Sell Your Used iPad — 0% Fees

A used iPad typically sells for £90 to £450, and on WishThrift it costs you nothing to list — no fee, no commission, so you keep the whole amount you agree. iPads are bought by people who know exactly which generation they want, so the single most valuable thing you can do is identify the model number precisely.

The short version

Typical range: £90 – £450 — see the full iPad 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.

Find the model in Settings → General → About and note the generation and storage. “iPad 9th generation 64GB” is a listing; “iPad” is not.
Sign out of iCloud and erase all content and settings so Activation Lock is cleared.
Check whether it is Wi-Fi only or Wi-Fi plus Cellular, because the cellular version is worth meaningfully more.

The photographs that sell an iPad

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.

Front, screen on, showing the home screen
Back, angled in daylight to reveal scratches and any bend at the corners
The About screen showing model, capacity and serial
Any crack, dent or screen blemish, close up

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 It feels counterproductive, but a listing that shows the worst of an item gets fewer questions, fewer withdrawn offers and fewer arguments at handover.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

Generation, storage and connectivity: “iPad Air 4th Gen 64GB Wi-Fi, Space Grey”. If it takes a particular Apple Pencil generation, mention it — that is a search buyers make deliberately, and stating compatibility saves you three messages.

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

Exact generation and release year, plus storage in GB
Wi-Fi only or Wi-Fi plus Cellular, and whether the cellular is unlocked
Which Apple Pencil generation it supports, if any
Whether the charger and cable are included

What buyers will actually ask

You will receive the same three messages about an iPad. 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.

“Which generation is it?”

Read it off the About screen rather than guessing from appearance. Several iPad generations look nearly identical and are worth very different amounts.

“Does it work with the Apple Pencil?”

Say which generation of Pencil, not just yes. First and second generation Pencils are not interchangeable and buyers get caught out constantly.

“Is it still supported by iPadOS?”

Check the current supported list and answer plainly. Older iPads still sell well for reading and children’s use if you are honest about it.

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 iPad 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 £270 sale — roughly the middle of the range for an iPad — 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	£270
Poshmark	−£54	£216
eBay	−£37	£233
Mercari	−£27	£243
Etsy	−£18	£252

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 demand all year, rising before Christmas and at the start of the school year. Cellular models and larger storage sizes sell fastest.

Small, light and cheap to post, but valuable enough to attract payment scams — confirm cleared funds first. Protect the screen well if posting; a cracked-in-transit iPad is an argument with no good ending.

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

How much is a used iPad worth?

Typically £90 to £450 depending on generation, storage and whether it has cellular. The iPad value guide gives the range by condition.

Does Activation Lock need turning off?

Yes. Sign out of iCloud and erase the device before listing. An iPad still tied to your Apple ID cannot be set up by anyone else and is effectively unsellable.

Is a cellular iPad worth more than Wi-Fi?

Yes, usually noticeably so, because it can be used without a network connection nearby. Always state which version you have — it is one of the first things a buyer filters on.