Used generators in London, Ontario typically sell for C$150 to C$945 (about $110 to $675). Generators must be run outdoors only, and that is worth stating in your listing rather than assuming — carbon monoxide from a generator used in a garage or indoors kills people every year.
Selling a generator in London
London, Ontario is a mid-sized university and hospital city surrounded by farmland. The student population is large relative to the city, and the academic calendar governs the second-hand market more clearly here than in a bigger centre.
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.
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.
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 generators are worth
What lifts the price
- Starts readily from cold
- Clean fuel system with no stale petrol residue
What pulls it down
- Hard starting from stale fuel and gummed carburettors
- Noisy open-frame models in residential use
Working out what yours is worth
- Start it from cold and run it under load
- Note the running hours if a meter is fitted
Getting it ready
- Start it and run it under some load, and note the hours if it has a meter.
- Test every socket with something you can see working, and check the RCD or breaker if fitted.
Photograph
- The control panel with every socket and the breaker visible
- The engine, plate and hours meter if fitted
Put in the description
- Fuel type, tank capacity and approximate run time
- Whether it is an inverter generator, and what sockets it has
Lifts in autumn and winter around storm season and power cuts, and in summer for events and camping. Tested working machines sell quickly whenever demand spikes.
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 generator 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.
Does it start easily?
Start it from cold and answer from that. Stale fuel is the usual reason a stored generator will not start, and a machine that starts readily is worth substantially more.
How much is a generator worth in London?
Most used generators change hands for C$150 to C$945 (about $110 to $675). Condition and completeness move that figure more than anything else.
More: selling a generator across Canada, what generators are worth, everything second hand in London, or Tools & DIY in London.
Guide range converted from sterling at the 2 August 2026 rate, not a quote — sellers set their own price.