Sell Used Toys in Berkeley

Berkeley takes reuse seriously — and a closet full of outgrown Lovevery kits, wooden blocks, and board games deserves better than a landfill or an eternal garage-sale pile. Toycycle is a toy consignment service built for exactly this: we inspect, clean, photograph, list, and ship your kids' outgrown toys to their next family, and you get paid cash or store credit. From Elmwood to North Berkeley to Claremont, selling takes one box or one pickup.

Three ways to sell your toys from Berkeley

1. Cleanout Box — ship it, done

Best for around 10–15 items. Request a prepaid USPS label, pack the box, and hand it to your carrier — no driving anywhere. A $5 label fee comes out of your first payout. Start a Cleanout Box here.

2. Curbside pickup — for the big cleanouts

Clearing out 20 or more items? We offer curbside pickup across the San Francisco Bay Area, Berkeley included, for a flat $25. Email sellers@toycycle.co with what you have and we'll schedule it.

3. Free drop-off in Hayward

Prefer to drive? Drop-offs are free by appointment at our Hayward warehouse (31259 Wiegman Rd), Monday–Friday 9am–3pm — a straightforward run down I-880 from Berkeley. Email us to book a slot.

What you'll earn

Payouts scale with each item's sale price — from 10% on small items up to 75% cash on items that sell for $300+, and every tier pays 10 points more if you take store credit instead (top tier: 85%). Items are typically listed within 1–2 weeks and most sell within 30–60 days. Full payout table: how selling works.

What we accept

Toys primarily, from our approved list of roughly 15 premium brands — Lovevery, PlanToys, Melissa & Doug, HABA, Grimm's, Playmobil, Tonies, and more — in excellent condition with all parts. The canonical brand list lives on the sell page. We don't accept large baby gear, and we never resell car seats. Every item we list is inspected, cleaned, and checked against CPSC recall lists — that's why buyers trust it, and why your toys actually sell. Questions? See the seller FAQ.

Consignment vs. the Berkeley garage sale

A garage sale or a curb-alert gets toys gone, but premium toys deserve premium prices: a complete Lovevery play kit or a PlanToys kitchen fetches far more from a national audience of parents searching for that exact item than from a Saturday-morning sidewalk crowd. Consignment also means no strangers at your door, no haggling, and no re-boxing what didn't sell — anything that doesn't find a buyer within 180 days is donated to family-support non-profits, so nothing boomerangs back into your garage.

FAQs

Do you pick up toys in Berkeley?

Yes — curbside pickup is available in Berkeley and across the Bay Area for larger cleanouts of 20+ items, for a flat $25. For smaller batches, the prepaid Cleanout Box is usually the better deal. Email sellers@toycycle.co to arrange either.

Is consigning better than selling toys on Facebook Marketplace?

For premium brands, usually yes. Marketplace means messaging strangers, no-shows, and local-only prices. Toycycle lists your toys to buyers nationwide, handles inspection, photography, shipping, and returns, and pays you 10–75% cash of the sale price without you fielding a single 'is this available?'

Which toy brands can I sell?

Roughly 15 premium brands including Lovevery, PlanToys, Melissa & Doug, HABA, Grimm's, Playmobil, and Tonies — in excellent condition with all parts. The current approved list is always at toycycle.co/pages/sell.

How much money will I get for my toys?

Payouts run 10–75% of each item's sale price in cash depending on its price tier — or 10 points higher in store credit, up to 85% on the top tier. Higher-value items like complete Lovevery kits earn the best rates.

Buying too? Browse our used toys and open box toys — every item hand-inspected. Also see: selling from Oakland · selling from Alameda.