Used coffee tables in Adelaide typically sell for A$38 to A$230 (about $27 to $160). Coffee tables are cheap new at the budget end, so second-hand value concentrates in solid wood, glass and design pieces.
Selling a coffee table in Adelaide
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.
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.
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 coffee tables are worth
What lifts the price
- Solid wood and recognised design pieces
- Storage versions with working drawers
What pulls it down
- Chipped glass edges, which are a safety concern
- Wobbling legs from loosened joints
Working out what yours is worth
- Check every glass edge for chips
- Press down on each corner to test for wobble
Getting it ready
- Clear it and clean the top properly, including into the corners and any glass rebate.
- Check it for wobble on a flat floor and tighten the legs, which loosen over years of being nudged.
Photograph
- The whole table from a standing angle, on a plain floor
- Any shelf, drawer or glass edge, plus every scratch or chip close up
Put in the description
- Length, width or diameter, and height in centimetres
- The condition of the top surface, described honestly including ring marks
Steady year-round, with a lift in January and again in early autumn. Solid wood and mid-century shapes sell within a couple of weeks; heavy glass tables move more slowly because buyers with small children avoid them.
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 coffee table 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.
Is the glass toughened?
Look for an etched mark in a corner and say what you find. If there is no mark, say you cannot confirm it rather than assuming.
How much is a coffee table worth in Adelaide?
Most used coffee tables change hands for A$38 to A$230 (about $27 to $160). Condition and completeness move that figure more than anything else.
More: selling a coffee table across Australia, what coffee tables are worth, everything second hand in Adelaide, or Furniture in Adelaide.
Guide range converted from sterling at the 2 August 2026 rate, not a quote — sellers set their own price.