Used tents in Perth, Western Australia typically sell for A$57 to A$385 (about $40 to $270). Tents sell on capacity and whether they are dry, so the single most persuasive thing you can do is pitch it, photograph it up, and confirm every pole and peg is there.
Selling a tent in Perth
Perth is one of the most isolated large cities in the world, and that isolation is the single most useful thing to know about buying here. Freight from the east coast is slow and expensive, so the local second-hand market is deeper and better-valued than the population alone would suggest.
The resources industry brings people in on contracts and takes them out again, and a worker leaving at the end of a contract usually sells a whole household rather than shipping it. Those clear-outs are where the best-value listings come from.
Almost everything is collected by car and the city is built for it, so distance matters less here than in the eastern capitals. The coastal suburbs run a long way north and south, and it is worth naming a suburb rather than saying Perth.
Perth, in Western Australia, has around 2.1 million people, which means a deep enough buyer pool that most things sell without having to travel far to hand them over. Bunbury, Geraldton and Busselton are close enough that a buyer there may well make the trip for the right thing.
Handing it over in Perth
Australia is a pre-launch market, so it is worth saying what a seller here should expect when it does open. Distance dominates everything: interstate parcels cost several times a metro delivery, and bulky items effectively only sell within a city. Most trade concentrates in Sydney, Melbourne, Brisbane and Perth, and buyers in those cities expect to collect rather than wait. Seasons run opposite to the northern hemisphere, so listings that follow UK or US timing arrive exactly half a year out of step — warm weather items want September, not March, and winter gear moves from around May.
What tents are worth
What lifts the price
- A flysheet with intact waterproof coating
- Complete with pegs, guylines and inner
What pulls it down
- Delaminated or flaking waterproof coating
- Mildew from being packed away damp
Working out what yours is worth
- Pitch it fully in the garden before listing
- Flex every pole section and check the shock cord tension
Getting it ready
- Pitch it in a garden or park. It confirms completeness, reveals damage, and gives you the photograph that sells it.
- Count the poles and pegs against the manual, and check the guy lines are all present.
Photograph
- The interior, showing the sleeping area and any inner compartments
- The seams, groundsheet and any tear, patch or worn zip
Put in the description
- Brand, model and season rating
- Waterproof rating if known, and the condition of seams, zips and groundsheet
Sharply seasonal: April through August, peaking before summer holidays and festivals. A tent listed in November sells slowly and cheaply.
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 (Western Australia)
Common questions
Where can I sell a tent in Perth?
List it free and agree the handover with the buyer between you. Almost everything is collected by car and the city is built for it, so distance matters less here than in the eastern capitals. The coastal suburbs run a long way north and south, and it is worth naming a suburb rather than saying Perth.
Has it been stored dry?
Answer honestly. A tent packed away damp develops mould and a musty smell that never fully leaves, and buyers can smell it immediately.
How much is a tent worth in Perth?
Most used tents change hands for A$57 to A$385 (about $40 to $270). Condition and completeness move that figure more than anything else.
More: selling a tent across Australia, what tents are worth, everything second hand in Perth, or Sports & Outdoors in Perth.
Guide range converted from sterling at the 2 August 2026 rate, not a quote — sellers set their own price.