The short version
- Typical range: £60 – £450 — see the full samsung galaxy 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.
- Find the exact model in Settings → About phone, including the S, A or Note designation and the storage.
- Check battery health in Samsung Members diagnostics, and note any screen burn-in on the AMOLED display.
- Remove your Google and Samsung accounts, then factory reset.
The photographs that sell a samsung galaxy
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.
- Front, screen on, showing a light background so any burn-in is visible
- Back and frame in daylight
- The About phone screen with the exact model number
- The battery diagnostic result, plus any crack or scratch
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 It feels counterproductive, but a listing that shows the worst of an item gets fewer questions, fewer withdrawn offers and fewer arguments at handover.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
Full model and storage: “Samsung Galaxy S22 Ultra 256GB Unlocked, Phantom Black”. The suffix is essential — Plus and Ultra variants carry big price differences. Colour is worth including because Galaxy colourways are searched by name.
Then state these in the description, because a buyer who has to ask is a buyer who might not bother:
- Exact model including any Plus, Ultra or FE suffix, plus storage
- Battery health from Samsung diagnostics if available
- Whether the AMOLED screen shows any burn-in or green tint
- Unlock status, and whether the S Pen is included on models that use one
What buyers will actually ask
You will receive the same three messages about a samsung galaxy. 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.
Display a plain white or grey image full screen and photograph it. AMOLED burn-in is the characteristic Galaxy fault and buyers check for it specifically.
Read it from the About phone screen. Guessing between base, Plus and Ultra variants misprices the phone in one direction or the other.
On Ultra and Note models say clearly, and confirm it still works. A missing S Pen is an expensive omission.
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 samsung galaxy 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 £255 sale — roughly the middle of the range for a samsung galaxy — 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 | £255 |
| Poshmark | −£51 | £204 |
| eBay | −£35 | £220 |
| Mercari | −£26 | £229 |
| Etsy | −£17 | £238 |
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
Sell quickly when priced to market. Values step down each time Samsung launches a new flagship, so waiting costs money.
Confirm cleared payment before handover. For local sales, meeting somewhere public and letting the buyer check the screen properly suits both sides.
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 Samsung Galaxy worth?
Typically £60 to £450 depending on model and age, with Ultra variants at the top. See the Samsung Galaxy value guide for the condition breakdown.
How do I check for screen burn-in?
Display a plain grey or white image at full brightness in a dim room. Faint ghosting of the status bar or navigation buttons is the usual sign. Photograph it and describe it — it is the fault Galaxy buyers most expect to be told about.
Does the original box add value?
A little, and it makes postage safer. Charger and cable matter more, particularly on models that shipped without one.
See also: what a used samsung galaxy is worth · browse live electronics listings · condition grades explained.