Sell Your Used Wide Leg Jeans — 0% Fees

Used wide leg jeans typically sell for £12 to £50, and on WishThrift it costs you nothing to list — no fee, no commission, so you keep the whole amount you agree. Wide leg jeans sell on the exact measurements of the leg opening as much as the waist, because that is the whole point of the cut and almost no listing states it.

The short version

Typical range: £12 – £50 — see the full wide leg jeans value guide
What decides your price: condition, and how well you evidence it in photographs
Cost to sell here: nothing, at any price
Category: Clothing

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.

Measure the flat waist, the inside leg and the leg opening at the hem. That third number is what buyers of this cut want.
Check whether the hem has been shortened, which ruins the proportions of a wide leg and must be disclosed.
Wash and dry them normally so your measurements match what arrives.

The photographs that sell wide leg jeans

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.

Front, laid flat and smoothed, whole leg in frame
The waistband tag with brand, size and cut
A tape across the leg opening at the hem
The hem itself, showing whether it is original or altered

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 It feels counterproductive, but a listing that shows the worst of an item gets fewer questions, fewer withdrawn offers and fewer arguments at handover.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, cut, size and rise: “Levi’s Ribcage Wide Leg Jeans, W28 L31, High Rise”. Rise matters enormously on this cut and is usually omitted. Put the measured waist in the description alongside the label size, since vanity sizing makes labels unreliable.

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

Flat waist doubled, inside leg, and leg opening at the hem
Rise — high, mid or low — measured from crotch to waistband
Whether the hem is original or has been taken up
Fabric composition, particularly whether there is any stretch

What buyers will actually ask

You will receive the same three messages about wide leg jeans. 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.

“How wide is the leg opening?”

Measure across the hem and double it. This is the defining measurement of the cut and supplying it unprompted sets your listing apart.

“What is the rise?”

Measure from the crotch seam to the top of the waistband at the front. High-rise sells fastest in this cut.

“Have they been hemmed?”

Compare the hem stitching to the original. An altered inseam changes the whole silhouette on a wide leg.

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 wide leg jeans 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 £31 sale — roughly the middle of the range for wide leg jeans — 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	£31
Poshmark	−£6	£25
eBay	−£4	£27
Mercari	−£3	£28
Etsy	−£2	£29

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, and currently a strong cut. Common sizes in recognised brands sell within a week when measurements are given.

Cheap to post, though denim is heavier than it looks — weigh the parcel before quoting postage.

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 measurements should I list for wide leg jeans?

Flat waist doubled, inside leg, rise, and leg opening at the hem. The last two are what distinguish this cut and are almost always missing from listings, so including them puts you ahead immediately.

What are used wide leg jeans worth?

Typically £12 to £50, with premium denim brands above that. See the wide leg jeans value guide.

Does the label size matter?

Less than the measurements. Denim sizing varies by brand and era, so give the measured waist and let buyers match it to a pair they already own.