Used GoPros in Chicago typically sell for $81 to $335. Action cameras depreciate fast, and the battery and lens cover are the two things that decide whether one is worth buying.
Selling a GoPro in Chicago
Chicago has real winters and generous pre-war apartments, which is an unusual combination and it shapes what sells. Serious cold-weather clothing has a genuine local market, and the older buildings mean full-size furniture actually fits, unlike in the coastal cities.
The L covers the city well and is how most small items move. For furniture, the alley behind the building is usually the practical loading point, and winter is a genuine obstacle — nobody wants to carry a couch through snow, so prices soften.
Anything stored in a garage or basement here has been through freeze-thaw cycles. Check for rust on metal and splitting on anything glued, and ask whether it was ever kept somewhere heated.
Chicago, in Illinois, has around 2.7 million people, which means a deep enough buyer pool that most things sell without having to travel far to hand them over. Joliet, New York and Los Angeles are close enough that a buyer there may well make the trip for the right thing.
Handing it over in Chicago
Distances are the real constraint. State plainly whether you will ship or collection only, because a buyer three states away will otherwise ask.
What GoPros are worth
What lifts the price
- Recent generations still supported by the app
- Mounts, housings and spare batteries included
What pulls it down
- Degraded batteries with short recording time
- Older generations no longer app-supported
Working out what yours is worth
- Record a clip and check for softness or flare from lens scratches
- Charge each battery and time real recording
Getting it ready
- Note the exact model and generation, which is printed on the body or shown in the settings menu.
- Inspect the lens cover for scratches — it is replaceable on most models, which is worth saying.
Photograph
- The rear screen powered on, showing the model or settings
- The lens cover close up, showing any scratches
Put in the description
- Battery condition and tested recording time, plus how many batteries are included
- Lens cover condition, and whether it has been replaced
Small and easy to post. Include the mounts in the parcel and photograph everything before sealing, since accessory disputes are the common complaint here.
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 (Illinois)
Common questions
Where can I sell a GoPro in Chicago?
Put it on WishThrift free and deal with the buyer direct. The L covers the city well and is how most small items move. For furniture, the alley behind the building is usually the practical loading point, and winter is a genuine obstacle — nobody wants to carry a couch through snow, so prices soften.
Is the lens cover scratched?
Photograph it. On most models it unscrews and replaces cheaply, which is worth telling the buyer rather than leaving them to assume the worst.
How much is a GoPro worth in Chicago?
Most used GoPros change hands for $81 to $335. Condition and completeness move that figure more than anything else.
More: selling a GoPro across the United States, what GoPros are worth, everything second hand in Chicago, or Cameras & Photography in Chicago.
Guide range converted from sterling at the 2 August 2026 rate, not a quote — sellers set their own price.