Sell Your Used Plant Pots — 0% Fees

Used plant pots typically sell for £3 to £25, and on WishThrift it costs you nothing to list — no fee, no commission, so you keep the whole amount you agree. Plant pots are worth almost nothing individually, so this is a bundling category — and the two things that lift a bundle are matching sets and frost-proof terracotta.

The short version

Typical range: £3 – £25 — see the full plant pots value guide
What decides your price: condition, and how well you evidence it in photographs
Cost to sell here: nothing, at any price
Category: Home & Garden

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.

Sort by size and material and group matching pots, since sets sell far better than a mixed pile.
Check terracotta for frost damage, which shows as flaking and spalling on the surface.
Wash off soil and algae, and check every drainage hole is clear and every saucer present.

The photographs that sell plant pots

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 whole group laid out together, countable
A matching set stacked or lined up
The base of one pot showing drainage and any mark
Any crack, chip, frost flaking or missing saucer

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 It feels counterproductive, but a listing that shows the worst of an item gets fewer questions, fewer withdrawn offers and fewer arguments at handover.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

Quantity, size and material: “6 Terracotta Plant Pots, 20cm, Frost Proof”. Quantity and diameter are the searches. Frost proof is a genuine and valuable claim for terracotta — only make it if the pot is marked or you know it to be true.

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

How many pots, and diameter and height of each size
Material — terracotta, glazed ceramic, plastic, stone or composite
Whether frost proof, and whether saucers are included
Whether drainage holes are present and clear, plus any crack or chip

What buyers will actually ask

You will receive the same three messages about plant pots. 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 frost proof?”

Say only what you know. Frost-damaged terracotta flakes apart over a winter and buyers who garden have learned to ask.

“Do they have drainage holes?”

Check every one. A decorative cachepot without drainage is a different product from a planting pot.

“Will you split the bundle?”

Decide first. Pots are heavy and low value, so splitting rarely justifies the extra handling for either side.

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 plant pots 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 £14 sale — roughly the middle of the range for plant pots — 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	£14
Poshmark	−£3	£11
eBay	−£2	£12
Mercari	−£1	£13
Etsy	−£1	£13

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

March to July is the main window, with a smaller autumn one. Almost no demand in winter.

Very heavy for their value, so collection is nearly always the sensible route. Terracotta and ceramic post badly and the postage usually exceeds the price.

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

Are used plant pots worth selling?

In bundles, yes, especially matching terracotta and larger sizes. Individually most are worth less than the effort, so group them by size and material.

What are used plant pots worth?

Typically £3 to £25 for a bundle, with large glazed and frost-proof terracotta above. See the plant pots value guide.

How can I tell if terracotta is frost proof?

Frost-proof pots are usually marked as such, fired harder and noticeably heavier. If yours is unmarked and has been outside through winters without flaking, say that instead — it is honest evidence.