Used swimwear in Abu Dhabi typically sells for AED 40 to AED 175 (about $11 to $47). Used swimwear sells, but only with hygiene addressed head-on — confirm the hygiene liner is intact and say plainly how it has been cared for.
Selling swimwear in Abu Dhabi
Abu Dhabi is the capital and its economy is built around government and energy, which means longer postings and more settled households than Dubai. Things are kept for longer and sold in better condition, and the market skews towards quality furniture rather than quick disposals.
Postings here run longer than Dubai’s, so turnover is slower and steadier. The end of the school year is still the peak, but the volume is lower and the items that appear have usually been looked after.
Most of the city sits on an island connected by a handful of bridges, so crossing to the mainland suburbs is a real trip rather than a short hop. Compounds and towers usually need visitor access arranged in advance.
Abu Dhabi has around 1.5 million people, which means a deep enough buyer pool that most things sell without having to travel far to hand them over. Al Ain, Madinat Zayed and Ruwais are close enough that a buyer there may well make the trip for the right thing.
Handing it over in Abu Dhabi
Trading is not open in the Emirates yet, so treat this as a reference page: the pricing and the checks below hold, but the listings will appear once sellers here start posting.
What swimwear is worth
What lifts the price
- Elastic still firm with no sagging
- Unfaded fabric with no chlorine damage
What pulls it down
- Chlorine damage showing as thinning and fading
- Pilling on the seat from pool surfaces
Working out what yours is worth
- Confirm the hygiene liner is present and say so
- Stretch the elastic and check it recovers
Getting it ready
- Check the elastic at the leg and back, and the fabric for chlorine damage, thinning or bobbling.
- Wash it properly and say so, and confirm all ties, clasps and padding are present.
Photograph
- Laid flat, front, whole garment
- The elastic at legs and back
Put in the description
- Style, brand and size, with the cup size for bikini tops
- Whether padding is included and removable
Tiny and very cheap to post.
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.
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Common questions
Where can I sell swimwear in Abu Dhabi?
Put it on WishThrift free and deal with the buyer direct. Most of the city sits on an island connected by a handful of bridges, so crossing to the mainland suburbs is a real trip rather than a short hop. Compounds and towers usually need visitor access arranged in advance.
Has it been worn in chlorine?
Say honestly. Chlorine thins and fades swim fabric, and buyers can usually tell once it arrives.
How much is swimwear worth in Abu Dhabi?
Most used swimwear change hands for AED 40 to AED 175 (about $11 to $47). Condition and completeness move that figure more than anything else.
More: selling swimwear across the United Arab Emirates, what swimwear is worth, everything second hand in Abu Dhabi, or Clothing in Abu Dhabi.
Guide range converted from sterling at the 2 August 2026 rate, not a quote — sellers set their own price.