The short version
- Typical range: £70 – £350 — see the full gaming monitor value guide
- What decides your price: condition, and how well you evidence it in photographs
- Cost to sell here: nothing, at any price
- Category: Gaming
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.
- Display full-screen white, black, red, green and blue images and check carefully for dead or stuck pixels.
- Note the exact model, size, resolution, refresh rate and panel type from the rear label or the on-screen menu.
- Locate the stand, all screws, and the correct cable, since high refresh rates need the right DisplayPort or HDMI version.
The photographs that sell a gaming monitor
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 monitor on, displaying a normal image, straight on
- A full-screen white image and a full-screen black image, to evidence the panel
- The rear label showing the model number
- The stand, cables and any bezel or screen damage
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 It feels counterproductive, but a listing that shows the worst of an item gets fewer questions, fewer withdrawn offers and fewer arguments at handover.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, resolution and refresh rate: “27-inch 1440p 165Hz IPS Gaming Monitor”. Those three numbers are the entire search. Add the panel type, since IPS, VA and TN behave very differently and buyers have preferences.
Then state these in the description, because a buyer who has to ask is a buyer who might not bother:
- Screen size, resolution, refresh rate and panel type
- Exact model number, and whether it supports FreeSync or G-Sync
- Dead or stuck pixel count, and any backlight bleed
- Whether the stand, screws and correct cable are included
What buyers will actually ask
You will receive the same three messages about a gaming monitor. 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.
Cycle through solid colour test screens and photograph the results. Offering that evidence unprompted sets your listing well apart.
Display a full black image in a dark room and photograph it. Some bleed is normal on IPS panels and buyers accept it when shown.
Confirm you have the stand and its screws. Replacements are model-specific and awkward, so this genuinely affects the sale.
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 gaming monitor 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 £210 sale — roughly the middle of the range for a gaming monitor — 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 | £210 |
| Poshmark | −£42 | £168 |
| eBay | −£29 | £181 |
| Mercari | −£21 | £189 |
| Etsy | −£14 | £196 |
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 with lifts before Christmas and in autumn. High refresh rate and 1440p panels sell fastest; older 1080p 60Hz monitors are abundant and cheap.
Fragile and awkward to post without the original box. Local collection with the monitor powered on is much the safer route for both sides.
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 gaming monitor worth?
Typically £70 to £350 depending on size, resolution and refresh rate. See the gaming monitor value guide for the range by condition.
How do I check for dead pixels?
Display full-screen solid colours — white, black, red, green and blue — and look closely at each. A dead pixel stays black on every colour; a stuck one stays a single colour. Photograph what you find.
Can I post a monitor safely?
Only in the original box, or a properly padded equivalent. Panels crack easily and courier damage claims on screens rarely succeed, so collection is usually the better option.
See also: what a used gaming monitor is worth · browse live gaming listings · condition grades explained.