Sell Your Used Moses Basket — 0% Fees

A used Moses basket typically sells for £15 to £60, and on WishThrift it costs you nothing to list — no fee, no commission, so you keep the whole amount you agree. Moses baskets sell quickly and there is one thing to say plainly: the mattress should be new for each baby, so sell the basket and stand and leave the mattress out.

The short version

Typical range: £15 – £60 — see the full Moses basket value guide
What decides your price: condition, and how well you evidence it in photographs
Cost to sell here: nothing, at any price
Category: Baby & Kids Items

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.

Check the weave for splits and sharp ends, and the handles where they join the basket, which is where they fail.
Wash the liner if it is removable and check the fabric ties and any hood.
Exclude the mattress from the sale, and check the stand or rocker for stability and locking.

The photographs that sell a Moses basket

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 basket whole, with liner and hood if included
The handles and their attachment points
The weave inside and out, showing any split
The stand or rocker, plus any fray, split or worn tie

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 It feels counterproductive, but a listing that shows the worst of an item gets fewer questions, fewer withdrawn offers and fewer arguments at handover.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

Type, contents and brand: “Moses Basket with Rocking Stand, Liner Included, No Mattress”. Say plainly that the mattress is excluded and why — it reads as care rather than as a gap. Whether a stand is included is the other value question.

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

Internal and external dimensions, and the mattress size it takes
Whether the stand, hood and liner are included
Material of the basket and whether the liner is washable
Condition of the weave, handles and stand

What buyers will actually ask

You will receive the same three messages about a Moses basket. 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.

“Is a mattress included?”

Say no, and explain that a new mattress is the recommended approach for each baby. It costs little and buyers respect the reasoning.

“Are the handles secure?”

Pull them firmly and check where they join the weave. Handles carry the whole basket with a baby in it, so this is a functional safety check.

“Is the stand included?”

Confirm. Stands are a substantial part of the value and buyers frequently assume one is included.

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 Moses basket 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 £37 sale — roughly the middle of the range for a Moses basket — 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	£37
Poshmark	−£7	£30
eBay	−£5	£32
Mercari	−£4	£33
Etsy	−£2	£35

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 a mild spring lift. Complete sets with a stand sell within days.

Light but very bulky, so measure the packed parcel — volumetric weight decides the cost. Collection is often easier.

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

Should I include the mattress?

No. A new mattress for each baby is the standard recommendation and it is one of the few nursery items genuinely worth buying new. Sell the basket, say the mattress is excluded, and give the size it takes.

What is a used Moses basket worth?

Typically £15 to £60, with complete sets including a rocking stand above. See the Moses basket value guide.

How long can a baby use one?

Usually only a few months, until they can roll or push up, which is exactly why so many come to the second-hand market barely used. Say how long yours was actually used.