Used cat trees in Adelaide typically sell for A$38 to A$170 (about $27 to $120). Cat trees are cheap new at the budget end, so second-hand value depends almost entirely on how clean and sturdy it is.
Selling a cat tree in Adelaide
Adelaide is compact, affordable and easy to drive around, which makes it unusually good for buying anything large second hand. It is surrounded by wine country and has a strong festival culture, and its slower housing turnover means the furniture that does come up tends to be older and better made.
Households turn over more slowly than in Sydney or Melbourne because more people own rather than rent. That means less volume, but what appears is more often a genuine downsize or a deceased estate rather than a share-house clear-out.
On older furniture, check the joints and any veneer rather than the surface. A good deal of what appears here is genuinely old and well made, and those are the two places age actually shows.
Adelaide, in South Australia, has around 1.4 million people, which means a deep enough buyer pool that most things sell without having to travel far to hand them over. Mount Gambier, Whyalla and Sydney are close enough that a buyer there may well make the trip for the right thing.
Handing it over in Adelaide
Seasons are inverted relative to the UK and North America: warm-weather items move from September, and winter gear from around May.
What cat trees are worth
What lifts the price
- Solid, stable bases that do not rock
- Larger multi-level designs
What pulls it down
- Shredded sisal and torn carpet
- Odour, which is difficult to remove entirely
Working out what yours is worth
- Push the top platform to check for wobble
- Inspect the sisal posts for shredding
Getting it ready
- Vacuum every platform and the carpet surfaces, and clean out any enclosed bed thoroughly.
- Check the sisal posts for shredding and the platforms for wobble, and tighten every bolt.
Photograph
- The whole tree upright, whole, against a plain wall
- The base and any wobble point, plus every worn, shredded or stained area
Put in the description
- Overall height and base footprint
- Whether it dismantles, and whether all fixings are present
Steady all year, with a small lift after Christmas and when people take on new cats in spring. Tall, clean, sturdy trees sell within a week.
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 (South Australia)
Common questions
Where can I sell a cat tree in Adelaide?
List it free on WishThrift and deal with the buyer direct. The grid layout and light traffic mean collection is genuinely simple here, and most of the metropolitan area is within half an hour of the centre. Parking is easy by the standards of the bigger capitals, so furniture pickups are uncomplicated.
Are the posts worn out?
Photograph the sisal. Rewrapping a post is a cheap job many buyers will happily do, but they need to see how much is left.
How much is a cat tree worth in Adelaide?
Most used cat trees change hands for A$38 to A$170 (about $27 to $120). Condition and completeness move that figure more than anything else.
More: selling a cat tree across Australia, what cat trees are worth, everything second hand in Adelaide, or Pet Supplies in Adelaide.
Guide range converted from sterling at the 2 August 2026 rate, not a quote — sellers set their own price.