Used bomber jackets in Dubai typically sell for AED 99 to AED 445 (about $27 to $120). Bomber jackets are bought on fit through the shoulders and the state of the ribbing, because perished cuffs and hem are what make an old bomber look tired.
Selling a bomber jacket in Dubai
Dubai has one of the most transient populations of any major city, and that is the whole story for second-hand goods here. Expatriate residents arrive on fixed contracts and leave when they end, and a departing household typically sells everything it owns in the space of a fortnight rather than shipping it.
Contract cycles drive everything. Departures cluster around the end of the school year, which is reliably when the most furniture and white goods come onto the market and when prices are softest for a buyer.
Ask when the seller is leaving the country. A departure date is the single most useful piece of information in this market, because it tells you how much room there is on price and how firm the deadline is.
Dubai has around 3.6 million people in Dubai, which means a buyer pool big enough that almost anything finds someone, and close enough together that collection is rarely the obstacle. Sharjah, Abu Dhabi and Al Ain are close enough that a buyer there may well make the trip for the right thing.
Handing it over in Dubai
Bank transfer and cash on collection are both normal. Confirm funds have cleared before handing anything over.
What bomber jackets are worth
What lifts the price
- Recognised designer and heritage labels
- Working original zips
What pulls it down
- Stretched ribbing that no longer recovers
- Broken or replaced zips
Working out what yours is worth
- Check the inner label for maker and any contract markings
- Stretch the cuffs and hem to test recovery
Getting it ready
- Check the ribbed cuffs, collar and hem for stretch or loss of elastic, which is where bombers age first.
- Read the composition label: nylon, wool blend, leather and satin bombers are quite different products.
Photograph
- Front on a hanger, zipped, full jacket in frame
- The ribbed cuffs and hem close up, showing elasticity
Put in the description
- Outer material and lining composition
- Pit-to-pit and body length laid flat
Strongest from September to November and again in early spring. Nylon bombers sell year round; wool and leather ones follow the cold.
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.
Elsewhere in UAE
Common questions
Where can I sell a bomber jacket in Dubai?
List it free on WishThrift and deal with the buyer direct. The city is built around the main highway spine and almost everything is collected by car, so which side of the city someone is on matters. Most residential towers and compounds require the buyer to be registered at the gate, so agree access before anyone sets off.
Has the ribbing gone baggy?
Stretch a cuff and let it go. Perished ribbing is the classic bomber fault and the thing that makes it look old in photographs.
How much is a bomber jacket worth in Dubai?
Most used bomber jackets change hands for AED 99 to AED 445 (about $27 to $120). Condition and completeness move that figure more than anything else.
More: selling a bomber jacket across the United Arab Emirates, what bomber jackets are worth, everything second hand in Dubai, or Clothing in Dubai.
Guide range converted from sterling at the 2 August 2026 rate, not a quote — sellers set their own price.