Used microwaves in Madinat Zayed typically sell for AED 99 to AED 445 (about $27 to $120). Microwaves are cheap new, so second-hand values are low and the practical question is whether yours is worth the effort of listing.
Selling a microwave in Madinat Zayed
Madinat Zayed is the main town of the Al Dhafra region, out in the desert south-west of Abu Dhabi, and it exists to serve the oil and gas industry and the surrounding farms. It is also the home of the Al Dhafra festival, so the town’s calendar has a genuine peak rather than running flat through the year.
Distances out here are real and everything is done by car, so agree a landmark in town and a generous window rather than a precise minute. Anyone collecting from one of the outlying settlements should confirm the drive before agreeing a price, not after.
Ask whether the item has spent time in an unairconditioned store or vehicle. Desert heat out here is sustained rather than occasional, and it degrades adhesives, batteries and rubber long before anything looks wrong.
Madinat Zayed, in Abu Dhabi, has around 35,000 people, which means a small local market, which makes the nearby towns part of your audience rather than an afterthought. Abu Dhabi, Al Ain and Ruwais are close enough that a buyer there may well make the trip for the right thing.
Handing it over in Madinat Zayed
The UAE has an unusually active second-hand market driven by how often people arrive and leave — relocation sales mean good-quality items turn over quickly and often at well below their age.
Sell your Microwave in Madinat Zayed
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 microwaves are worth
What lifts the price
- Combination models with grill or convection
- Working turntable, roller ring and plate
What pulls it down
- Rusted interior cavity
- Missing turntable plate, which is size-specific
Working out what yours is worth
- Heat a cup of water and time it to confirm output
- Check the waveguide cover on the cavity wall is intact
Getting it ready
- Clean the interior thoroughly, including the roof and the waveguide cover, and wash the turntable and roller ring.
- Check the door closes squarely and the seal and latch are undamaged, since that is the safety-critical part.
Photograph
- The unit front on, door closed, clean
- The interior with the door open, showing the roof and the turntable in place
Put in the description
- Wattage, internal capacity in litres and external dimensions
- Type — solo, grill, convection or combination
Steady, with lifts in September when students move and around house moves. Clean, tested units sell within days because they are usually the cheapest working option a buyer can find.
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 (Abu Dhabi)
Common questions
Where can I sell a microwave in Madinat Zayed?
List it free and agree the handover with the buyer between you. Distances out here are real and everything is done by car, so agree a landmark in town and a generous window rather than a precise minute. Anyone collecting from one of the outlying settlements should confirm the drive before agreeing a price, not after.
What wattage is it?
Read the rear plate rather than guessing. It is the number people search on and the one that decides whether their usual cooking times will work.
How much is a microwave worth in Madinat Zayed?
Most used microwaves change hands for AED 99 to AED 445 (about $27 to $120). Condition and completeness move that figure more than anything else.
More: selling a microwave across the United Arab Emirates, what microwaves are worth, everything second hand in Madinat Zayed, or Kitchen & Appliances in Madinat Zayed.
Guide range converted from sterling at the 2 August 2026 rate, not a quote — sellers set their own price.