Sell Your Used Kurta — 0% Fees

A used kurta typically sells for £8 to £45, and on WishThrift it costs you nothing to list — no fee, no commission, so you keep the whole amount you agree. Kurtas sell on fabric and length, so state both plainly — cotton and silk sit at different prices, and kurta length varies from hip to well below the knee.

The short version

Typical range: £8 – £45 — see the full kurta value guide
What decides your price: condition, and how well you evidence it in photographs
Cost to sell here: nothing, at any price
Category: 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.

Note the fabric: cotton, linen, silk, rayon or a blend.
Measure the chest, shoulder, sleeve and full length.
Check the neckline embroidery, side slits and any button placket.

The photographs that sell a kurta

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.

Laid flat, front, whole garment
The neckline and any embroidery close up
The fabric label and a tape showing full length
Side slits, cuffs and any mark or pull

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 It feels counterproductive, but a listing that shows the worst of an item gets fewer questions, fewer withdrawn offers and fewer arguments at handover.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

Fabric, style and size: “Pure Cotton Kurta, Knee Length, Size 40, Chikankari Work”. Name the embroidery style where there is one — chikankari, zari and block print are searched individually and priced differently.

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

Fabric composition and whether it is handloom
Chest, shoulder, sleeve and full length measurements
Embroidery or print style, if any
Whether it comes with matching bottoms

What buyers will actually ask

You will receive the same three messages about a kurta. 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.

“What length is it?”

Measure shoulder to hem and say. Kurta length ranges widely and it changes the whole garment.

“Is it pure cotton?”

Read the label. Pure cotton and linen breathe and sell for more than rayon blends, and buyers in warm climates care.

“Are matching bottoms included?”

Say either way. A kurta with matching churidar or pyjama is worth more than the top alone.

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 kurta 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 £26 sale — roughly the middle of the range for a kurta — 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	£26
Poshmark	−£5	£21
eBay	−£4	£22
Mercari	−£3	£23
Etsy	−£2	£24

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 year round with lifts around festivals. Cotton and linen sell strongest in summer.

Very light and folds small, so cheap to post anywhere, and international buyers are common for good cotton and handloom pieces. Fold with tissue if there is delicate neckline embroidery so the threads do not catch.

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 kurta worth?

Typically £8 to £45, with silk, handloom and fine embroidery well above. See the kurta value guide.

How should I describe the embroidery?

Name the style if you know it — chikankari, zari, mirror work, block print — and photograph it closely. These are searched individually and carry different values.

Do men’s and women’s kurtas sell differently?

Both sell steadily. State the intended fit and give chest and length measurements either way, since sizing conventions vary between makers.