Used desks in London, Ontario typically sell for C$57 to C$340 (about $40 to $240). Desks sell on the worktop dimensions, because buyers are matching a specific alcove or wall — so lead with the measurements and say whether it dismantles.
Selling a desk in London
Leases across the student areas turn over together at the end of the academic year, and that window puts more furniture on the market than the rest of the year combined. Winter here is cold enough to slow everything down. It is also one of the things that moves most reliably here, so there is a local audience for it already.
Easy to drive and easy to park, so collection is straightforward year-round apart from the depths of winter. The student districts are concentrated, which makes collecting several items in one trip realistic.
Furniture sold in the end-of-term rush is priced to disappear, which is the appeal and the risk. Look at upholstered items in daylight, because a great deal changes hands sight-unseen in that fortnight.
London, in Ontario, has around 425,000 people, which means a steady local market where the usual things move reliably and the unusual ones are worth listing with a wider radius in mind. Toronto, Ottawa and Brampton are close enough that a buyer there may well make the trip for the right thing.
Handing it over in London
Canada Post, Purolator and UPS cover the country, but rates change sharply between provinces and remote postcodes carry surcharges.
What desks are worth
What lifts the price
- Cable management and grommets intact
- Recognised office and design brands
What pulls it down
- Failed lifting motors or controllers on sit-stand desks
- Scratched and water-marked surfaces
Working out what yours is worth
- On adjustable desks, run the full height range several times
- Sight along the top for sag
Getting it ready
- Measure the worktop width and depth, and the height from floor to surface.
- Establish whether it dismantles and whether you have the fittings.
Photograph
- The worktop straight on in daylight, showing its actual condition
- The underside, showing construction and any cable management
Put in the description
- Material: solid wood, veneer, laminate or glass
- Number of drawers, and whether it has cable management
Steady with strong lifts in September and January, and around moving season. Height-adjustable and solid wood desks sell fastest.
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 (Ontario)
Common questions
Where can I sell a desk in London?
List it free here and arrange the handover with the buyer yourself. Easy to drive and easy to park, so collection is straightforward year-round apart from the depths of winter. The student districts are concentrated, which makes collecting several items in one trip realistic.
What are the worktop dimensions?
Give width and depth in centimetres. This is what buyers are actually measuring against and vague answers lose the sale.
How much is a desk worth in London?
Most used desks change hands for C$57 to C$340 (about $40 to $240). Condition and completeness move that figure more than anything else.
More: selling a desk across Canada, what desks are worth, everything second hand in London, or Furniture in London.
Guide range converted from sterling at the 2 August 2026 rate, not a quote — sellers set their own price.