Under Armour gilets: price by condition
| Condition | Typical |
|---|---|
| New with Tags | £52 (~$69) |
| Like New | £44 (~$59) |
| Good | £34 (~$45) |
| Fair | £23 (~$31) |
| For Parts | £13 (~$17) |
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 Under Armour
- HeatGear and ColdGear pieces with the stretch intact, which is the technology people are actually buying
- Team and licensed kit, which has a following beyond ordinary sportswear
- Larger sizes, which are consistently harder to find second hand than small ones
- Outerwear and gilets, which cost more new and hold value better than base layers
What pulls Under Armour resale value down
- Stretched-out compression garments, where the elastane has given and the fit has gone — which is the whole point of the product
- Pilling on the smooth technical fabrics, which shows badly and cannot be removed without damaging the surface
- Persistent odour in synthetic base layers, which holds in the fibres and is difficult to wash out completely
- Cracked printed logos, which is how the graphics on technical fabric eventually fail
Identifying and dating yours
- The interior label names the fabric technology, which is what buyers search for rather than the garment type
- Stretch the garment and let it go on camera if you can, since recovery is the honest measure of whether it still works
- Photograph the underarm and inner thigh areas, which are where pilling and thinning show first
What lifts any gilet, whatever the label
Gilets are judged on fill and zip, exactly like a jacket, but sell for less because they suit a narrower range of weather.
- Down fill with good loft
- Recognised outdoor and heritage brands
- Working full-length zips
- Intact baffles with no leaking fill
And what pulls one down
- Clumped or migrated fill
- Failed zips
- Pinholes leaking down
- Thin unbranded gilets
Working out what yours is worth
- Shake it out and check the fill lofts evenly
- Run the zip fully
- Look for escaping feathers at the seams
What to state in the listing
- Size, with chest measured flat
- Fill type and fill power if stated
- Whether it packs into its own pocket
- Loft condition, and whether any seam is leaking fill
Brand, fill and size: “Rab Down Gilet, 700 Fill, Size M” or “Padded Gilet, Synthetic, Size 14”. Fill type and power are the searches for outdoor buyers. Say if it packs into its own pocket, which is a real feature people look for.
Preparing and photographing it
- Establish whether it is down or synthetic fill, from the label, and note the fill power if given.
- Check for down leaking through the seams, which indicates the baffles are failing.
- Test the zip and check the loft by laying it flat — a gilet that has lost its loft has lost its warmth.
- The gilet flat or on a hanger, front, whole
- The side profile, showing loft
- The label with fill type, size and composition
- The zip and any leaking seam, stain or flattened panel
When it sells best, and handing it over
Lifts from September to February. Outdoor brands sell year round to walkers; fashion gilets are strongly seasonal.
Light and compressible, so postage is cheap. Do not store or post down heavily compressed for long periods, which damages the loft.
What buyers ask
How do I know if compression kit is worn out?
Stretch it and see whether it snaps back. If it stays loose the elastane has gone, and the garment no longer does what it was bought for.
Can odour be washed out of synthetic sportswear?
Sometimes, with a proper technical wash and no fabric softener. If it persists after that, say so — buyers would much rather know in advance.
How much is an Under Armour gilet worth?
Roughly £13 to £52 depending on condition, against £12 to £50 for gilets 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 £32 for an Under Armour gilet, against what the commission marketplaces would deduct:
| Platform | Fee | You keep |
|---|---|---|
| Poshmark | −£6 | £26 |
| eBay | −£4 | £28 |
| Mercari | −£3 | £29 |
| Etsy | −£2 | £30 |
| WishThrift | −£0 | £32 |
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 gilet for the title, handover and timing, or the general gilet value guide if yours is not an Under Armour.
See also: all Under Armour value guides · value guides by brand · buying a gilet · Clothing · condition grades.