The short version
- Typical range: £10 – £40 — see the full gym leggings 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.
- Stretch the fabric over your hand and photograph whether it stays opaque.
- Check the waistband still recovers after stretching, and look at the inner thigh for pilling.
- Note the brand, style name and inseam length.
The photographs that sell gym leggings
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.
- Laid flat, front, whole leg
- The fabric stretched over a hand, showing opacity
- The waistband, showing height and recovery
- The inner thigh and gusset, plus the size tag
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 It feels counterproductive, but a listing that shows the worst of an item gets fewer questions, fewer withdrawn offers and fewer arguments at handover.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, style, size and inseam: “Gymshark Adapt Leggings, Size S, 26in Inseam”. Style names are searched exactly. Say whether they have pockets, which is a genuine differentiator in gym wear.
Then state these in the description, because a buyer who has to ask is a buyer who might not bother:
- Brand, style name, size and inseam length
- Whether they stay opaque when stretched
- Waistband height and whether the elastic still recovers
- Pilling on the inner thigh, and whether they have pockets
What buyers will actually ask
You will receive the same three messages about gym leggings. 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.
Stretch the fabric and photograph the result. This is the question, and answering it with evidence sells the pair.
Stretch and release it. Waistband recovery is what ends a pair of gym leggings and buyers check first.
Say so and where. Side pockets that hold a phone are a real selling point in this category.
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 gym leggings 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 £25 sale — roughly the middle of the range for gym leggings — 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 | £25 |
| Poshmark | −£5 | £20 |
| eBay | −£3 | £22 |
| Mercari | −£2 | £23 |
| Etsy | −£2 | £23 |
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
Strong January lift and a steady spring. Recognised activewear brands sell within days.
Very light and cheap to post. Wash them and say so in the listing — on used activewear that is the sentence that resolves the buyer’s hesitation, and it is the difference between an enquiry and a sale.
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 gym leggings worth?
Typically £10 to £40, with premium activewear brands well above. See the gym leggings value guide.
What does squat-proof mean?
That the fabric stays opaque when stretched over the thigh rather than becoming sheer. Test it over your hand and photograph it — it is the single most persuasive image in a leggings listing.
Is pilling a dealbreaker?
Not usually, if disclosed and light. Inner-thigh pilling is normal wear and buyers price it in when they can see the extent.
See also: what a used gym leggings is worth · browse live clothing listings · condition grades explained.