Used skateboards in Dubai typically sell for AED 99 to AED 595 (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 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.
Contract cycles drive everything. Departures cluster around the end of the school year, which is reliably when the most furniture and white goods come onto the market and when prices are softest for a buyer.
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.
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 skateboards are worth
What lifts the price
- Decks with no delamination at the nose or tail
- Bearings that spin freely
What pulls it down
- Delaminated plies, especially at the tail
- Razor tail from heavy braking
Working out what yours is worth
- Check the nose and tail for lifting plies
- Spin each wheel and listen to the bearings
Getting it ready
- Identify the deck brand and width, the trucks, the wheel durometer and the bearing rating.
- Check the griptape and note whether the setup is complete and rideable.
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
April through September, peaking in summer. Recognised component brands sell year round.
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 a skateboard 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.
Is it a complete setup?
Say whether it is ready to ride or missing parts. Completes and parts are different listings with different buyers.
How much is a skateboard worth in Dubai?
Most used skateboards change hands for AED 99 to AED 595 (about $27 to $160). Condition and completeness move that figure more than anything else.
More: selling a skateboard across the United Arab Emirates, what skateboards are worth, everything second hand in Dubai, or Sports & Outdoors in Dubai.
Guide range converted from sterling at the 2 August 2026 rate, not a quote — sellers set their own price.