Used wetsuits in London, England typically sell for £30 to £150 (about $40 to $200). Wetsuits sell on thickness and seal condition, and the buyer’s real question is whether the seams and zip still keep water out.
Selling a wetsuit in London
London turns over more second-hand goods than anywhere else in the country, and for a reason that has nothing to do with taste: the sheer density of people moving in, out and across the city. It has a deep vintage and designer resale culture that predates the internet, so buyers here arrive knowing what a fair price looks like and will say so.
Rental tenancies here turn over faster than anywhere else in the UK, and a tenancy ending usually means an entire flat being cleared in a week. Add several hundred thousand students across dozens of institutions and the supply is effectively continuous.
Ask which floor the item is on and whether there is a lift before you agree a price. A great deal of London housing is walk-up, and a wardrobe on the fourth floor is a different proposition from the same wardrobe on the ground.
London, in England, has around 8.9 million people, which means a buyer pool big enough that almost anything finds someone, and close enough together that collection is rarely the obstacle. Birmingham, Leeds and Sheffield are close enough that a buyer there may well make the trip for the right thing.
Handing it over in London
Most private sales settle by bank transfer or cash on collection. Faster Payments clear in seconds, which makes a transfer as safe as cash for the seller — wait for it to land before the item leaves your hands. Around Camden, Brick Lane and Peckham are where this sort of thing tends to change hands.
What wetsuits are worth
What lifts the price
- Working zips with no corrosion
- Recognised surf and dive brands
What pulls it down
- Stiff, perished neoprene from age or sun
- Corroded or seized zips
Working out what yours is worth
- Stretch the neoprene and check it returns
- Turn it inside out and inspect every seam
Getting it ready
- Note the thickness in millimetres and the size, and whether the suit is summer or winter spec.
- Rinse and dry it thoroughly and check for any lingering smell, which is the standard complaint.
Photograph
- The zip and its full travel
- The seams at knees, shoulders and crotch
Put in the description
- Size and the maker’s own sizing convention
- Zip type and whether it runs fully
April through September for summer suits, with winter suits selling into autumn. Off-season listings sell slowly.
Listing is free and there is no selling fee, so the whole amount the buyer pays stays with you. You and the buyer agree the handover between yourselves.
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Common questions
Where can I sell a wetsuit in London?
List it free on WishThrift and deal with the buyer direct. Most small handovers happen at a station, because almost everyone is on the Tube or the rail network and almost nobody wants to drive. Driving into the centre means the congestion charge, the ULEZ and somewhere to park, so for anything you can carry, agree a station and a time. Anything sofa-sized needs a van and a realistic loading plan.
Do the seams still hold?
Stretch each seam and look for splitting or delaminating tape. Leaking seams make the suit cold and the buyer will find out on the first session.
How much is a wetsuit worth in London?
Most used wetsuits change hands for £30 to £150 (about $40 to $200). Condition and completeness move that figure more than anything else.
More: selling a wetsuit across the United Kingdom, what wetsuits are worth, everything second hand in London, or Sports & Outdoors in London.
Guide range converted from sterling at the 2 August 2026 rate, not a quote — sellers set their own price.