Used wide leg jeans in New York typically sell for $16 to $67. Wide leg jeans sell on the exact measurements of the leg opening as much as the waist, because that is the whole point of the cut and almost no listing states it.
Selling wide leg jeans in New York
New York apartments are small and most people do not own a car, and those two facts decide the whole second-hand market here. Furniture that fits a narrow room and can be carried up a staircase moves; anything oversized sits unsold however good it is.
Almost everything changes hands on the subway or on foot, so agree a station and a time rather than an address. For furniture, the question that decides the sale is which floor and whether there is an elevator — ask it before you agree a price, not when you arrive.
Confirm the floor and the elevator before anything else. A fifth-floor walk-up is the single commonest reason a furniture sale falls apart here, and it is nobody’s fault if it was never asked.
New York has around 8.3 million people, which means a buyer pool big enough that almost anything finds someone, and close enough together that collection is rarely the obstacle. Buffalo, Rochester and Yonkers are close enough that a buyer there may well make the trip for the right thing.
Handing it over in New York
Peer-to-peer payment apps dominate private sales, and buyers will usually offer one before they offer cash. Sales tax does not apply to a private sale between individuals.
What wide leg jeans are worth
What lifts the price
- Rigid vintage denim with period hardware
- Recognised denim labels
What pulls it down
- Hem alterations that shorten the leg permanently
- Fast-fashion denim, worth very little
Working out what yours is worth
- Turn the outseam out and look for a selvedge line
- Check the hem for dragging wear
Getting it ready
- Check whether the hem has been shortened, which ruins the proportions of a wide leg and must be disclosed.
- Wash and dry them normally so your measurements match what arrives.
Photograph
- Front, laid flat and smoothed, whole leg in frame
- The waistband tag with brand, size and cut
Put in the description
- Flat waist doubled, inside leg, and leg opening at the hem
- Rise — high, mid or low — measured from crotch to waistband
Brand, cut, size and rise: “Levi’s Ribcage Wide Leg Jeans, W28 L31, High Rise”. Rise matters enormously on this cut and is usually omitted. Put the measured waist in the description alongside the label size, since vanity sizing makes labels unreliable.
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.
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Common questions
Where can I sell wide leg jeans in New York?
List it free on WishThrift and deal with the buyer direct. Almost everything changes hands on the subway or on foot, so agree a station and a time rather than an address. For furniture, the question that decides the sale is which floor and whether there is an elevator — ask it before you agree a price, not when you arrive.
What is the rise?
Measure from the crotch seam to the top of the waistband at the front. High-rise sells fastest in this cut.
How much are wide leg jeans worth in New York?
Most used wide leg jeans change hands for $16 to $67. Condition and completeness move that figure more than anything else.
More: selling wide leg jeans across the United States, what wide leg jeans are worth, everything second hand in New York, or Clothing in New York.
Guide range converted from sterling at the 2 August 2026 rate, not a quote — sellers set their own price.