Sell Your Used Tumble Dryer — 0% Fees

A used tumble dryer typically sells for £70 to £280, and on WishThrift it costs you nothing to list — no fee, no commission, so you keep the whole amount you agree. Tumble dryers sell on type as much as condition, because a heat pump model costs a fraction of a vented one to run and buyers increasingly know it.

The short version

Typical range: £70 – £280 — see the full tumble dryer 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.

Identify the type: vented, condenser or heat pump. This is the single biggest factor in what a buyer will pay.
Run a full cycle and confirm it heats, tumbles and finishes, and check the drum for damage.
Clean the lint filter and, on a condenser or heat pump, the condenser unit itself — a blocked one looks like neglect.

The photographs that sell a tumble dryer

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 machine, front, in place
The drum interior, clean and lit
The lint filter and condenser, clean
The model and energy rating label, plus the display mid-cycle

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 It feels counterproductive, but a listing that shows the worst of an item gets fewer questions, fewer withdrawn offers and fewer arguments at handover.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

Type, capacity and brand: “Bosch 8kg Heat Pump Tumble Dryer, A++”. Heat pump belongs in the title because it is what running costs turn on. Capacity in kilograms and the energy rating both matter to buyers doing the sums.

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

Type: vented, condenser or heat pump
Capacity in kilograms and the energy rating
Brand, model number and approximate age
Whether it is freestanding or integrated, and whether a vent hose is included

What buyers will actually ask

You will receive the same three messages about a tumble dryer. 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 it a heat pump model?”

Check the label and answer clearly. Heat pump dryers cost far less to run and are worth substantially more second hand.

“Does it dry properly in one cycle?”

Run a real load and report. A dryer that needs two cycles has a fault, usually a blocked condenser or failing element.

“How old is it?”

Give a year or an honest estimate. Buyers price the remaining life, and dryers over about eight years are a gamble they want to make knowingly.

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 tumble dryer 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 £175 sale — roughly the middle of the range for a tumble dryer — 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	£175
Poshmark	−£35	£140
eBay	−£24	£151
Mercari	−£18	£157
Etsy	−£11	£164

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

Sells fastest in autumn and winter when drying outdoors stops being practical, and it is often a distress purchase, so working machines move quickly.

Collection only — heavy, awkward and uneconomic to post. Say which floor it is on and whether you can help carry 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

What is a used tumble dryer worth?

Typically £70 to £280, with heat pump models well above vented ones. See the tumble dryer value guide for the condition breakdown.

Which type of tumble dryer is worth most?

Heat pump, comfortably, because running costs are much lower. Condenser models sit in the middle and vented dryers are worth least, though they still sell to buyers with an outside wall and a small budget.

Should I sell a dryer that needs a new belt?

You can, described honestly as faulty with the symptom stated. Belts are a cheap and well-documented repair and there is a real market among people who fix appliances.