Sell Your Used Sat Nav — 0% Fees

A used sat nav typically sells 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. A sat nav is only worth having if the maps can still be updated, and there is a second thing to deal with before selling: it holds a history of everywhere you have been.

The short version

Typical range: £15 – £70 — see the full sat nav 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 to clear your home address, saved locations and journey history. This is a privacy step, not an optional tidy-up.
Check whether map updates are still available for the model and whether lifetime updates were included.
Test the touchscreen across its whole surface and check the battery holds a charge off the cable.

The photographs that sell a sat nav

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 unit powered on, showing a map screen
The model number on the back
The mount, charger and any cables together
The screen at an angle, showing scratches, plus any dead touch area

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 It feels counterproductive, but a listing that shows the worst of an item gets fewer questions, fewer withdrawn offers and fewer arguments at handover.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 map coverage: “Garmin DriveSmart 55, Full Europe Maps, Lifetime Updates”. Map region and whether updates are lifetime are the two things that decide value. Say if the mount and charger are included, since they are model specific.

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

Brand, model and screen size
Map region and version, and whether updates are still available
Whether lifetime map updates are included and transferable
What accessories are included, and that it has been factory reset

What buyers will actually ask

You will receive the same three messages about a sat nav. 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.

“Can the maps still be updated?”

Check the manufacturer’s site for the model and say. Devices that no longer receive updates are worth a fraction, and buyers check.

“Are the lifetime updates transferable?”

Say what you know. On some brands lifetime updates are tied to the device and transfer with it; on others they are tied to an account.

“Have you cleared your data?”

Factory reset it and confirm. A sat nav stores your home address and journey history, which you should not be handing to a stranger.

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 sat nav 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 a sat nav — 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

Modest and declining year round, since phones have taken most of this market. Recent models with current maps still sell to drivers who prefer a dedicated device.

Small and cheap to post. Include the mount and charger, which are model specific and awkward to replace.

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

Should I wipe a sat nav before selling?

Always. A factory reset clears your home address, saved places and journey history. That information is genuinely sensitive and it is a two-minute job.

What is a used sat nav worth?

Typically £15 to £70, with recent models with current maps above. See the sat nav value guide.

Are sat navs still worth selling?

Yes, though the market has shrunk. Drivers who want a dedicated screen, and those who drive where phone signal is poor, still buy them — and they specifically want current maps.