Used antique furniture in Melbourne typically sells for A$115 to A$1,550 (about $81 to $1,100). Antique furniture is bought on originality and construction, so photograph the joints, the underside and the back — that is where a buyer confirms the piece is what you say it is.
Selling antique furniture in Melbourne
Melbourne has the strongest vintage and op-shop culture in Australia and a large student population across several universities, so buying second hand here is entirely ordinary. It is also the country’s music city, which keeps instruments, amps and records moving in a way they do not everywhere.
Students arrive in February and leave in November, which inverts the northern-hemisphere rhythm. The inner suburbs also carry a lot of share-house accommodation, and share houses reshuffle constantly rather than seasonally.
The tram network covers the inner suburbs densely and is how most small handovers happen. The city is flat, which makes collecting a bike or a chest of drawers by car straightforward, though inner-suburb streets are narrow and permit parking is tightly enforced.
Melbourne has around 5.1 million people in Victoria, which means a buyer pool big enough that almost anything finds someone, and close enough together that collection is rarely the obstacle. Geelong, Ballarat and Bendigo are close enough that a buyer there may well make the trip for the right thing.
Handing it over in Melbourne
Australia Post covers everywhere, but distance pricing is real and interstate parcels cost meaningfully more than local ones.
What antique furniture is worth
What lifts the price
- Georgian and fine period pieces still in demand
- Complete sets and matched pairs
What pulls it down
- Woodworm damage, active or historic
- Veneer lifting and missing sections
Working out what yours is worth
- Look for maker’s stamps inside drawers and on backs
- Compare against recent sold results, not old valuations
Getting it ready
- Examine the construction: hand-cut dovetails, irregular saw marks and original hardware all indicate age.
- Do not strip, wax heavily or refinish. Original surface is much of the value and refinishing destroys it.
Photograph
- The back and underside, which are rarely faked and show true age
- Any maker’s label, plus all damage, repairs and replaced hardware
Put in the description
- Height, width and depth, and whether it dismantles
- Originality of handles, feet, glass and finish, plus all repairs and replacements
Period, item and wood: “Georgian Mahogany Chest of Drawers, c.1810, Original Handles”. “Original handles” and “original finish” are phrases this market searches and pays for — use them only when true. Include the dimensions in the title if there is room, since buyers have a space in mind.
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 (Victoria)
Common questions
Where can I sell antique furniture in Melbourne?
List it free here and arrange the handover with the buyer yourself. The tram network covers the inner suburbs densely and is how most small handovers happen. The city is flat, which makes collecting a bike or a chest of drawers by car straightforward, though inner-suburb streets are narrow and permit parking is tightly enforced.
Is there any woodworm?
Check the back, underside and any unfinished timber. Old inactive flight holes are common; fresh dust means active infestation and must be declared.
How much is antique furniture worth in Melbourne?
Most used antique furniture change hands for A$115 to A$1,550 (about $81 to $1,100). Condition and completeness move that figure more than anything else.
More: selling antique furniture across Australia, what antique furniture is worth, everything second hand in Melbourne, or Art & Collectables in Melbourne.
Guide range converted from sterling at the 2 August 2026 rate, not a quote — sellers set their own price.