Sell Your Used Jigsaw Puzzles — 0% Fees

Used jigsaw puzzles typically sell for £3 to £15, and on WishThrift it costs you nothing to list — no fee, no commission, so you keep the whole amount you agree. Jigsaws are worth almost nothing individually and sell in bundles — and the one thing that matters is whether anyone has actually checked the pieces are all there.

The short version

Typical range: £3 – £15 — see the full jigsaw puzzles value guide
What decides your price: condition, and how well you evidence it in photographs
Cost to sell here: nothing, at any price
Category: Toys & Games

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.

Count the pieces if you can, or say plainly that they are unchecked. Do not claim complete without counting.
Check the box corners and whether the image reference is present.
Sort by piece count and by brand, since collectors of certain makes buy by brand.

The photographs that sell jigsaw puzzles

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 boxes stacked or laid out, titles readable
One box front, showing the image and piece count
The pieces in the bag or box, showing they are there
The box corners and any damage or water mark

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 It feels counterproductive, but a listing that shows the worst of an item gets fewer questions, fewer withdrawn offers and fewer arguments at handover.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

Quantity, piece count and brand: “Bundle of 5 Ravensburger Jigsaws, 1000 Pieces Each, Complete”. Piece count and brand are the searches. Only say complete if you have actually counted, and say unchecked if you have not — buyers respect that.

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

How many puzzles and the piece count of each
Brand and titles
Whether pieces have been counted or are unchecked
Box condition, and whether the image reference sheet is present

What buyers will actually ask

You will receive the same three messages about jigsaw puzzles. 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 all the pieces there?”

Say honestly whether you counted or not. Unchecked is a perfectly acceptable description; claiming complete without counting is what causes complaints.

“What brand are they?”

Name it. Puzzle enthusiasts have firm preferences about cut quality and fit, and certain brands sell far better.

“Will you split the bundle?”

Decide first. Puzzles are heavy relative to their value and splitting rarely justifies the postage.

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 jigsaw puzzles 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 £9 sale — roughly the middle of the range for jigsaw puzzles — 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	£9
Poshmark	−£2	£7
eBay	−£1	£8
Mercari	−£1	£8
Etsy	−£1	£8

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

Lifts sharply from October to February and around Christmas. Summer demand is thin, so bundles are best held for autumn.

Heavy in bulk and boxes crush easily, so pack in an outer carton. Tape each box shut so pieces cannot escape into the parcel.

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

Are used jigsaws worth selling?

In bundles, yes, particularly named brands and 1000-piece puzzles. Individually the postage usually exceeds the value, so group three to five together.

What are used jigsaw puzzles worth?

Typically £3 to £15 each and less per puzzle in bundles. See the jigsaw puzzles value guide.

Should I say if pieces might be missing?

Yes. Describing a puzzle as unchecked is completely normal and buyers accept it at the right price. Claiming complete without counting is the one thing that generates complaints.