Used cardigans in Varanasi typically sell for ₹150 to ₹650 (about $2 to $7). Cardigans are judged on the buttons and the button band, because those carry the strain and are what fails first.
Selling a cardigan in Varanasi
Varanasi is among the oldest living cities in the world, with a silk weaving tradition that has run for centuries and a constant flow of pilgrims and visitors. Textiles and traditional crafts define what is distinctive here.
Pilgrimage and tourism drive a good deal of the trade and both are seasonal. Humidity near the river is high and is hard on textiles and paper stored without care.
The lanes of the old city are too narrow for vehicles and genuinely difficult to navigate, so anything large has to be collected from the edge of them. The newer parts of the city are straightforward.
On silk, ask whether it is handloom or powerloom and check the weave in daylight. The difference is substantial in value and the trade here is old enough that honest sellers will say.
Varanasi, in Uttar Pradesh, has around 1.2 million people, which means a deep enough buyer pool that most things sell without having to travel far to hand them over. Lucknow, Kanpur and Ghaziabad are close enough that a buyer there may well make the trip for the right thing.
Handing it over in Varanasi
Demand climbs ahead of the festival season and again in the run-up to wedding season, when clothing, jewellery and home items all move faster.
Sell your Cardigan in Varanasi
Listing is free and there is no commission and no buyer fee, so the price you agree is the price you keep. Most listings take about a minute to put up.
What cardigans are worth
What lifts the price
- Natural fibres with good weight and drape
- All original buttons present and matching
What pulls it down
- Pilling on the front where it rubs
- Thin acrylic knits, which sell for very little
Working out what yours is worth
- Count the buttons and check they all match
- Button it fully and check the band lies flat
Getting it ready
- De-pill the fabric, especially under the arms and at the cuffs.
- Read the composition: wool, cashmere, cotton and acrylic sit at very different prices.
Photograph
- The composition label
- Cuffs, elbows and any hole, pill or stretch
Put in the description
- Pit-to-pit and body length laid flat
- Any pilling, holes or stretched cuffs
Fibre, style and size: “Lambswool Button Through Cardigan, Navy, Size 12”. Fibre is the price driver and belongs first. Say whether it is chunky, fine knit or a longline, since those suit different buyers.
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 (Uttar Pradesh)
Common questions
Where can I sell a cardigan in Varanasi?
List it free on WishThrift and deal with the buyer direct. The lanes of the old city are too narrow for vehicles and genuinely difficult to navigate, so anything large has to be collected from the edge of them. The newer parts of the city are straightforward.
What is it made of?
Read the label. Wool and cashmere cardigans are worth several times acrylic ones and buyers ask immediately.
How much is a cardigan worth in Varanasi?
Most used cardigans change hands for ₹150 to ₹650 (about $2 to $7). Condition and completeness move that figure more than anything else.
More: selling a cardigan across India, what cardigans are worth, everything second hand in Varanasi, or Clothing in Varanasi.
Guide range converted from sterling at the 2 August 2026 rate, not a quote — sellers set their own price.