Sell Your Used Electronic Drum Kit — 0% Fees

A used electronic drum kit typically sells for £150 to £700, and on WishThrift it costs you nothing to list — no fee, no commission, so you keep the whole amount you agree. Electronic kits sell on the module and whether the pads are mesh or rubber, so name the module model and say which pads are which.

The short version

Typical range: £150 – £700 — see the full electronic drum kit 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.

Note the module brand and model, which is where most of the value sits.
Identify which pads are mesh and which are rubber, and test every pad and cymbal trigger.
Check the rack, all clamps, the kick pedal arrangement and whether the loom cable is intact.

The photographs that sell an electronic drum kit

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 full kit set up, from the front
The module close up, screen on
The pads, showing mesh or rubber surfaces
The rack, clamps and loom cable, plus any tear or crack

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 It feels counterproductive, but a listing that shows the worst of an item gets fewer questions, fewer withdrawn offers and fewer arguments at handover.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

Brand, module and pads: “Roland TD-17 Electronic Drum Kit, Mesh Heads, Module Included”. The module model is the primary search. Mesh versus rubber pads is the second filter and materially affects feel and price.

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

Module brand and model
Which pads are mesh and which rubber, and how many of each
Number of cymbal pads and whether they are choke-capable
Rack condition, loom cable, and whether pedals and throne are included

What buyers will actually ask

You will receive the same three messages about an electronic drum kit. 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.

“Do all the pads trigger?”

Test every pad and rim on the module and say which you verified. Dead triggers are the standard fault.

“Are the heads mesh or rubber?”

Say which. Mesh feels far closer to acoustic drums and is worth meaningfully more.

“Is the loom cable included?”

Check. The multi-core loom is model-specific and expensive to replace, and its absence is a serious deduction.

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 electronic drum kit 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 £425 sale — roughly the middle of the range for an electronic drum kit — 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	£425
Poshmark	−£85	£340
eBay	−£58	£367
Mercari	−£42	£383
Etsy	−£28	£397

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

Lifts in September and before Christmas. Kits with recent modules and mesh heads sell within days.

Multi-piece and awkward but lighter than acoustic. Collection is usual; if posting, box the module separately and photograph the loom before packing.

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 electronic drum kit worth?

Typically £150 to £700 depending on module, pad type and completeness. See the electronic drum kit value guide.

Mesh or rubber pads: which is better?

Mesh heads feel far closer to acoustic drums and are quieter, which is why kits with them sell for considerably more. Say which yours has for every pad.

What if the module is faulty?

Say so plainly. The module is most of the value, so a faulty one changes the listing entirely — but the pads and rack still sell to someone upgrading their own module.