Used kids coats in Melbourne typically sell for A$15 to A$67 (about $11 to $47). Children’s coats are outgrown long before they wear out, which makes them one of the best-value second-hand purchases there is — and one of the easiest things to sell.
Selling a kids coat 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.
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.
Melbourne has around 5.1 million people in Victoria, which means a buyer pool big enough that almost anything finds someone, and close enough together that collection is rarely the obstacle. Geelong, Ballarat and Bendigo are close enough that a buyer there may well make the trip for the right thing.
Handing it over in Melbourne
Australia Post covers everywhere, but distance pricing is real and interstate parcels cost meaningfully more than local ones.
What kids coats are worth
What lifts the price
- Waterproof coats with functioning coatings
- Bundles by size and season
What pulls it down
- Cuff fraying and stained sleeves
- Delaminated waterproof coatings
Working out what yours is worth
- Run the zip fully several times
- State the age and chest measurement
Getting it ready
- Wash or wipe it down according to the label, and reproof anything waterproof if it has stopped beading.
- Measure chest and length flat, because age labels vary enormously between brands.
Photograph
- The zip fully closed and the cuffs
- The label showing brand and size, plus any stain, tear or worn patch
Put in the description
- Zip, popper and hood condition
- Any stain, tear or repair, stated plainly
Brand, type, size and season: “Regatta Waterproof Kids Coat, Age 5-6, Fleece Lined”. Brand matters more than people expect on outdoor kit, and words like waterproof, padded and fleece lined are all real searches for parents shopping by weather rather than by style.
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 a kids coat 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.
Are there any stains?
Photograph any mark in daylight. Children’s coats collect marks and buyers expect some; they just want to see them.
How much is a kids coat worth in Melbourne?
Most used kids coats change hands for A$15 to A$67 (about $11 to $47). Condition and completeness move that figure more than anything else.
More: selling a kids coat across Australia, what kids coats are worth, everything second hand in Melbourne, or Kids’ Clothing in Melbourne.
Guide range converted from sterling at the 2 August 2026 rate, not a quote — sellers set their own price.