Used trainers in Sydney typically sell for A$34 to A$190 (about $24 to $135). Trainers sell on model and sole condition, so photograph the soles first — buyers judge remaining life from the tread and heel before they look at anything else.
Selling trainers in Sydney
Sydney is Australia’s largest city and its most expensive to live in, which pushes people into smaller flats and shorter tenancies than the house-and-garden stereotype suggests. That makes furniture that fits a small apartment, and anything to do with the harbour and the beaches, the two things that move most reliably.
Rental turnover in the inner suburbs is high and leases commonly run six or twelve months, so households here reshuffle far more often than owner-occupied ones. Summer is when the water gear changes hands and winter is when it sits unsold.
Confirm access and parking before agreeing to collect anything large. Between the terraces, the apartment blocks and the permit zones, where a vehicle can actually stop is the thing that decides most furniture sales here.
Sydney has around 5.3 million people in New South Wales, which means a buyer pool big enough that almost anything finds someone, and close enough together that collection is rarely the obstacle. Newcastle, Wollongong and Albury are close enough that a buyer there may well make the trip for the right thing.
Handing it over in Sydney
Bank transfer via PayID is instant and is what most private buyers will offer. Cash on collection remains common for larger items.
What trainers are worth
What lifts the price
- Clean, unyellowed midsoles
- Common sizes that fit the widest pool of buyers
What pulls it down
- Midsole yellowing, which is hard to reverse
- Generic own-brand trainers, worth very little
Working out what yours is worth
- Photograph the soles, toe box and heel in daylight
- Search sold listings for that style code in your size
Getting it ready
- Photograph the size tag inside the tongue and note whether it is UK, US or EU sizing.
- Check the midsole for yellowing and creasing, and the outsole for uneven heel wear.
Photograph
- The soles side by side, showing tread and heel wear
- Any crease, scuff, yellowing or sole separation
Put in the description
- Size with the sizing system stated
- Whether the original box, spare laces or receipt are included
Steady year round with a Christmas lift. Popular models in common sizes sell within days; unusual sizes take longer but attract determined buyers.
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 (New South Wales)
Common questions
Where can I sell trainers in Sydney?
List it free on WishThrift and deal with the buyer direct. The city sprawls a long way and traffic between the inner suburbs and the outer ones is the real cost of a collection, so most people arrange to meet near a train station on their own side of the city rather than crossing it. Parking near the harbour is scarce and expensive.
What size are they in UK sizing?
Convert and state both if you can, and mention if the model runs large or small. This single answer prevents most trainer disputes.
How much are trainers worth in Sydney?
Most used trainers change hands for A$34 to A$190 (about $24 to $135). Condition and completeness move that figure more than anything else.
More: selling trainers across Australia, what trainers are worth, everything second hand in Sydney, or Shoes & Footwear in Sydney.
Guide range converted from sterling at the 2 August 2026 rate, not a quote — sellers set their own price.