Second-hand toys & games in Londonderry typically sells for £2 to £400 (about $3 to $540). Retired and discontinued lines climb steadily once they leave the shops, and a sealed example can be worth a large multiple of one that has been played with. Anything still on sale new is held down by the shop price.
Buying toys & games in Londonderry
Derry is the only completely walled city in the country, with the seventeenth-century walls intact and walkable, on a steep bend of the Foyle. It has a university campus, a significant place in recent history and a strong local music and theatre scene.
Toys are bulky for their value and often sold in bundles, which makes posting them awkward and the local market the natural one. A buyer can also see immediately whether a set is complete, which is the question that decides the price.
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 Londonderry
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 walled centre is compact and largely pedestrianised, so agree a spot outside the walls for anything large. The city is steep either side of the river, so ask about steps.
Selling your toys & games in Londonderry free
The university campus clears student housing each summer, and emigration for work is a long-standing feature here, which means households are sometimes cleared entirely rather than upgraded.
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.
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.
Toys & Games worth listing in Londonderry
Same region (Northern Ireland)
If nothing in Londonderry suits, Belfast, Newtownabbey and Bangor each have their own toys & games page, and a seller will often meet part of the way for something worth the trip.
More in Londonderry: everything second hand in Londonderry, or Toys & Games across the United Kingdom.
Prices converted from sterling at the 2 August 2026 rate; sellers set their own price.