Used cardigans in Edinburgh typically sell for £8 to £40 (about $11 to $54). Cardigans are judged on the buttons and the button band, because those carry the strain and are what fails first.
Selling a cardigan in Edinburgh
Edinburgh is a university and finance city whose population swells enormously every August for the festival, and that single month does more to move second-hand goods here than any other part of the year. Outside it, the Old and New Town tenement stock means most people live in flats and buy furniture to fit them.
The Old Town is steep, cobbled and awkward for vehicles, with restricted access on several streets, so anything heavy needs a conversation about where a van can actually stop. Trams and buses cover the rest of the city and handle small handovers fine.
Check vehicle access before agreeing to collect anything heavy from the Old Town. Several streets are restricted or effectively impassable for a van, and the nearest legal stopping point can be a long carry.
Edinburgh, in Scotland, has around 530,000 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. Glasgow, Aberdeen and Dundee are close enough that a buyer there may well make the trip for the right thing.
Handing it over in Edinburgh
Most private sales settle by bank transfer or cash on collection. Faster Payments clear in seconds, which makes a transfer as safe as cash for the seller — wait for it to land before the item leaves your hands.
What cardigans are worth
What lifts the price
- Natural fibres with good weight and drape
- Button bands that lie flat with no gaping
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
- Check the composition label
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
- Laid flat, front, buttoned
- The buttons and buttonholes close up
Put in the description
- Fibre composition and knit weight
- Whether all buttons are present and any spare included
Light and cheap to post. Fold rather than hang so the shoulders do not stretch, and use a waterproof bag for natural fibres — wool and cashmere absorb any damp in transit and arrive smelling musty, which buyers notice immediately.
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 (Scotland)
Common questions
Where can I sell a cardigan in Edinburgh?
Put it on WishThrift free and deal with the buyer direct. The Old Town is steep, cobbled and awkward for vehicles, with restricted access on several streets, so anything heavy needs a conversation about where a van can actually stop. Trams and buses cover the rest of the city and handle small handovers fine.
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 Edinburgh?
Most used cardigans change hands for £8 to £40 (about $11 to $54). Condition and completeness move that figure more than anything else.
More: selling a cardigan across the United Kingdom, what cardigans are worth, everything second hand in Edinburgh, or Clothing in Edinburgh.
Guide range converted from sterling at the 2 August 2026 rate, not a quote — sellers set their own price.