Used tennis rackets in Melbourne typically sell for A$29 to A$210 (about $20 to $150). Rackets sell on head size, weight and grip, and the detail that decides it is whether the strings are still live or need replacing.
Selling a tennis racket in Melbourne
Melbourne has the strongest vintage and op-shop culture in Australia and a large student population across several universities, so buying second hand here is entirely ordinary. It is also the country’s music city, which keeps instruments, amps and records moving in a way they do not everywhere.
Students arrive in February and leave in November, which inverts the northern-hemisphere rhythm. The inner suburbs also carry a lot of share-house accommodation, and share houses reshuffle constantly rather than seasonally.
The tram network covers the inner suburbs densely and is how most small handovers happen. The city is flat, which makes collecting a bike or a chest of drawers by car straightforward, though inner-suburb streets are narrow and permit parking is tightly enforced.
On anything stored in a garage or shed, check for damp. The winters here are wetter and colder than the city’s reputation suggests, and fabric and particle board both suffer for it.
Handing it over in Melbourne
Australia Post covers everywhere, but distance pricing is real and interstate parcels cost meaningfully more than local ones.
What tennis rackets are worth
What lifts the price
- Original grommets intact
- Cover included
What pulls it down
- Frames more than a decade old, which lose stiffness
- Broken or missing grommets
Working out what yours is worth
- Inspect the throat and hoop closely for hairline cracks
- Note the head size, weight and string pattern
Getting it ready
- Press the strings and check whether they still have tension, and note when they were last strung if you know.
- Check the frame for cracks and the grommets for wear, and clean or replace the overgrip.
Photograph
- The strings close up, showing wear or notching
- The frame edges and grommets, plus any chip or crack
Put in the description
- Grip size, and whether an overgrip is fitted
- String condition and when last strung
Brand, model, head size and grip: “Wilson Pro Staff 97, 4 3/8 Grip, Strung”. Grip size is essential and printed on the butt cap. Say whether the strings are fresh, playable or dead — restringing is a known cost buyers factor in.
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 (Victoria)
Common questions
Where can I sell a tennis racket in Melbourne?
List it free here and arrange the handover with the buyer yourself. The tram network covers the inner suburbs densely and is how most small handovers happen. The city is flat, which makes collecting a bike or a chest of drawers by car straightforward, though inner-suburb streets are narrow and permit parking is tightly enforced.
Is the frame cracked?
Check the edges and around the grommets carefully. A hairline crack ends the racket’s life and must be disclosed.
How much is a tennis racket worth in Melbourne?
Most used tennis rackets change hands for A$29 to A$210 (about $20 to $150). Condition and completeness move that figure more than anything else.
More: selling a tennis racket across Australia, what tennis rackets are worth, everything second hand in Melbourne, or Sports & Outdoors in Melbourne.
Guide range converted from sterling at the 2 August 2026 rate, not a quote — sellers set their own price.