Sell Your Used Digital Piano — 0% Fees

A used digital piano typically sells for £120 to £600, and on WishThrift it costs you nothing to list — no fee, no commission, so you keep the whole amount you agree. Digital pianos are bought by families for lessons, so the details that sell yours are the key action, whether it has a full 88 weighted keys, and whether the stand and pedals come with it.

The short version

Typical range: £120 – £600 — see the full digital piano value guide
What decides your price: condition, and how well you evidence it in photographs
Cost to sell here: nothing, at any price
Category: Music & Instruments

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.

Confirm the key count and action type, and check every key for dead or uneven notes.
Test all three pedals if it has a pedal unit, and check the sustain pedal responds progressively.
Note whether the stand is the matching cabinet or a separate X-frame, and gather the manual if you have it.

The photographs that sell a digital piano

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 piano with its stand, from a three-quarter angle
The keys from above, whole keyboard in frame
The control panel and display
The pedal unit, plus any scratch on the cabinet or wear on the keys

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 It feels counterproductive, but a listing that shows the worst of an item gets fewer questions, fewer withdrawn offers and fewer arguments at handover.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

Key count, action and cabinet: “Roland F-140R 88 Key Weighted Digital Piano with Stand and 3 Pedals”. The three-pedal cabinet models are worth substantially more than a slab piano on an X-frame, so make the distinction clear in the title.

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

88 keys or fewer, and the action type
Whether it is a cabinet model or a portable slab, and what stand is included
How many pedals are included and whether all function
Brand, model, and whether the bench, manual and power supply are included

What buyers will actually ask

You will receive the same three messages about a digital piano. 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.

“Is it fully weighted?”

Check the specification and say. Families buying for lessons specifically need weighted keys and teachers tell them so.

“Are all three pedals included?”

Count them. A three-pedal cabinet unit is worth considerably more than a single sustain pedal, and buyers ask.

“Are any keys uneven or silent?”

Play every key and check both sound and level. Uneven key response is a common ageing fault and worth disclosing.

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 digital piano 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 £360 sale — roughly the middle of the range for a digital piano — 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	£360
Poshmark	−£72	£288
eBay	−£49	£311
Mercari	−£36	£324
Etsy	−£23	£337

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

Strong before Christmas and in September when lessons start. Cabinet models with three pedals sell fastest to families.

Heavy and awkward, effectively collection only for cabinet models. Say whether it is already dismantled and which floor it is on. Portable slabs can be posted in a long box at a cost.

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 digital piano worth?

Typically £120 to £600, with cabinet models from recognised brands well above portable slabs. See the digital piano value guide for the condition breakdown.

Is a digital piano good enough for lessons?

Teachers generally want 88 fully weighted keys and a responsive sustain pedal. If yours has those, say so plainly in the listing — it answers the buying family’s main question directly.

Should I include the bench?

Yes if you have it. A matching bench adds value and saves the buyer a purchase, and it costs nothing extra to hand over at collection.