Used TVs in Dubai typically sell for AED 295 to AED 2,000 (about $81 to $540). Televisions are sold on screen condition and panel type, and the one thing every buyer fears is a cracked or blemished panel they cannot see in a photograph of a switched-off screen.
Selling a TV in Dubai
Dubai has one of the most transient populations of any major city, and that is the whole story for second-hand goods here. Expatriate residents arrive on fixed contracts and leave when they end, and a departing household typically sells everything it owns in the space of a fortnight rather than shipping it.
Contract cycles drive everything. Departures cluster around the end of the school year, which is reliably when the most furniture and white goods come onto the market and when prices are softest for a buyer.
The city is built around the main highway spine and almost everything is collected by car, so which side of the city someone is on matters. Most residential towers and compounds require the buyer to be registered at the gate, so agree access before anyone sets off.
Ask when the seller is leaving the country. A departure date is the single most useful piece of information in this market, because it tells you how much room there is on price and how firm the deadline is.
Handing it over in Dubai
Bank transfer and cash on collection are both normal. Confirm funds have cleared before handing anything over.
What TVs are worth
What lifts the price
- A screen with no burn-in, dead pixels or backlight banding
- A smart platform still receiving app updates
What pulls it down
- Burn-in on OLED panels from static logos
- Dead backlight zones showing as dark patches
Working out what yours is worth
- Display a plain white and a plain grey full-screen image to reveal panel faults
- Confirm the remote, stand and power lead are all present
Getting it ready
- Power it on and display a plain white image, then a plain black one, to reveal dead pixels, backlight bleed and clouding.
- Locate the stand, feet, screws and remote. A television missing its stand or remote loses more value than the parts cost to replace.
Photograph
- Screen on, displaying a normal image, photographed straight on with the room lights off
- The rear sticker showing the model number
Put in the description
- Screen size in inches and resolution, and the exact model number
- Whether it is a smart TV, and whether the apps still receive updates
Sells year round with a clear peak before Christmas and around major sporting tournaments. Large screens move faster than small ones because the saving against new is bigger.
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.
Elsewhere in UAE
Common questions
Where can I sell a TV in Dubai?
List it free on WishThrift and deal with the buyer direct. The city is built around the main highway spine and almost everything is collected by car, so which side of the city someone is on matters. Most residential towers and compounds require the buyer to be registered at the gate, so agree access before anyone sets off.
Are there any marks on the screen?
Photograph the screen displaying white and black images. That is the only proof a buyer trusts, and offering it unprompted sets your listing apart.
How much is a TV worth in Dubai?
Most used TVs change hands for AED 295 to AED 2,000 (about $81 to $540). Condition and completeness move that figure more than anything else.
More: selling a TV across the United Arab Emirates, what TVs are worth, everything second hand in Dubai, or Electronics in Dubai.
Guide range converted from sterling at the 2 August 2026 rate, not a quote — sellers set their own price.