Used surfboards in Brisbane typically sell for A$155 to A$860 (about $110 to $605). Boards are priced on dings and water ingress, because a board that has taken on water is heavier and never quite the same.
Selling a surfboard in Brisbane
The city has grown quickly through interstate migration, and people arriving from Sydney and Melbourne routinely sell up rather than freight everything north. That produces a steady supply of good furniture at sensible prices.
The river cuts the city in half and there are only so many crossings, so which side someone is on matters more than the distance on a map. Most people arrange collection rather than posting, and utes are common enough that furniture moves easily.
Ask where the item was stored before anything else. Humidity here is hard on upholstery, timber and electronics alike, and something kept in an unventilated garage can be well past saving while still looking fine.
Brisbane, in Queensland, has around 2.6 million people, which means a deep enough buyer pool that most things sell without having to travel far to hand them over. Gold Coast, Sunshine Coast and Townsville are close enough that a buyer there may well make the trip for the right thing.
Handing it over in Brisbane
WishThrift has not opened Australia for trading yet, so this page is a guide rather than a live marketplace — the category becomes browsable here the moment the first Australian sellers list.
What surfboards are worth
What lifts the price
- Dings that have been professionally repaired
- Fins, leash and board bag included
What pulls it down
- Unrepaired dings that have let water in
- Snapped and rejoined boards
Working out what yours is worth
- Check every ding to see whether it has been sealed
- Note the exact dimensions and volume
Getting it ready
- Find the dimensions and volume, usually written on the stringer or the maker’s listing.
- Confirm the fin setup and which fins are included.
Photograph
- The bottom, showing the fin setup
- Every ding and repair close up
Put in the description
- Board type: shortboard, funboard, longboard, fish
- Fin setup and which fins are included
Collection is usual. Posting needs a board bag and a length surcharge, and transit damage on a surfboard is common enough that most sellers avoid 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 (Queensland)
Common questions
Where can I sell a surfboard in Brisbane?
Put it on WishThrift free and deal with the buyer direct. The river cuts the city in half and there are only so many crossings, so which side someone is on matters more than the distance on a map. Most people arrange collection rather than posting, and utes are common enough that furniture moves easily.
Are the fins included?
Say which and how many. Fins are expensive separately and their inclusion changes the price meaningfully.
How much is a surfboard worth in Brisbane?
Most used surfboards change hands for A$155 to A$860 (about $110 to $605). Condition and completeness move that figure more than anything else.
More: selling a surfboard across Australia, what surfboards are worth, everything second hand in Brisbane, or Sports & Outdoors in Brisbane.
Guide range converted from sterling at the 2 August 2026 rate, not a quote — sellers set their own price.