Sell Your Kids Shoes in Canada

Used kids shoes in Canada typically sell for C$11 to C$57 (about $8 to $40). Children outgrow shoes in months, so many are barely worn, and the sole is what tells a buyer how much life is left.

What kids shoes are worth in Canada

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

• Recognised brands with proper fitting construction
• School shoes and wellies in common sizes

What pulls it down

• Worn-down soles and moulded footbeds
• Scuffed toes on school shoes

Selling kids shoes in Canada

Interac e-Transfer is the norm and is instant and traceable, which suits a private sale well. It is what most buyers will suggest before anything else.

Canada Post, Purolator and UPS cover the country, but rates change sharply between provinces and remote postcodes carry surcharges.

Two practical things shape a Canadian sale. Interprovincial shipping costs can exceed the value of a mid-priced item, which is why so much trade here is collection-only. And winter genuinely interrupts handovers in much of the country, so agree a window rather than a fixed day between December and March.

Winter clothing and sports equipment move from October, and the spring thaw brings the strongest few weeks for furniture, bikes and garden items.

Working out what yours is worth

• Photograph the soles as well as the uppers
• Check the insole for a moulded impression

Getting it ready

• Look at the sole wear pattern and the inside of the heel. A shoe worn heavily on one edge has moulded to a specific gait.
• Measure the internal length in centimetres, since children’s sizing varies significantly between brands.

Photograph

• The pair side on, clean, standing
• Both soles, showing the wear pattern honestly
• The size marking, plus any scuff, split or worn toe

Put in the description

• Brand and material
• How much they have been worn, honestly
• Sole and heel wear pattern, and the state of the insole

Brand, size and type: “Clarks School Shoes, Size 11F, Black Leather”. The width fitting is a genuine search for parents whose child has been measured, and it is almost never included in listings. Say leather or synthetic, and whether they are school shoes or casual.

Light and cheap to post. Box rather than bag so the shape holds, and say plainly that they have been cleaned — for children’s footwear that reassurance matters.

It costs nothing to list

There is no listing fee, no selling fee and no commission, so the C$57 a buyer pays is the C$57 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 Canada

Canada is a big place and what sells well moves with it. These are the parts of Canada with their own page for kids shoes.

• Toronto
• Montreal
• Calgary
• Ottawa
• Edmonton
• Winnipeg
• Vancouver
• Brampton
• Hamilton
• Surrey
• Quebec City
• Halifax
• Laval
• London

Common questions

Where can I sell kids shoes in Canada?

List it free on WishThrift and deal with the buyer direct. There is no selling fee, so the whole amount stays with you. Interac e-Transfer is the norm and is instant and traceable, which suits a private sale well. It is what most buyers will suggest before anything else.

Are they leather?

Say so, and note if they are the type that can be re-polished. Leather school shoes clean up far better than synthetic ones and it is worth mentioning.

Are used children’s shoes worth selling?

Yes, because children outgrow them so quickly that many are barely worn. The sole condition is what buyers judge.

How do I photograph them properly?

Soles up, in daylight. It is the first thing buyers want to see and saves a round of questions.

More: how to sell kids shoes, what kids shoes are worth, or Kids’ Clothing across Canada.