Used cordless drills in Edinburgh typically sell for £30 to £180 (about $40 to $240). The drill is rarely the valuable part — the batteries and the platform they belong to are what buyers are actually buying.
Selling a cordless drill in Edinburgh
August brings a large temporary population that arrives with things and leaves without them, and September brings the students. Between them the autumn is reliably the best time to buy here and a slower time to sell.
The Old Town is steep, cobbled and awkward for vehicles, with restricted access on several streets, so anything heavy needs a conversation about where a van can actually stop. Trams and buses cover the rest of the city and handle small handovers fine.
Check vehicle access before agreeing to collect anything heavy from the Old Town. Several streets are restricted or effectively impassable for a van, and the nearest legal stopping point can be a long carry.
Edinburgh, in Scotland, has around 530,000 people, which means a steady local market where the usual things move reliably and the unusual ones are worth listing with a wider radius in mind. Glasgow, Aberdeen and Dundee are close enough that a buyer there may well make the trip for the right thing.
Handing it over in Edinburgh
Most private sales settle by bank transfer or cash on collection. Faster Payments clear in seconds, which makes a transfer as safe as cash for the seller — wait for it to land before the item leaves your hands.
What cordless drills are worth
What lifts the price
- Batteries holding a full charge on a current platform
- Complete kits with charger, case and spare battery
What pulls it down
- Degraded batteries, the usual reason these are sold
- Discontinued battery platforms with no replacements
Working out what yours is worth
- Charge each battery fully and test under load
- Confirm which battery platform it belongs to
Getting it ready
- Charge every battery fully and test how long each holds under load. Degraded batteries are the main reason used cordless tools are cheap.
- Test the chuck, both speed settings, the clutch and the charger.
Photograph
- The drill with a battery fitted, from the side
- The battery labels showing voltage and amp-hour rating
Put in the description
- Brand, battery platform and voltage
- Whether the charger is included, and whether it is the fast charger
Postable, but lithium batteries are restricted by some couriers — check before promising, and never post a damaged or swollen battery.
Listing is free and there is no selling fee, so the whole amount the buyer pays stays with you. You and the buyer agree the handover between yourselves.
Same region (Scotland)
Common questions
Where can I sell a cordless drill in Edinburgh?
Put it on WishThrift free and deal with the buyer direct. The Old Town is steep, cobbled and awkward for vehicles, with restricted access on several streets, so anything heavy needs a conversation about where a van can actually stop. Trams and buses cover the rest of the city and handle small handovers fine.
How are the batteries holding up?
Charge each one and test under load. Replacement batteries often cost more than a used drill, so this single answer sets the price.
How much is a cordless drill worth in Edinburgh?
Most used cordless drills change hands for £30 to £180 (about $40 to $240). Condition and completeness move that figure more than anything else.
More: selling a cordless drill across the United Kingdom, what cordless drills are worth, everything second hand in Edinburgh, or Tools & DIY in Edinburgh.
Guide range converted from sterling at the 2 August 2026 rate, not a quote — sellers set their own price.