Used caps in New York typically sell for $8 to $47. Caps sell on brand and the state of the brim and sweatband, because those are what make an old cap look worn out.
Selling a cap in New York
New York apartments are small and most people do not own a car, and those two facts decide the whole second-hand market here. Furniture that fits a narrow room and can be carried up a staircase moves; anything oversized sits unsold however good it is.
Leases turn over constantly and moving day here means whole apartments emptied at once. The supply of used furniture is effectively continuous rather than seasonal, which is why prices stay reasonable even for good pieces.
Confirm the floor and the elevator before anything else. A fifth-floor walk-up is the single commonest reason a furniture sale falls apart here, and it is nobody’s fault if it was never asked.
New York has around 8.3 million people, which means a buyer pool big enough that almost anything finds someone, and close enough together that collection is rarely the obstacle. Buffalo, Rochester and Yonkers are close enough that a buyer there may well make the trip for the right thing.
Handing it over in New York
Peer-to-peer payment apps dominate private sales, and buyers will usually offer one before they offer cash. Sales tax does not apply to a private sale between individuals.
What caps are worth
What lifts the price
- Recognised sportswear and streetwear labels
- Clean sweatbands with no staining
What pulls it down
- Sweat staining on the band and crown
- Promotional and unbranded caps
Working out what yours is worth
- Check the sweatband for staining
- Photograph the front logo close up
Getting it ready
- Clean the sweatband and the front panel, which is where caps get grubby.
- Note the closure type and the size or fitted measurement.
Photograph
- The cap from the front, showing the logo
- The side profile, showing brim shape
Put in the description
- Brand, style and any model code
- Fitted size or closure type: snapback, strapback, fitted
Brand, style and size: “New Era 59Fifty Fitted Cap, 7 1/4, Navy”. Style codes and fitted sizes are searched exactly. Say whether it is fitted, snapback or strapback, since those are separate searches.
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 York)
Common questions
Where can I sell a cap in New York?
List it free on WishThrift and deal with the buyer direct. Almost everything changes hands on the subway or on foot, so agree a station and a time rather than an address. For furniture, the question that decides the sale is which floor and whether there is an elevator — ask it before you agree a price, not when you arrive.
Is the sweatband stained?
Look inside and photograph. It is the first thing a buyer checks on a used cap and the easiest thing to clean before listing.
How much is a cap worth in New York?
Most used caps change hands for $8 to $47. Condition and completeness move that figure more than anything else.
More: selling a cap across the United States, what caps are worth, everything second hand in New York, or Clothing in New York.
Guide range converted from sterling at the 2 August 2026 rate, not a quote — sellers set their own price.