Used chest of drawerses in Edinburgh typically sell for £30 to £180 (about $40 to $240). Drawer runners are the thing that fails, and buyers open every drawer before they say anything about the price.
Selling a chest of drawers 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.
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 chest of drawerses are worth
What lifts the price
- Solid wood with dovetailed drawer joints
- Antique and mid-century pieces
What pulls it down
- Drawers that stick, drop or fall off their runners
- Water damage to the base and back panel
Working out what yours is worth
- Open and close every drawer fully
- Photograph the top and any water marks honestly
Getting it ready
- Check the drawer bottoms from underneath, which is where thin ply bows or drops out entirely.
- Wipe the top. It is the surface buyers look at first and usually carries ring marks or heat damage.
Photograph
- The chest straight on with all drawers closed, in even light
- The inside of one drawer, showing the base and joints
Put in the description
- Height, width and depth in centimetres
- Material and finish — solid wood, veneer, painted or laminate
Collection, and remove the drawers before lifting — an empty carcass is a fraction of the weight and far easier through a doorway. Tell the buyer that in advance so they bring the right vehicle, not the right optimism.
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 chest of drawers 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.
Do all the drawers open properly?
Test them and answer specifically. If one sticks, say which and why. Buyers accept a sticky drawer they were told about and resent one they discover.
How much is a chest of drawers worth in Edinburgh?
Most used chest of drawerses change hands for £30 to £180 (about $40 to $240). Condition and completeness move that figure more than anything else.
More: selling a chest of drawers across the United Kingdom, what chest of drawerses are worth, everything second hand in Edinburgh, or Furniture in Edinburgh.
Guide range converted from sterling at the 2 August 2026 rate, not a quote — sellers set their own price.