Sell Your Used Kindle — 0% Fees

A used Kindle typically sells for £25 to £90, and on WishThrift it costs you nothing to list — no fee, no commission, so you keep the whole amount you agree. Kindles sell on generation and whether the screen has a front light, so identify the model precisely — several generations look almost identical and are worth very different amounts.

The short version

Typical range: £25 – £90 — see the full Kindle 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 exact generation in Settings under Device Info, and note the storage.
Deregister the device from your Amazon account and factory reset it.
Charge it and check the screen for scratches, cracks and any stuck ink from a damaged panel.

The photographs that sell a Kindle

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 front with the screen on, showing a page of text
The back, showing the model markings
The device info screen with generation and serial
The screen at an angle, showing any scratch or ghosting

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 It feels counterproductive, but a listing that shows the worst of an item gets fewer questions, fewer withdrawn offers and fewer arguments at handover.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

Model and generation: “Kindle Paperwhite 11th Generation, 8GB, Front Light”. Generation is essential because the models look alike and differ substantially in price. Say whether it has a front light and whether it is waterproof, both of which are searched.

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

Exact model and generation, and storage capacity
Whether it has a front light, and whether it is waterproof
Whether it is the ad-supported version
Battery condition, screen condition and whether a case or charger is included

What buyers will actually ask

You will receive the same three messages about a Kindle. 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 from Device Info rather than guessing from appearance. Kindle generations look similar and are priced very differently.

“Is it deregistered?”

Deregister from your Amazon account and factory reset before listing, then say so. A registered device is tied to your library.

“Does it have special offers?”

Say whether it is the ad-supported version. It is worth slightly less and buyers notice on setup.

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 Kindle 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 £57 sale — roughly the middle of the range for a Kindle — 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	£57
Poshmark	−£11	£46
eBay	−£8	£49
Mercari	−£6	£51
Etsy	−£4	£53

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 with a strong Christmas lift and a summer holiday bump. Paperwhite models sell fastest.

Small, light and cheap to post, but the screen is fragile — pad it well or use a rigid box.

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 Kindle worth?

Typically £25 to £90 depending on generation and features. See the Kindle value guide.

Do I need to deregister a Kindle?

Yes. Deregister from your Amazon account and factory reset, or the device stays linked to your library and the buyer cannot use it with their own account.

Do old Kindles still work?

Older models keep working for reading, though some very old generations have lost store connectivity. Say the generation and whether it still connects, and it will sell to a reader who just wants a cheap device.