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 January and late summer. Narrow consoles sell fastest because hallway space is always the constraint.
Long but light, and most fit in an estate car. Give the length so the buyer brings the right vehicle.
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.
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Frequently asked questions
What is a used console table worth?
Typically £20 to £120, with solid wood and mid-century pieces above. See the console table value guide.
Why does depth matter so much?
Because consoles are bought for hallways and behind sofas, where depth is the limiting dimension. Stating it prominently is the single most useful thing in the listing.
Should it be fixed to the wall?
Tall narrow consoles are more stable fixed, and some are designed to be. Say whether brackets are included and whether the maker recommends it.
See also: what a used console table is worth · browse live furniture listings · condition grades explained.