Sell Your Skate Shoes in Canada

Used skate shoes in Canada typically sell for C$28 to C$105 (about $20 to $74). Skate shoes are built to be destroyed, so genuinely lightly worn pairs are scarcer than they look.

What skate shoes are worth in Canada

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

• Intact ollie patch with no wear-through
• Vulcanised soles with tread remaining

What pulls it down

• Wear-through at the ollie patch
• Separated vulcanised soles

Selling skate shoes in Canada

Interac e-Transfer is the norm and is instant and traceable, which suits a private sale well. It is what most buyers will suggest before anything else.

Canada’s resale market is concentrated in a handful of metro areas separated by very long distances, which makes it unusually collection-led — most buyers are looking for something they can pick up the same week.

Two practical things shape a Canadian sale. Interprovincial shipping costs can exceed the value of a mid-priced item, which is why so much trade here is collection-only. And winter genuinely interrupts handovers in much of the country, so agree a window rather than a fixed day between December and March.

Winter clothing and sports equipment move from October, and the spring thaw brings the strongest few weeks for furniture, bikes and garden items.

Working out what yours is worth

• Check the ollie patch area on the outer side
• Inspect where the sole meets the upper for separation

Getting it ready

• Check the ollie patch area on the outer side of the toe for wear or a hole, which is where skate shoes fail first.
• Wash the laces and clean the suede with a brush rather than water, which stains it permanently.

Photograph

• The pair side on, showing both the outer and the shape
• The outer toe area where the ollie patch wears
• The inside size label, the tongue branding, and any hole, scuff or sole gap

Put in the description

• Brand, model and colourway name
• Construction — vulcanised or cupsole — and the upper material
• Whether the box, spare laces or inserts are included

Brand and model, then colourway: “Vans Old Skool Skate Shoes, UK 9, Black White” or “Nike SB Dunk Low, EU 43”. Colourway names are how this market searches, so use the official one if you know it. Say deadstock only if they are genuinely unworn.

Post in the original box if you have it, otherwise in a rigid box rather than a bag. Buyers of collectable models care about how the shoes arrive almost as much as what arrives.

It costs nothing to list

There is no listing fee, no selling fee and no commission, so the C$104 a buyer pays is the C$104 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 Canada

Canada is a big place and what sells well moves with it. These are the parts of Canada with their own page for skate shoes.

• Toronto
• Montreal
• Calgary
• Ottawa
• Edmonton
• Winnipeg
• Vancouver
• Brampton
• Hamilton
• Surrey
• Quebec City
• Halifax
• Laval
• London

Common questions

Where can I sell skate shoes in Canada?

List it free on WishThrift and deal with the buyer direct. There is no selling fee, so the whole amount stays with you. Interac e-Transfer is the norm and is instant and traceable, which suits a private sale well. It is what most buyers will suggest before anything else.

Do you have the box?

Say so. For collectable models the original box carries real value, and for everything else it makes posting simpler and safer.

Where do skate shoes wear first?

The ollie patch on the outer side of the foot, from board grip. It is the first place buyers look.

Are skate shoes worth selling if worn?

Lightly worn pairs sell well. Once the ollie patch has worn through, the shoe is near the end of its life.

More: how to sell skate shoes, what skate shoes are worth, or Shoes & Footwear across Canada.