Used loafers in Dubai typically sell for AED 74 to AED 345 (about $20 to $94). Loafers are a shoe where construction sets the price — a stitched, resoleable pair from a known maker is worth several times a glued pair that looks identical in photographs.
Selling loafers 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.
Contract cycles drive everything. Departures cluster around the end of the school year, which is reliably when the most furniture and white goods come onto the market and when prices are softest for a buyer.
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.
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 loafers are worth
What lifts the price
- Recognised makers with resoling services
- Original shoe trees, box and dust bags
What pulls it down
- Cemented soles that cannot be replaced
- Cracking across the flex point
Working out what yours is worth
- Check the sole edge for a welt stitch line
- Flex the vamp looking for cracking
Getting it ready
- Look at the welt. A visible stitch line around the sole means the shoe can be resoled, and that is worth saying.
- Check any tassel, penny strap or bit hardware is secure and unbroken.
Photograph
- The pair side on, polished, standing
- Both soles together, showing the welt stitching and wear
Put in the description
- Size as marked, with UK, EU and US equivalents, and the width fitting if given
- Upper material and sole material
Steadiest from spring through early autumn, with a lift before Christmas. Quality brands sell year-round to buyers who know the maker; unbranded pairs are seasonal and compete on price.
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 loafers 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.
Can they be resoled?
Look for a stitch line around the welt and say what you see. It is the difference between a shoe with years left and one nearing the end, and it is worth real money.
How much are loafers worth in Dubai?
Most used loafers change hands for AED 74 to AED 345 (about $20 to $94). Condition and completeness move that figure more than anything else.
More: selling loafers across the United Arab Emirates, what loafers 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.