Sell Your Used Dog Kennel — 0% Fees

A used dog kennel typically sells for £30 to £180, and on WishThrift it costs you nothing to list — no fee, no commission, so you keep the whole amount you agree. An outdoor kennel is judged on whether it is genuinely weatherproof, and the two details that prove it are a raised floor and a felted, overhanging roof.

The short version

Typical range: £30 – £180 — see the full dog kennel 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.

Check the floor is raised off the ground and the base timbers are sound, pressing for soft spots.
Inspect the roof felt for splits and confirm the roof overhangs the entrance enough to keep rain out.
Clean it out and check for rot around the doorway, which weathers fastest.

The photographs that sell a dog kennel

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 whole kennel outdoors, from the front three-quarter, whole
The interior through the door, showing the floor
The roof and how far it overhangs the entrance
The base timbers and any rot, split panel or worn felt

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 It feels counterproductive, but a listing that shows the worst of an item gets fewer questions, fewer withdrawn offers and fewer arguments at handover.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 construction: “Large Wooden Dog Kennel, Apex Roof, Raised Floor”. Buyers size by their dog, so give internal dimensions. Insulated and apex-roof are both genuine searches, and a removable roof for cleaning is worth saying.

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

Internal and external dimensions, and doorway height and width
Construction material, and whether it is insulated or lined
Whether the floor is raised, and whether the roof lifts or hinges for cleaning
Honest condition of the base, felt and doorway

What buyers will actually ask

You will receive the same three messages about a dog kennel. 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 size dog does it suit?”

Give the internal dimensions and let the owner judge. A dog should be able to stand and turn comfortably, and only they know their dog’s measurements.

“Is it weatherproof?”

Answer with the evidence — roof felt condition, overhang, raised floor, whether it has been treated. A general claim of weatherproof means little on its own.

“Does the roof come off for cleaning?”

Check and say. It is a real convenience feature and one of the few things that distinguishes kennels of similar size.

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 kennel 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 £105 sale — roughly the middle of the range for a dog kennel — 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	£105
Poshmark	−£21	£84
eBay	−£14	£91
Mercari	−£10	£95
Etsy	−£7	£98

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

Sells from spring through early autumn, with very little demand in midwinter. A sound treated kennel listed in April or May moves within a fortnight.

Collection, and heavier than it looks — a large timber kennel is a two-person lift and usually needs a van. Give the external dimensions and an honest sense of the weight.

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 kennel worth?

Typically £30 to £180, with large insulated timber kennels at the top. See the dog kennel value guide for pricing by condition.

Should I treat the wood before selling?

A coat of animal-safe preservative on a dry day photographs far better and signals the kennel has been looked after. Use a product safe for animal housing, and say which one you used.

Does rot at the base make it unsellable?

Not necessarily — base timbers are replaceable and some buyers are happy to do it. Photograph the rot, describe it and price it as a project rather than as sound.