Next knee high boots: price by condition
| Condition | Typical |
|---|---|
| New with Tags | £88 (~$117) |
| Like New | £75 (~$100) |
| Good | £57 (~$76) |
| Fair | £40 (~$53) |
| For Parts | £22 (~$29) |
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 Next
- Tailoring and suiting, which is the strongest clothing category and is bought secondhand for work, school and weddings
- Next Home furnishings — curtains, bedding, lamps — where buyers are often matching something they already own and cannot buy new any more
- The Signature line, which uses better cloth than the mainline and is labelled separately
- Complete curtain and bedding sets in discontinued patterns, which are searched for specifically by people completing a room
What pulls Next resale value down
- Mainline basics in common sizes, which are cheap new and sit at the bottom of the secondhand market
- Faded or shrunk curtains and bedding, where the colour match is the entire reason someone is buying
- Pilled knitwear, which is the weakest part of the clothing range
- Anything from a heavily discounted clearance run, which was built to a lower spec than the mainline equivalent
Identifying and dating yours
- The neck or care label distinguishes mainline Next from the Signature line, and buyers search the latter by name
- Homeware carries a product code on the sewn-in label which buyers use to match a discontinued pattern exactly
- State the drop and width on curtains and the exact size on bedding, because these sell on measurements rather than on the label
What lifts any knee high boots, whatever the label
Knee-high boots are judged on shaft condition and calf fit, and the calf measurement is what listings most often omit.
- Supple leather with no cracking at the ankle
- Shafts that stand rather than slouch, if the style intends it
- Working full-length zips
- Recognised makers with a following
And what pulls one down
- Cracking at the ankle flex point
- Broken or split full-length zips
- Slouched or misshapen shafts
- Very narrow calf fittings
Working out what yours is worth
- Measure the calf circumference and shaft height
- Work the full-length zip several times
- Flex the ankle and check for cracking
What to state in the listing
- Size as marked, with UK, EU and US equivalents
- Calf circumference and shaft height in centimetres, measured flat
- Heel height and type
- Material, zip condition, and whether the shaft is stretch-panelled
Brand, material, size and shaft: “Leather Knee High Boots, Size 6, Black, 38cm Calf”. Putting the calf measurement in the title is unusual and it works, because a large share of buyers have been caught out by a shaft that would not close and now search specifically for one that will.
Preparing and photographing it
- Measure the calf circumference at the widest point of the shaft, with the boot zipped and lying flat.
- Test the zips fully up and down. A sticking zip is the most common fault and, on a tall shaft, it makes the boot unwearable.
- Stuff the shafts so they stand upright, and clean the leather or brush the suede before photographing.
- The pair standing upright, full height, side on
- A tape measure across the calf at the widest point of the shaft
- Both soles and heel tips
- The zip full length, the inside label, and any crease, scuff or scratch
When it sells best, and handing it over
Autumn and early winter carry this category almost entirely. Listed in September or October a good pair sells quickly; the same boots in April will barely be seen.
Bulkier than most footwear, so use a proper box and quote postage from an actual weight. Do not fold the shafts to make them fit a smaller box — leather creases permanently.
What buyers ask
Does Next homeware sell well secondhand?
Better than most people expect. Buyers are often trying to match curtains or bedding they already own in a pattern that has been discontinued, and they will search for a specific product code to do it.
What is worth selling from Next clothing?
Tailoring and the Signature line, plus school uniform in term time. Everyday basics compete with a new one on sale and rarely justify listing individually.
How much are Next knee high boots worth?
Roughly £20 to £88 depending on condition, against £25 to £110 for knee high boots 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 £54 for Next knee high boots, against what the commission marketplaces would deduct:
| Platform | Fee | You keep |
|---|---|---|
| Poshmark | −£11 | £43 |
| eBay | −£7 | £47 |
| Mercari | −£5 | £49 |
| Etsy | −£4 | £50 |
| WishThrift | −£0 | £54 |
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 knee high boots for the title, handover and timing, or the general knee high boots value guide if yours is not a Next.
See also: all Next value guides · value guides by brand · buying knee high boots · Shoes & Footwear · condition grades.