Used knife sets in St Johns typically sell for C$28 to C$190 (about $20 to $135). Knives sell well and carry real legal weight: it is an offence to sell a bladed article to anyone under 18, and most carriers restrict or refuse them, so read your carrier’s rules before you promise postage.
Selling a knife set in St Johns
St John’s is the oldest European-founded city in North America, built on steep streets above a narrow harbour, and its economy has run on fishing and then on offshore oil. The weather here is genuinely severe — fog, wind and rain in quantities that shape how everything is stored.
Offshore rotations move households on fixed cycles and the oil sector’s ups and downs move the whole market at once. The row-house stock downtown turns over with genuinely old contents attached.
The downtown streets are steep and narrow and parking on them is limited, so for anything large agree access before the day. Weather closes roads here more often than in most of the country, so agree a fallback.
St Johns, in Newfoundland and Labrador, has around 110,000 people, which means a small local market, which makes the nearby towns part of your audience rather than an afterthought. Toronto, Montreal and Calgary are close enough that a buyer there may well make the trip for the right thing.
Handing it over in St Johns
Canada’s resale market is concentrated in a handful of metro areas separated by very long distances, which makes it unusually collection-led — most buyers are looking for something they can pick up the same week.
Sell your Knife Set in St Johns
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 knife sets are worth
What lifts the price
- Recognised knife makers
- Straight edges with no chips
What pulls it down
- Rust pitting on carbon steel
- Stamped budget knives
Working out what yours is worth
- Look at the bolster and spine for forged construction
- Confirm the block and all knives are present
Getting it ready
- Check each blade for chips along the edge and for rust or pitting near the bolster.
- Wash and dry them fully. Do not sharpen aggressively before selling; a clumsy re-grind takes value off a good knife.
Photograph
- One blade close up along its edge, showing sharpness and any chip
- The maker’s stamp on the blade or tang, plus any rust, chip or loose handle
Put in the description
- Whether the block, case or sharpening steel is included
- Condition of each edge and handle, and any rust, chip or replaced piece
Lifts before Christmas and in January. Named Japanese and German makers sell within days; unbranded block sets are slow and compete on price alone.
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.
Elsewhere in Canada
Common questions
Where can I sell a knife set in St Johns?
List it free and agree the handover with the buyer between you. The downtown streets are steep and narrow and parking on them is limited, so for anything large agree access before the day. Weather closes roads here more often than in most of the country, so agree a fallback.
Who made them?
Photograph the stamp on the blade. On knives the maker is most of the value, and buyers will identify a good one from the mark faster than from your description.
How much is a knife set worth in St Johns?
Most used knife sets change hands for C$28 to C$190 (about $20 to $135). Condition and completeness move that figure more than anything else.
More: selling a knife set across Canada, what knife sets are worth, everything second hand in St Johns, or Kitchen & Appliances in St Johns.
Guide range converted from sterling at the 2 August 2026 rate, not a quote — sellers set their own price.