Used cashmere sweaters in Edinburgh typically sell for £20 to £90 (about $27 to $120). Cashmere is judged almost entirely on how it has been washed and stored, which is why two identical jumpers can sell for very different amounts.
Selling a cashmere sweater 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.
August brings a large temporary population that arrives with things and leaves without them, and September brings the students. Between them the autumn is reliably the best time to buy here and a slower time to sell.
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.
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 cashmere sweaters are worth
What lifts the price
- Two-ply or heavier construction with real weight to it
- Full-fashioned shoulders and a soft, dense handle
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
- De-pill it carefully before photographing
Getting it ready
- Hold it up to a window and check for moth holes, which are small, round and easy to miss under artificial light.
- 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
- A close, well-lit shot of the knit surface after de-pilling, to prove the condition
Put in the description
- The exact cashmere percentage, and what the rest of the blend is
- Whether there are any moth holes, however small, and how many
Light, compact and cheap to post, so there is no reason to limit yourself to local buyers. Fold with tissue rather than compressing it hard, and use a waterproof mailing bag.
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 cashmere sweater 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 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 Edinburgh?
Most used cashmere sweaters change hands for £20 to £90 (about $27 to $120). Condition and completeness move that figure more than anything else.
More: selling a cashmere sweater across the United Kingdom, what cashmere sweaters 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.