Used skate shoes in Philadelphia typically sell for $20 to $74. Skate shoes are bought by two different people — skaters who want to skate them, and everyone else who wants the look — and the ollie patch tells each of them what they need to know.
Selling skate shoes in Philadelphia
Philadelphia is a rowhouse city with a very large student population across several universities. The houses are narrow with tight staircases, so furniture that fits a rowhouse sells and anything wide does not, regardless of quality.
The student cycle dominates: leases across the university districts turn over together in late summer, and that fortnight puts more furniture on the market than the rest of the year combined.
Measure the staircase before agreeing to anything large — the turn at the top is what defeats most sofas here. SEPTA covers the city for small handovers and street parking is competitive enough that a loading plan is worth agreeing in advance.
Measure the staircase turn, not the doorway. Rowhouse stairs defeat more sofas than any other obstacle in this city, and the measurement that matters is the diagonal at the top.
Handing it over in Philadelphia
The US resale market is enormous and highly local — most transactions still happen between people within driving distance of each other, and buyers expect to collect rather than wait for a courier.
What skate shoes are worth
What lifts the price
- Vulcanised soles with tread remaining
- Original box and spare laces
What pulls it down
- Wear-through at the ollie patch
- Separated vulcanised soles
Working out what yours is worth
- Check the ollie patch area on the outer side
- Photograph the soles and both outer sides
Getting it ready
- Look at the sole for the cupsole or vulcanised construction and check for separation at the toe.
- 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 inside size label, the tongue branding, and any hole, scuff or sole gap
Put in the description
- Size as marked, with UK, EU and US equivalents
- Whether the box, spare laces or inserts are included
Steady year-round, with sought-after collaborations selling in hours and general pairs taking a couple of weeks. Back-to-school in late summer lifts the whole category.
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 (Pennsylvania)
Common questions
Where can I sell skate shoes in Philadelphia?
List it free here and arrange the handover with the buyer yourself. Measure the staircase before agreeing to anything large — the turn at the top is what defeats most sofas here. SEPTA covers the city for small handovers and street parking is competitive enough that a loading plan is worth agreeing in advance.
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.
How much are skate shoes worth in Philadelphia?
Most used skate shoes change hands for $20 to $74. Condition and completeness move that figure more than anything else.
More: selling skate shoes across the United States, what skate shoes are worth, everything second hand in Philadelphia, or Shoes & Footwear in Philadelphia.
Guide range converted from sterling at the 2 August 2026 rate, not a quote — sellers set their own price.