Used childrens books in Dubai typically sell for AED 10 to AED 59 (about $3 to $16). Children’s books sell in bundles almost without exception, and the two things that lift a bundle above the rest are a named series and honest disclosure of scribbling.
Selling childrens books 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.
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.
Dubai has around 3.6 million people in Dubai, which means a buyer pool big enough that almost anything finds someone, and close enough together that collection is rarely the obstacle. Sharjah, Abu Dhabi and Al Ain are close enough that a buyer there may well make the trip for the right thing.
Handing it over in Dubai
Bank transfer and cash on collection are both normal. Confirm funds have cleared before handing anything over.
What childrens books are worth
What lifts the price
- First editions of enduring titles
- Complete series sold together
What pulls it down
- Crayon marks, tears and missing pages
- Chewed board book corners
Working out what yours is worth
- Sort by reading age and photograph the bundle
- Check every book for drawing and torn pages
Getting it ready
- Sort into age bands and series, since that is how parents shop rather than by individual title.
- Discard anything mouldy or badly damaged rather than padding the bundle with it.
Photograph
- The whole bundle laid out with covers visible and countable
- Any complete series grouped together
Put in the description
- How many books and which titles or series
- The age range they suit
Lifts before Christmas and at the start of school terms. Named authors and complete series sell within days; mixed bundles need to be priced attractively.
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 childrens books 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.
Has anything been drawn in?
Check every book and say. A child’s scribble is completely normal and buyers accept it when told; discovering it across a whole bundle is what causes complaints.
How much are childrens books worth in Dubai?
Most used childrens books change hands for AED 10 to AED 59 (about $3 to $16). Condition and completeness move that figure more than anything else.
More: selling childrens books across the United Arab Emirates, what childrens books are worth, everything second hand in Dubai, or Books in Dubai.
Guide range converted from sterling at the 2 August 2026 rate, not a quote — sellers set their own price.