Sell Your Used Workwear Jacket — 0% Fees

A used workwear jacket typically sells for £20 to £90, and on WishThrift it costs you nothing to list — no fee, no commission, so you keep the whole amount you agree. Workwear jackets are bought for durability and for the look, and both audiences want the same thing from you: the fabric weight and an honest account of the wear.

The short version

Typical range: £20 – £90 — see the full workwear jacket 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.

Note the fabric and weight — duck canvas, denim or moleskin — and the brand.
Check every pocket, the stitching at stress points, and all buttons or press studs.
Look at the cuffs, elbows and collar for genuine wear, which on this garment is often desirable.

The photographs that sell a workwear jacket

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 on a hanger, fastened
The fabric close up, showing weave and fade
The inner label with brand and composition
Cuffs, elbows, pockets and any repair or hole

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 It feels counterproductive, but a listing that shows the worst of an item gets fewer questions, fewer withdrawn offers and fewer arguments at handover.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, fabric and size: “Carhartt Duck Canvas Chore Jacket, Brown, Size L”. Workwear brands are searched by name and carry a real premium. Say the fabric weight if the label gives it, and mention blanket or quilt lining where present.

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

Brand, model and fabric with weight if stated
Lining type: unlined, blanket, quilted or sherpa
Pit-to-pit and length laid flat
Wear at cuffs, elbows and collar, and any repair

What buyers will actually ask

You will receive the same three messages about a workwear jacket. 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 worn is it?”

Photograph the cuffs and elbows honestly. On workwear, genuine fade and wear often add appeal rather than reduce it.

“Is it lined?”

Say which lining. Blanket and sherpa linings make the jacket a winter garment and change who wants it.

“Are there any repairs?”

Show them. Visible mending is accepted and often valued on workwear, but only when disclosed.

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 workwear jacket 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 £55 sale — roughly the middle of the range for a workwear jacket — 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	£55
Poshmark	−£11	£44
eBay	−£7	£48
Mercari	−£6	£49
Etsy	−£4	£51

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

Autumn through spring, with a lift in September. Recognised workwear brands sell year round to a steady audience.

Heavy canvas, so weigh before quoting postage. Folds flat and posts fine in a mailing bag.

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 workwear jacket worth?

Typically £20 to £90, with recognised workwear brands and genuine vintage well above. See the workwear jacket value guide.

Does wear reduce the value?

Less than in most clothing. Faded canvas and honest wear are part of the appeal on workwear, provided the garment is structurally sound. Holes and split seams are a different matter and must be shown.

Are repairs a problem?

Not usually. Visible mending is part of the workwear tradition and many buyers like it. Photograph any repair and describe who did it if you know.