How to Sell Your Hair: From First Measurement to Posting the Parcel

You do not need to cut your hair to find out whether someone wants it. Start by deciding how much you are comfortable selling, then show it clearly and describe it honestly. A good advert helps the right buyer make a decision; it cannot guarantee a sale or a price.

If you are wondering “where can I sell my hair?”, BuyAndSellHair connects you with people looking to buy human hair. This guide helps you prepare before you create your advert.

The order matters: measure, photograph, agree the details, then cut and send according to the arrangement you have checked. Avoid making an irreversible haircut the first step in an uncertain deal.

1. Work out what you are actually offering

Choose the hairstyle and length you want to keep. The sale length is the hair beyond the proposed cutting point, not the full length from your scalp. If you are unsure, ask your hairdresser to help mark the cut before making promises to a buyer.

• Measure from the proposed cut to the ends with a tape measure visible. State inches or centimetres.
• Say how you measured wavy or curly hair: in its natural shape or gently extended. Do not leave the buyer to guess.
• Measure ponytail circumference around the bundle at the stated point. Circumference is the distance around it, not its diameter; show where the tape sits.
• Say whether the hair is still attached, already cut, layered, or uneven at the ends. A long strand is not the same as a full bundle of that length.
• Describe colour, texture and treatment history, including dye, bleach, chemical straightening, perms and regular heat styling. If you do not know something, say so.

There is no useful universal promise that every hair type will sell. Buyers have different requirements. Ask what usable length and condition a particular buyer needs rather than relying on an old minimum-length rule.

2. Take photographs that answer questions

Use indirect daylight and a plain background that contrasts with your hair. Keep the colour faithful: no beauty filters, colour adjustments or effects that hide the ends. Check the pictures on a larger screen before uploading.

A useful photo set shows the full length from behind, the texture closer up, the ends, the length measurement and the circumference measurement. If hair is already cut, show the whole secured bundle as well. Point out any area that differs from the rest rather than framing it out.

You can show the hair without showing your face. Check mirrors, documents, addresses and other people in the background. A buyer needs evidence of the hair being offered, not unrelated personal photographs.

3. Write a specific advert and choose an asking price

Lead with the details someone would use to compare adverts. A title such as “20 inches of brown, uncut hair; no dye or bleach” is more useful than “Beautiful hair—must sell”. Only use that wording when it is true of your hair.

Include the measurements, treatment history, whether it is cut, your country, shipping destinations and what your asking price includes. Describe visible damage and whether a trim would reduce the usable length. You can set boundaries about photographs, cutting arrangements and contact from the outset.

Browse other adverts for context, but distinguish asking prices from completed sales. Our historical price guide also has assumptions and limitations; it is not a quote or an earnings prediction. Allow for any haircut, packaging and delivery costs you agree to cover. The FAQs explain current site fees and terms separately.

4. Turn an offer into a clear agreement

A high offer is not a reason to skip questions. Before proceeding, put the key terms in writing so both sides can refer to the same arrangement:

• Which hair or bundle is being sold, its usable length, condition and treatment history.
• The total amount and currency, including agreed delivery costs.
• The payment method and when payment and cutting will take place.
• Who will cut it and exactly how it should be secured, cut and packaged.
• The delivery destination, service and expected dispatch date.
• What you will do if the hair, length or delivery arrangement changes before dispatch.

Stop if the other person pressures you to cut more than agreed, requests photographs unrelated to the sale, or changes essential terms at the last moment. You can decline an offer. Paid buyer membership is not proof of identity or good conduct.

5. Check the payment, not a screenshot

Open your payment provider’s app or website yourself to check the transaction and any instructions or holds. Do not use a buyer’s link to “release” money, share a verification code, or treat an emailed receipt as proof that you have been paid.

An overpayment followed by a request to send the difference to somebody else is a warning sign. So is being asked to pay the buyer’s supposed courier. Do not forward money; ask the provider how to handle the transaction. Even a payment showing in an account can later be challenged or reversed.

PayPal’s scam guidance explains these patterns. Check the protection terms for your own country, transaction and delivery method; neither this guide nor a BASH membership guarantees payment protection.

6. Cut and pack to the agreed specification

Give your hairdresser the buyer’s written instructions before the appointment. Confirm the cutting point again. If the buyer needs secured ponytails or braids, arrange that before cutting rather than trying to reconstruct a bundle from loose hair afterwards. If the proposed cut changes, pause and ask the buyer before proceeding.

Photograph the agreed bundle and measurement after cutting. Follow the agreed cleaning and preparation requirements; do not send hair wet. Keep the secured hair contained, protect it inside suitable outer packaging, and check that the parcel will not open or expose the contents in transit. Avoid adding products or treatments that were not agreed.

7. Check delivery before posting

Confirm that the carrier accepts the contents for the destination, what packaging it requires and whether the service provides the tracking or proof your payment provider requires. Check compensation exclusions rather than assuming that every declared value is covered. For international sales, establish who will pay any applicable import charges and complete the required customs information accurately.

For example, Royal Mail’s country guides link to destination requirements. This is a place to check, not a statement that human hair can be sent everywhere. Use your chosen carrier’s current rules.

If a payment provider specifies the delivery address, follow that requirement; do not casually switch to another address in a message. Keep the advert, agreement, payment record, bundle photographs and dispatch evidence. Share tracking with the buyer and update the advert when the hair is no longer available.

Before you say yes

Can you describe exactly what is being sold? Are you comfortable with the haircut? Do the amount, payment, preparation and delivery arrangements make sense? If any answer is no, resolve it before the cut. There will be other opportunities to discuss an offer; the hair cannot be put back afterwards.