Used kids shoes in Melbourne typically sell for A$11 to A$57 (about $8 to $40). Children’s shoes are the one clothing item where honesty about wear really matters, because a shoe moulded to another child’s foot is not a bargain at any price.
Selling kids shoes 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.
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.
Melbourne, in Victoria, has around 5.1 million people, 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.
Sell your Kids Shoes in Melbourne
Listing is free and there is no commission and no buyer fee, so the price you agree is the price you keep. Most listings take about a minute to put up.
What kids shoes are worth
What lifts the price
- School shoes and wellies in common sizes
- Original box for smarter styles
What pulls it down
- Scuffed toes on school shoes
- Odour, which is difficult to remove
Working out what yours is worth
- Photograph the soles as well as the uppers
- State the size in both UK and EU where marked
Getting it ready
- Look at the sole wear pattern and the inside of the heel. A shoe worn heavily on one edge has moulded to a specific gait.
- Measure the internal length in centimetres, since children’s sizing varies significantly between brands.
Photograph
- The insoles and inside of the heel
- The size marking, plus any scuff, split or worn toe
Put in the description
- How much they have been worn, honestly
- Sole and heel wear pattern, and the state of the insole
Brand, size and type: “Clarks School Shoes, Size 11F, Black Leather”. The width fitting is a genuine search for parents whose child has been measured, and it is almost never included in listings. Say leather or synthetic, and whether they are school shoes or casual.
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 kids shoes 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 they leather?
Say so, and note if they are the type that can be re-polished. Leather school shoes clean up far better than synthetic ones and it is worth mentioning.
How much are kids shoes worth in Melbourne?
Most used kids shoes change hands for A$11 to A$57 (about $8 to $40). Condition and completeness move that figure more than anything else.
More: selling kids shoes across Australia, what kids shoes 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.