Used mattresses in Australia typically sell for A$57 to A$385 (about $40 to $270). Be realistic about this one: used mattresses are the hardest item in the home to sell, and a great many listings never find a buyer at any price.
What mattresses are worth in Australia
| Condition | Typical | What it means |
|---|---|---|
| New with Tags | A$383 | Unused, tags or seals intact |
| Like New | A$326 | Barely used, no visible wear |
| Good | A$249 | Light signs of use, complete and working |
| Fair | A$172 | Heavily used, or a described fault or missing part |
| For Parts | A$96 | Not working or incomplete, sold as seen |
Guide ranges converted from sterling at the 2 August 2026 rate, not quotes — sellers set their own price. Grades are seller-declared; WishThrift does not inspect or verify them.
What lifts the price
- A protector used from new, with no staining
- No sagging or visible body impressions
What pulls it down
- Any staining, which makes most buyers walk away
- Unknown age or history
Selling a mattress in Australia
Bank transfer via PayID is instant and is what most private buyers will offer. Cash on collection remains common for larger items.
Australia Post covers everywhere, but distance pricing is real and interstate parcels cost meaningfully more than local ones.
WishThrift has not opened Australia for trading yet, so this page is a guide rather than a live marketplace — the category becomes browsable here the moment the first Australian sellers list.
Australia is a pre-launch market, so it is worth saying what a seller here should expect when it does open. Distance dominates everything: interstate parcels cost several times a metro delivery, and bulky items effectively only sell within a city. Most trade concentrates in Sydney, Melbourne, Brisbane and Perth, and buyers in those cities expect to collect rather than wait. Seasons run opposite to the northern hemisphere, so listings that follow UK or US timing arrive exactly half a year out of step — warm weather items want September, not March, and winter gear moves from around May.
Working out what yours is worth
- Strip it and photograph the bare surface in daylight
- State the age and whether a protector was used
Getting it ready
- Find the fire safety label sewn into the side seam. Its absence makes an already difficult sale harder still.
- Check the edges and the centre for sagging by pressing down along the length — a dipped middle is what buyers are testing for.
Photograph
- The whole mattress bare and flat, shot from above in daylight
- The fire safety label and any make or model tag
- The edges and any mark, dip, tear or repair, close up and uncropped
Put in the description
- Size in feet and centimetres
- Type — open coil, pocket sprung, memory foam or hybrid — and the firmness
- Approximate age, and whether it has always had a protector on it
State size, type and age: “Double Pocket Sprung Mattress, 3 Years Old, No Stains”. Age is the unusual case where volunteering it helps, because a buyer’s first assumption about a used mattress is that it is older than it is. Memory foam, pocket sprung and open coil are all real searches.
Slow, always. Expect weeks rather than days even when priced low, and expect enquiries that go quiet after the hygiene question. Clean, recent, protector-covered mattresses in common sizes are the ones that do sell.
It costs nothing to list
There is no listing fee, no selling fee and no commission, so the A$383 a buyer pays is the A$383 you keep. You and the buyer settle up and arrange the handover between yourselves; WishThrift does not hold the money or ship the item.
Where in Australia
Australia is a big place and what sells well moves with it. These are the parts of Australia with their own page for mattresses.
- Selling a mattress in Sydney
- Selling a mattress in Melbourne
- Selling a mattress in Brisbane
- Selling a mattress in Perth
- Selling a mattress in Adelaide
- Selling a mattress in Gold Coast
- Selling a mattress in Canberra
Common questions
Where can I sell a mattress in Australia?
List it free on WishThrift and deal with the buyer direct. There is no selling fee, so the whole amount stays with you. Bank transfer via PayID is instant and is what most private buyers will offer. Cash on collection remains common for larger items.
Has it been stained or slept on by pets?
Answer honestly and photograph both sides bare. Most buyers will not proceed without seeing this, and a discovered stain at collection ends the sale on the spot.
Does a stained mattress sell?
Rarely, and it should be disclosed with photographs if listed at all. Most buyers will not consider one.
How long is a mattress worth selling for?
Generally within its first several years. Once there is a visible body impression the support has gone and it is worth very little.
More: how to sell a mattress, what mattresses are worth, or Furniture across Australia.