Used car parts in Vancouver, British Columbia typically sell for C$38 to C$755 (about $27 to $540). Car parts sell on the part number, not the description — and a few parts, airbags and pretensioners above all, are pyrotechnic and cannot go in the post at all.
Selling car parts in Vancouver
Housing costs move people frequently and the city attracts a highly mobile international population. Rain is constant enough that where something was stored is always worth asking about.
Traffic and the bridges determine how long any collection takes, far more than the distance does. Parking in the denser neighbourhoods is difficult, and most apartment buildings require the lift to be booked.
Ask where the item was kept. The climate is persistently damp, and fabric, foam and particle board all suffer badly in an unventilated garage or storage locker.
Vancouver, in British Columbia, has around 675,000 people, which means a steady local market where the usual things move reliably and the unusual ones are worth listing with a wider radius in mind. Surrey, Burnaby and Richmond are close enough that a buyer there may well make the trip for the right thing.
Handing it over in Vancouver
Interac e-Transfer is the norm and is instant and traceable, which suits a private sale well. It is what most buyers will suggest before anything else.
What car parts are worth
What lifts the price
- Parts for common, high-volume vehicles
- Complete assemblies rather than partial
What pulls it down
- Worn or damaged components sold as serviceable
- Obsolete parts for vehicles no longer on the road
Working out what yours is worth
- Find and photograph the part number
- Photograph all mating surfaces and mounting points
Getting it ready
- Find the part number stamped or labelled on the component and photograph it. That number is the entire listing.
- Note the donor vehicle: make, model, year, engine and trim, plus mileage for wear items.
Photograph
- The part whole, on a clean surface, from its most identifiable angle
- The part number and any manufacturer marking, legible
Put in the description
- Part number and manufacturer
- Donor vehicle make, model, year, engine and mileage
Part, vehicle, years and part number: “Alternator, [Make Model] 2.0 TDI 2012-2016, Part No. [number]”. The part number does more than any description because buyers search it directly. Say genuine, OEM or aftermarket, and give the donor vehicle’s mileage on wear items.
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 (British Columbia)
Common questions
Where can I sell car parts in Vancouver?
Put it on WishThrift free and deal with the buyer direct. Traffic and the bridges determine how long any collection takes, far more than the distance does. Parking in the denser neighbourhoods is difficult, and most apartment buildings require the lift to be booked.
Was it working when removed?
Say honestly whether it came off a running vehicle or a damaged one, and whether you tested it. Untested is a perfectly acceptable description; implied working is not.
How much are car parts worth in Vancouver?
Most used car parts change hands for C$38 to C$755 (about $27 to $540). Condition and completeness move that figure more than anything else.
More: selling car parts across Canada, what car parts are worth, everything second hand in Vancouver, or Vehicles in Vancouver.
Guide range converted from sterling at the 2 August 2026 rate, not a quote — sellers set their own price.