Used cardigans in Dubai typically sell for AED 40 to AED 200 (about $11 to $54). Cardigans sell on fibre and button completeness, so check the composition label and count the buttons before you photograph anything.
Selling a cardigan 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.
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.
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 cardigans are worth
What lifts the price
- All original buttons present and matching
- Recognised knitwear labels
What pulls it down
- Missing or mismatched replacement buttons
- Stretched, gaping button bands
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
- Check every button is present and firmly attached, and look for a spare sewn inside the placket.
- Read the composition: wool, cashmere, cotton and acrylic sit at very different prices.
Photograph
- Laid flat, front, buttoned
- The composition label
Put in the description
- Fibre composition and knit weight
- Pit-to-pit and body length laid flat
Autumn through late winter, with a peak before Christmas. Natural fibre cardigans hold value; acrylic ones sell cheaply.
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 cardigan 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.
Are all the buttons there?
Count them and check for a spare inside the placket. A missing button on a distinctive cardigan is hard to match.
How much is a cardigan worth in Dubai?
Most used cardigans change hands for AED 40 to AED 200 (about $11 to $54). Condition and completeness move that figure more than anything else.
More: selling a cardigan across the United Arab Emirates, what cardigans 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.