Second-hand music & instruments in Devonport typically sells for A$29 to A$1,550 (about $20 to $1,100). Playability is what a serious buyer is paying for, so a low, even action and honest frets outweigh looks entirely. Original parts count on older instruments, and a replaced pickup or tuner can take real money off despite being an upgrade.
Buying music & instruments in Devonport
Devonport is where the ferry from the mainland docks, which makes a town of this size a genuine gateway, and it sits in the middle of one of the most productive vegetable-growing districts in the country. Caravans and vehicles come off that ferry constantly.
Anything with a soundboard hates being posted: temperature and knocks in transit undo a setup and can crack a body outright. Carrying it home yourself, in its case, is the safest journey it will make.
What to check in person
Play every note up the neck and listen for buzzing, and sight down the neck from the body to check it is straight. Look at the bridge and the area around the tuning pegs for cracks or old repairs, and try every key or valve.
Collecting it in Devonport
It needs a car boot rather than a bag, so agree somewhere you can actually stop for a few minutes. That is easier away from the centre than in it.
The town is small and driving is easy. The ferry timetable shapes the traffic through town more than anything else, so it is worth avoiding the hour either side of a sailing if you are collecting something large.
Selling your music & instruments in Devonport free
Touring travellers sell up at the end of a trip rather than shipping things home, which puts camping and vehicle equipment onto the market here disproportionately. Agricultural work adds its own seasonal population on top.
Say when it was last set up or serviced, and be honest about buzzes and dead spots. Have it tuned and ready to play when the buyer arrives, and include the case if you have it, because a case is worth real money on its own. Lifts in September as lessons restart, and again after Christmas.
Bank transfer via PayID is instant and is what most private buyers will offer. Cash on collection remains common for larger items.
Music & Instruments worth listing in Devonport
Same region (Tasmania)
If nothing in Devonport suits, Hobart, Launceston and Sydney each have their own music & instruments page, and a seller will often meet part of the way for something worth the trip.
More in Devonport: everything second hand in Devonport, or Music & Instruments across Australia.
Prices converted from sterling at the 2 August 2026 rate; sellers set their own price.