Second-hand shoes & footwear in Los Angeles typically sells for $5 to $160. Condition below the ankle counts for more than condition above it, since an upper can be cleaned up and a worn-through sole cannot be undone. A box, spare laces or a dust bag lift the figure more than they ought to, purely as evidence of how it was kept.
Buying shoes & footwear in Los Angeles
Los Angeles runs on cars and on the entertainment industry, and both show up in what gets listed.
Posting footwear costs more than most sellers expect, and a wrong fit turns into a return that leaves both sides out of pocket. Handing a pair over face to face removes that risk completely, which is why so much of this trade stays close to home.
What to check in person
Lift the insole out if it comes away. A replacement often hides how far the footbed underneath has collapsed, and the lining at the back wears through well before anything outside gives it away. Press the toe box and watch whether it springs back.
Collecting it in Los Angeles
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.
Distance is the real cost of a collection here, not the price. A seller on the other side of the basin can be ninety minutes each way in traffic, so most people arrange handovers on their own side of town and name a specific parking situation.
Selling your shoes & footwear in Los Angeles free
Freelance and project-based work means people move often and at short notice, and gear bought for one production regularly comes onto the market when it wraps. Household turnover is high across the rental stock generally.
Measure the insole end to end in centimetres and put the figure in your listing, which answers most fitting questions before anybody asks them. Be plain about what is worn: people forgive a scuff they were warned about and walk away from one they were not. Boots move from the first cold week; trainers and lighter shoes move steadily all year.
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.
Shoes & Footwear worth listing in Los Angeles
Same region (California)
If nothing in Los Angeles suits, San Diego, San Jose and San Francisco each have their own shoes & footwear page, and a seller will often meet part of the way for something worth the trip.
More in Los Angeles: everything second hand in Los Angeles, or Shoes & Footwear across the United States.
Prices converted from sterling at the 2 August 2026 rate; sellers set their own price.