Sell Your Used Power Drill — 0% Fees

A used power drill typically sells for £25 to £150, and on WishThrift it costs you nothing to list — no fee, no commission, so you keep the whole amount you agree. Corded drills barely wear out, so yours sells on completeness and whether the chuck still grips — both easy to demonstrate and rarely mentioned.

The short version

Typical range: £25 – £150 — see the full power drill value guide
What decides your price: condition, and how well you evidence it in photographs
Cost to sell here: nothing, at any price
Category: Tools & DIY

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.

Test it under load, not just spinning free, and check the chuck grips a bit firmly without slipping.
Check the cable along its whole length for nicks, and test the hammer action and reverse if fitted.
Gather the case, chuck key, side handle, depth stop and any bits included.

The photographs that sell a power drill

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 drill from the side, whole
The chuck close up, with a bit fitted
The cable, particularly where it enters the body
The case and every accessory included

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 It feels counterproductive, but a listing that shows the worst of an item gets fewer questions, fewer withdrawn offers and fewer arguments at handover.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, type and power: “Makita 750W Corded Hammer Drill with Case”. Wattage is a real search term for corded tools. Say whether it has hammer action and whether the case and side handle are included, since those affect the price more than people expect.

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

Brand, model and power in watts
Chuck size and whether keyed or keyless
Whether it has hammer action, reverse and variable speed
Whether the case, chuck key, side handle and any bits are included

What buyers will actually ask

You will receive the same three messages about a power drill. 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 the chuck still grip properly?”

Fit a bit, tighten it and try to twist it out. A slipping chuck is the main wear point on an old drill and buyers test it.

“Is the cable damaged?”

Run it through your hands, checking especially where it enters the body. Nicked cables are a safety issue and must be disclosed.

“Is the case included?”

Say so. Original cases keep the accessories together and buyers value them more than the plastic is worth.

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 power drill 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 £87 sale — roughly the middle of the range for a power drill — 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	£87
Poshmark	−£17	£70
eBay	−£12	£75
Mercari	−£9	£78
Etsy	−£6	£81

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 lift in spring as people start projects. Recognised trade brands sell within days; unbranded drills sell slowly.

Compact and reasonably cheap to post, though heavier than they look — weigh the case before quoting.

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 power drill worth?

Typically £25 to £150, with trade brands well above DIY ones. See the power drill value guide for the condition breakdown.

Are old corded drills still worth selling?

Yes. Corded drills have no battery to degrade, so a twenty-year-old trade-brand drill often works as well as new. That is precisely why the used market for them is steady.

Do accessories increase the value?

The case, side handle and chuck key all help, and a set of bits adds a little. Gather everything before listing — buyers deduct more for missing pieces than the pieces cost.