Used boots in Melbourne typically sell for A$38 to A$170 (about $27 to $120). Boots are bought on whether they can be resoled, so the useful thing to state is the construction — a welted boot has decades left in it and a cemented sole does not.
Selling boots in Melbourne
Students arrive in February and leave in November, which inverts the northern-hemisphere rhythm. The inner suburbs also carry a lot of share-house accommodation, and share houses reshuffle constantly rather than seasonally.
The tram network covers the inner suburbs densely and is how most small handovers happen. The city is flat, which makes collecting a bike or a chest of drawers by car straightforward, though inner-suburb streets are narrow and permit parking is tightly enforced.
On anything stored in a garage or shed, check for damp. The winters here are wetter and colder than the city’s reputation suggests, and fabric and particle board both suffer for it.
Melbourne, in Victoria, has around 5.1 million people, which means a buyer pool big enough that almost anything finds someone, and close enough together that collection is rarely the obstacle. Geelong, Ballarat and Bendigo are close enough that a buyer there may well make the trip for the right thing.
Handing it over in Melbourne
Australia Post covers everywhere, but distance pricing is real and interstate parcels cost meaningfully more than local ones.
What boots are worth
What lifts the price
- Uppers with no cracking across the vamp
- Original laces, box and any dust bags
What pulls it down
- Cracked leather across the flex point
- Worn heel blocks and thin soles
Working out what yours is worth
- Look at the sole edge for a welt stitch line
- Check the heel block and sole thickness
Getting it ready
- Clean and condition the leather. Boots respond visibly to a wipe and a coat of polish, and it costs almost nothing.
- Check the heel wear, the sole tread and the insole, and photograph the size stamp inside or on the sole.
Photograph
- The size stamp, legible
- The leather uppers close up, plus any scuff, crack or separation
Put in the description
- Sole and heel wear, and whether they have been resoled before
- Whether they are waterproof or steel toe capped, if relevant
Brand, style and size: “Dr. Martens 1460 Boots, UK 8, Black Leather”. If they are Goodyear welted, put that in the title — buyers who know footwear search for it and pay more. State the sizing system, and say whether they are leather or synthetic.
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 (Victoria)
Common questions
Where can I sell boots in Melbourne?
List it free here and arrange the handover with the buyer yourself. The tram network covers the inner suburbs densely and is how most small handovers happen. The city is flat, which makes collecting a bike or a chest of drawers by car straightforward, though inner-suburb streets are narrow and permit parking is tightly enforced.
Are they real leather?
Check the inner label and the cut edge of the material. Say plainly if they are synthetic — it is not a problem stated up front and is a real one discovered later.
How much are boots worth in Melbourne?
Most used boots change hands for A$38 to A$170 (about $27 to $120). Condition and completeness move that figure more than anything else.
More: selling boots across Australia, what boots are worth, everything second hand in Melbourne, or Shoes & Footwear in Melbourne.
Guide range converted from sterling at the 2 August 2026 rate, not a quote — sellers set their own price.