The short version
- Typical range: £15 – £120 — see the full wall mirror value guide
- What decides your price: condition, and how well you evidence it in photographs
- Cost to sell here: nothing, at any price
- Category: Home & Garden
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.
- Clean the glass and inspect the edges and back for black spotting, which is silvering breaking down and cannot be repaired.
- Check the hanging fixings on the back are present and sound, and note the weight if you can.
- Look at the frame corners, which is where old gilt and composite frames chip and separate.
The photographs that sell a wall mirror
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 mirror hung or propped, straight on, shot slightly off-axis so you are not in the reflection
- The frame corner detail and any moulding
- The back, showing the fixings, backing board and any maker’s label
- The edges of the glass and any spotting, chip or frame damage
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 It feels counterproductive, but a listing that shows the worst of an item gets fewer questions, fewer withdrawn offers and fewer arguments at handover.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
Style, shape and size: “Large Gilt Overmantel Mirror, 120x90cm” or “Round Black Framed Wall Mirror, 80cm”. Dimensions are essential and shape is a real search. If it is genuinely antique, say so with the evidence; if it is a modern reproduction, say that instead.
Then state these in the description, because a buyer who has to ask is a buyer who might not bother:
- Overall dimensions including the frame, and glass dimensions if different
- Frame material and finish
- Approximate weight and the hanging method — wire, D-rings, cleat or brackets
- The condition of the silvering, described honestly, including any spotting
What buyers will actually ask
You will receive the same three messages about a wall mirror. 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.
Photograph the edges and any dark patches. Foxing is characterful on a genuine antique and simply a defect on a modern mirror, so let the buyer judge which they are looking at.
Give a real figure or a good estimate. Large mirrors need proper fixings into masonry, and a buyer planning to hang one on plasterboard needs to know now.
Photograph the back. Cleats, D-rings and wire all need different wall preparation, and buyers who have hung a heavy mirror before will ask.
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 wall mirror 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 £67 sale — roughly the middle of the range for a wall mirror — 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 | £67 |
| Poshmark | −£13 | £54 |
| eBay | −£9 | £58 |
| Mercari | −£7 | £60 |
| Etsy | −£4 | £63 |
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 all year with a lift in spring and before Christmas. Large statement mirrors sell quickly; small plain ones compete on price.
Collection is far safer. If you must post, that means a purpose-made mirror box, corner protectors and a carrier that accepts glass — many do not, and a mirror in an ordinary box will not survive.
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 wall mirror worth?
Typically £15 to £120, with large antique and designer frames well above. The wall mirror value guide prices each grade.
Can foxed or spotted silvering be repaired?
Not economically — it means resilvering or replacing the glass, which usually costs more than the mirror is worth. Describe it accurately and price it as it is.
Is it safe to post a mirror?
Only in a proper mirror box with corner protection, and only with a carrier that accepts glass. Check first: many refuse glass outright or exclude it from any cover, which leaves you carrying the whole risk.
See also: what a used wall mirror is worth · browse live home & garden listings · condition grades explained.