Sell Your Smart TV in Canada

Used smart TVs in Canada typically sell for C$170 to C$850 (about $120 to $605). Smart televisions age through their software long before their panels, so app support matters as much as picture quality.

What smart TVs are worth in Canada

Condition	Typical	What it means
New with Tags	C$849	Unused, tags or seals intact
Like New	C$722	Barely used, no visible wear
Good	C$552	Light signs of use, complete and working
Fair	C$382	Heavily used, or a described fault or missing part
For Parts	C$212	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

OLED and higher-end panels
No burn-in or dead backlight zones

What pulls it down

Smart platforms where apps no longer install
Burn-in from static logos

Selling a smart TV 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’s resale market is concentrated in a handful of metro areas separated by very long distances, which makes it unusually collection-led — most buyers are looking for something they can pick up the same week.

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

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Working out what yours is worth

Check the main streaming apps still install and update
Display a plain grey full-screen image to reveal burn-in

Getting it ready

Power it on and display plain white and plain black images to reveal dead pixels, clouding and backlight bleed.
Find the exact model number on the rear sticker and locate the stand, screws and remote.

Photograph

Screen on, showing a normal image, straight on with the lights off
The rear model sticker
The stand, remote and cables included, plus any bezel or screen damage

Put in the description

Which streaming apps still install and run
Whether the stand, screws and original remote are included
Any dead pixels, backlight bleed, clouding or burn-in

Size, resolution and model: “LG 55-inch 4K Smart TV OLED55C1”. Screen size in inches is the primary search term. Naming which apps still work is unusual and genuinely reassuring — buyers of used smart televisions have usually been caught out by a dead app store before.

Collection only in practice. Screens are fragile, couriers routinely exclude them from damage cover, and buyers want to see it powered on first anyway.

It costs nothing to list

There is no listing fee, no selling fee and no commission, so the C$849 a buyer pays is the C$849 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 smart TVs.

Common questions

Where can I sell a smart TV 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.

Is the original remote included?

Say clearly. Smart TV remotes often carry voice and dedicated app buttons, and universal replacements do not fully substitute.

What dates a smart TV fastest?

The software. Panels last for years, but once apps stop installing the smart features are gone and the value drops sharply.

Does the original remote matter?

Yes. Modern TV remotes are proprietary with voice and pairing functions, so a universal replacement is not equivalent.

More: how to sell a smart TV, what smart TVs are worth, or Electronics across Canada.