Used TV units in Sydney typically sell for A$48 to A$270 (about $34 to $190). TV units sell almost entirely on dimensions, because the buyer has a specific television and a specific alcove, and every question they ask is really about whether it fits.
Selling a TV unit 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.
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.
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 TV units are worth
What lifts the price
- Cable management ports already cut
- Sizes suited to common television widths
What pulls it down
- Chipped edges and lifting veneer
- Very large units suiting few rooms
Working out what yours is worth
- Measure the width and state the maximum TV size
- Check every door and drawer
Getting it ready
- Test drawers and doors, and check any glass shelf for chips at the corners.
- Tighten legs or castors and check the top for a sag if it has carried a heavy set for years.
Photograph
- The top with a tape measure across it showing the usable width
- Inside any cupboard or drawer, plus every scratch, chip or mark
Put in the description
- Maximum TV size or weight it is designed for, if the label or manual states it
- Whether the back is open for cables, and whether it is a corner or straight unit
Steady, with a lift around major sporting events and Christmas when televisions get replaced. Wide units in neutral finishes sell within a couple of weeks.
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 a TV unit 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.
Will my 55-inch TV fit on it?
Give the usable top width in centimetres and let them check their own stand footprint. Screen size in inches is diagonal and tells nobody how wide the feet sit.
How much is a TV unit worth in Sydney?
Most used TV units change hands for A$48 to A$270 (about $34 to $190). Condition and completeness move that figure more than anything else.
More: selling a TV unit across Australia, what TV units are worth, everything second hand in Sydney, or Furniture in Sydney.
Guide range converted from sterling at the 2 August 2026 rate, not a quote — sellers set their own price.