Used cashmere sweaters in Dubai typically sell for AED 99 to AED 445 (about $27 to $120). Cashmere is bought on condition of the fibre, so the two things that decide your price are pilling and moth holes — and both need photographing rather than describing.
Selling a cashmere sweater 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 cashmere sweaters are worth
What lifts the price
- No pilling, or pilling that has been properly removed
- Classic colours that sell in any season
What pulls it down
- Moth holes, which are common and immediately visible
- Felting or shrinkage from a hot wash
Working out what yours is worth
- Hold the knit up to the light to reveal moth damage and thin patches
- Check the composition label for the cashmere percentage and ply
Getting it ready
- De-pill it properly with a cashmere comb or a fabric shaver. This takes twenty minutes and reliably adds to the price.
- Hand-wash gently if it needs it, and reshape flat to dry — never hang a wet cashmere sweater.
Photograph
- Laid flat, front, on a contrasting plain surface
- The composition label showing the cashmere percentage and ply if stated
Put in the description
- The exact cashmere percentage, and what the rest of the blend is
- Pit-to-pit and body length laid flat
Sells from October through February, with a clear peak before Christmas. Outside that window prices soften noticeably, so a summer listing is usually worth holding.
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 cashmere sweater 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 there any moth holes?
Check against a window before you list, and answer with a number and a photograph. This is the question that decides the sale on any cashmere item.
How much is a cashmere sweater worth in Dubai?
Most used cashmere sweaters change hands for AED 99 to AED 445 (about $27 to $120). Condition and completeness move that figure more than anything else.
More: selling a cashmere sweater across the United Arab Emirates, what cashmere sweaters 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.