Used car seats in Dubai typically sell for AED 150 to AED 740 (about $40 to $200). Be direct with yourself first: if this seat has been in a collision, however minor, it should not be resold at all — and if you cannot vouch for its full history, say so plainly in the listing.
Selling a car seat 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.
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.
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.
Handing it over in Dubai
Bank transfer and cash on collection are both normal. Confirm funds have cleared before handing anything over.
What car seats are worth
What lifts the price
- An expiry date still comfortably in the future
- Current safety standard labels intact
What pulls it down
- Any accident history, which makes a seat unsafe to reuse
- An expiry date passed or close, since the plastics degrade
Working out what yours is worth
- Find the manufacture and expiry dates moulded into the shell
- Confirm the standard label is present and legible
Getting it ready
- Establish the expiry date, moulded into the plastic shell or on a label. Most seats expire six to ten years from manufacture and an expired seat should not be sold for use.
- Wash the cover, check the harness webbing for fraying, and confirm every buckle latches and releases cleanly.
Photograph
- The seat from the side, fully assembled
- The manufacture and expiry date stamp on the shell
Put in the description
- Brand, model, and the standard it meets, such as i-Size or ECE R44
- Height or weight range it covers
Steady demand all year. Seats with a long remaining life and a documented single owner sell quickly; anything close to expiry sells slowly and should be priced as such.
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 car seat 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 it been in an accident?
Answer honestly and without hedging. A seat involved in any collision should be disposed of, not sold, because the shell can be compromised in ways you cannot see.
How much is a car seat worth in Dubai?
Most used car seats change hands for AED 150 to AED 740 (about $40 to $200). Condition and completeness move that figure more than anything else.
More: selling a car seat across the United Arab Emirates, what car seats are worth, everything second hand in Dubai, or Baby & Kids in Dubai.
Guide range converted from sterling at the 2 August 2026 rate, not a quote — sellers set their own price.