Used wool jumpers in Edinburgh typically sell for £12 to £55 (about $16 to $74). Wool knitwear is judged on how it has been washed, since one hot wash permanently ends a jumper’s life.
Selling a wool jumper in Edinburgh
Edinburgh is a university and finance city whose population swells enormously every August for the festival, and that single month does more to move second-hand goods here than any other part of the year. Outside it, the Old and New Town tenement stock means most people live in flats and buy furniture to fit them. It is also one of the things that moves most reliably here, so there is a local audience for it already.
August brings a large temporary population that arrives with things and leaves without them, and September brings the students. Between them the autumn is reliably the best time to buy here and a slower time to sell.
The Old Town is steep, cobbled and awkward for vehicles, with restricted access on several streets, so anything heavy needs a conversation about where a van can actually stop. Trams and buses cover the rest of the city and handle small handovers fine.
Edinburgh, in Scotland, has around 530,000 people, which means a steady local market where the usual things move reliably and the unusual ones are worth listing with a wider radius in mind. Glasgow, Aberdeen and Dundee are close enough that a buyer there may well make the trip for the right thing.
Handing it over in Edinburgh
Most private sales settle by bank transfer or cash on collection. Faster Payments clear in seconds, which makes a transfer as safe as cash for the seller — wait for it to land before the item leaves your hands.
What wool jumpers are worth
What lifts the price
- Merino, lambswool and heavier gauge knits
- De-pilled surface with even texture
What pulls it down
- Felting from a hot wash, which cannot be undone
- Moth holes, common in stored wool
Working out what yours is worth
- Hold it to the light to reveal moth damage
- De-pill it before photographing
Getting it ready
- De-pill the surface, particularly under the arms and at the cuffs.
- Read the composition and note whether it is lambswool, merino, shetland or a blend.
Photograph
- Laid flat, front, on a contrasting surface
- The knit surface after de-pilling
Put in the description
- Exact fibre and percentage, and the knit weight
- Number and size of any moth holes
Light and compact. Fold with tissue and use a waterproof bag, since wool absorbs any damp in transit.
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 (Scotland)
Common questions
Where can I sell a wool jumper in Edinburgh?
Put it on WishThrift free and deal with the buyer direct. The Old Town is steep, cobbled and awkward for vehicles, with restricted access on several streets, so anything heavy needs a conversation about where a van can actually stop. Trams and buses cover the rest of the city and handle small handovers fine.
Any moth holes?
Check against a window and answer with a number and a photograph. It is the defining question on any wool garment.
How much is a wool jumper worth in Edinburgh?
Most used wool jumpers change hands for £12 to £55 (about $16 to $74). Condition and completeness move that figure more than anything else.
More: selling a wool jumper across the United Kingdom, what wool jumpers are worth, everything second hand in Edinburgh, or Clothing in Edinburgh.
Guide range converted from sterling at the 2 August 2026 rate, not a quote — sellers set their own price.