Used hiking boots in Dubai typically sell for AED 125 to AED 445 (about $34 to $120). Hiking boots are judged on the midsole and the tread, and there is one failure buyers specifically look for: hydrolysis, where a stored boot’s midsole crumbles even though the uppers look perfect.
Selling hiking boots in Dubai
Dubai has one of the most transient populations of any major city, and that is the whole story for second-hand goods here. Expatriate residents arrive on fixed contracts and leave when they end, and a departing household typically sells everything it owns in the space of a fortnight rather than shipping it.
The city is built around the main highway spine and almost everything is collected by car, so which side of the city someone is on matters. Most residential towers and compounds require the buyer to be registered at the gate, so agree access before anyone sets off.
Ask when the seller is leaving the country. A departure date is the single most useful piece of information in this market, because it tells you how much room there is on price and how firm the deadline is.
Dubai has around 3.6 million people in Dubai, which means a buyer pool big enough that almost anything finds someone, and close enough together that collection is rarely the obstacle. Sharjah, Abu Dhabi and Al Ain are close enough that a buyer there may well make the trip for the right thing.
Handing it over in Dubai
Bank transfer and cash on collection are both normal. Confirm funds have cleared before handing anything over.
What hiking boots are worth
What lifts the price
- Intact waterproof membrane with no delamination
- Recent manufacture, since midsoles degrade with age
What pulls it down
- Hydrolysed midsoles, which crumble on old stored boots
- Worn lugs offering no grip
Working out what yours is worth
- Flex the sole hard and look for crumbling or separation
- Check the lug depth against a new pair if you can
Getting it ready
- Flex each boot hard and look at the midsole for cracking or crumbling. Boots stored for years can fail here despite looking unworn.
- Check the eyelets and hooks are all present and the laces are sound, and note whether they are waterproof-lined.
Photograph
- The pair side on, standing, whole
- Both soles, showing lug depth and any separation at the welt
Put in the description
- Size as marked, with UK and EU equivalents, and whether men’s or women’s fit
- Whether the boot has a waterproof membrane, and whether it still performs
Strongest from March to September, with a smaller lift before Christmas. Well-known brands in common sizes sell within a fortnight in season.
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.
Elsewhere in UAE
Common questions
Where can I sell hiking boots in Dubai?
List it free on WishThrift and deal with the buyer direct. The city is built around the main highway spine and almost everything is collected by car, so which side of the city someone is on matters. Most residential towers and compounds require the buyer to be registered at the gate, so agree access before anyone sets off.
How much life is left in them?
Give an honest estimate based on tread depth and midsole condition. Walkers are buying reliability on a hillside, and an overstated boot is a genuine problem rather than a disappointment.
How much are hiking boots worth in Dubai?
Most used hiking boots change hands for AED 125 to AED 445 (about $34 to $120). Condition and completeness move that figure more than anything else.
More: selling hiking boots across the United Arab Emirates, what hiking boots are worth, everything second hand in Dubai, or Shoes & Footwear in Dubai.
Guide range converted from sterling at the 2 August 2026 rate, not a quote — sellers set their own price.