Used skateboards in Vancouver, British Columbia typically sell for C$38 to C$225 (about $27 to $160). Skateboards sell as complete setups or as parts, and the value sits in the trucks and bearings as much as the deck — so name every component.
Selling a skateboard in Vancouver
Vancouver is the most expensive city in the country and the mildest, which is an unusual combination. Apartments are small and outdoor recreation is available year-round, so compact furniture and outdoor gear are the two things that reliably move.
Housing costs move people frequently and the city attracts a highly mobile international population. Rain is constant enough that where something was stored is always worth asking about.
Traffic and the bridges determine how long any collection takes, far more than the distance does. Parking in the denser neighbourhoods is difficult, and most apartment buildings require the lift to be booked.
Vancouver, in British Columbia, has around 675,000 people, which means a steady local market where the usual things move reliably and the unusual ones are worth listing with a wider radius in mind. Surrey, Burnaby and Richmond are close enough that a buyer there may well make the trip for the right thing.
Handing it over in Vancouver
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.
Sell your Skateboard in Vancouver
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 skateboards are worth
What lifts the price
- Decks with no delamination at the nose or tail
- Bearings that spin freely
What pulls it down
- Razor tail from heavy braking
- Seized or gritty bearings
Working out what yours is worth
- Check the nose and tail for lifting plies
- Photograph the deck top and underside
Getting it ready
- Identify the deck brand and width, the trucks, the wheel durometer and the bearing rating.
- Check the deck for delamination and razor tail, and spin each wheel to test the bearings.
Photograph
- The deck from above, showing graphic and griptape
- The underside, showing trucks, wheels and any deck damage
Put in the description
- Deck brand and width in inches
- Truck brand and size, wheel size and durometer
Deck size and components: “Element 8.0in Complete Skateboard, Independent Trucks, Bones Bearings”. Deck width in inches is the primary filter. Naming the trucks and bearings raises the price because those are the expensive parts.
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 (British Columbia)
Common questions
Where can I sell a skateboard in Vancouver?
Put it on WishThrift free and deal with the buyer direct. Traffic and the bridges determine how long any collection takes, far more than the distance does. Parking in the denser neighbourhoods is difficult, and most apartment buildings require the lift to be booked.
How worn is the tail?
Photograph it. Razor tail is the standard wear point and buyers judge remaining deck life from it.
How much is a skateboard worth in Vancouver?
Most used skateboards change hands for C$38 to C$225 (about $27 to $160). Condition and completeness move that figure more than anything else.
More: selling a skateboard across Canada, what skateboards are worth, everything second hand in Vancouver, or Sports & Outdoors in Vancouver.
Guide range converted from sterling at the 2 August 2026 rate, not a quote — sellers set their own price.