Shure SM7B: used price in the UK

What a used Shure SM7B sells for, what to check and what usually goes wrong. Updated October 2026.

Used, working order	£150 - £230
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	£170 - £265	Sealed or never used
Excellent, like new	£160 - £250	Barely used, no visible marks
Good working order	£150 - £230	The range at the top of this page
Minor marks, fully working	£140 - £220	A few chips or scratches mentioned
Well used, heavy wear	£130 - £200	Worn, scuffed or road-worn
Faulty or for parts	£110 - £170	Assumes the fault is fixable

About this model

The podcast and vocal mic. It needs a lot of gain, so buyers often pair it with a preamp booster.

Fakes exist. Check the weight, the quality of the engraving and the serial number, and be wary of a price far below the range.

What to check before you buy

Test into an interface or PA
Grille and body for dents
Fake check: weight, engraving quality, serial
Rear switches (bass roll-off and presence boost)

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

Why do SM7B bundles include a Cloudlifter?

The SM7B needs a lot of gain, more than many home interfaces give cleanly. An inline booster such as a Cloudlifter fixes that, so a bundle with one is worth more and sells faster.

How do I spot a fake SM7B?

Check the weight, the engraving, the serial number and the quality of the yoke and bolts. A price far below £150 is the biggest warning sign.

Does an SM7B need phantom power?

No, it is a dynamic mic. Phantom power only matters if you add a booster like a Cloudlifter, which runs on it.

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 SM7B 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.