Used cots in New Orleans typically sell for $54 to $270. Cots are safety equipment with a long usable life, so buyers check standards and fittings before they look at condition.
Selling a cot in New Orleans
New Orleans has an architectural and musical culture unlike anywhere else in the country, built below sea level between the river and the lake. The city was reshaped by flooding in 2005 and that history is still central to how people here think about property and storage.
A strong musical culture means instruments circulate here constantly and knowledgeably. The old housing stock brings genuinely old furniture onto the market, and storm seasons force periodic replacement.
The older neighbourhoods have narrow streets and limited parking, so agree where a vehicle can actually stop. Parade season closes large parts of the city for weeks, so check the calendar before arranging anything large.
New Orleans, in Louisiana, has around 385,000 people, which means a smaller local market, so price sensibly and expect the right buyer to be willing to travel a little. Baton Rouge, Shreveport and New York are close enough that a buyer there may well make the trip for the right thing.
Handing it over in New Orleans
Distances are the real constraint. State plainly whether you will ship or collection only, because a buyer three states away will otherwise ask.
Sell your Cot in New Orleans
Listing is free and there is no commission and no buyer fee, so the price you agree is the price you keep. Most listings take about a minute to put up.
What cots are worth
What lifts the price
- Current safety standard labels intact
- Solid wood construction with no splits
What pulls it down
- Missing fittings, which make reassembly impossible
- Older cots not meeting current spacing standards
Working out what yours is worth
- Check the bar spacing and safety label
- Inspect the top rails for bite damage and splinters
Getting it ready
- Find or download the assembly instructions, and gather every bolt, allen key and fixing. A cot missing fixings is close to unsellable.
- Check the mattress base and the slats for cracks, and confirm the drop-side or height adjustment still locks properly.
Photograph
- The cot assembled, from the side
- The fixings, allen key and instructions laid out together
Put in the description
- Cot or cot bed, and the mattress size in centimetres
- Whether a mattress is included, and its age and condition
Steady all year. Cot beds sell faster than plain cots because they last longer, and solid wood outsells board.
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 (Louisiana)
Common questions
Where can I sell a cot in New Orleans?
Put it on WishThrift free and deal with the buyer direct. The older neighbourhoods have narrow streets and limited parking, so agree where a vehicle can actually stop. Parade season closes large parts of the city for weeks, so check the calendar before arranging anything large.
Are all the fittings included?
Count them against the instructions before listing. This is the question that decides a cot sale, because sourcing replacements is genuinely difficult.
How much is a cot worth in New Orleans?
Most used cots change hands for $54 to $270. Condition and completeness move that figure more than anything else.
More: selling a cot across the United States, what cots are worth, everything second hand in New Orleans, or Baby & Kids in New Orleans.
Guide range converted from sterling at the 2 August 2026 rate, not a quote — sellers set their own price.