Used loafers in Varanasi typically sell for ₹1,900 to ₹9,000 (about $20 to $94). Loafers are increasingly built to be resoled, and whether yours can be is most of what sets the price.
Selling loafers in Varanasi
Varanasi is among the oldest living cities in the world, with a silk weaving tradition that has run for centuries and a constant flow of pilgrims and visitors. Textiles and traditional crafts define what is distinctive here.
Pilgrimage and tourism drive a good deal of the trade and both are seasonal. Humidity near the river is high and is hard on textiles and paper stored without care.
The lanes of the old city are too narrow for vehicles and genuinely difficult to navigate, so anything large has to be collected from the edge of them. The newer parts of the city are straightforward.
Varanasi, in Uttar Pradesh, has around 1.2 million people, which means a deep enough buyer pool that most things sell without having to travel far to hand them over. Lucknow, Kanpur and Ghaziabad are close enough that a buyer there may well make the trip for the right thing.
Handing it over in Varanasi
Demand climbs ahead of the festival season and again in the run-up to wedding season, when clothing, jewellery and home items all move faster.
What loafers are worth
What lifts the price
- Welted or stitched construction that can be resoled
- Recognised makers with resoling services
What pulls it down
- Worn heel blocks and thin soles
- Stretched or collapsed backs
Working out what yours is worth
- Check the sole edge for a welt stitch line
- Flex the vamp looking for cracking
Getting it ready
- Clean and polish the uppers, and check the heel for wear and the sole for thinning at the ball of the foot.
- Check any tassel, penny strap or bit hardware is secure and unbroken.
Photograph
- Both soles together, showing the welt stitching and wear
- Any hardware, plus every scuff, crease or heel wear point
Put in the description
- Upper material and sole material
- Insole length in centimetres, and the condition of the sole and heel
Brand, style and material: “Leather Penny Loafers, Size 8, Brown” or “Suede Tassel Loafers, EU 42”. Name the maker if there is one, and say Goodyear welted or leather soled if it is true — those phrases bring in buyers who are searching for exactly that.
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 (Uttar Pradesh)
Common questions
Where can I sell loafers in Varanasi?
List it free on WishThrift and deal with the buyer direct. The lanes of the old city are too narrow for vehicles and genuinely difficult to navigate, so anything large has to be collected from the edge of them. The newer parts of the city are straightforward.
What width are they?
Give the fitting code from the label if there is one. Loafers have no laces to adjust, so width matters more here than on most shoes.
How much are loafers worth in Varanasi?
Most used loafers change hands for ₹1,900 to ₹9,000 (about $20 to $94). Condition and completeness move that figure more than anything else.
More: selling loafers across India, what loafers are worth, everything second hand in Varanasi, or Shoes & Footwear in Varanasi.
Guide range converted from sterling at the 2 August 2026 rate, not a quote — sellers set their own price.