Used pool tables in Des Moines typically sell for $135 to $810. Pool tables are the hardest thing on this list to move, so the entire listing hinges on size, weight and whether the slate comes apart.
Selling a pool table in Des Moines
Des Moines is the state capital and the insurance and financial centre of the region, with a gold-domed capitol above the city and a national reputation for its state fair. It sits in the middle of intensive farming country.
Insurance and financial employment moves households on relocation cycles, and the agricultural region around the city keeps equipment circulating. Winters are severe enough to give warm clothing a real season.
The city is flat and easy to drive in, and the skywalk system connects much of downtown, which is genuinely useful in winter. Parking is straightforward.
Des Moines, in Iowa, has around 215,000 people, which means a smaller local market, so price sensibly and expect the right buyer to be willing to travel a little. New York, Los Angeles and Chicago are close enough that a buyer there may well make the trip for the right thing.
Handing it over in Des Moines
Peer-to-peer payment apps dominate private sales, and buyers will usually offer one before they offer cash. Sales tax does not apply to a private sale between individuals.
Sell your Pool Table in Des Moines
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 pool tables are worth
What lifts the price
- Slate beds rather than MDF
- Level, undamaged frame and legs
What pulls it down
- MDF beds, which warp with any damp
- Loose or damaged cushion rubber that kills the bounce
Working out what yours is worth
- Check whether the bed is slate or MDF — slate is far heavier
- Roll a ball slowly across to check the level and cushion response
Getting it ready
- Check the cloth for tears, burns and wear at the baulk end, and test every pocket.
- Work out whether it dismantles, and how many people it will genuinely need.
Photograph
- The whole table from a corner, in the room
- The playing surface straight on, showing cloth condition
Put in the description
- Playing surface size in feet, and external dimensions
- Slate or MDF bed, and approximate total weight
Steady with a lift before Christmas. Slate tables sell to committed buyers year round; MDF tables sell cheaply and slowly.
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.
Elsewhere in United States
Common questions
Where can I sell a pool table in Des Moines?
Put it on WishThrift free and deal with the buyer direct. The city is flat and easy to drive in, and the skywalk system connects much of downtown, which is genuinely useful in winter. Parking is straightforward.
Does it come apart?
Check whether the frame bolts and the slates lift out. It is the difference between a possible collection and an impossible one.
How much is a pool table worth in Des Moines?
Most used pool tables change hands for $135 to $810. Condition and completeness move that figure more than anything else.
More: selling a pool table across the United States, what pool tables are worth, everything second hand in Des Moines, or Sports & Outdoors in Des Moines.
Guide range converted from sterling at the 2 August 2026 rate, not a quote — sellers set their own price.