Sell Your Used Flip Flops — 0% Fees

Used flip flops typically sell for £4 to £20, and on WishThrift it costs you nothing to list — no fee, no commission, so you keep the whole amount you agree. Flip flops are the lowest-value footwear on the site, and the honest advice is that only branded pairs in good condition are worth the postage.

The short version

Typical range: £4 – £20 — see the full flip flops value guide
What decides your price: condition, and how well you evidence it in photographs
Cost to sell here: nothing, at any price
Category: Shoes & Footwear

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 toe post where it anchors through the sole, which is the point that fails.
Clean the footbed and check for a deep worn impression or splitting.
Check the sole tread and whether the foam has compressed flat.

The photographs that sell flip flops

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 pair side on or flat, together
The footbeds from above
The toe post anchor points underneath
The size marking and any split, compression or wear

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 It feels counterproductive, but a listing that shows the worst of an item gets fewer questions, fewer withdrawn offers and fewer arguments at handover.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 and size: “Havaianas Flip Flops, Size 39/40, Navy”. Brand is essentially the whole value. Unbranded flip flops are not worth listing individually, so bundle them into a holiday or beach lot instead.

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

Size as marked, and footbed length
Brand and material
Footbed condition and whether the foam has compressed
Toe post condition

What buyers will actually ask

You will receive the same three messages about flip flops. 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 the toe post secure?”

Pull it gently and check. It is the single failure point on a flip flop and it goes without warning.

“Has the foam flattened?”

Press it and compare to the edge. Compressed foam means the cushioning has gone, which is what a buyer is paying for.

“Are they genuine?”

Photograph the branding and sole markings and describe where you got them. Popular brands are widely copied and buyers check.

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 flip flops 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 £12 sale — roughly the middle of the range for flip flops — 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	£12
Poshmark	−£2	£10
eBay	−£2	£10
Mercari	−£1	£11
Etsy	−£1	£11

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

April to August only, with a small winter-holiday window. Outside that they are very hard to sell at any price.

The cheapest possible postage. Bundle with other beach items if they are unbranded, since alone they rarely justify a parcel for either side.

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

Are used flip flops worth selling?

Only branded pairs in good condition. Unbranded flip flops are worth less than the postage, so add them to a holiday bundle rather than listing them alone.

What are used flip flops worth?

Typically £4 to £20, almost entirely determined by brand. See the flip flops value guide.

How do I know if the foam is finished?

Press the footbed at the heel and compare it to the edge thickness. If it barely springs back, the cushioning has gone and they are worth very little.