Used floor lamps in Montreal typically sell for C$28 to C$170 (about $20 to $120). Lighting sells modestly unless it is a design piece, where the maker can matter more than the condition.
Selling a floor lamp in Montreal
Montreal has the most distinctive moving culture in the country: a very large share of leases end on the same day at the start of July, and for about a week the entire city changes address at once. The second-hand market is built around that single date.
The outdoor staircases that front so many buildings here are narrow, steep and often spiral, and they defeat more furniture than anything else. Establish the stairs before the price, and remember that winter makes all of it considerably harder.
Measure the outdoor staircase, not just the doorway. The spiral and half-turn stairs on many buildings here defeat sofas and mattresses that would fit anywhere else, and the seller may never have taken it out that way.
Montreal, in Quebec, has around 1.8 million people, which means a deep enough buyer pool that most things sell without having to travel far to hand them over. Quebec City, Laval and Gatineau are close enough that a buyer there may well make the trip for the right thing.
Handing it over in Montreal
Canada Post, Purolator and UPS cover the country, but rates change sharply between provinces and remote postcodes carry surcharges.
What floor lamps are worth
What lifts the price
- Recognised design and mid-century pieces
- Original shades in matching condition
What pulls it down
- Perished or fabric-covered original wiring
- Generic modern lamps, which sell for very little
Working out what yours is worth
- Inspect the shade in daylight for tears and staining
- Look for a maker’s mark on the base
Getting it ready
- Plug it in and test it with a working bulb. Check the switch, and flex the cable gently along its length looking for cracked insulation.
- Clean the shade carefully. Fabric shades mark permanently, so dust rather than wipe unless you know the material.
Photograph
- The lamp assembled and upright, whole, against a plain wall
- The shade inside and out, plus any dent, chip, rust or cable damage
Put in the description
- Overall height, and base diameter or footprint
- Whether the cable, plug and switch are sound, and whether the shade is included
Steady all year, with a clear lift from September as evenings draw in and again in January. Mid-century and designer pieces sell within days; generic lamps take a couple of weeks.
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 (Quebec)
Common questions
Where can I sell a floor lamp in Montreal?
List it free here and arrange the handover with the buyer yourself. The outdoor staircases that front so many buildings here are narrow, steep and often spiral, and they defeat more furniture than anything else. Establish the stairs before the price, and remember that winter makes all of it considerably harder.
What bulb does it take?
Read the fitting or the label and give the type and maximum wattage. It decides whether the buyer already has bulbs that fit.
How much is a floor lamp worth in Montreal?
Most used floor lamps change hands for C$28 to C$170 (about $20 to $120). Condition and completeness move that figure more than anything else.
More: selling a floor lamp across Canada, what floor lamps are worth, everything second hand in Montreal, or Home & Garden in Montreal.
Guide range converted from sterling at the 2 August 2026 rate, not a quote — sellers set their own price.