Under Armour Running Shoes Resale Value

Under Armour running shoes: 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 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

1. The interior label names the fabric technology, which is what buyers search for rather than the garment type
2. Stretch the garment and let it go on camera if you can, since recovery is the honest measure of whether it still works
3. Photograph the underarm and inner thigh areas, which are where pilling and thinning show first

What lifts any running shoes, whatever the label

Running shoes have a genuine mileage limit, so honest wear disclosure matters more here than in most footwear.

• Low mileage with visible tread remaining
• Recent models still in the maker’s current range
• Midsole foam that still compresses and rebounds
• Original box and any spare laces or insoles

And what pulls one down

• Compressed midsole foam, which ends the shoe’s useful life
• Worn outsole tread, especially at the heel strike
• Odour, which is very difficult to remove
• Older models superseded several generations ago

Working out what yours is worth

1. Estimate the mileage honestly and state it in the listing
2. Press the midsole to check it still rebounds
3. Photograph the outsole tread, especially the heel

What to state in the listing

• Brand, exact model and version number
• Size with the sizing system, and any width fitting
• Estimated mileage run
• Midsole compression, outsole wear pattern, and any upper damage

Brand, model, size and mileage: “Nike Pegasus 40, UK 9, approx 150 miles”. Mileage in the title is unusual and immediately credible to runners. Always say which sizing system, and mention a wide fitting if it is one, because that is a deliberate search.

Preparing and photographing it

1. Estimate the mileage run in them. Runners think in miles and an honest figure is the most useful thing in the listing.
2. Clean the uppers and outsoles, and check the midsole for compression by pressing along its length.
3. Photograph the size tag inside the tongue and note the sizing system and any width fitting.

1. Both shoes side on, laces tied
2. The outsoles side by side, showing tread wear pattern
3. The midsole from the side, showing any compression or creasing
4. The inside size tag, plus any hole in the upper or worn heel counter

When it sells best, and handing it over

Steady with a spring lift and a January bump. Popular models in common sizes sell within days when mileage is stated.

Light and cheap to post. Stuff the toes with paper so they hold shape, and use the original box if you have it.

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 are Under Armour running shoes worth?

Roughly £16 to £74 depending on condition, against £15 to £70 for running shoes 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 £45 for Under Armour running shoes, 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 running shoes for the title, handover and timing, or the general running shoes value guide if yours is not an Under Armour.

See also: all Under Armour value guides · value guides by brand · buying running shoes · Shoes & Footwear · condition grades.