Used hiking boots in New York typically sell for $34 to $120. Hiking boots are judged on the midsole and the tread, and there is one failure buyers specifically look for: hydrolysis, where a stored boot’s midsole crumbles even though the uppers look perfect.
Selling hiking boots in New York
New York apartments are small and most people do not own a car, and those two facts decide the whole second-hand market here. Furniture that fits a narrow room and can be carried up a staircase moves; anything oversized sits unsold however good it is.
Almost everything changes hands on the subway or on foot, so agree a station and a time rather than an address. For furniture, the question that decides the sale is which floor and whether there is an elevator — ask it before you agree a price, not when you arrive.
Confirm the floor and the elevator before anything else. A fifth-floor walk-up is the single commonest reason a furniture sale falls apart here, and it is nobody’s fault if it was never asked.
New York has around 8.3 million people, which means a buyer pool big enough that almost anything finds someone, and close enough together that collection is rarely the obstacle. Buffalo, Rochester and Yonkers are close enough that a buyer there may well make the trip for the right thing.
Handing it over in New York
Peer-to-peer payment apps dominate private sales, and buyers will usually offer one before they offer cash. Sales tax does not apply to a private sale between individuals.
What hiking boots are worth
What lifts the price
- Deep, unworn lugs on the outsole
- Recent manufacture, since midsoles degrade with age
What pulls it down
- Hydrolysed midsoles, which crumble on old stored boots
- Cracked leather or split seams at the flex point
Working out what yours is worth
- Flex the sole hard and look for crumbling or separation
- Check the lug depth against a new pair if you can
Getting it ready
- Clean the tread out properly and check the lug depth across the heel and forefoot.
- Check the eyelets and hooks are all present and the laces are sound, and note whether they are waterproof-lined.
Photograph
- The pair side on, standing, whole
- Both soles, showing lug depth and any separation at the welt
Put in the description
- Size as marked, with UK and EU equivalents, and whether men’s or women’s fit
- Whether the boot has a waterproof membrane, and whether it still performs
Brand, model and size: “Salomon Quest 4D GTX Hiking Boots, UK 9” or “Leather Walking Boots, Waterproof, EU 42”. Waterproof membranes are a real search, and so are resoleable constructions, so name the make and model exactly rather than describing the boot.
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 (New York)
Common questions
Where can I sell hiking boots in New York?
List it free on WishThrift and deal with the buyer direct. Almost everything changes hands on the subway or on foot, so agree a station and a time rather than an address. For furniture, the question that decides the sale is which floor and whether there is an elevator — ask it before you agree a price, not when you arrive.
Are they still waterproof?
Say what you actually know from wearing them. Membranes degrade, and a boot that wets out after an hour must not be sold as waterproof.
How much are hiking boots worth in New York?
Most used hiking boots change hands for $34 to $120. Condition and completeness move that figure more than anything else.
More: selling hiking boots across the United States, what hiking boots are worth, everything second hand in New York, or Shoes & Footwear in New York.
Guide range converted from sterling at the 2 August 2026 rate, not a quote — sellers set their own price.