Used heels in Melbourne typically sell for A$23 to A$115 (about $16 to $81). Heels sell on brand and on the state of the tips and the heel covering — and honest measurement matters more here than in any other footwear, because there is no give at all.
Selling heels in Melbourne
Melbourne has the strongest vintage and op-shop culture in Australia and a large student population across several universities, so buying second hand here is entirely ordinary. It is also the country’s music city, which keeps instruments, amps and records moving in a way they do not everywhere.
Students arrive in February and leave in November, which inverts the northern-hemisphere rhythm. The inner suburbs also carry a lot of share-house accommodation, and share houses reshuffle constantly rather than seasonally.
The tram network covers the inner suburbs densely and is how most small handovers happen. The city is flat, which makes collecting a bike or a chest of drawers by car straightforward, though inner-suburb streets are narrow and permit parking is tightly enforced.
On anything stored in a garage or shed, check for damp. The winters here are wetter and colder than the city’s reputation suggests, and fabric and particle board both suffer for it.
Handing it over in Melbourne
Australia Post covers everywhere, but distance pricing is real and interstate parcels cost meaningfully more than local ones.
What heels are worth
What lifts the price
- Leather soles and uppers over synthetic
- Original box and dust bags
What pulls it down
- Scuffed heel stems and toe caps
- Stretched or creased vamps
Working out what yours is worth
- Look at the heel tips and note whether they need replacing
- Measure the heel height and state it
Getting it ready
- Check every heel tip. Worn-through tips exposing metal are both a defect and a floor hazard, and replacing them is inexpensive.
- Clean the soles and the insole. A soiled insole reads as worn far more strongly than the actual wear justifies.
Photograph
- The insole and inside label showing brand and size
- The heel covering close up, plus any scuff, mark or lifting
Put in the description
- Material of the upper and whether the sole is leather or synthetic
- Condition of the tips, insole and heel covering, stated separately
Brand, style and height: “Kurt Geiger Court Heels, Size 5, Black Patent” or “Block Heel Sandals, Nude, EU 38, 7cm”. Heel height in centimetres belongs in the description at least, because a buyer who cannot walk in 10cm will not buy them at any price.
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 (Victoria)
Common questions
Where can I sell heels in Melbourne?
List it free here and arrange the handover with the buyer yourself. The tram network covers the inner suburbs densely and is how most small handovers happen. The city is flat, which makes collecting a bike or a chest of drawers by car straightforward, though inner-suburb streets are narrow and permit parking is tightly enforced.
Do they fit true to size?
Give the insole measurement heel to toe. Court shoes especially vary between brands, and a measurement is the only answer that works for everyone.
How much are heels worth in Melbourne?
Most used heels change hands for A$23 to A$115 (about $16 to $81). Condition and completeness move that figure more than anything else.
More: selling heels across Australia, what heels are worth, everything second hand in Melbourne, or Shoes & Footwear in Melbourne.
Guide range converted from sterling at the 2 August 2026 rate, not a quote — sellers set their own price.