The short version
- Typical range: £4 – £22 — see the full gloves value guide
- What decides your price: condition, and how well you evidence it in photographs
- Cost to sell here: nothing, at any price
- Category: Clothing
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 every fingertip and the seams between the fingers, which is where gloves wear through first.
- Confirm they are a genuine pair and both are the same size, and check any lining is intact.
- Test touchscreen compatibility if the fingertips have conductive thread, and say what you find.
The photographs that sell gloves
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.
- Both gloves laid flat together, palms down
- Both palms up, showing wear
- The fingertips and seams close up
- The label with size and composition, plus any hole, split seam or worn patch
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 It feels counterproductive, but a listing that shows the worst of an item gets fewer questions, fewer withdrawn offers and fewer arguments at handover.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
Material, size and features: “Leather Gloves, Size M, Cashmere Lined, Touchscreen”. Touchscreen compatibility is a genuine search that is almost never stated. Leather, wool and synthetic are quite different price brackets.
Then state these in the description, because a buyer who has to ask is a buyer who might not bother:
- Size, and hand width measured flat
- Outer material and lining material
- Whether they are touchscreen compatible
- Condition of fingertips, seams and lining
What buyers will actually ask
You will receive the same three messages about gloves. 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.
Test them on your phone and say. It is a real deciding feature and hardly any listing mentions it.
Turn one inside out if you can and check. A shredded lining bunches up in wear and makes gloves unusable.
Photograph them. Fingertips and the seams between the fingers are where gloves fail and buyers know to look.
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 gloves 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 £13 sale — roughly the middle of the range for gloves — 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 | £13 |
| Poshmark | −£3 | £10 |
| eBay | −£2 | £11 |
| Mercari | −£1 | £12 |
| Etsy | −£1 | £12 |
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
October to February is the market, with a Christmas gifting peak. Leather gloves hold value best; knitted gloves are best bundled.
Cheapest possible postage. Send them as a flat pair in a padded envelope, and check both are present before sealing — single gloves are a classic packing mistake.
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 are used gloves worth?
Typically £4 to £22, with lined leather and cashmere well above. See the gloves value guide for the bands.
Will anyone buy used gloves?
Yes, particularly leather and quality wool, which last for years. Wash or wipe them, say so, and describe the fingertips honestly.
Should I bundle knitted gloves?
Yes. Individually they are worth less than the postage, so group them with a scarf and beanie as a winter accessories bundle instead.
See also: what a used gloves is worth · browse live clothing listings · condition grades explained.