Used board games in Sydney typically sell for A$10 to A$77 (about $7 to $54). Board games sell on completeness, and there is only one way to establish it: count the pieces against the rulebook before you list.
Selling board games in Sydney
Sydney is Australia’s largest city and its most expensive to live in, which pushes people into smaller flats and shorter tenancies than the house-and-garden stereotype suggests. That makes furniture that fits a small apartment, and anything to do with the harbour and the beaches, the two things that move most reliably.
Rental turnover in the inner suburbs is high and leases commonly run six or twelve months, so households here reshuffle far more often than owner-occupied ones. Summer is when the water gear changes hands and winter is when it sits unsold.
The city sprawls a long way and traffic between the inner suburbs and the outer ones is the real cost of a collection, so most people arrange to meet near a train station on their own side of the city rather than crossing it. Parking near the harbour is scarce and expensive.
Confirm access and parking before agreeing to collect anything large. Between the terraces, the apartment blocks and the permit zones, where a vehicle can actually stop is the thing that decides most furniture sales here.
Handing it over in Sydney
Bank transfer via PayID is instant and is what most private buyers will offer. Cash on collection remains common for larger items.
What board games are worth
What lifts the price
- Out-of-print titles and limited editions
- Unpunched components on collectable editions
What pulls it down
- Crushed or split box corners
- Mass-market titles still widely in print
Working out what yours is worth
- Photograph the box corners and the board laid flat
- Search sold listings for that exact edition
Getting it ready
- Check the box corners and the board hinge, which is where age shows and where damp damage appears first.
- Punch-out tiles that are still on the sprue are a selling point — note it if the game is unpunched.
Photograph
- All the components laid out together on a plain surface
- The rulebook, plus the box corners and any tear, water mark or repair
Put in the description
- Whether it is complete, and precisely what is missing if not
- 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 (New South Wales)
Common questions
Where can I sell board games in Sydney?
List it free on WishThrift and deal with the buyer direct. The city sprawls a long way and traffic between the inner suburbs and the outer ones is the real cost of a collection, so most people arrange to meet near a train station on their own side of the city rather than crossing it. Parking near the harbour is scarce and expensive.
Is everything there?
Count it against the rulebook and say the result. A missing piece disclosed up front is a small discount; a missing piece discovered at home is a complaint.
How much are board games worth in Sydney?
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 Sydney, or Toys & Games in Sydney.
Guide range converted from sterling at the 2 August 2026 rate, not a quote — sellers set their own price.