Used board games in Adelaide typically sell for A$10 to A$77 (about $7 to $54). Board games hold value surprisingly well when complete, and a single missing component can cut the price sharply.
Selling board games 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.
On older furniture, check the joints and any veneer rather than the surface. A good deal of what appears here is genuinely old and well made, and those are the two places age actually shows.
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 board games are worth
What lifts the price
- Complete sets with every component and the rules
- Unpunched components on collectable editions
What pulls it down
- Missing pieces, which buyers verify against the component list
- Water damage to boards, which warps them
Working out what yours is worth
- Check every component against the list in the rulebook
- Photograph the box corners and the board laid flat
Getting it ready
- Open the box and count every component against the contents list in the rules. State any shortfall exactly.
- Check the box corners and the board hinge, which is where age shows and where damp damage appears first.
Photograph
- The box lid straight on, filling the frame
- The rulebook, plus the box corners and any tear, water mark or repair
Put in the description
- Exact title and edition or printing year
- Whether any expansion content is included
Rises sharply from October to December and again in January. Out-of-print hobby titles sell quickly at any time of year; mass-market family games are seasonal and cheap.
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 board games 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.
Which edition is it?
Photograph the back of the box, where the printing year and publisher are almost always shown.
How much are board games worth in Adelaide?
Most used board games change hands for A$10 to A$77 (about $7 to $54). Condition and completeness move that figure more than anything else.
More: selling board games across Australia, what board games are worth, everything second hand in Adelaide, or Toys & Games in Adelaide.
Guide range converted from sterling at the 2 August 2026 rate, not a quote — sellers set their own price.