Used knee high boots in Sydney typically sell for A$48 to A$210 (about $34 to $150). Knee high boots have one measurement that decides everything and is almost never given: the calf circumference. State it and you will outsell every listing that does not.
Selling knee high boots in Sydney
Sydney is Australia’s largest city and its most expensive to live in, which pushes people into smaller flats and shorter tenancies than the house-and-garden stereotype suggests. That makes furniture that fits a small apartment, and anything to do with the harbour and the beaches, the two things that move most reliably.
Rental turnover in the inner suburbs is high and leases commonly run six or twelve months, so households here reshuffle far more often than owner-occupied ones. Summer is when the water gear changes hands and winter is when it sits unsold.
The city sprawls a long way and traffic between the inner suburbs and the outer ones is the real cost of a collection, so most people arrange to meet near a train station on their own side of the city rather than crossing it. Parking near the harbour is scarce and expensive.
Confirm access and parking before agreeing to collect anything large. Between the terraces, the apartment blocks and the permit zones, where a vehicle can actually stop is the thing that decides most furniture sales here.
Handing it over in Sydney
Bank transfer via PayID is instant and is what most private buyers will offer. Cash on collection remains common for larger items.
What knee high boots are worth
What lifts the price
- Shafts that stand rather than slouch, if the style intends it
- Recognised makers with a following
What pulls it down
- Broken or split full-length zips
- Very narrow calf fittings
Working out what yours is worth
- Work the full-length zip several times
- Flex the ankle and check for cracking
Getting it ready
- Test the zips fully up and down. A sticking zip is the most common fault and, on a tall shaft, it makes the boot unwearable.
- Stuff the shafts so they stand upright, and clean the leather or brush the suede before photographing.
Photograph
- A tape measure across the calf at the widest point of the shaft
- The zip full length, the inside label, and any crease, scuff or scratch
Put in the description
- Calf circumference and shaft height in centimetres, measured flat
- Material, zip condition, and whether the shaft is stretch-panelled
Autumn and early winter carry this category almost entirely. Listed in September or October a good pair sells quickly; the same boots in April will barely be seen.
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.
Same region (New South Wales)
Common questions
Where can I sell knee high boots in Sydney?
List it free on WishThrift and deal with the buyer direct. The city sprawls a long way and traffic between the inner suburbs and the outer ones is the real cost of a collection, so most people arrange to meet near a train station on their own side of the city rather than crossing it. Parking near the harbour is scarce and expensive.
What is the calf measurement?
Give it in centimetres, measured around the widest point with the boot zipped. It is the reason knee high boots get returned more than any other footwear, and you cannot accept a return.
How much are knee high boots worth in Sydney?
Most used knee high boots change hands for A$48 to A$210 (about $34 to $150). Condition and completeness move that figure more than anything else.
More: selling knee high boots across Australia, what knee high boots are worth, everything second hand in Sydney, or Shoes & Footwear in Sydney.
Guide range converted from sterling at the 2 August 2026 rate, not a quote — sellers set their own price.