Used chest of drawerses in Melbourne typically sell for A$57 to A$345 (about $40 to $240). A chest of drawers is judged by how the drawers run — a buyer will open every one, so make sure they slide before you photograph anything.
Selling a chest of drawers in Melbourne
Melbourne has the strongest vintage and op-shop culture in Australia and a large student population across several universities, so buying second hand here is entirely ordinary. It is also the country’s music city, which keeps instruments, amps and records moving in a way they do not everywhere.
Students arrive in February and leave in November, which inverts the northern-hemisphere rhythm. The inner suburbs also carry a lot of share-house accommodation, and share houses reshuffle constantly rather than seasonally.
On anything stored in a garage or shed, check for damp. The winters here are wetter and colder than the city’s reputation suggests, and fabric and particle board both suffer for it.
Melbourne has around 5.1 million people in Victoria, which means a buyer pool big enough that almost anything finds someone, and close enough together that collection is rarely the obstacle. Geelong, Ballarat and Bendigo are close enough that a buyer there may well make the trip for the right thing.
Handing it over in Melbourne
Australia Post covers everywhere, but distance pricing is real and interstate parcels cost meaningfully more than local ones.
What chest of drawerses are worth
What lifts the price
- Antique and mid-century pieces
- Original handles and back panel intact
What pulls it down
- Water damage to the base and back panel
- Replaced or mismatched handles
Working out what yours is worth
- Open and close every drawer fully
- Photograph the top and any water marks honestly
Getting it ready
- Empty every drawer and run each one in and out. Sticking runners can often be fixed with a candle rubbed along the wooden runner.
- Wipe the top. It is the surface buyers look at first and usually carries ring marks or heat damage.
Photograph
- The inside of one drawer, showing the base and joints
- The top surface at an angle to reveal ring marks, plus any chip, veneer lift or missing handle
Put in the description
- Material and finish — solid wood, veneer, painted or laminate
- Whether every drawer runs smoothly, and whether handles match and are all present
Lead with material, drawer count and style: “Solid Pine Chest of Drawers, 5 Drawer, Waxed” or “1960s Teak Chest of Drawers, 6 Drawer”. Drawer count is a real search term because buyers are matching a space, and the era matters for anything mid-century.
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 (Victoria)
Common questions
Where can I sell a chest of drawers in Melbourne?
List it free here and arrange the handover with the buyer yourself. The tram network covers the inner suburbs densely and is how most small handovers happen. The city is flat, which makes collecting a bike or a chest of drawers by car straightforward, though inner-suburb streets are narrow and permit parking is tightly enforced.
Can it be painted?
Say what the finish is. A waxed or oiled surface needs different preparation from a laminate, and a large share of buyers for chests are planning to repaint.
How much is a chest of drawers worth in Melbourne?
Most used chest of drawerses change hands for A$57 to A$345 (about $40 to $240). Condition and completeness move that figure more than anything else.
More: selling a chest of drawers across Australia, what chest of drawerses are worth, everything second hand in Melbourne, or Furniture in Melbourne.
Guide range converted from sterling at the 2 August 2026 rate, not a quote — sellers set their own price.