Sell Your Used Toaster — 0% Fees

A used toaster typically sells for £8 to £40, and on WishThrift it costs you nothing to list — no fee, no commission, so you keep the whole amount you agree. Toasters sell on slot size and on being visibly clean, and the detail nobody mentions is whether the crumb tray is present — which is exactly why yours should say so.

The short version

Typical range: £8 – £40 — see the full toaster 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.

Empty and wash the crumb tray, and shake out the body over a bin until nothing more comes out.
Test every slot and check the elements glow evenly, and confirm the carriage stays down and pops up.
Clean the exterior, particularly stainless steel, which shows fingerprints in photographs.

The photographs that sell a toaster

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 toaster whole, clean, from the front
The slots from above, showing element condition
The crumb tray removed
The model marking and cable, plus any dent, scratch or discolouration

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 It feels counterproductive, but a listing that shows the worst of an item gets fewer questions, fewer withdrawn offers and fewer arguments at handover.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, slots and features: “Dualit 4 Slice Toaster, Wide Slot, Stainless Steel”. Slice count is the search and wide or long slot is a real feature for anyone buying sourdough. Say if elements are user-replaceable, which on some brands is a genuine selling point.

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

Number of slices and slot width or length
Brand, model and wattage
Features — defrost, reheat, bagel setting, variable browning
Whether the crumb tray is present, and that every slot has been tested

What buyers will actually ask

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

“Do all the slots work?”

Test each one and watch the elements. Uneven or dead elements are the usual fault and they are visible immediately.

“Is the crumb tray there?”

Check and say. Missing crumb trays are common on used toasters and they are both a nuisance and a fire risk to be without.

“Will it take thick slices?”

Measure the slot width. Anyone who bakes or buys artisan bread asks this and almost no listing answers it.

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 toaster 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 £24 sale — roughly the middle of the range for a toaster — 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	£24
Poshmark	−£5	£19
eBay	−£3	£21
Mercari	−£2	£22
Etsy	−£2	£22

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 year round with a September lift. Premium brands with replaceable elements sell within days; basic toasters compete on price.

Light and easy to post. Empty the crumbs completely first — a toaster arriving with someone else’s crumbs in it makes a poor impression for the sake of one shake.

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 toaster worth?

Typically £8 to £40, with premium repairable brands well above. See the toaster value guide for the bands.

Are toaster elements replaceable?

On some premium brands yes, and it materially increases what a used one is worth. Say the model — buyers who know those brands specifically look for repairable ones.

Should I sell a toaster with one dead slot?

Only described that way, as a two-slice toaster with a fault or as spares. It still sells, but it must not be listed as fully working.