Used cellos in Dundee typically sell for £150 to £800 (about $200 to $1,100). Cellos sell on size and setup, and the practical constraints are that the buyer must transport something very large and check the soundpost is standing.
Selling a cello in Dundee
Dundee was built on jute, jam and journalism and has reinvented itself around a design museum on the waterfront, two universities and a video games industry that started here and remains significant. The waterfront redevelopment has changed the city entirely.
Two universities clear student housing each June, and the games and design sector moves people on project cycles. Home-office and computing equipment turns over faster here than the city’s size would suggest.
The waterfront and the city square are the landmarks everyone uses and the centre is compact. The city climbs steeply away from the river, so ask about steps for anything heavy.
On computing and games equipment, ask its age and whether it ran under load. Development hardware here is often well specified but has worked far harder than a home machine of the same year.
Dundee, in Scotland, has around 148,000 people, which means a small local market, which makes the nearby towns part of your audience rather than an afterthought. Glasgow, Edinburgh and Aberdeen are close enough that a buyer there may well make the trip for the right thing.
Handing it over in Dundee
Second-hand demand peaks in January, in the weeks before Christmas, and at the start of the academic year in September.
Sell your Cello in Dundee
Listing is free and there is no commission and no buyer fee, so the price you agree is the price you keep. Most listings take about a minute to put up.
What cellos are worth
What lifts the price
- Carved solid tops rather than laminate
- Sound post and bridge correctly fitted
What pulls it down
- Laminate student instruments, worth much less
- Warped necks and collapsed bridges
Working out what yours is worth
- Check the seams around the edges for openings
- Confirm the sound post is standing and the bridge straight
Getting it ready
- Confirm the size: full, three-quarter, half or quarter.
- Inspect the top, back and ribs for cracks and open seams, and check the bow.
Photograph
- The bridge and f-holes, with the soundpost visible through
- The endpin and its locking mechanism
Put in the description
- Whether it is ready to play and when last set up
- Any crack, open seam or repair, and the condition of the endpin
Very large and effectively collection only unless you can source a proper shipping case. Say whether it fits in a car and whether you can help.
Listing is free and there is no selling fee, so the whole amount the buyer pays stays with you. You and the buyer agree the handover between yourselves.
Same region (Scotland)
Common questions
Where can I sell a cello in Dundee?
Put it on WishThrift free and deal with the buyer direct. The waterfront and the city square are the landmarks everyone uses and the centre is compact. The city climbs steeply away from the river, so ask about steps for anything heavy.
Any cracks?
Check the top, back and ribs in raking light and photograph anything you find. Cellos take knocks and honest disclosure is expected.
How much is a cello worth in Dundee?
Most used cellos change hands for £150 to £800 (about $200 to $1,100). Condition and completeness move that figure more than anything else.
More: selling a cello across the United Kingdom, what cellos are worth, everything second hand in Dundee, or Music & Instruments in Dundee.
Guide range converted from sterling at the 2 August 2026 rate, not a quote — sellers set their own price.