The short version
- Typical range: £5 – £25 — see the full slippers value guide
- What decides your price: condition, and how well you evidence it in photographs
- Cost to sell here: nothing, at any price
- Category: Shoes & Footwear
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.
- Check the sole for wear and whether it has any grip left, since indoor-outdoor slippers are used on hard floors.
- Look at the lining. Matted, flattened fleece or wool is what makes slippers feel finished.
- Wash or air them, and be honest with yourself about whether they are presentable.
The photographs that sell slippers
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, standing
- The linings from above, showing pile condition
- Both soles
- The size marking and any wear, matting or mark
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 It feels counterproductive, but a listing that shows the worst of an item gets fewer questions, fewer withdrawn offers and fewer arguments at handover.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, type and size: “Sheepskin Slippers, Size 7, Hard Sole”. Material is the main search, and hard sole versus soft sole is a genuine distinction because one can be worn outdoors briefly and the other cannot.
Then state these in the description, because a buyer who has to ask is a buyer who might not bother:
- Size as marked, and insole length
- Lining and upper material
- Whether the sole is hard, rubber or soft
- Lining condition, described honestly, and sole wear
What buyers will actually ask
You will receive the same three messages about slippers. 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.
Photograph it from above. Matted lining is the main reason slippers get replaced and it is immediately visible.
Say which. Buyers who want to step outside briefly need a hard sole and it is a real deciding feature.
Answer plainly. Barely-worn slippers, often unwanted gifts, are the strongest listings in this category, so say so if that is what you have.
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 slippers 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 £15 sale — roughly the middle of the range for slippers — 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 | £15 |
| Poshmark | −£3 | £12 |
| eBay | −£2 | £13 |
| Mercari | −£2 | £13 |
| Etsy | −£1 | £14 |
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
Almost entirely October to December, driven by Christmas gifting, with a small January window. Very little demand the rest of the year.
Light and cheap to post, though bulky, so measure the packed parcel. Unworn slippers in their original box sell noticeably better, so keep it if you have it.
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
Do used slippers sell?
Barely-worn and unwanted-gift pairs sell well, particularly sheepskin. Heavily worn slippers with matted linings are worth very little and are usually better recycled than listed.
What are used slippers worth?
Typically £5 to £25, with sheepskin and known brands above. See the slippers value guide.
Should I say if they were an unwanted gift?
Yes, and it genuinely helps. Unworn is the strongest thing you can say about second-hand slippers and explaining why makes it credible.
See also: what a used slippers is worth · browse live shoes & footwear listings · condition grades explained.