How to Sell Old Army Military Clothing

Selling old army military clothing can help to bring in some cash for the items. If the clothing is sitting in storage and has no sentimental value, selling it is better than letting it fall apart slowly over time. There are many ways to try and find a buyer for the clothes, including selling the items online or by advertising locally.

• Decide how much you want to ask a buyer to pay for your old army military clothing. Make sure that you clean the clothing so a buyer will like the appearance of the items. Put the clothing on hangers or fold the items instead.


• Place an advertisement in your town newspaper to sell the army clothing. Keep the advertisement simple so you can save some money. Call the ad department at the newspaper to find out how much it costs to run the advertisement each day or in a weekend edition of the paper if you prefer.


• Sell the clothing at an online auction. Create a listing on a popular auction website and set the reserve price for the army clothing. The reserve is the lowest amount that you will accept from a bidder for the clothes. Watch the latter stages of the auction so you will know if a bidder pays at least your reserve price.


• Take the army clothes to a military surplus store. Meet with the store manager and show the clothes that you have for sale. Negotiate with the manager until you arrive at a satisfactory price for the clothing.  


• Consign the old military clothing if you cannot find a buyer. Take the clothes to a local consignment shop and tell the shop manager what you want for the items. Leave your contact information in case the manager finds a buyer who wants to negotiate the price. You can also just let the manager sell the clothing for anything higher than your reserve price.