Sell Your Used Hedge Trimmer — 0% Fees

A used hedge trimmer typically sells for £20 to £110, and on WishThrift it costs you nothing to list — no fee, no commission, so you keep the whole amount you agree. Hedge trimmers sell on blade length and on whether the blades are still sharp and true — and a trimmer with a bent tooth is a repair, not a bargain.

The short version

Typical range: £20 – £110 — see the full hedge trimmer value guide
What decides your price: condition, and how well you evidence it in photographs
Cost to sell here: nothing, at any price
Category: Home & Garden

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.

Inspect the full length of the blade for bent, chipped or missing teeth, and check the blades slide freely.
Run it briefly and listen for the gearbox, then clean and lightly oil the blades.
For cordless, charge the battery and time a realistic run; for petrol, start it from cold; for corded, check the whole flex.

The photographs that sell a hedge trimmer

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 trimmer whole, from the side, clean
The full blade length laid straight, teeth visible
The handle, guard and trigger safety
The battery and charger or the cable, plus any bent tooth or crack

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 It feels counterproductive, but a listing that shows the worst of an item gets fewer questions, fewer withdrawn offers and fewer arguments at handover.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

Type, blade length and power: “Bosch 60cm Cordless Hedge Trimmer, 18V, 2 Batteries”. Blade length is the search. On cordless, say the battery platform and how many are included, which is most of the value.

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

Blade length and cutting capacity
Power type — corded, cordless or petrol — with voltage or wattage
For cordless, battery count and honest run time
Blade condition, and whether the guard and any blade cover are present

What buyers will actually ask

You will receive the same three messages about a hedge trimmer. 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.

“Are the blades sharp?”

Look along them and describe honestly. Blunt blades tear rather than cut and sharpening a hedge trimmer is a specialist job.

“Is a battery included?”

Say clearly and name the platform. Body-only tools are worth far less and buyers filter on it.

“Does the blade brake work?”

Release the trigger and check the blades stop promptly. It is a safety feature and a slow stop should be disclosed.

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 hedge trimmer 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 £65 sale — roughly the middle of the range for a hedge trimmer — 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	£65
Poshmark	−£13	£52
eBay	−£9	£56
Mercari	−£6	£59
Etsy	−£4	£61

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

Strongly seasonal, March to August with a peak in early summer. Listed in winter it will sit, so hold until spring.

Fit the blade cover before transport or posting — an unguarded blade is dangerous to whoever handles the parcel. Petrol models must be drained of fuel first.

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 hedge trimmer worth?

Typically £20 to £110, with cordless models including batteries above. See the hedge trimmer value guide for the bands.

Can blunt hedge trimmer blades be sharpened?

Yes, by a specialist or carefully with a file, though bent or missing teeth are a different matter. Describe the blade condition accurately rather than calling it serviceable.

Should I include the blade cover?

Always, and fit it for transport. It is a small plastic part that is genuinely hard to replace and it makes the tool safe to handle in a parcel.