Sell Your Used Yoga Mat — 0% Fees

A used yoga mat typically sells for £8 to £30, and on WishThrift it costs you nothing to list — no fee, no commission, so you keep the whole amount you agree. Yoga mats are worth selling only when they are genuinely clean and have not gone slippery, and being honest about that is more useful than pretending otherwise.

The short version

Typical range: £8 – £30 — see the full yoga mat value guide
What decides your price: condition, and how well you evidence it in photographs
Cost to sell here: nothing, at any price
Category: Sports & Outdoors

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 it properly with a mat cleaner or mild soap and let it dry fully flat.
Check the grip by pressing a damp palm on it. Mats go slick with age and that is when they stop being usable.
Check for flaking, thinning at the hands and knees, and permanent creases from being folded.

The photographs that sell a yoga mat

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 mat unrolled flat, whole
The surface texture close up
The high-wear areas at hands and knees
The edges and any thinning, flaking or crease

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 It feels counterproductive, but a listing that shows the worst of an item gets fewer questions, fewer withdrawn offers and fewer arguments at handover.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, thickness and material: “Manduka Yoga Mat, 5mm, Natural Rubber”. Thickness in millimetres is a real search because it determines cushioning, and material matters for grip and for anyone avoiding PVC. Give the dimensions, since extra-long mats are a specific need.

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

Length, width and thickness
Material — PVC, TPE, natural rubber or cork
Weight, which matters for anyone carrying it to classes
Grip condition and any flaking, thinning or permanent crease

What buyers will actually ask

You will receive the same three messages about a yoga mat. 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 still grippy?”

Test with a damp palm and answer honestly. A slick mat is unsafe for standing poses and that is the whole point of the product.

“Has it flaked or worn through?”

Photograph the hand and knee areas. Those wear first and it is exactly where a buyer will look.

“Has it been cleaned?”

Say so and say how. For a mat that has been in contact with skin, that reassurance is what makes the sale.

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 yoga mat 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 £19 sale — roughly the middle of the range for a yoga mat — 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	£19
Poshmark	−£4	£15
eBay	−£3	£16
Mercari	−£2	£17
Etsy	−£1	£18

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

Lifts sharply in January and again in September. Premium brands sell within days in those windows; basic mats are worth little at any time.

Roll rather than fold, and post in a tube or long bag. A folded mat keeps the crease permanently and creases are where mats eventually split.

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

Will people buy a used yoga mat?

Premium brands in clean, grippy condition, yes — they cost a lot new and last for years. A worn, slick or flaking mat is worth very little and is usually better recycled than listed.

What is a used yoga mat worth?

Typically £8 to £30, with premium natural rubber brands above. See the yoga mat value guide.

How do I clean a yoga mat before selling?

Mild soap and water or a proper mat cleaner, wiped over and dried flat, never in direct sun which degrades rubber. Avoid harsh cleaners, which strip the surface and destroy the grip.