Used Polaroid cameras in London, Ontario typically sell for C$47 to C$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.
Selling a Polaroid camera in London
London, Ontario is a mid-sized university and hospital city surrounded by farmland. The student population is large relative to the city, and the academic calendar governs the second-hand market more clearly here than in a bigger centre.
Leases across the student areas turn over together at the end of the academic year, and that window puts more furniture on the market than the rest of the year combined. Winter here is cold enough to slow everything down.
Easy to drive and easy to park, so collection is straightforward year-round apart from the depths of winter. The student districts are concentrated, which makes collecting several items in one trip realistic.
Furniture sold in the end-of-term rush is priced to disappear, which is the appeal and the risk. Look at upholstered items in daylight, because a great deal changes hands sight-unseen in that fortnight.
Handing it over in London
Canada Post, Purolator and UPS cover the country, but rates change sharply between provinces and remote postcodes carry surcharges.
What Polaroid cameras are worth
What lifts the price
- Folding models with intact bellows
- Original strap, case and manual
What pulls it down
- Cameras taking discontinued film formats
- Corroded battery contacts
Working out what yours is worth
- Confirm which film format it takes and whether that film is still sold
- Shine a torch inside the bellows in a dark room to find leaks
Getting it ready
- Load a pack and take a shot. A camera that has not been tested is worth far less because most old instant cameras do not work.
- Clean the rollers inside the film door, which is what causes streaked and blotchy pictures.
Photograph
- An actual photograph it has taken, held next to the camera
- The film compartment with the rollers visible
Put in the description
- Whether that film is still manufactured
- Whether it has been tested, and with what result
Steady year round with a strong Christmas lift, since instant cameras are a common gift. Tested working vintage models sell within days.
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 (Ontario)
Common questions
Where can I sell a Polaroid camera in London?
List it free here and arrange the handover with the buyer yourself. Easy to drive and easy to park, so collection is straightforward year-round apart from the depths of winter. The student districts are concentrated, which makes collecting several items in one trip realistic.
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.
How much is a Polaroid camera worth in London?
Most used Polaroid cameras change hands for C$47 to C$210 (about $34 to $150). Condition and completeness move that figure more than anything else.
More: selling a Polaroid camera across Canada, what Polaroid cameras are worth, everything second hand in London, or Cameras & Photography in London.
Guide range converted from sterling at the 2 August 2026 rate, not a quote — sellers set their own price.