Used monitors in Chicago typically sell for $54 to $295. Monitors hold value reasonably well because panels last, and the range mostly reflects resolution and refresh rate rather than age.
Selling a monitor in Chicago
Chicago has real winters and generous pre-war apartments, which is an unusual combination and it shapes what sells. Serious cold-weather clothing has a genuine local market, and the older buildings mean full-size furniture actually fits, unlike in the coastal cities.
The L covers the city well and is how most small items move. For furniture, the alley behind the building is usually the practical loading point, and winter is a genuine obstacle — nobody wants to carry a couch through snow, so prices soften.
Anything stored in a garage or basement here has been through freeze-thaw cycles. Check for rust on metal and splitting on anything glued, and ask whether it was ever kept somewhere heated.
Chicago, in Illinois, has around 2.7 million people, which means a deep enough buyer pool that most things sell without having to travel far to hand them over. Joliet, 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 Chicago
Distances are the real constraint. State plainly whether you will ship or collection only, because a buyer three states away will otherwise ask.
What monitors are worth
What lifts the price
- High refresh rates, which gaming buyers pay a premium for
- Original stand, power lead and video cables
What pulls it down
- Backlight bleed visible on dark screens
- Older low-resolution panels
Working out what yours is worth
- Display a full-screen black and a full-screen white image to find pixel faults
- Note the exact resolution, refresh rate and panel size
Getting it ready
- Display full-screen white, black, red, green and blue and check for dead or stuck pixels.
- Note the size, resolution, refresh rate and panel type from the menu or the rear label.
Photograph
- Full-screen white and full-screen black, evidencing the panel
- The rear label with model number
Put in the description
- Available inputs: HDMI, DisplayPort, VGA, USB-C
- Whether the stand and correct cable are included, and VESA compatibility
Fragile without the original box. Collection with the monitor powered on is the safer route for both sides.
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 (Illinois)
Common questions
Where can I sell a monitor in Chicago?
Put it on WishThrift free and deal with the buyer direct. The L covers the city well and is how most small items move. For furniture, the alley behind the building is usually the practical loading point, and winter is a genuine obstacle — nobody wants to carry a couch through snow, so prices soften.
Is the stand included?
Confirm the stand and its screws. Replacements are model-specific and awkward to source.
How much is a monitor worth in Chicago?
Most used monitors change hands for $54 to $295. Condition and completeness move that figure more than anything else.
More: selling a monitor across the United States, what monitors are worth, everything second hand in Chicago, or Electronics in Chicago.
Guide range converted from sterling at the 2 August 2026 rate, not a quote — sellers set their own price.