Used puffer jackets in Sydney typically sell for A$38 to A$190 (about $27 to $135). Puffer jackets are bought on fill, and the difference between down and synthetic is most of the price — check the label before you write anything else.
Selling a puffer jacket in Sydney
Sydney is Australia’s largest city and its most expensive to live in, which pushes people into smaller flats and shorter tenancies than the house-and-garden stereotype suggests. That makes furniture that fits a small apartment, and anything to do with the harbour and the beaches, the two things that move most reliably.
Rental turnover in the inner suburbs is high and leases commonly run six or twelve months, so households here reshuffle far more often than owner-occupied ones. Summer is when the water gear changes hands and winter is when it sits unsold.
The city sprawls a long way and traffic between the inner suburbs and the outer ones is the real cost of a collection, so most people arrange to meet near a train station on their own side of the city rather than crossing it. Parking near the harbour is scarce and expensive.
Confirm access and parking before agreeing to collect anything large. Between the terraces, the apartment blocks and the permit zones, where a vehicle can actually stop is the thing that decides most furniture sales here.
Handing it over in Sydney
Bank transfer via PayID is instant and is what most private buyers will offer. Cash on collection remains common for larger items.
What puffer jackets are worth
What lifts the price
- Baffles intact with no leaking feathers
- Original stuff sack where supplied
What pulls it down
- Synthetic fills sold as down
- Discoloured light-coloured shells
Working out what yours is worth
- Look for feathers escaping at the seams
- Check the composition label for down percentage and fill power
Getting it ready
- Check every baffle for leaking feathers and look for small tears, which puffers get constantly and which are cheap to patch.
- Test the zip along its full length and check the hood, cuffs and any drawcords.
Photograph
- The inner composition label, legible
- Any tear, leak point or stain, close up
Put in the description
- Pit-to-pit and length, laid flat
- Any baffle tears, leaks or repairs
A short autumn and winter season, strongest October to December. Selling in spring typically costs a third of the value, so storing until autumn is usually worth it.
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 (New South Wales)
Common questions
Where can I sell a puffer jacket in Sydney?
List it free on WishThrift and deal with the buyer direct. The city sprawls a long way and traffic between the inner suburbs and the outer ones is the real cost of a collection, so most people arrange to meet near a train station on their own side of the city rather than crossing it. Parking near the harbour is scarce and expensive.
Is it real down?
Read the label and answer exactly. Down commands a substantial premium and buyers check the label at handover anyway.
How much is a puffer jacket worth in Sydney?
Most used puffer jackets change hands for A$38 to A$190 (about $27 to $135). Condition and completeness move that figure more than anything else.
More: selling a puffer jacket across Australia, what puffer jackets are worth, everything second hand in Sydney, or Clothing in Sydney.
Guide range converted from sterling at the 2 August 2026 rate, not a quote — sellers set their own price.