Second-hand toys & games in Sharjah typically sells for AED 10 to AED 2,000 (about $3 to $540). Recognised brands hold their money because the parts interchange and collectors already know what they are looking at, while unbranded equivalents hold almost none. Character licences swing sharply with whatever children are currently watching.
Buying toys & games in Sharjah
Sharjah is the most affordable of the northern emirates to live in and a large share of its residents commute into Dubai, which makes it a family and household market rather than a luxury one.
Large plastic items cost more to send than they are worth and arrive broken often enough to matter. Fetching a boxful yourself keeps the price where it should be and lets you see what is genuinely in the box.
What to check in person
Open a board game and check the counters, cards and dice against the rules sheet rather than trusting a description. Smell soft toys for damp or smoke, and pull gently at eyes and stitching on anything meant for a small child.
Collecting it in Sharjah
It needs a car boot rather than a bag, so agree somewhere you can actually stop for a few minutes. That is easier away from the centre than in it.
The commute into Dubai shapes the day, so most handovers get arranged for evenings or the weekend rather than the middle of a working day. Collection by car is the norm and parking around the residential blocks is generally straightforward.
Selling your toys & games in Sharjah free
Families move between the northern emirates far more often than they leave the country entirely, usually chasing rent, so goods here tend to circulate locally rather than being dumped by someone leaving for good.
Give the set number and the age range, since those are what buyers actually search for. Wash or wipe everything down beforehand and photograph it in daylight, because grubby plastic sells for a fraction of what clean plastic does. Builds from October to Christmas, then again in a quieter second-hand wave in January.
Bank transfer and cash on collection are both normal. Confirm funds have cleared before handing anything over.
Toys & Games worth listing in Sharjah
Same region (Sharjah)
If nothing in Sharjah suits, Kalba, Khor Fakkan and Dubai each have their own toys & games page, and a seller will often meet part of the way for something worth the trip.
More in Sharjah: everything second hand in Sharjah, or Toys & Games across the United Arab Emirates.
Prices converted from sterling at the 2 August 2026 rate; sellers set their own price.