Sell Your Used Dog Crate — 0% Fees

A used dog crate typically sells for £20 to £90, and on WishThrift it costs you nothing to list — no fee, no commission, so you keep the whole amount you agree. Dog crates sell almost instantly at the right price because every new owner needs one — the entire listing comes down to the internal dimensions and whether the tray is present.

The short version

Typical range: £20 – £90 — see the full dog crate value guide
What decides your price: condition, and how well you evidence it in photographs
Cost to sell here: nothing, at any price
Category: Pet Supplies

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 internal length, width and height, not the external. Owners size a crate to their dog.
Check the door latches work smoothly and the hinges are true, and that the tray slides out and is uncracked.
Wash it down and check for bent bars or rust at the joints.

The photographs that sell a dog crate

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 crate set up, whole, from a three-quarter angle
A tape measure showing the internal length or height
The door latches and hinges close up
The tray removed, plus any bent bar, rust patch or chewed corner

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 It feels counterproductive, but a listing that shows the worst of an item gets fewer questions, fewer withdrawn offers and fewer arguments at handover.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

Size and type: “Large Folding Dog Crate, 91cm, 2 Doors with Tray”. Length in centimetres is the real search; the manufacturer’s size labels are inconsistent between brands. Say whether it folds flat, which decides transport and storage.

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

Internal length, width and height in centimetres
Number of doors, and whether it folds flat
Whether the plastic tray and any divider panel are included
Condition of the bars, latches and coating

What buyers will actually ask

You will receive the same three messages about a dog crate. 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.

“What are the internal measurements?”

Give all three in centimetres. Brand size labels vary wildly and owners are matching a specific dog, so the measurement is the only answer that works.

“Is the tray included?”

Say it in the title. Replacement trays are surprisingly hard to source for older crates and buyers have learned to check.

“Does it fold flat?”

Confirm and say how thin it packs down to. It decides whether the buyer can collect in a car and whether they can store it between uses.

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 dog crate 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 £55 sale — roughly the middle of the range for a dog crate — 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	£55
Poshmark	−£11	£44
eBay	−£7	£48
Mercari	−£6	£49
Etsy	−£4	£51

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 all year with a lift after Christmas and in summer, when puppies arrive. Common sizes in sound condition often sell the same day they are listed.

Folds flat, so collection is easy and postage is possible though heavy. Fold it and secure it with a strap before they arrive — an unsecured folding crate opens in a car boot.

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 dog crate worth?

Typically £20 to £90 depending on size and condition, with large heavy-duty crates at the top. The dog crate value guide covers the grades.

Can I sell a crate with a missing tray?

Yes, but say so clearly. Trays are model specific and often unavailable, so the buyer needs to know they will be improvising with a mat or a sheet of ply.

Do chewed or bent bars matter?

Bent bars matter, because a determined dog will work at a weak point. Photograph any damage and describe it plainly rather than photographing the good side.