Burberry Ties Resale Value

Burberry ties: price by condition

Seller-declared grades, sterling with an approximate US dollar equivalent at £1 ≈ $1.33 (July 2026). What each grade means.

What holds its value across Burberry

• The Kensington, Chelsea and Westminster trench coats, which are the current named fits and the only Burberry garment with a deep resale market of its own
• Anything in the archive beige check or the older Nova check lining, because buyers search this label by pattern far more often than by product name
• Cashmere scarves woven at the mill in Elgin, Scotland, which the care label names outright and which buyers treat as a separate tier from the wool ones
• Vintage pieces spelled Burberrys with a final s, dropped around 1999, which dates a garment to the older era and puts it in front of a different set of buyers

What pulls Burberry resale value down

• Gabardine that has lost its weather finish through repeated dry cleaning, where rain soaks in instead of beading and the coat no longer does the job it was bought for
• A trench missing its belt, buckle or storm-flap buttons, none of which can be replaced convincingly and which together cost a fifth of the price
• The Brit and London diffusion lines, built for department-store volume, which sit well below the mainline coats and are often mistaken for them by sellers
• Faded, pilled or pulled check on a scarf, since the pattern is the entire reason somebody is looking at it

Identifying and dating yours

1. The composition label is stitched into the side seam near the hem, and a mainline trench should read 100% cotton gabardine — photograph it, because it is the first thing an experienced buyer asks for
2. Older coats carry a small numbered tag inside the pocket bag recording the fit and colourway, which buyers use to confirm which line the coat came from
3. The equestrian knight logo and the horseferry wordmark were both redrawn in 2018, so the style of the branding dates a piece to within a few years

What lifts any tie, whatever the label

Ties sell on silk quality and construction, and the label and lining tell you which bracket you are in.

• Woven silk from recognised makers
• Hand-rolled and hand-stitched construction
• Intact tipping and keeper loops
• No stains or water marks

And what pulls one down

• Water marks and food stains, often permanent
• Frayed tipping at the blade
• Loose or unravelling stitching
• Polyester ties, worth very little

Working out what yours is worth

1. Check the composition label for silk
2. Inspect the tipping at the wide end
3. Hold it up to check it hangs straight

What to state in the listing

• Length and width at the widest point
• Fabric composition
• Whether it is hand rolled or machine finished, if you can tell
• Condition of the tip, keeper loop and lining

Brand, material and width: “Silk Tie, 8cm Width, [Brand]” or “Bundle of 5 Silk Ties, Mixed Patterns”. Width is a genuine search because slim and classic widths suit different lapels. Brand is essentially the entire value on a single tie.

Preparing and photographing it

1. Check the tip for fraying and the keeper loop on the back, which frequently detaches.
2. Look for pulls in the silk and for staining near the knot area.
3. Measure the length and the width at the widest point, since fashion in tie width changes.

1. The tie laid out straight, full length
2. The blade and tip, showing condition
3. The reverse, showing the keeper loop and label
4. Any pull, stain, fray or loose stitching

When it sells best, and handing it over

Lifts before Christmas and Father’s Day, and in spring for wedding season. Designer ties sell year round to collectors.

The cheapest thing on the site to post. Roll rather than fold so the interlining does not crease, and bundles post for the same price as one.

What buyers ask

Is a used Burberry trench coat worth selling?

Usually yes, and by a wide margin over the rest of the label. A complete mainline trench with its belt and buttons is the single most searched Burberry item on resale sites, and condition of the gabardine matters more than age.

How do I tell a mainline Burberry coat from a diffusion one?

Read the neck and side-seam labels together. Mainline coats name the fit and the cotton gabardine composition, while Brit and London pieces say so on the label and use different cloth. Photograph both labels and let the buyer see them.

How much is a Burberry tie worth?

Roughly £6 to £40 depending on condition, against £4 to £25 for ties generally. The identification points above are what move a listing to the top of that range.

What the fees would take elsewhere

At the mid-range £23 for a Burberry tie, against what the commission marketplaces would deduct:

Seller-side rates verified 26 Jul 2026, percentages only — the per-order and processing charges those platforms add are excluded, so the real gap is wider.

Listing is free and there is no commission — read how to sell a tie for the title, handover and timing, or the general tie value guide if yours is not a Burberry.

See also: all Burberry value guides · value guides by brand · buying a tie · Clothing · condition grades.