Sell Your Antiques in Canada

Used antiques in Canada typically sell for C$47 to C$1,150 (about $34 to $810). Antique values swing on maker, period and condition, and the market has shifted so that some categories are worth far less than they were.

What antiques are worth in Canada

Guide ranges converted from sterling at the 2 August 2026 rate, not quotes — sellers set their own price. Grades are seller-declared; WishThrift does not inspect or verify them.

What lifts the price

• Original surfaces and untouched patina
• Categories currently in demand rather than out of fashion

What pulls it down

• Over-restoration, which removes original surface
• Reproductions sold as period

Selling antiques in Canada

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.

Canada’s resale market is concentrated in a handful of metro areas separated by very long distances, which makes it unusually collection-led — most buyers are looking for something they can pick up the same week.

Canada Post, Purolator and UPS cover the country, but rates change sharply between provinces and remote postcodes carry surcharges.

Winter clothing and sports equipment move from October, and the spring thaw brings the strongest few weeks for furniture, bikes and garden items.

Working out what yours is worth

• Photograph every mark, stamp and label you can find
• Note the dimensions, materials and any repairs

Getting it ready

• Look for maker’s marks, stamps, labels or signatures, and photograph every one you find.
• Do not polish, strip or repair anything. Original surface and patina are much of what a collector is paying for.

Photograph

• The whole piece from a three-quarter angle in daylight
• Every maker’s mark, stamp or label, close and legible
• All damage, repairs and areas of wear

Put in the description

• Materials, dimensions and weight
• Any maker’s marks, stamps, labels or signatures, transcribed
• Condition including all damage, repairs, replacements and restoration

Period, item and material: “Victorian Mahogany Writing Box with Brass Inlay, c.1880”. Give an approximate date with a “c.” if you are not certain, and say what your estimate is based on. Vague dating claims reduce trust with exactly the buyers who pay most.

Fragile and often heavy. Pack generously and photograph the item before sealing. For larger pieces, collection is usual and lets the buyer inspect properly.

It costs nothing to list

There is no listing fee, no selling fee and no commission, so the C$1,132 a buyer pays is the C$1,132 you keep. You and the buyer settle up and arrange the handover between yourselves; WishThrift does not hold the money or ship the item.

Where in Canada

Canada is a big place and what sells well moves with it. These are the parts of Canada with their own page for antiques.

• Toronto
• Montreal
• Calgary
• Ottawa
• Edmonton
• Winnipeg
• Vancouver
• Brampton
• Hamilton
• Surrey
• Quebec City
• Halifax
• Laval
• London

Common questions

Where can I sell antiques in Canada?

List it free on WishThrift and deal with the buyer direct. There is no selling fee, so the whole amount stays with you. 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.

Is it a reproduction?

Say what you know. Reproductions are common and sell perfectly well when described as such; misdescribed ones cause disputes.

Are antiques still worth what they were?

Not uniformly. Some categories have fallen considerably while others hold firm, so check recent sold results rather than older valuations.

How do I identify a maker?

Look for stamps, labels and marks on undersides, backs and inside drawers, and photograph everything you find.

More: how to sell antiques, what antiques are worth, or Art & Collectables across Canada.