Sell Your Used Rollerblades — 0% Fees

Used rollerblades typically sell for £15 to £70, and on WishThrift it costs you nothing to list — no fee, no commission, so you keep the whole amount you agree. Inline skates are sized like shoes but fit quite differently, so give the shell size and the insole length — and check the wheels and bearings, which are consumables.

The short version

Typical range: £15 – £70 — see the full rollerblades 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.

Spin each wheel and listen. Rough or seized bearings are the usual fault and both bearings and wheels are replaceable.
Check the wheels for flat spots and uneven wear, and note the wheel size in millimetres.
Test every buckle, strap and the brake, and check the shell for cracks.

The photographs that sell rollerblades

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 pair side on, whole
The wheels and bearings from underneath
The buckles, straps and brake
The size marking inside, plus any crack, worn wheel or missing part

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 It feels counterproductive, but a listing that shows the worst of an item gets fewer questions, fewer withdrawn offers and fewer arguments at handover.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, size and wheel size: “Rollerblade Inline Skates, UK 8, 80mm Wheels, ABEC 7”. Wheel diameter and bearing rating are genuine searches for anyone who skates seriously. Say whether the brake pad is present and how worn.

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

Size as marked with equivalents, and insole length
Wheel diameter and bearing rating
Whether the brake is fitted and its condition
Shell, buckle and strap condition, and wheel wear

What buyers will actually ask

You will receive the same three messages about rollerblades. 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.

“How worn are the wheels?”

Photograph them from the side. Flat spots and coning are normal and wheels are cheap to replace, but the buyer should know what they are getting.

“Do the bearings spin freely?”

Spin each wheel and listen. Gritty bearings are replaceable for very little, so it is a disclosure rather than a dealbreaker.

“Is the brake still there?”

Check and say. Brake pads wear out and are model specific, and a beginner buyer specifically needs one.

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 rollerblades 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 £42 sale — roughly the middle of the range for rollerblades — 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	£42
Poshmark	−£8	£34
eBay	−£6	£36
Mercari	−£4	£38
Etsy	−£3	£39

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

April to August is the main window, with a lift in spring. Recognised brands sell within a fortnight in season.

Heavy for their size, so weigh before quoting postage. Box them rather than bagging so the buckles do not snap in transit.

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 are used rollerblades worth?

Typically £15 to £70, with recognised brands and larger wheels above. See the rollerblades value guide for the bands.

Can worn wheels and bearings be replaced?

Yes, both are inexpensive consumables and swapping them is straightforward. Say the wheel size and bearing rating so the buyer knows what to order.

Do inline skates fit like shoes?

Not exactly — shells are sized in ranges and fit more snugly. Give the marked size and the insole length in centimetres so buyers can compare properly.