The short version
- Typical range: £80 – £400 — see the full travel system value guide
- What decides your price: condition, and how well you evidence it in photographs
- Cost to sell here: nothing, at any price
- Category: Baby & Kids Items
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.
- Establish exactly which components you have and whether they all belong to the same system.
- Check the car seat element carefully: its expiry date, and whether it has ever been in a collision. If it has, do not sell it for use.
- Wash the fabrics, test the fold, the brake and every attachment click.
The photographs that sell a travel system
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.
- All components laid out together in one frame
- The pram configuration and the pushchair configuration, both set up
- The car seat with its expiry date stamp visible
- The adapters, raincover and every accessory included
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 It feels counterproductive, but a listing that shows the worst of an item gets fewer questions, fewer withdrawn offers and fewer arguments at handover.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 what is included: “Silver Cross Wave Travel System — Pram, Carrycot, Car Seat and Adapters”. Listing every component in the title is what separates a travel system price from a pram price. State the car seat expiry year in the description.
Then state these in the description, because a buyer who has to ask is a buyer who might not bother:
- Brand and system model, and every component included
- Car seat standard, height or weight range, manufacture and expiry date
- Whether the car seat has ever been in a collision, and whether you are the original owner
- Fold dimensions, and all accessories included
What buyers will actually ask
You will receive the same three messages about a travel system. 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 directly. If it has been in any collision, or if you cannot vouch for its full history, say so — a compromised seat should not be sold for use whatever it looks like.
Count them. Adapters are system-specific, expensive separately, and their absence turns a travel system back into a pram.
Read the stamp on the shell and give the date. Volunteering it builds immediate trust because almost no seller does.
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 travel system 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 £240 sale — roughly the middle of the range for a travel system — 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 | £240 |
| Poshmark | −£48 | £192 |
| eBay | −£33 | £207 |
| Mercari | −£24 | £216 |
| Etsy | −£16 | £224 |
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
Consistently strong. Complete systems from recognised brands sell within days; incomplete ones sell as prams for considerably less.
Bulky and multi-part, so collection is usual. Lay every component out at handover and let the buyer check the inventory against your listing.
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 travel system worth?
Typically £80 to £400, with complete systems from premium brands well above that. Completeness is the biggest single factor. See the travel system value guide.
Can I sell the car seat part second hand?
Only if you can vouch for it completely: never in a collision, within its expiry date, harness intact and all parts present. If you bought the system second hand yourself and cannot confirm the history, say so clearly. WishThrift does not inspect or verify items.
Is it better to sell the parts separately?
Usually no. Complete systems command a premium precisely because buyers want everything to match and click together, and adapters are hard to source separately.
See also: what a used travel system is worth · browse live baby & kids items listings · condition grades explained.