Sell Your Used Paddleboard — 0% Fees

A used paddleboard typically sells for £100 to £500, and on WishThrift it costs you nothing to list — no fee, no commission, so you keep the whole amount you agree. Paddleboards sell on whether the board holds air overnight, so inflate yours, leave it, and report honestly what happened.

The short version

Typical range: £100 – £500 — see the full paddleboard value guide
What decides your price: condition, and how well you evidence it in photographs
Cost to sell here: nothing, at any price
Category: Sports & Outdoors

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.

Inflate to the recommended pressure and leave it overnight, then check whether it has held.
Note the length, width, thickness and the maximum rider weight.
Confirm which accessories are included: pump, paddle, fin, leash and bag.

The photographs that sell a paddleboard

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 board inflated, full length, from above
The valve and any repair patch
The deck pad and rails, showing wear
Everything included laid out: pump, paddle, fin, leash, bag

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 It feels counterproductive, but a listing that shows the worst of an item gets fewer questions, fewer withdrawn offers and fewer arguments at handover.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, size and contents: “Inflatable Paddleboard 10ft 6in, Complete with Pump, Paddle and Bag”. Length is the primary filter. Say inflatable or hard board, and list the accessories — a complete package is worth considerably more than a bare board.

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

Inflatable or hard board, and the length, width and thickness
Maximum rider weight and recommended pressure
Whether it holds air overnight, tested
Accessories included: pump, paddle, fin, leash, bag, repair kit

What buyers will actually ask

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

“Does it hold air?”

Inflate it, leave it overnight and report what you found. It is the defining question for an inflatable board and testing costs you nothing.

“Are there any repairs?”

Photograph any patch. Repairs are normal and hold fine, but must be disclosed.

“Is the pump included?”

Say so. A decent double-action pump is a real cost and its absence is a genuine deduction.

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 paddleboard 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 £300 sale — roughly the middle of the range for a paddleboard — 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	£300
Poshmark	−£60	£240
eBay	−£41	£259
Mercari	−£30	£270
Etsy	−£20	£280

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

May through August, peaking early summer. Off-season listings sell slowly and for noticeably less.

Inflatables pack into their bag and post reasonably, though the parcel is heavy — weigh it first. Hard boards are collection only.

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 paddleboard worth?

Typically £100 to £500 depending on brand, size and whether the full kit is included. See the paddleboard value guide.

How do I check a paddleboard for leaks?

Inflate to the recommended pressure, leave it overnight indoors and check whether it has softened. For a suspected leak, soapy water around the valve and seams shows bubbles.

Do repairs affect the value?

A properly done patch holds fine and reduces the price only modestly. Photograph it and say when it was done — concealing a repair on an inflatable is not something that stays hidden.