Second-hand tools & DIY in St Johns typically sells for C$28 to C$945 (about $20 to $675). Brand and whether it is corded or battery decide most of it. Battery tools are worth far more when the batteries are healthy and worth surprisingly little when they are not.
Buying tools & DIY in St Johns
St John’s is the oldest European-founded city in North America, built on steep streets above a narrow harbour, and its economy has run on fishing and then on offshore oil. The weather here is genuinely severe — fog, wind and rain in quantities that shape how everything is stored.
Trade tools change hands within a district more than through any listing, and the good ones rarely travel far before somebody local takes them. Being nearby is most of what gets you to a well-kept set before anyone else does.
What to check in person
Check the guards, catches and safety cut-outs all still work, since these are the first things removed and the most expensive to put right. Look at the casing for cracks and at the fixings for the rounded heads that show it has been apart.
Collecting it in St Johns
It needs a car boot rather than a bag, so agree somewhere you can actually stop for a few minutes. That is easier away from the centre than in it.
The downtown streets are steep and narrow and parking on them is limited, so for anything large agree access before the day. Weather closes roads here more often than in most of the country, so agree a fallback.
Selling your tools & DIY in St Johns free
Offshore rotations move households on fixed cycles and the oil sector’s ups and downs move the whole market at once. The row-house stock downtown turns over with genuinely old contents attached.
Say the age, whether it has been used domestically or on site, and how many batteries and chargers are included. Have it plugged in and ready to run when the buyer arrives, because that one gesture removes most of the haggling. Busiest through spring and summer, when outdoor and building work picks up.
Interac e-Transfer is the norm and is instant and traceable, which suits a private sale well. It is what most buyers will suggest before anything else.
Tools & DIY worth listing in St Johns
Elsewhere in Canada
If nothing in St Johns suits, Toronto, Montreal and Calgary each have their own tools & DIY page, and a seller will often meet part of the way for something worth the trip.
More in St Johns: everything second hand in St Johns, or Tools & DIY across Canada.
Prices converted from sterling at the 2 August 2026 rate; sellers set their own price.