Used circular saws in Melbourne typically sell for A$57 to A$345 (about $40 to $240). A circular saw sells on power, blade size and one non-negotiable: the lower blade guard must spring back closed on its own, every time.
Selling a circular saw 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.
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.
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.
Handing it over in Melbourne
Australia Post covers everywhere, but distance pricing is real and interstate parcels cost meaningfully more than local ones.
What circular saws are worth
What lifts the price
- Recognised trade brands with blade availability
- Rip fence and blade spanner included
What pulls it down
- Sticking or damaged blade guards, a safety issue
- Worn arbor and bearing play
Working out what yours is worth
- Lay the base plate on a flat surface and check for rock
- Check for play at the blade arbor
Getting it ready
- Test the lower guard repeatedly. If it sticks open, the saw is unsafe and must not be sold as working.
- Test the depth and bevel adjustments, and note the blade size and whether a blade is included.
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- The base plate and depth and bevel adjusters
- The cable and plug, plus the rating plate and any damage
Put in the description
- Whether a blade, guide rail, case or dust adapter is included
- Guard function, cable condition and any fault
Brand, blade size and power: “Makita 190mm Circular Saw, 1200W, Corded” or “DeWalt 18V Cordless Circular Saw, Body Only”. Blade diameter is the search. On cordless tools say body only or how many batteries, because it changes the price completely.
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 circular saw 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.
What condition is the cable in?
Run it through your hands and inspect it. Nicked insulation on a power tool cable is a real risk and must be disclosed.
How much is a circular saw worth in Melbourne?
Most used circular saws 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 circular saw across Australia, what circular saws are worth, everything second hand in Melbourne, or Tools & DIY in Melbourne.
Guide range converted from sterling at the 2 August 2026 rate, not a quote — sellers set their own price.