Used projectors in the UK typically sell for £50 to £300 (about $67 to $405). Projectors sell on lamp hours and brightness, and the number every buyer wants is how many hours are left on the bulb.
What projectors are worth in the UK
| Condition | Typical | What it means |
|---|---|---|
| New with Tags | £300 | Unused, tags or seals intact |
| Like New | £255 | Barely used, no visible wear |
| Good | £195 | Light signs of use, complete and working |
| Fair | £135 | Heavily used, or a described fault or missing part |
| For Parts | £75 | Not working or incomplete, sold as seen |
Guide ranges converted from sterling at the 2 August 2026 rate, not quotes — sellers set their own price. Grades are seller-declared; WishThrift does not inspect or verify them.
What lifts the price
- Low lamp hours with the counter shown
- LED and laser light sources, which last far longer
What pulls it down
- Dust inside the light path showing as spots
- Missing remotes, which are often proprietary
Selling a projector in the UK
Most private sales settle by bank transfer or cash on collection. Faster Payments clear in seconds, which makes a transfer as safe as cash for the seller — wait for it to land before the item leaves your hands.
Royal Mail, Evri and InPost cover the whole country, and InPost lockers mean neither side has to be in for a delivery. Tracked 48 is the usual default for small parcels.
Distance selling rules bind traders, not private sellers, but an item must still be as described and anything sold as working must actually work.
Two practical things shape a UK sale. Bank holidays and the run-up to Christmas slow collections right down, so build a few extra days in. And postage from mainland Britain to Northern Ireland, the Highlands and the islands carries surcharges that catch sellers out — quote for the buyer’s actual postcode rather than a flat rate.
Working out what yours is worth
- Find the lamp hour counter in the menu and state it
- Project a plain white image to reveal dust and dead pixels
Getting it ready
- Find the lamp hours in the menu, usually under Information or Status, and note the rated lamp life.
- Project a white image and check for dust spots, dead pixels and colour banding.
Photograph
- The projector from the front, lens visible
- A projected white image on a wall, showing any spots or banding
- The ports, remote and any cables or bag included
Put in the description
- Native resolution and supported maximum, stated separately
- Brightness in lumens and contrast ratio
- Lamp hours used and the rated lamp life
Resolution, brightness and lamp: “Epson 1080p Projector, 3000 Lumens, 800 Lamp Hours Used”. Lamp hours in the title is unusual and immediately credible. State native resolution rather than the supported maximum, which is how projectors are commonly oversold.
Reasonably robust but the lens needs protecting. Use the original bag if you have one, and never post with a hot lamp recently used.
It costs nothing to list
There is no listing fee, no selling fee and no commission, so the £300 a buyer pays is the £300 you keep. You and the buyer settle up and arrange the handover between yourselves; WishThrift does not hold the money or ship the item.
Where in the UK
The United Kingdom is a big place and what sells well moves with it. These are the parts of the United Kingdom with their own page for projectors.
Common questions
Where can I sell a projector in the UK?
List it free on WishThrift and deal with the buyer direct. There is no selling fee, so the whole amount stays with you. Most private sales settle by bank transfer or cash on collection. Faster Payments clear in seconds, which makes a transfer as safe as cash for the seller — wait for it to land before the item leaves your hands.
Is the remote included?
Say so. Projector menus are difficult to navigate without the remote and replacements are model-specific.
What matters most on a used projector?
Lamp hours. A replacement lamp is expensive, so a projector near end of lamp life is worth far less.
How do I check for dust inside?
Project a plain white image on a wall. Dust in the light path shows as fixed dark spots that do not move.
More: how to sell a projector, what projectors are worth, or Electronics across the United Kingdom.