Used microwaves in Milwaukee typically sell for $27 to $120. Microwaves are cheap, plentiful and sold on cleanliness — but the one thing a buyer genuinely needs to know is whether the door and seal are undamaged.
Selling a microwave in Milwaukee
Milwaukee is a manufacturing city on a Great Lake with hard winters and a strong trades culture. Power tools have a particularly deep and knowledgeable market here, and serious winter clothing is a necessity rather than a purchase.
Winter genuinely constrains collection for several months, and snow makes furniture moves unpleasant enough that prices soften. Parking is easy and the city is quick to cross outside rush hour.
On tools, ask whether they were used in a trade or at home. Trade tools are usually better maintained but have done far more work, and the price should reflect which of the two you are buying.
Milwaukee, in Wisconsin, has around 575,000 people, which means a steady local market where the usual things move reliably and the unusual ones are worth listing with a wider radius in mind. Madison, New York and Los Angeles are close enough that a buyer there may well make the trip for the right thing.
Handing it over in Milwaukee
Demand rises through the spring cleaning season and again around college move-in in August, when furniture and small appliances move fastest.
What microwaves are worth
What lifts the price
- Clean interior with undamaged waveguide cover
- Larger capacities and higher wattage
What pulls it down
- Damaged or missing waveguide cover, which is a safety issue
- Missing turntable plate, which is size-specific
Working out what yours is worth
- Check the waveguide cover on the cavity wall is intact
- Confirm the turntable plate and roller ring are present
Getting it ready
- Clean the interior thoroughly, including the roof and the waveguide cover, and wash the turntable and roller ring.
- Heat a mug of water for a minute to confirm it works, and note the wattage and model from the rear plate.
Photograph
- The unit front on, door closed, clean
- The rating plate showing make, model and wattage, plus any dent, rust spot or scratched panel
Put in the description
- Wattage, internal capacity in litres and external dimensions
- That it has been tested, and the state of the door, seal and interior
Postable but bulky and easily damaged, so a well-padded box and a taped door are essential. Local collection is usually the sensible route at this price point.
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 (Wisconsin)
Common questions
Where can I sell a microwave in Milwaukee?
List it free on WishThrift and deal with the buyer direct. Winter genuinely constrains collection for several months, and snow makes furniture moves unpleasant enough that prices soften. Parking is easy and the city is quick to cross outside rush hour.
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 Milwaukee?
Most used microwaves change hands for $27 to $120. Condition and completeness move that figure more than anything else.
More: selling a microwave across the United States, what microwaves are worth, everything second hand in Milwaukee, or Kitchen & Appliances in Milwaukee.
Guide range converted from sterling at the 2 August 2026 rate, not a quote — sellers set their own price.