Sell Your Used Slow Cooker — 0% Fees

A used slow cooker typically sells for £12 to £55, and on WishThrift it costs you nothing to list — no fee, no commission, so you keep the whole amount you agree. Slow cookers barely wear out, which makes them an easy used purchase — the only real questions are whether the ceramic pot is crack free and whether the lid is intact.

The short version

Typical range: £12 – £55 — see the full slow cooker value guide
What decides your price: condition, and how well you evidence it in photographs
Cost to sell here: nothing, at any price
Category: Kitchen & Appliances

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.

Lift out the ceramic pot and check the base and sides for hairline cracks by tapping it and listening.
Check the glass lid for chips around the rim and confirm the seal or gasket, if any, is present.
Run it on low for half an hour to confirm it heats, and clean the outer housing.

The photographs that sell a slow cooker

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 slow cooker assembled with lid on
The ceramic pot removed, inside and base
The lid, showing the rim and handle
The control panel and rating plate, plus any chip, crack or staining

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 It feels counterproductive, but a listing that shows the worst of an item gets fewer questions, fewer withdrawn offers and fewer arguments at handover.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

Capacity and features: “Crock-Pot Slow Cooker, 3.5L, 3 Settings, Removable Pot”. Capacity in litres is the search because buyers match it to household size. Say if the pot is dishwasher safe and hob safe, which some are and most are not.

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

Capacity in litres and the number of settings
Whether the ceramic pot is removable, and dishwasher or hob safe
Wattage and whether it has a timer or keep-warm
Condition of the pot and lid, specifically any crack or chip

What buyers will actually ask

You will receive the same three messages about a slow cooker. 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 the ceramic pot cracked?”

Tap it and listen for a dull note, and check the base. A cracked pot can fail in use and replacements are model specific and often unavailable.

“Is the lid included and undamaged?”

Say so. Replacement glass lids are hard to source and a slow cooker without one is much less useful.

“Is the pot dishwasher safe?”

Check the base marking and say. It is a genuine convenience question and the answer varies by model.

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 slow cooker 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 £33 sale — roughly the middle of the range for a slow cooker — 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	£33
Poshmark	−£7	£26
eBay	−£4	£29
Mercari	−£3	£30
Etsy	−£2	£31

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

Lifts sharply from October to February and again in January. Larger capacities sell fastest in the run-up to winter.

The ceramic pot is the fragile part — pack it separately and heavily, or it arrives cracked and the whole appliance is worthless.

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 slow cooker worth?

Typically £12 to £55, with larger and multi-function models above. See the slow cooker value guide for the bands.

Are slow cookers worth buying used?

Very much so. They have a simple heating element and no moving parts, so a used one in sound condition typically has years of life left. That is worth saying in your listing.

Can I replace a cracked ceramic pot?

Occasionally, for current models from major brands, but often not. Check before listing and say plainly if the pot is damaged, since it usually means the appliance is finished.