Used running shoes in Dubai typically sell for AED 74 to AED 345 (about $20 to $94). Used running shoes sell on mileage, and that is the number every runner wants — so estimate the miles honestly and photograph the midsole compression.
Selling running shoes in Dubai
Dubai has one of the most transient populations of any major city, and that is the whole story for second-hand goods here. Expatriate residents arrive on fixed contracts and leave when they end, and a departing household typically sells everything it owns in the space of a fortnight rather than shipping it.
The city is built around the main highway spine and almost everything is collected by car, so which side of the city someone is on matters. Most residential towers and compounds require the buyer to be registered at the gate, so agree access before anyone sets off.
Ask when the seller is leaving the country. A departure date is the single most useful piece of information in this market, because it tells you how much room there is on price and how firm the deadline is.
Dubai has around 3.6 million people in Dubai, which means a buyer pool big enough that almost anything finds someone, and close enough together that collection is rarely the obstacle. Sharjah, Abu Dhabi and Al Ain are close enough that a buyer there may well make the trip for the right thing.
Handing it over in Dubai
Bank transfer and cash on collection are both normal. Confirm funds have cleared before handing anything over.
What running shoes are worth
What lifts the price
- Recent models still in the maker’s current range
- Original box and any spare laces or insoles
What pulls it down
- Compressed midsole foam, which ends the shoe’s useful life
- Worn outsole tread, especially at the heel strike
Working out what yours is worth
- Estimate the mileage honestly and state it in the listing
- Press the midsole to check it still rebounds
Getting it ready
- Estimate the mileage run in them. Runners think in miles and an honest figure is the most useful thing in the listing.
- Photograph the size tag inside the tongue and note the sizing system and any width fitting.
Photograph
- Both shoes side on, laces tied
- The outsoles side by side, showing tread wear pattern
Put in the description
- Brand, exact model and version number
- Size with the sizing system, and any width fitting
Steady with a spring lift and a January bump. Popular models in common sizes sell within days when mileage is stated.
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 UAE
Common questions
Where can I sell running shoes in Dubai?
List it free on WishThrift and deal with the buyer direct. The city is built around the main highway spine and almost everything is collected by car, so which side of the city someone is on matters. Most residential towers and compounds require the buyer to be registered at the gate, so agree access before anyone sets off.
How many miles are on them?
Give an honest estimate. Runners judge remaining life from mileage and a credible figure sells the shoe better than claiming they are barely used.
How much are running shoes worth in Dubai?
Most used running shoes change hands for AED 74 to AED 345 (about $20 to $94). Condition and completeness move that figure more than anything else.
More: selling running shoes across the United Arab Emirates, what running shoes are worth, everything second hand in Dubai, or Shoes & Footwear in Dubai.
Guide range converted from sterling at the 2 August 2026 rate, not a quote — sellers set their own price.