Used acoustic guitars in Adelaide typically sell for A$96 to A$480 (about $67 to $335). Solid-wood instruments and laminate ones sell in completely different brackets, and telling them apart is most of what sets the price.
Selling an acoustic guitar in Adelaide
Adelaide is compact, affordable and easy to drive around, which makes it unusually good for buying anything large second hand. It is surrounded by wine country and has a strong festival culture, and its slower housing turnover means the furniture that does come up tends to be older and better made.
Households turn over more slowly than in Sydney or Melbourne because more people own rather than rent. That means less volume, but what appears is more often a genuine downsize or a deceased estate rather than a share-house clear-out.
The grid layout and light traffic mean collection is genuinely simple here, and most of the metropolitan area is within half an hour of the centre. Parking is easy by the standards of the bigger capitals, so furniture pickups are uncomplicated.
Adelaide, in South Australia, has around 1.4 million people, which means a deep enough buyer pool that most things sell without having to travel far to hand them over. Mount Gambier, Whyalla and Sydney are close enough that a buyer there may well make the trip for the right thing.
Handing it over in Adelaide
Seasons are inverted relative to the UK and North America: warm-weather items move from September, and winter gear from around May.
What acoustic guitars are worth
What lifts the price
- Solid top construction rather than laminate
- Original hard case
What pulls it down
- A lifting or re-glued bridge, which buyers read as expensive
- High action caused by a rising neck angle
Working out what yours is worth
- Look into the soundhole at the edge to see whether the top is solid or layered
- Check the bridge sits flat with no gap at the back edge
Getting it ready
- Check the neck for relief by sighting down it from the headstock, and measure the string height at the twelfth fret.
- Inspect the bridge for lifting and the top for cracks, particularly around the soundhole and along the grain.
Photograph
- The full guitar front on, against a plain background
- The action at the twelfth fret, plus any dings, buckle rash or repairs
Put in the description
- Brand, model and body size or shape
- Any cracks, bridge lifting or previous repairs, and whether a case is included
Steady all year with a lift before Christmas and in September. Recognised brands sell within a fortnight; unbranded beginner guitars are plentiful and slow.
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 (South Australia)
Common questions
Where can I sell an acoustic guitar in Adelaide?
List it free on WishThrift and deal with the buyer direct. The grid layout and light traffic mean collection is genuinely simple here, and most of the metropolitan area is within half an hour of the centre. Parking is easy by the standards of the bigger capitals, so furniture pickups are uncomplicated.
Are there any cracks in the top?
Examine the soundboard carefully in raking light and photograph anything you find. Top cracks are repairable but must be disclosed.
How much is an acoustic guitar worth in Adelaide?
Most used acoustic guitars change hands for A$96 to A$480 (about $67 to $335). Condition and completeness move that figure more than anything else.
More: selling an acoustic guitar across Australia, what acoustic guitars are worth, everything second hand in Adelaide, or Music & Instruments in Adelaide.
Guide range converted from sterling at the 2 August 2026 rate, not a quote — sellers set their own price.