Used armchairs in Montreal typically sell for C$57 to C$375 (about $40 to $270). Frame quality decides everything here: a good frame can be reupholstered indefinitely, a poor one cannot be saved.
Selling an armchair in Montreal
Montreal has the most distinctive moving culture in the country: a very large share of leases end on the same day at the start of July, and for about a week the entire city changes address at once. The second-hand market is built around that single date.
The July moving week produces a concentration of second-hand furniture that has no real equivalent elsewhere in Canada. Prices in the days either side of it are the lowest of the year, and the choice is at its widest.
The outdoor staircases that front so many buildings here are narrow, steep and often spiral, and they defeat more furniture than anything else. Establish the stairs before the price, and remember that winter makes all of it considerably harder.
Measure the outdoor staircase, not just the doorway. The spiral and half-turn stairs on many buildings here defeat sofas and mattresses that would fit anywhere else, and the seller may never have taken it out that way.
Handing it over in Montreal
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Sell your Armchair in Montreal
Listing is free and there is no commission and no buyer fee, so the price you agree is the price you keep. Most listings take about a minute to put up.
What armchairs are worth
What lifts the price
- Solid hardwood frames with tight joints
- Recognised mid-century and design pieces
What pulls it down
- Sagging seats and collapsed webbing
- Missing fire labels, which limit resale in some markets
Working out what yours is worth
- Rock it gently to check the frame does not flex
- Check the fire label is present under the seat
Getting it ready
- Vacuum the seat and get down the sides of the cushion — buyers notice crumbs and coins before they notice the upholstery.
- Look underneath for a fire safety label. In the UK, upholstered furniture made since 1988 should carry one, and buyers increasingly ask.
Photograph
- The whole chair at a slight angle in a normally lit room, not pushed against a wall
- The fire label and the legs, plus any stain, tear or thinning fabric
Put in the description
- Width, depth and seat height in centimetres, measured at the widest point
- Any stain, tear, sagging or pet damage, stated before it is asked about
Steady all year, with a lift in late summer and January when people rearrange rooms. A well-photographed armchair in a neutral fabric usually sells within two to three weeks; bold patterns take longer.
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 (Quebec)
Common questions
Where can I sell an armchair in Montreal?
List it free here and arrange the handover with the buyer yourself. The outdoor staircases that front so many buildings here are narrow, steep and often spiral, and they defeat more furniture than anything else. Establish the stairs before the price, and remember that winter makes all of it considerably harder.
Can you help me load it?
Say in advance whether you can. An armchair is a two-person lift and a buyer who turns up alone expecting help they do not get will simply leave.
How much is an armchair worth in Montreal?
Most used armchairs change hands for C$57 to C$375 (about $40 to $270). Condition and completeness move that figure more than anything else.
More: selling an armchair across Canada, what armchairs are worth, everything second hand in Montreal, or Furniture in Montreal.
Guide range converted from sterling at the 2 August 2026 rate, not a quote — sellers set their own price.