Used socket sets in Trois-Rivieres typically sell for C$28 to C$170 (about $20 to $120). Socket sets are valued by completeness, because buyers count the pieces against the case moulding.
Selling a socket set in Trois-Rivieres
Trois-Rivieres sits midway between the province’s two largest cities and is one of the oldest settlements in the country, built on paper mills that have largely closed. It has a university and a preserved old quarter, and it is a working city rather than a commuter one.
Industrial decline left a great deal of trade equipment in private hands, and the university clears student housing each spring. The concentrated summer moving season governs the rest.
The old quarter is compact and walkable and works as a meeting point, though its streets are narrow for anything large. Elsewhere driving is easy and parking is straightforward.
Trois-Rivieres, in Quebec, has around 140,000 people, which means a small local market, which makes the nearby towns part of your audience rather than an afterthought. Montreal, Quebec City and Laval are close enough that a buyer there may well make the trip for the right thing.
Handing it over in Trois-Rivieres
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.
Sell your Socket Set in Trois-Rivieres
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 socket sets are worth
What lifts the price
- Chrome vanadium construction
- Recognised brands with lifetime guarantees
What pulls it down
- Slipping or seized ratchets
- Cheap unbranded sets
Working out what yours is worth
- Lay the set out and check every recess is filled
- Inspect socket edges for rounding
Getting it ready
- Lay the set out in its case and identify any missing sockets against the moulded tray, which shows every gap.
- Note the drive sizes, whether the sockets are metric, imperial or both, and whether they are six or twelve point.
Photograph
- The full set laid out in its open case, everything visible
- A close-up of socket markings showing sizes
Put in the description
- Piece count as sold, and how many pieces are actually present
- Six point or twelve point, and whether deep sockets are included
Piece count, drive and brand: “Halfords 150 Piece Socket Set, 1/4 3/8 1/2in Drive, Metric and Imperial”. Piece count and drive sizes are the searches. Say plainly if anything is missing — the moulded case makes gaps obvious the moment the buyer opens it.
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 (Quebec)
Common questions
Where can I sell a socket set in Trois-Rivieres?
List it free and agree the handover with the buyer between you. The old quarter is compact and walkable and works as a meeting point, though its streets are narrow for anything large. Elsewhere driving is easy and parking is straightforward.
Are they metric or imperial?
Say which, or both. Buyers working on a specific vehicle or machine need one or the other and it is a hard filter.
How much is a socket set worth in Trois-Rivieres?
Most used socket sets change hands for C$28 to C$170 (about $20 to $120). Condition and completeness move that figure more than anything else.
More: selling a socket set across Canada, what socket sets are worth, everything second hand in Trois-Rivieres, or Tools & DIY in Trois-Rivieres.
Guide range converted from sterling at the 2 August 2026 rate, not a quote — sellers set their own price.