Second-hand men’s clothing in New York typically sells for $5 to $200. Brand, cloth and cut set the price, and a jacket with a working buttonhole and a full canvas is worth several times a fused one that looks similar on the hanger.
Buying men’s clothing in New York
New York apartments are small and most people do not own a car, and those two facts decide the whole second-hand market here.
A stated waist or collar measurement tells you very little about how a garment actually sits, since cut varies enormously between makers and between decades. Ten minutes in front of a mirror decides it in a way no set of numbers can.
What to check in person
Feel the cloth between your fingers for weight and recovery, since a tired wool goes limp and never presses properly again. Look at the seat and inner thigh of trousers, where shine appears long before a hole does.
Collecting it in New York
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.
Almost everything changes hands on the subway or on foot, so agree a station and a time rather than an address. For furniture, the question that decides the sale is which floor and whether there is an elevator — ask it before you agree a price, not when you arrive.
Selling your men’s clothing in New York free
Leases turn over constantly and moving day here means whole apartments emptied at once. The supply of used furniture is effectively continuous rather than seasonal, which is why prices stay reasonable even for good pieces.
Say how many times it has been worn and whether it has been dry cleaned, which buyers here genuinely ask. Point out shine, thinning or a repair openly, and keep the suit bag, spare buttons and any matching pieces together. Suits and coats move in autumn and around interview season; shirts move 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.
Men’s Clothing worth listing in New York
Same region (New York)
If nothing in New York suits, Buffalo, Rochester and Yonkers each have their own men’s clothing page, and a seller will often meet part of the way for something worth the trip.
More in New York: everything second hand in New York, or Men’s Clothing across the United States.
Prices converted from sterling at the 2 August 2026 rate; sellers set their own price.