The short version
- Typical range: £220 – £380 — see the full PS5 value guide
- What decides your price: condition, and how well you evidence it in photographs
- Cost to sell here: nothing, at any price
- Category: Gaming
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.
- Gather everything: power cable, HDMI, base stand and screw, controller and its USB cable. Missing parts cost more in price than they do to replace.
- Factory reset the console and deactivate it as your primary PS5, so the buyer can sign in with their own account.
- Note whether it is the Disc or Digital Edition, and blow the dust out of the vents.
The photographs that sell a PS5
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 console standing as it will be handed over, front and side
- Everything included, laid out together in one frame
- The rear ports and the model sticker
- The controller’s thumbsticks close up, since drift is the first thing buyers ask about
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 It feels counterproductive, but a listing that shows the worst of an item gets fewer questions, fewer withdrawn offers and fewer arguments at handover.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
Edition and what is included: “PS5 Disc Edition with Controller and All Cables”. Disc versus Digital is the primary filter and the price difference is substantial, so it must be in the title. If you are including games or a second controller, put that in too — bundles genuinely sell faster.
Then state these in the description, because a buyer who has to ask is a buyer who might not bother:
- Disc Edition or Digital Edition, and the model revision if you know it
- Exactly what is included: stand, screw, power cable, HDMI, controllers, games
- Whether the controller has any stick drift
- Whether the console has been opened, repaired or re-pasted
What buyers will actually ask
You will receive the same three messages about a PS5. 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.
Test both sticks in a menu before listing and answer plainly. Drift is extremely common, cheap to disclose and expensive to hide.
Check you have the base and the small screw. It is a tiny part that buyers specifically ask about because replacements are awkward to source.
Say so if it has. A repaired console is perfectly sellable when disclosed, and a warranty sticker a buyer spots later is not.
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 PS5 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 PS5 — 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
Consistently strong, with a sharp lift from November into December. Bundles with extra controllers or popular games sell noticeably faster than bare consoles.
Heavy and awkward but postable if well boxed — the original box is ideal if you kept it. Local collection lets the buyer see it boot and test the controller, which removes most disputes on a console sale.
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
How much is a used PS5 worth?
Typically £220 to £380 depending on edition and what is included. Disc Editions command a clear premium. See the PS5 value guide for the condition breakdown.
Do I need to factory reset a PS5 before selling?
Yes. Deactivate it as your primary console and perform a full reset, which removes your account, saves and payment details. A console still tied to your account causes real problems for the buyer.
Is it worth selling games with the console?
Usually yes. Bundles sell faster and attract less haggling, because the buyer sees a complete setup rather than a console they still need to spend on.
See also: what a used PS5 is worth · browse live gaming listings · condition grades explained.