HP Printers Resale Value

HP printers: price by condition

Seller-declared grades, sterling with an approximate US dollar equivalent at £1 ≈ $1.33 (July 2026). What each grade means.

What holds its value across HP

• EliteBook and ZBook business machines, which are built for fleet use and are the best of what HP makes
• Machines with soldered memory at the higher capacities, since a buyer cannot upgrade them later
• Large-format and professional printers, which are genuinely expensive and retain some value
• Docking stations and power supplies, which are model-specific and irritating to source separately

What pulls HP resale value down

• Consumer inkjet printers, which are sold near cost because the money is in the cartridges — these are worth very little used
• Swollen laptop batteries, which push the chassis apart and must not be shipped
• Printers with dried or clogged print heads, which is what happens to an inkjet left unused and is often terminal
• Machines still enrolled in a corporate management profile, which the buyer cannot remove

Identifying and dating yours

1. The product and serial number are on a label underneath — quote them, since HP publishes the full specification against the product number
2. For a printer, run a nozzle check and photograph the result rather than claiming it works
3. Photograph the laptop edge-on to show the base sits flat, which rules out a swollen battery

What lifts any printer, whatever the label

Printers are cheap new and expensive to run, so buyers price on the cost and availability of cartridges rather than the machine.

• Models using widely available, affordable cartridges
• Laser printers, which have far lower running costs
• Duplex and network features
• Recent purchase with drivers still supported

And what pulls one down

• Discontinued or very expensive cartridge formats
• Dried or blocked inkjet print heads
• Discontinued drivers for current operating systems
• Very cheap inkjets, worth almost nothing

Working out what yours is worth

1. Print a test page and check for banding or gaps
2. Note the cartridge type and check it is still sold
3. Confirm drivers exist for current operating systems

What to state in the listing

• Brand, model, and whether inkjet or laser
• Cartridge or toner model numbers it takes
• Whether it prints, scans and copies, and whether it is wireless
• What ink is included and roughly how full, plus which cables are included

Brand, model and cartridge type: “HP Envy 6030 Printer, Uses 305 Cartridges, Wireless”. The cartridge number is genuinely useful because running costs decide the purchase. Say whether it is inkjet or laser and whether it scans and copies.

Preparing and photographing it

1. Print a test page and photograph it, which proves the printer works and shows the print quality.
2. Find the cartridge model numbers and note whether any ink is included and roughly how full.
3. Check the paper feed by running several sheets, since feed rollers are the common failure point.

1. The printer whole, from the front, with trays closed
2. An actual test page it has printed, held next to it
3. The cartridge bay open, showing what is installed
4. The model and cartridge numbers, plus the power and USB cables

When it sells best, and handing it over

Lifts in September and January, around school and work cycles. Laser printers and models with cheap cartridges sell fastest.

Remove the cartridges and tape them separately or the ink leaks in transit, which ruins the printer and the packaging. Heavy for its size, so weigh before quoting.

What buyers ask

Are used printers worth selling?

Consumer inkjets rarely are — they are sold cheaply because the profit is in ink, and unused ones clog. Laser and large-format printers hold value much better.

Why do inkjet printers stop working after storage?

The print head dries and clogs. It is the standard fault on a stored inkjet and often cannot be cleared, so test before listing and say what you find.

How much is an HP printer worth?

Roughly £26 to £105 depending on condition, against £25 to £100 for printers generally. The identification points above are what move a listing to the top of that range.

What the fees would take elsewhere

At the mid-range £65 for an HP printer, against what the commission marketplaces would deduct:

Seller-side rates verified 26 Jul 2026, percentages only — the per-order and processing charges those platforms add are excluded, so the real gap is wider.

Listing is free and there is no commission — read how to sell a printer for the title, handover and timing, or the general printer value guide if yours is not an HP.

See also: all HP value guides · value guides by brand · buying a printer · Electronics · condition grades.