Lacoste Gloves Resale Value

Lacoste gloves: 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 Lacoste

• The L1212 pique polo, which has been in production essentially unchanged for decades and is the item buyers search for
• Vintage pieces made in France under the Devanlay licence, printed on the care label, which carry a clear premium over later production
• Older garments labelled Chemise Lacoste, which is the original naming and dates a piece to the earlier era
• Collaboration pieces and the Lacoste Live sub-line, which were made in much smaller runs than the mainline

What pulls Lacoste resale value down

• A frayed, lifted or partly detached crocodile, which is the identifying feature and the first thing anyone looks at
• Stretched or greyed collars on the polos, the normal failure and the reason most used ones sell cheaply
• Faded colours on the brighter polos, which is common and very visible
• Current mainline basics in common sizes, which compete directly with a new one on sale

Identifying and dating yours

1. Lacoste sizes are numbered 2 to 8 rather than lettered, so state the UK equivalent and the flat chest measurement — this is the commonest cause of a return on the label
2. The crocodile should be tightly and evenly embroidered with defined teeth and eye; buyers compare it against reference photographs
3. The care label gives the country of manufacture, and Made in France places a garment in the earlier, more valuable period

What lifts any gloves, whatever the label

Gloves sell on material and whether they are a genuine pair, and leather condition is what buyers judge.

• Leather and cashmere-lined gloves
• Recognised makers with a following
• Supple leather with no cracking
• Complete matched pairs

And what pulls one down

• Cracked or dried leather at the knuckles
• Split seams between the fingers
• Odd single gloves
• Thin synthetic gloves

Working out what yours is worth

1. Flex the leather at the knuckles for cracking
2. Check every seam between the fingers
3. Measure the hand size or state the marked size

What to state in the listing

• Size, and hand width measured flat
• Outer material and lining material
• Whether they are touchscreen compatible
• Condition of fingertips, seams and lining

Material, size and features: “Leather Gloves, Size M, Cashmere Lined, Touchscreen”. Touchscreen compatibility is a genuine search that is almost never stated. Leather, wool and synthetic are quite different price brackets.

Preparing and photographing it

1. Check every fingertip and the seams between the fingers, which is where gloves wear through first.
2. Confirm they are a genuine pair and both are the same size, and check any lining is intact.
3. Test touchscreen compatibility if the fingertips have conductive thread, and say what you find.

1. Both gloves laid flat together, palms down
2. Both palms up, showing wear
3. The fingertips and seams close up
4. The label with size and composition, plus any hole, split seam or worn patch

When it sells best, and handing it over

October to February is the market, with a Christmas gifting peak. Leather gloves hold value best; knitted gloves are best bundled.

Cheapest possible postage. Send them as a flat pair in a padded envelope, and check both are present before sealing — single gloves are a classic packing mistake.

What buyers ask

What size is a Lacoste 5?

Lacoste uses its own 2 to 8 numbering rather than S to XL, and a 5 is roughly a UK medium to large depending on the cut. Always give the flat chest measurement as well, because this numbering causes more returns than anything else on the label.

Are old Lacoste polos worth more?

Pieces made in France under the Devanlay licence, and older ones labelled Chemise Lacoste, carry a real premium. The care label is what tells you which you have.

How much are Lacoste gloves worth?

Roughly £4 to £24 depending on condition, against £4 to £22 for gloves 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 £14 for Lacoste gloves, 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 gloves for the title, handover and timing, or the general gloves value guide if yours is not a Lacoste.

See also: all Lacoste value guides · value guides by brand · buying gloves · Clothing · condition grades.