Umbro Activewear Sets Resale Value

Umbro activewear sets: 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 Umbro

• Club shirts with an intact crest and sponsor print, which sell to supporters of that specific club rather than to general buyers
• The retro drill tops and taped tracksuit tops of the nineties, which have a standing following of their own
• Boots with the sole plate unworn and the studs still square-edged, since a rounded stud is a boot at the end of its life
• Older woven neck labels and the earlier diamond logo, which date a piece into the collectable window

What pulls Umbro resale value down

• Cracked or flaking sponsor and crest prints, which is terminal on a football shirt and very visible in any photograph
• Boots with a split at the flex point across the forefoot, which is where football boots fail and cannot be repaired
• Bobbled polyester on older shirts, which catches the light and makes a piece look far older than its age
• Supermarket-range tracksuits and tees, which are the volume end of the brand and have essentially no resale floor

Identifying and dating yours

1. Name the club, season and kit variant on any shirt, and photograph the crest close up so the print condition is settled
2. For boots, photograph the sole plate and the studs from underneath — that is the wear that matters and it is never in the seller’s photos
3. Show the neck label, since the diamond logo and label construction have changed several times and buyers date pieces by them

What lifts any activewear set, whatever the label

Activewear is heavily supplied second hand, so brand and fabric integrity are what separate a sale from a listing that sits.

• Recognised activewear brands with a following
• Fabric with no pilling or transparency when stretched
• Intact waistbands with working elastic
• Complete matching sets

And what pulls one down

• Pilling between the thighs, very common
• Fabric that goes sheer when stretched
• Perished waistband elastic
• Unbranded sets, which sell for very little

Working out what yours is worth

1. Stretch the fabric against the light to check opacity
2. Inspect the inner thigh area for pilling
3. Confirm both pieces match in size and colour

What to state in the listing

• Brand and specific product line
• Sizes of both pieces, stated separately
• Fabric composition, and whether opaque when stretched
• Any pilling on the inner thigh, and seam condition

Brand, line and both sizes: “Gymshark Vital Seamless Set, Top S Leggings S, Sage”. Brand line names are searched exactly in activewear. State both sizes and confirm it is a genuine matching set.

Preparing and photographing it

1. Check the top and bottoms are genuinely matching, same brand line and same colour batch.
2. Test the fabric for opacity when stretched, and check the waistband and seams.
3. Note both sizes separately and the brand’s style names if they have them.

1. Both pieces laid out together
2. The fabric stretched over a hand, showing opacity
3. Both size and composition labels
4. Seams, waistband and any pill, mark or pull

When it sells best, and handing it over

Steady with a strong January lift and a spring bump. Recognised activewear brands sell within days.

Light and cheap to post. Wash both pieces before sending and say so — on used activewear that single sentence resolves the buyer’s main hesitation, and it costs you nothing but a wash cycle.

What buyers ask

What makes one Umbro shirt worth more than another?

The club, the season and the state of the printing. A rare season with crisp graphics can be worth many times an ordinary shirt in the same condition.

Are used football boots worth selling?

Only with life left in the sole plate. Photograph the studs from underneath and the flex point across the forefoot, and price honestly from what those show.

How much is an Umbro activewear set worth?

Roughly £14 to £52 depending on condition, against £15 to £55 for activewear sets 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 £33 for an Umbro activewear set, 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 an activewear set for the title, handover and timing, or the general activewear set value guide if yours is not an Umbro.

See also: all Umbro value guides · value guides by brand · buying an activewear set · Clothing · condition grades.