Shure SM58: used price in the UK

What a used Shure SM58 sells for, what to check and what usually goes wrong. Updated October 2026.

Used, working order	£40 - £65
How fast it sells	Sells very fast

What it sells for by condition

Condition	What it sells for	When this band applies
New or mint	£45 - £75	Sealed or never used
Excellent, like new	£45 - £70	Barely used, no visible marks
Good working order	£40 - £65	The range at the top of this page
Minor marks, fully working	£40 - £60	A few chips or scratches mentioned
Well used, heavy wear	£35 - £55	Worn, scuffed or road-worn
Faulty or for parts	£30 - £50	Assumes the fault is fixable

About this model

The standard live vocal mic, and one of the most faked. A genuine SM58 is heavy, the grille threads smoothly and the lettering is crisp.

They are close to indestructible, so used ones are usually fine once the grille is cleaned.

What to check before you buy

Test into an interface or PA
Grille and body for dents
Fake check: weight, engraving quality, serial

Common faults and rough repair costs

Fault	Fix	Rough cost
No / partial audio output	Medium - soldering / disassembly / YouTube guide	£5-£80
Intermittent signal / loose connection	Medium - soldering / disassembly / YouTube guide	£3-£25

Questions people ask about this model

Is an SM58 worth flipping?

Only cheap or in bundles. The range tops out at £65, so fees and postage leave little on a single mic. Lots of several SM58s, or a PA bundle, are where the margin is.

SM58, SM58S or Beta 58A?

The SM58S has an on/off switch and sells for about the same. The Beta 58A is a different, higher-priced mic. The model is printed on the handle.

What breaks on an SM58?

Very little. A dented grille is cheap to replace, and so is the foam inside. A crackle when the cable moves is usually the cable or the connector, not the mic.

Selling one on

Shure SM58/SM57/SM7B are cash. Watch for fakes on SM58 and SM7B - very common. Wireless systems on cleared bands (channel 69, 854-862 MHz, and the 700 MHz band, 694-790 MHz) can no longer be used legally in the UK - check the frequency on the label. Channel 70 (863-865 MHz) is still licence-free.

Tiny; eBay / Reverb exit works well.

Where this price comes from

This is the range the flipper extension uses for a used Shure SM58 in working order in the UK. It is a starting point, not a quote: condition, extras, the original box and where you are all move the price, and faulty ones sell for much less.

The condition bands above are the same multipliers the extension applies to a listing. On a live Marketplace listing, flipper checks that range against real sold prices and live eBay listings for the exact model, works out your profit after fees and flags faults the seller mentions. It is free while in testing. Join the testers.

Buying one to keep? The bands above are a fair price to pay for each condition. See how to check a listing.

Buying one? Read How to spot a fake Shure SM58 or SM7B.