Sell Your Used Router — 0% Fees

A used router typically sells for £10 to £45, and on WishThrift it costs you nothing to list — no fee, no commission, so you keep the whole amount you agree. Routers are low-value and easy to sell badly — the two things that matter are the Wi-Fi standard it supports and whether you have reset it to factory settings.

The short version

Typical range: £10 – £45 — see the full router value guide
What decides your price: condition, and how well you evidence it in photographs
Cost to sell here: nothing, at any price
Category: Electronics

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.

Factory reset it with the pinhole button, which clears your network name, password and any account binding.
Note the Wi-Fi standard it supports and the number and speed of the ethernet ports.
Check whether it is locked to a particular internet provider, which severely limits who can use it.

The photographs that sell a router

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 router from the front, whole, with any lights visible
The rear ports and reset button
The label showing model, standard and default credentials
The power supply and any cables, plus any scuff or missing antenna

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 It feels counterproductive, but a listing that shows the worst of an item gets fewer questions, fewer withdrawn offers and fewer arguments at handover.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, model and standard: “TP-Link Archer AX55, Wi-Fi 6, Unlocked”. The Wi-Fi standard is the main search. Say clearly whether it is provider-locked, because a locked router is useless to most buyers and hiding it wastes everyone’s time.

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

Brand, model and Wi-Fi standard
Number and speed of ethernet ports
Whether it is provider-locked or unlocked
Whether the power supply and cables are included, and that it has been factory reset

What buyers will actually ask

You will receive the same three messages about a router. 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.

“Is it locked to a provider?”

Say plainly. Many routers supplied by internet providers only work on that network, which makes them worthless to everyone else.

“Have you reset it?”

Factory reset it before listing and confirm. It removes your network credentials and any admin password, which is both a privacy matter and necessary for the buyer.

“What Wi-Fi standard does it support?”

Read the label. Wi-Fi 5, 6 and 6E are meaningfully different in speed and price and it is the main thing buyers compare.

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 router 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 £27 sale — roughly the middle of the range for a router — 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	£27
Poshmark	−£5	£22
eBay	−£4	£23
Mercari	−£3	£24
Etsy	−£2	£25

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 but low value year round. Recent standards sell within days at modest prices; older routers are worth very little and often better recycled.

Light and cheap to post. Include the power supply, which is usually a specific voltage and makes the router unusable if missing.

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 router worth?

Typically £10 to £45, with recent Wi-Fi 6 models above. See the router value guide for the bands.

Should I reset a router before selling?

Always. A factory reset clears your network name, Wi-Fi password and admin credentials. Handing one over without resetting exposes your own settings and leaves the buyer locked out.

Can I sell a router from my internet provider?

Check first — some remain the provider’s property and many only work on that network. If it is locked, say so clearly in the listing.