Sell Your Used Leggings — 0% Fees

Used leggings typically sell for £8 to £30, and on WishThrift it costs you nothing to list — no fee, no commission, so you keep the whole amount you agree. Leggings sell on brand and opacity, and the question every buyer has is whether they go see-through when stretched — so answer it before they ask.

The short version

Typical range: £8 – £30 — see the full leggings 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.

Stretch the fabric over your hand and check whether it becomes sheer. Say honestly what you find.
Check the waistband elastic, the gusset seam and the inner thigh for pilling or thinning.
Note the brand, style name and fabric composition.

The photographs that sell leggings

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 leg in frame
The waistband, showing width and elasticity
The fabric stretched over a hand, showing opacity
The inner thigh and gusset, plus the size tag

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 It feels counterproductive, but a listing that shows the worst of an item gets fewer questions, fewer withdrawn offers and fewer arguments at handover.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

Brand, style and size: “Lululemon Align Leggings, 25 inch, Size 8, Black”. Named styles from activewear brands are searched exactly. State the inseam length, since the same style comes in several.

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

Brand, style name, size and inseam length
Fabric composition and whether they are squat-proof or sheer when stretched
Waistband height and whether it has pockets
Pilling on the inner thigh, and gusset seam condition

What buyers will actually ask

You will receive the same three messages about leggings. 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 they see-through when stretched?”

Test it over your hand and photograph the result. This is the defining question for used leggings and honesty here sells the pair.

“Is there pilling on the inner thigh?”

Look closely and photograph. It is where leggings always wear and buyers know to check.

“What inseam are they?”

Read the tag or measure it. Activewear brands sell the same style in several lengths and buyers pick deliberately.

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 leggings 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 £19 sale — roughly the middle of the range for leggings — 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	£19
Poshmark	−£4	£15
eBay	−£3	£16
Mercari	−£2	£17
Etsy	−£1	£18

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 all year with a January lift. Recognised activewear brands sell within days; high-street leggings sell slowly.

Very light and cheap to post.

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 are used leggings worth?

Typically £8 to £30, with recognised activewear brands well above. See the leggings value guide.

Do people buy used leggings?

Yes, in large numbers, particularly premium activewear brands where the saving is substantial. Being explicit about washing, pilling and opacity is what makes buyers comfortable.

How do I describe the condition honestly?

Cover three things: pilling on the inner thigh, waistband elastic, and whether the fabric stays opaque when stretched. Those are exactly what a buyer would check in person.