Second-hand shoes & footwear in Dubai typically sells for AED 20 to AED 595 (about $5 to $160). Colourways made only once keep their money long after the common ones have settled down, while a model still on sale new sets a ceiling the used pair will not pass. Very large and very small fittings go for more simply because far fewer were ever made.
Buying shoes & footwear 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.
Shoes are the category where buyers most want to try before they commit, because a size on a label and a size on a foot are different things. A local sale lets them do that, which is why fewer shoe sales fall through in person than by post.
What to check in person
Turn them over first. The sole and the heel tip tell you how much life is left, and the inside of the heel counter shows how the last owner walked. Bend the shoe gently to check the sole is not separating from the upper.
Collecting it in Dubai
It fits in a bag, so most people meet on the way to something else. A station or a high street works, and neither side needs a car.
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.
Selling your shoes & footwear in Dubai free
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.
Photograph the soles as well as the uppers, because that is the first thing a buyer asks for and the request costs you a day if it is missing. Say whether the original box is included and let the buyer try them on when they arrive. Boots move from the first cold week; trainers and lighter shoes move steadily all year.
Bank transfer and cash on collection are both normal. Confirm funds have cleared before handing anything over.
Shoes & Footwear worth listing in Dubai
Elsewhere in UAE
If nothing in Dubai suits, Sharjah, Abu Dhabi and Al Ain each have their own shoes & footwear page, and a seller will often meet part of the way for something worth the trip.
More in Dubai: everything second hand in Dubai, or Shoes & Footwear across the United Arab Emirates.
Prices converted from sterling at the 2 August 2026 rate; sellers set their own price.