The short version
- Typical range: £5 – £25 — see the full kids clothes value guide
- What decides your price: condition, and how well you evidence it in photographs
- Cost to sell here: nothing, at any price
- Category: Kids’ 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.
- Sort into bundles by age band and gender, and count the items in each.
- Wash everything and check for the stains children’s clothes always have: knees, cuffs, collars and fronts.
- Check every zip, popper and button, and set aside anything with damage rather than hiding it in the bundle.
The photographs that sell kids clothes
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 full bundle laid out so every item is visible
- A close view of two or three of the best pieces
- The size labels grouped together
- Any stain, hole or worn knee, photographed honestly
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 It feels counterproductive, but a listing that shows the worst of an item gets fewer questions, fewer withdrawn offers and fewer arguments at handover.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
Age band, gender, count and season: “Boys 3-4 Years Clothes Bundle, 12 Items, Autumn/Winter”. Age band and item count are the two things parents filter on. Naming recognisable brands in the title lifts the price noticeably if the bundle contains any.
Then state these in the description, because a buyer who has to ask is a buyer who might not bother:
- Age band and gender, and the exact number of items
- A list of what the bundle contains by type
- Any recognisable brands included
- Condition of each item, and any stains or damage listed openly
What buyers will actually ask
You will receive the same three messages about kids clothes. 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.
List it by item type and count. Parents are working out whether it covers a season and a vague description invites low offers.
Check knees, cuffs and fronts under good light and disclose everything. Parents expect some wear and resent finding undisclosed marks.
Answer if asked, and volunteer it if true. Parents buying children’s clothes ask this more than any other 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 kids clothes 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 £15 sale — roughly the middle of the range for kids clothes — 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 | £15 |
| Poshmark | −£3 | £12 |
| eBay | −£2 | £13 |
| Mercari | −£2 | £13 |
| Etsy | −£1 | £14 |
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
Seasonal by nature — sell summer bundles in spring and winter bundles in early autumn. Bundles priced sensibly sell within days; individual items rarely sell at all.
Light and cheap to post in a large mailing bag. Vacuum bags reduce the parcel considerably on bigger bundles.
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
Is it worth selling used children’s clothes?
In bundles, yes. Individually most items are worth too little to justify the effort, but a well-sorted bundle of twelve items in one age band sells readily and is genuinely useful to another parent.
What are used kids clothes worth?
Typically £5 to £25 per bundle, with branded and nearly-new bundles above that. See the kids clothes value guide for the range.
How should I group a clothes bundle?
By single age band, gender and season. Mixing ages or seasons makes the bundle less useful to any one buyer and lowers what they will pay, even though it contains more.
See also: what a used kids clothes is worth · browse live kids’ clothing listings · condition grades explained.