Buying and selling 2nd hand items online in Thailand sounds difficult but, in reality, there are many options you can use. Personally I have used these and want to give you some feedback on each.

Kaidee.com

Kaidee.com is my personal favorite when it comes to buying and selling 2nd hand items online in Thailand. This relatively new site is well know among Thais and is their first choice when they want to offload old furniture, electronics or other items.

Personally I have sold 3 items on Kaidee.com and bought 2 and every time it has been easy to do and I have sold my items within 48 hours. To sell you just create an account and add some pictures and the item description. Your phone number and Line ID are added for people to contact you. There are no fees to list items unless you have an excessive number of pictures or want to be a featured listing.

The major negative of Kaidee is that they don’t have an English language version of the site. Web browsers can translate the site and it is possible to use but some parts might be confusing. Get a Thai friend or partner to help you or just use Google translate and post your listing in Thai and English.

Craigslist

Craigslist has a site for Bangkok and the benefit is that most of the listings are in English and a lot of expats use it as their first choice when buying and selling 2nd hand items online in Thailand. I have browsed it a few times and even attempted to sell a couple of sofas there but the responses were slow and a lot fewer than those I got on Kaidee.

I also find as expats are selling on Craigslist the prices tend to be higher and you can’t get as many good deals. People often ask high prices for many items and, in my experience, the quality isn’t any better than other sites.

The major benefit is when it comes to getting more elusive items, especially those from overseas. One example is video games which are much easier to find on Craigslist than any other online source in Thailand. Craigslist is worth a browse but don’t be expecting amazing deals and a huge range.

Ebay



Ebay does have a Thai site but it is nowhere near as practical as the sites found in your home country. The system on the Thai site makes it hard for people to register as sellers and as such there is a limit on the amount of 2nd hand items in Thailand. There are of course sellers based in Thailand but many use their foreign accounts to sell items.

Ebay would be my first port of call for buying and selling 2nd hand items online when I was in the UK but I wouldn’t even bother looking on it here in Thailand.

Forums and Facebook Groups

There are a few Facebook groups and forums you can look at when buying and selling 2nd hand items online in Thailand. The first port of call for many is the Thai Visa Classifieds section but to be honest there isn’t a lot on there and a lot of posts are from many months ago.

On Facebook there is the Bangkok Classifieds Forum which has a postings for mainly condos and cars and a few visa offers etc. It isn’t really the same as Craiglist or Kaidee and through looking at the posts there is a fair bit of spamming going on too.

Buying and Selling 2nd Hand Items Online in Thailand

Overall you can see there isn’t a huge range of options and one of the most popular, Ebay, isn’t really used in Thailand.

I thoroughly recommend Kaidee.com if you can speak Thai or have a Thai partner / friend who can help you. It is free to use and honestly I have found it to be reliable and for every item I have offered for sale I have received multiple offers from people who want to buy it within 48 hours. Another huge benefit is that most buyers are Thai they will have cars to pick up large items you are selling unlike expats who are less likely to be able to pick up sofas, beds or other large items you are offering.

If the Thai language is a huge barrier then Craigslist is an alternative but just don’t expect the cheapest prices. Let us know in the comments section your experience and if you have another site you can recommend to use!