Dickies scarves: price by condition
| Condition | Typical |
|---|---|
| New with Tags | £33 (~$44) |
| Like New | £28 (~$37) |
| Good | £21 (~$29) |
| Fair | £15 (~$20) |
| For Parts | £8 (~$11) |
Seller-declared grades, sterling with an approximate US dollar equivalent at £1 ≈ $1.33 (July 2026). What each grade means.
What holds its value across Dickies
- The 874 work pant, whose permanent crease and twill weave have been unchanged for decades and which is searched by that number alone
- The Eisenhower jacket, a cropped waist-length cut that has no real equivalent from the other workwear houses
- Duck canvas chore coats in the older heavier weights, which soften with wear rather than thinning
- Japanese-market and skate-shop exclusive releases, which were produced in small runs and are searched by drop
What pulls Dickies resale value down
- The permanent crease pressing out, which on an 874 is the detail the trouser is bought for and cannot be reinstated at home
- Twill that has gone shiny at the seat, which is friction polish on the weave and does not wash out
- Bar tacks pulled loose at the pocket corners, which is where work trousers give way first
- Modern mass-market pieces sold through discounters, which are inexpensive new and have a very shallow used market
Identifying and dating yours
- The fit code — 874, 873, 894 — is printed on the label and is the entire search term; put it in the title before anything else
- Photograph the crease line down the leg, since a crisp original crease is what separates a good pair from a tired one
- Check the bar tacks at each pocket corner and photograph any that have pulled
What lifts any scarf, whatever the label
Scarves are small, easy to post and heavily collected at the designer end, where the label carries almost all the value.
- Designer silk scarves with hand-rolled hems
- Cashmere and fine wool
- Original box and papers
- No pulls, holes or colour bleeding
And what pulls one down
- Pulls and snags in silk
- Moth holes in cashmere and wool
- Machine-stitched hems on scarves claimed as designer
- Faded colours from washing
Working out what yours is worth
- Check the hem — designer silk scarves are hand-rolled
- Hold it to the light for holes and thinning
- Photograph any pulls honestly
What to state in the listing
- Length and width in centimetres
- Fibre composition from the label
- Whether it is woven or knitted, and single or double sided
- Any moth hole, pull, pilling or mark
Material, brand and dimensions: “Cashmere Scarf, 180x30cm, Grey”. Material is the price and the search. If it is a recognised brand, that word carries the listing. Give the dimensions, because scarf size varies enormously.
Preparing and photographing it
- Check the composition label. If it has gone, describe what you can honestly observe rather than guessing.
- Part the weave in several places to check for moth holes, which are the standard fault on stored wool.
- Comb off any pilling and check the fringe or hem for damage.
- The scarf laid out flat, full length, whole
- The fabric close up, showing weave and texture
- The composition label and any brand label
- The fringe or hem, plus any moth hole, pull or stain
When it sells best, and handing it over
Lifts strongly from October to December, both for wear and as a gift. Silk scarves sell year round to a separate, more collector-minded audience.
The cheapest possible item to post. Fold with tissue for silk and cashmere so it arrives without hard creases.
What buyers ask
What does 874 mean?
It is the model number of the original work pant, printed on the label. Buyers search by it directly, so it belongs in your title.
Can the permanent crease be restored?
Not properly at home. It is set in manufacture, and once it has pressed out the trouser loses the line it is bought for. Photograph the leg so buyers can judge.
How much is a Dickies scarf worth?
Roughly £6 to £33 depending on condition, against £5 to £30 for scarves generally. The identification points above are what move a listing to the top of that range.
What the fees would take elsewhere
At the mid-range £19 for a Dickies scarf, against what the commission marketplaces would deduct:
| Platform | Fee | You keep |
|---|---|---|
| Poshmark | −£4 | £15 |
| eBay | −£3 | £16 |
| Mercari | −£2 | £17 |
| Etsy | −£1 | £18 |
| WishThrift | −£0 | £19 |
Seller-side rates verified 26 Jul 2026, percentages only — the per-order and processing charges those platforms add are excluded, so the real gap is wider.
Listing is free and there is no commission — read how to sell a scarf for the title, handover and timing, or the general scarf value guide if yours is not a Dickies.
See also: all Dickies value guides · value guides by brand · buying a scarf · Clothing · condition grades.