Sell Your Dining Chairs in Australia

Used dining chairs in Australia typically sell for A$38 to A$285 (about $27 to $200). Dining chairs sell as sets, and the set size is the single biggest price factor — four matching chairs are worth far more than four similar ones.

What dining chairs are worth in Australia

Condition	Typical	What it means
New with Tags	A$287	Unused, tags or seals intact
Like New	A$244	Barely used, no visible wear
Good	A$187	Light signs of use, complete and working
Fair	A$129	Heavily used, or a described fault or missing part
For Parts	A$72	Not working or incomplete, sold as seen

Guide ranges converted from sterling at the 2 August 2026 rate, not quotes — sellers set their own price. Grades are seller-declared; WishThrift does not inspect or verify them.

What lifts the price

Solid wood frames with tight joints
Reupholsterable seat pads

What pulls it down

Wobbling joints that have worked loose
Odd chairs that do not match

Selling dining chairs in Australia

Bank transfer via PayID is instant and is what most private buyers will offer. Cash on collection remains common for larger items.

Australia’s second-hand market is strongly local and strongly seasonal, with most activity concentrated in the eastern capitals and buyers who expect to collect.

Australia is a pre-launch market, so it is worth saying what a seller here should expect when it does open. Distance dominates everything: interstate parcels cost several times a metro delivery, and bulky items effectively only sell within a city. Most trade concentrates in Sydney, Melbourne, Brisbane and Perth, and buyers in those cities expect to collect rather than wait. Seasons run opposite to the northern hemisphere, so listings that follow UK or US timing arrive exactly half a year out of step — warm weather items want September, not March, and winter gear moves from around May.

Working out what yours is worth

Sit on each chair and check for wobble
Photograph the set together

Sell your Dining Chairs in Australia

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.

List your Dining Chairs — free What is yours worth?

Getting it ready

Tighten any accessible screws or bolts under the seat, and check the glides or feet are all present.
Clean the seat pads and check underneath for a fire label if they are upholstered.

Photograph

All the chairs together in one frame, so the set size and the match are obvious
One chair alone, straight on, showing shape and proportions

Put in the description

How many chairs, and whether they are identical
Whether any chair has a loose joint, split or stained seat, said per chair

Quantity first, then style and material: “Set of 4 Oak Dining Chairs, Fabric Seats” or “6 Mid Century Teak Dining Chairs”. Buyers search the number, so it belongs at the front. If they are a known design or make, name it — that is what makes the set searchable at all.

Strongest in late summer and the run-up to Christmas, when people are setting up dining rooms. A matching set of four or six in a common style sells within two to three weeks.

It costs nothing to list

There is no listing fee, no selling fee and no commission, so the A$287 a buyer pays is the A$287 you keep. You and the buyer settle up and arrange the handover between yourselves; WishThrift does not hold the money or ship the item.

Where in Australia

Australia is a big place and what sells well moves with it. These are the parts of Australia with their own page for dining chairs.

Common questions

Where can I sell dining chairs in Australia?

List it free on WishThrift and deal with the buyer direct. There is no selling fee, so the whole amount stays with you. Bank transfer via PayID is instant and is what most private buyers will offer. Cash on collection remains common for larger items.

Are they all the same?

Answer precisely, because near-matching sets are worth much less. If two came from a different batch and the colour differs slightly, say so and photograph them side by side.

Can wobbling chairs be fixed?

Often yes, by re-gluing the joints. It is worth doing before selling since wobble is what buyers test.

Do seat pads matter?

Less than the frame, since pads can be recovered cheaply. A sound frame is what buyers are really buying.

More: how to sell dining chairs, what dining chairs are worth, or Furniture across Australia.