The short version
- Typical range: £40 – £250 — see the full trampoline value guide
- What decides your price: condition, and how well you evidence it in photographs
- Cost to sell here: nothing, at any price
- Category: Toys & Games
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.
- Inspect the mat stitching all the way round, and check every spring for stretch, rust or a missing hook.
- Check the frame for rust at the leg joints, which is where a weathered trampoline fails.
- Assess the safety net honestly. Nets perish in sunlight and a torn one must be described, because it is the safety-critical part.
The photographs that sell a trampoline
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 whole trampoline assembled in the garden, wide enough to show the frame and net
- The mat surface and its stitching, close up
- The springs and the frame padding
- The leg joints, plus any rust, tear, hole or missing part
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 It feels counterproductive, but a listing that shows the worst of an item gets fewer questions, fewer withdrawn offers and fewer arguments at handover.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
Diameter and features: “10ft Trampoline with Safety Net and Ladder”. Size in feet is the search, and the net matters enough to belong in the title. Say if it needs dismantling, and if a weather cover or anchor kit is included, list those too — they cost real money to replace.
Then state these in the description, because a buyer who has to ask is a buyer who might not bother:
- Diameter in feet, and shape if not round
- Whether the safety net, pads, ladder, cover and anchor kit are included
- Age and how many winters it has been left outdoors
- Condition of the mat, springs and frame, described separately
What buyers will actually ask
You will receive the same three messages about a trampoline. 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.
Answer precisely and photograph it. Replacement nets are expensive relative to a used trampoline, so this single fact moves the price substantially.
Count them. A few missing springs is a cheap fix but affects the bounce and safety, and the buyer needs to know how many to order.
Say who is doing the work. Taking down a trampoline takes two people and an hour, and buyers usually expect to do it themselves — but they need to know that before they arrive.
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 trampoline 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 £145 sale — roughly the middle of the range for a trampoline — 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 | £145 |
| Poshmark | −£29 | £116 |
| eBay | −£20 | £125 |
| Mercari | −£14 | £131 |
| Etsy | −£9 | £136 |
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
Strongly seasonal. March to July is the whole market, with almost no demand from October onward. A clean trampoline with an intact net listed in spring sells within days.
Collection only, dismantled. Bag the springs and bolts together, stack the frame poles, and be clear about whether they are taking it apart or you are.
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.
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Frequently asked questions
What is a used trampoline worth?
Typically £40 to £250 depending on size, age and whether the net and accessories are included. See the trampoline value guide for the condition bands.
Should I sell a trampoline with a torn net?
You can, but say so clearly in the title and description and price it as needing a new net. The net is the safety component, so leaving a buyer to discover a tear is not a risk worth taking for a few pounds.
Is a rusty frame a dealbreaker?
Surface rust on the poles is common and cosmetic. Rust at the leg joints and welds is structural — photograph those points specifically and let the buyer judge, or scrap it rather than sell it.
See also: what a used trampoline is worth · browse live toys & games listings · condition grades explained.