Sell Your Polaroid Camera in Australia

Used Polaroid cameras in Australia typically sell for A$48 to A$210 (about $34 to $150). Instant cameras are bought to be used, so the whole sale rests on one thing: proving it fires and that film is still made for it.

What Polaroid cameras are worth in Australia

Condition	Typical	What it means
New with Tags	A$211	Unused, tags or seals intact
Like New	A$179	Barely used, no visible wear
Good	A$137	Light signs of use, complete and working
Fair	A$95	Heavily used, or a described fault or missing part
For Parts	A$53	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

Working flash and functioning rollers
Original strap, case and manual

What pulls it down

Cameras taking discontinued film formats
Corroded battery contacts

Selling a Polaroid camera 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’s second-hand market is strongly local and strongly seasonal, with most activity concentrated in the eastern capitals and buyers who expect to collect.

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.

Working out what yours is worth

Confirm which film format it takes and whether that film is still sold
Clean the rollers and run a test pack if you have one

Getting it ready

Check which film format it takes and confirm that format is still in production, since several are not.
Clean the rollers inside the film door, which is what causes streaked and blotchy pictures.

Photograph

The camera closed and opened, whole, from the front
The film compartment with the rollers visible
The model name and any battery compartment, plus every scuff or crack

Put in the description

Model, and the exact film format it takes
Whether that film is still manufactured
Whether it has been tested, and with what result

Model and film type: “Polaroid 600 Instant Camera, Tested and Working” or “Instax Mini 9, Boxed”. The film format is the critical detail because it determines whether the camera is usable at all. The word tested belongs in the title when true — most listings cannot say it.

Steady year round with a strong Christmas lift, since instant cameras are a common gift. Tested working vintage models sell within days.

It costs nothing to list

There is no listing fee, no selling fee and no commission, so the A$211 a buyer pays is the A$211 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 Polaroid cameras.

Common questions

Where can I sell a Polaroid camera 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.

Does it work?

Load film, take a picture, photograph the result. This single test is worth more than every other thing you can do for an instant camera listing.

What are bellows leaks?

Pinholes in the folding bellows that let light in and fog the picture. Check with a torch in a dark room.

Why do my instant photos come out streaked?

Usually dirty rollers. They clean easily and it is worth doing before you photograph the camera for sale.

More: how to sell a Polaroid camera, what Polaroid cameras are worth, or Cameras & Photography across Australia.