Used tote bags in Montreal typically sell for C$19 to C$94 (about $13 to $67). Totes range from promotional cotton bags worth nothing to designer leather pieces, and the material tells you which you have.
Selling a tote bag in Montreal
The July moving week produces a concentration of second-hand furniture that has no real equivalent elsewhere in Canada. Prices in the days either side of it are the lowest of the year, and the choice is at its widest.
The outdoor staircases that front so many buildings here are narrow, steep and often spiral, and they defeat more furniture than anything else. Establish the stairs before the price, and remember that winter makes all of it considerably harder.
Measure the outdoor staircase, not just the doorway. The spiral and half-turn stairs on many buildings here defeat sofas and mattresses that would fit anywhere else, and the seller may never have taken it out that way.
Montreal, in Quebec, has around 1.8 million people, which means a deep enough buyer pool that most things sell without having to travel far to hand them over. Quebec City, Laval and Gatineau are close enough that a buyer there may well make the trip for the right thing.
Handing it over in Montreal
Canada Post, Purolator and UPS cover the country, but rates change sharply between provinces and remote postcodes carry surcharges.
Sell your Tote Bag in Montreal
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 tote bags are worth
What lifts the price
- Full-grain leather over coated canvas
- Recognised designer and heritage labels
What pulls it down
- Sagging, collapsed shapes
- Promotional and canvas totes, worth very little
Working out what yours is worth
- Photograph the base and all four corners
- Turn the lining out and inspect it
Getting it ready
- Empty every pocket and turn out the lining, then clean the base, which is where a tote shows its age first.
- Measure it properly. Totes vary enormously and buyers are usually checking it takes a laptop or a folder.
Photograph
- The bag upright and shaped, from the front
- The handle attachment stitching, plus any stain, scuff or wear
Put in the description
- Width, height and depth, and strap drop
- Interior pockets, closure type, and any wear to the base or handles
Steady all year with a lift in September as people return to work and study. Leather and known brands sell within a fortnight; plain canvas totes compete heavily on price.
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 tote bag in Montreal?
List it free here and arrange the handover with the buyer yourself. The outdoor staircases that front so many buildings here are narrow, steep and often spiral, and they defeat more furniture than anything else. Establish the stairs before the price, and remember that winter makes all of it considerably harder.
Is the strap drop long enough for a shoulder?
Measure from the top of the bag to the top of the handle arc and say. It decides whether it can be worn over a coat.
How much is a tote bag worth in Montreal?
Most used tote bags change hands for C$19 to C$94 (about $13 to $67). Condition and completeness move that figure more than anything else.
More: selling a tote bag across Canada, what tote bags are worth, everything second hand in Montreal, or Bags & Handbags in Montreal.
Guide range converted from sterling at the 2 August 2026 rate, not a quote — sellers set their own price.