Used tumble dryers in Brisbane typically sell for A$135 to A$535 (about $94 to $375). Dryer values split sharply by type: heat pump models sell well above vented and condenser ones because of what they cost to run.
Selling a tumble dryer in Brisbane
Brisbane is subtropical, and that genuinely determines what survives second hand here. Humidity is hard on anything upholstered, wooden or electronic that has been stored badly, and buyers who have lived here a while will ask where an item was kept before they ask anything else.
The city has grown quickly through interstate migration, and people arriving from Sydney and Melbourne routinely sell up rather than freight everything north. That produces a steady supply of good furniture at sensible prices.
Ask where the item was stored before anything else. Humidity here is hard on upholstery, timber and electronics alike, and something kept in an unventilated garage can be well past saving while still looking fine.
Brisbane has around 2.6 million people in Queensland, which means a deep enough buyer pool that most things sell without having to travel far to hand them over. Gold Coast, Sunshine Coast and Townsville are close enough that a buyer there may well make the trip for the right thing.
Handing it over in Brisbane
WishThrift has not opened Australia for trading yet, so this page is a guide rather than a live marketplace — the category becomes browsable here the moment the first Australian sellers list.
What tumble dryers are worth
What lifts the price
- Recent purchase with proof of age
- Original hoses, vent kit and feet
What pulls it down
- Vented models, which are the least wanted type
- Missing vent hose on vented machines
Working out what yours is worth
- Run a full cycle and check clothes actually come out dry
- Pull out and inspect the condenser and lint filters
Getting it ready
- Identify the type: vented, condenser or heat pump. This is the single biggest factor in what a buyer will pay.
- Clean the lint filter and, on a condenser or heat pump, the condenser unit itself — a blocked one looks like neglect.
Photograph
- The drum interior, clean and lit
- The lint filter and condenser, clean
Put in the description
- Capacity in kilograms and the energy rating
- Brand, model number and approximate age
Collection only — heavy, awkward and uneconomic to post. Say which floor it is on and whether you can help carry it.
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 (Queensland)
Common questions
Where can I sell a tumble dryer in Brisbane?
Put it on WishThrift free and deal with the buyer direct. The river cuts the city in half and there are only so many crossings, so which side someone is on matters more than the distance on a map. Most people arrange collection rather than posting, and utes are common enough that furniture moves easily.
How old is it?
Give a year or an honest estimate. Buyers price the remaining life, and dryers over about eight years are a gamble they want to make knowingly.
How much is a tumble dryer worth in Brisbane?
Most used tumble dryers change hands for A$135 to A$535 (about $94 to $375). Condition and completeness move that figure more than anything else.
More: selling a tumble dryer across Australia, what tumble dryers are worth, everything second hand in Brisbane, or Kitchen & Appliances in Brisbane.
Guide range converted from sterling at the 2 August 2026 rate, not a quote — sellers set their own price.