Used knitwear in Melbourne typically sells for A$19 to A$86 (about $13 to $61). Knitwear bundles and mixed lots sell on fibre content, so sort by material first — a single cashmere piece is worth more listed alone than the rest of the bundle together.
Selling knitwear 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 knitwear is worth
What lifts the price
- No moth damage or thinning
- Recognised knitwear labels
What pulls it down
- Felting and shrinkage from hot washing
- Bobbling on the front and under the arms
Working out what yours is worth
- Hold the garment up to the light to reveal holes
- De-pill before photographing
Getting it ready
- Sort by fibre: put anything wool, cashmere or merino aside from the acrylic.
- Count the items and note the sizes, and photograph the composition labels together.
Photograph
- The best two or three pieces individually
- Any hole, pill or stain, photographed honestly
Put in the description
- Any recognisable brands included
- Condition of each item, listing all holes and pilling
Fibre, count and size: “Wool Knitwear Bundle, 5 Pieces, Size M, All Natural Fibre”. Saying all natural fibre is a genuine differentiator in a bundle listing. Keep bundles to a single size — mixed sizes are much less useful to any one buyer.
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 knitwear 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.
Any moth damage?
Check every piece against a window and disclose everything. Moths move between garments, so buyers ask about the bundle as a whole.
How much is knitwear worth in Melbourne?
Most used knitwear change hands for A$19 to A$86 (about $13 to $61). Condition and completeness move that figure more than anything else.
More: selling knitwear across Australia, what knitwear is worth, everything second hand in Melbourne, or Clothing in Melbourne.
Guide range converted from sterling at the 2 August 2026 rate, not a quote — sellers set their own price.