The short version
- Typical range: £80 – £500 — see the full graphics card value guide
- What decides your price: condition, and how well you evidence it in photographs
- Cost to sell here: nothing, at any price
- Category: Electronics
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 exact model, VRAM and the board partner, since the same GPU from different manufacturers varies in cooling and price.
- Run a benchmark and record the score and temperatures, then screenshot it. That single image sells the card.
- Clean the fans and heatsink, and check the fans spin freely and the PCIe bracket is not bent.
The photographs that sell a graphics card
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 card from the side, fans visible, out of the case
- The output ports and the PCIe connector
- A benchmark result on screen, showing score and temperatures
- The fans and heatsink close up, plus the original box if you have it
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 It feels counterproductive, but a listing that shows the worst of an item gets fewer questions, fewer withdrawn offers and fewer arguments at handover.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
Full model with partner and VRAM: “ASUS TUF RTX 3070 8GB Graphics Card”. Buyers search the exact GPU. State the mining history in the listing rather than waiting to be asked, and mention if the card is still within manufacturer warranty — that is worth real money.
Then state these in the description, because a buyer who has to ask is a buyer who might not bother:
- GPU model, VRAM, and the board partner or cooler design
- Benchmark score and load temperatures from your own test
- Whether it has been used for mining or overclocked
- Power connector requirements, card length, and whether the box is included
What buyers will actually ask
You will receive the same three messages about a graphics card. 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.
Answer directly and without hedging. It is the first question on every graphics card sale, and a clear, confident answer is worth more than the card’s appearance.
Benchmark it and give load temperatures. It demonstrates the cooling works and that you actually tested the card.
Give the card length in millimetres and the power connectors it needs. Both are common reasons a buyer has to back out.
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 graphics card 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 £290 sale — roughly the middle of the range for a graphics card — 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 | £290 |
| Poshmark | −£58 | £232 |
| eBay | −£39 | £251 |
| Mercari | −£29 | £261 |
| Etsy | −£19 | £271 |
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
Consistently strong demand and quick sales at fair prices. Values shift with each new GPU generation launch, so pricing to current market rather than what you paid matters.
Fragile and static-sensitive. Post in an antistatic bag inside a rigid box, ideally the original. Local collection with a live benchmark is the most reassuring option 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 graphics card worth?
Typically £80 to £500 depending on the GPU generation and model. Values track current-generation pricing closely. See the graphics card value guide.
Should I say if a card was used for mining?
Yes, always. It is the question every buyer asks, and being upfront costs you less than being caught. Mining cards do sell — often the cooling was better maintained than in a gaming rig — but only when disclosed.
How do I prove a graphics card works?
Run a standard benchmark, screenshot the result showing score and temperatures, and include it in the listing. It is the most persuasive single image you can add.
See also: what a used graphics card is worth · browse live electronics listings · condition grades explained.