Used cordless drills in Melbourne typically sell for A$57 to A$345 (about $40 to $240). On a cordless drill you are really selling the battery platform, so state the voltage, the battery capacity and how many batteries are included before anything else.
Selling a cordless drill in Melbourne
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.
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 cordless drills are worth
What lifts the price
- Complete kits with charger, case and spare battery
- Recognised trade brands with wide battery compatibility
What pulls it down
- Discontinued battery platforms with no replacements
- Worn chucks that no longer grip bits securely
Working out what yours is worth
- Charge each battery fully and test under load
- Confirm which battery platform it belongs to
Getting it ready
- Note the battery platform, voltage and the amp-hour rating of each battery.
- Test the chuck, both speed settings, the clutch and the charger.
Photograph
- The battery labels showing voltage and amp-hour rating
- The chuck and clutch collar, plus the case and any bits
Put in the description
- Whether the charger is included, and whether it is the fast charger
- Chuck size, clutch settings, and whether the case and bits are included
Brand, voltage and batteries: “DeWalt 18V Cordless Drill with 2 x 4.0Ah Batteries and Charger”. Battery count and capacity belong in the title because they are most of the value. Naming the platform matters — buyers already invested in a brand’s batteries search for it specifically.
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 cordless drill 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.
Which battery platform is it?
Name the brand and voltage. Buyers already owning batteries in that system will pay more for a bare tool than a stranger would.
How much is a cordless drill worth in Melbourne?
Most used cordless drills 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 cordless drill across Australia, what cordless drills 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.