Men's clothing donation values
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What the guides say.
Each column belongs to a different publisher. These are published donor guidelines, not observed resale prices. A blank means that guide does not list the item.
- Goodwill Northern New England, February 3, 2025
- published at tchabitat.org, January 2, 2019
- published at ccmaine.org, July 19, 2012
- Goodwill Industries International, January 12, 2011
- The Salvation Army, undated
| Item | Goodwill Northern New England valuation list | Donation valuation list published at tchabitat.org | Thrift Store Valuation Guide | Valuation Guide for Goodwill Donors | Salvation Army national valuation list |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Men's T-shirt | not listed | not listed | not listed | $1–$61 | not listed |
| Men's athletic shoes | not listed | not listed | not listed | $4–$92 | $4–$263 |
| Men's blazer | not listed | not listed | not listed | $6–$124 | not listed |
| Men's boots | not listed | not listed | not listed | $6–$185 | not listed |
| Men's casual pants | not listed | not listed | not listed | $2–$106 | not listed |
| Men's cloth belt | not listed | not listed | not listed | $2–$67 | not listed |
| Men's coat | not listed | not listed | not listed | $7–$408 | not listed |
| Men's dress pants | not listed | not listed | not listed | $2–$159 | $5–$1210 |
| Men's jacket | not listed | not listed | not listed | not listed | $8–$2611 |
| Men's jeans | not listed | not listed | not listed | $4–$2112 | not listed |
| Men's leather belt | not listed | not listed | not listed | $5–$1513 | not listed |
| Men's overcoat | not listed | not listed | not listed | not listed | $16–$6214 |
| Men's pajamas | not listed | not listed | not listed | $2–$1015 | $2–$816 |
| Men's raincoat | not listed | not listed | not listed | not listed | $5–$2117 |
| Men's robe | not listed | not listed | not listed | $2–$1018 | not listed |
| Men's sandals | not listed | not listed | not listed | $4–$919 | not listed |
| Men's shirt | not listed | not listed | not listed | $2–$820 | $3–$1221 |
| Men's shorts | not listed | not listed | not listed | $1–$922 | $4–$1023 |
| Men's sport coat | not listed | not listed | $5–$924 | $6–$1225 | not listed |
| Men's suit | not listed | not listed | $5–$1526 | $10–$3027 | $16–$6228 |
| Men's sweat bottoms | not listed | not listed | not listed | $2–$1229 | not listed |
| Men's sweat top | not listed | not listed | not listed | $2–$1230 | not listed |
| Men's sweater | not listed | not listed | not listed | $5–$1531 | $3–$1232 |
| Men's swimsuit | not listed | not listed | not listed | $4–$1233 | $3–$834 |
| Men's tank top | not listed | not listed | not listed | $1–$635 | not listed |
| Men's tuxedo | not listed | not listed | not listed | not listed | $10–$6236 |
| Men's undershirt | not listed | not listed | not listed | not listed | $1–$337 |
| Men's undershorts | not listed | not listed | not listed | not listed | $1–$338 |
| Men's vest | not listed | not listed | not listed | $3–$939 | not listed |
| Men's wallet | not listed | not listed | not listed | $2–$640 | not listed |
| Three-piece suit | not listed | not listed | $7–$1541 | not listed | not listed |
Compare at a glance.
A selection from the table above. Open the additional comparisons for every listed item.
- Thrift Store Valuation Guide
- Valuation Guide for Goodwill Donors
- Salvation Army national valuation list
0$263
More item comparisons
- Thrift Store Valuation Guide
- Valuation Guide for Goodwill Donors
- Salvation Army national valuation list
0$6228
Individual ranges and gaps in guide coverage
Men's athletic shoes
0$263
Not listed: Thrift Store Valuation Guide; Goodwill Northern New England valuation list; Donation valuation list published at tchabitat.org
Men's dress pants
0$159
Not listed: Thrift Store Valuation Guide; Goodwill Northern New England valuation list; Donation valuation list published at tchabitat.org
Men's pajamas
0$1015
Not listed: Thrift Store Valuation Guide; Goodwill Northern New England valuation list; Donation valuation list published at tchabitat.org
Men's shirt
0$1221
Not listed: Thrift Store Valuation Guide; Goodwill Northern New England valuation list; Donation valuation list published at tchabitat.org
Men's shorts
0$1023
Not listed: Thrift Store Valuation Guide; Goodwill Northern New England valuation list; Donation valuation list published at tchabitat.org
Men's sport coat
0$1225
Not listed: Goodwill Northern New England valuation list; Donation valuation list published at tchabitat.org; Salvation Army national valuation list
Men's suit
- Thrift Store Valuation Guide $5–$1526
- Valuation Guide for Goodwill Donors $10–$3027
- Salvation Army national valuation list $16–$6228
0$6228
Not listed: Goodwill Northern New England valuation list; Donation valuation list published at tchabitat.org
Men's sweater
0$1531
Not listed: Thrift Store Valuation Guide; Goodwill Northern New England valuation list; Donation valuation list published at tchabitat.org
The IRS allows no deduction for clothing or household items below good used condition, unless a single item is claimed at more than $50042 with a qualified appraisal included with the return.
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A men's suit is the type three copied guides all price, and the labels are easy to misread. The Salvation Army national list, undated, retrieved 2026-11-12, prints $16–$6228. The label is suit. Goodwill Industries International, dated January 12, 2011, prints $10–$3027. The label is two-piece, under that guide's men's suits heading. The list published at ccmaine.org on July 19, 2012 prints $5–$1526. The label is the word Men's, under a suits heading. The footnote shows the label, not the heading. Read it as that guide's men's suit row, not as a price for every men's garment.
A shirt is two lists. Salvation Army $3–$1221. Goodwill Industries International $2–$820, and that label says shirts and blouses. Athletic shoes are $4–$263 and $4–$92. The Salvation Army shoes row is the general shoes line, mapped here because the closer type was athletic shoes, not because the guide printed the word athletic. Jeans are Goodwill Industries International only, $4–$2112. A tuxedo is Salvation Army only, $10–$6236.
The list published at tchabitat.org does not price men's clothing. Goodwill Northern New England is dated February 3, 2025, and its rows are not copied. Empty cells stay not listed. 30%43 of a price you type applies to an item that is not an item type. A tuxedo is an item type. The other guides do not inherit the Salvation Army span.
Condition is the clothing sentence, not the household one. You cannot take an income tax charitable contribution deduction for an item of clothing unless it is in good used condition or better.44 Stains, a missing button, a stretched collar, a seam that has opened. The guides do not print a "fair" row underneath the good one. Brand is not a column. A maker's label inside the collar does not move the cell. Age is not a column. The lists do not split last season from a decade ago. Completeness is a pair of shoes versus one shoe, or a suit jacket without the trousers. The two-piece label on the Goodwill Industries International row is the closest the lists come to saying so. A single jacket does not get its own math on this page.
Men's, women's and children's clothing share one similar group, Clothing. A total that runs across Women's clothing and Children's clothing and gear can raise one appraisal notice when the high end crosses $5,00045. Children's cribs and similar gear are a different group. The notice text is on IRS rules for donated household items. This page does not decide that you have crossed it.
Donate with the calculator. A store may still reject clothes it will not put out. That is not in the valuation list. Selling a suit privately is not priced here. The span is what the publisher printed for donors. surplus auction prices is government surplus and is not a clothing price.
donation value guides compared compares the lists. methodology is which numbers are allowed. sources has the terms notes. The other clothing hubs are Women's clothing and Children's clothing and gear.
Not tax advice. These are the value ranges the named charities publish for donors, not prices we observed; the IRS standard is fair market value (Publication 561).
Sources
- T-shirts, $1–$6. Retrieved November 12, 2026.
- Shoe/tennis, $4–$9. Retrieved November 12, 2026.
- Shoes, $4–$26. Retrieved November 12, 2026.
- Blazer, $6–$12. Retrieved November 12, 2026.
- Boots (ankle), $6–$18. Retrieved November 12, 2026.
- Casual, $2–$10. Retrieved November 12, 2026.
- Cloth/plastic, $2–$6. Retrieved November 12, 2026.
- Coat, $7–$40. Retrieved November 12, 2026.
- Dress, $2–$15. Retrieved November 12, 2026.
- Slacks, $5–$12. Retrieved November 12, 2026.
- Jacket, $8–$26. Retrieved November 12, 2026.
- Jeans, $4–$21. Retrieved November 12, 2026.
- Leather, $5–$15. Retrieved November 12, 2026.
- Overcoat, $16–$62. Retrieved November 12, 2026.
- Pajama, $2–$10. Retrieved November 12, 2026.
- Pajamas, $2–$8. Retrieved November 12, 2026.
- Raincoat, $5–$21. Retrieved November 12, 2026.
- Robe, $2–$10. Retrieved November 12, 2026.
- Sandal/slipper, $4–$9. Retrieved November 12, 2026.
- Shirts/blouses, $2–$8. Retrieved November 12, 2026.
- Shirt, $3–$12. Retrieved November 12, 2026.
- Shorts, $1–$9. Retrieved November 12, 2026.
- Shorts, $4–$10. Retrieved November 12, 2026.
- Blazer/Sport coats, $5–$9. Retrieved November 12, 2026.
- Sports coat, $6–$12. Retrieved November 12, 2026.
- Men's, $5–$15. Retrieved November 12, 2026.
- Two-piece, $10–$30. Retrieved November 12, 2026.
- Suit, $16–$62. Retrieved November 12, 2026.
- Bottom, $2–$12. Retrieved November 12, 2026.
- Top, $2–$12. Retrieved November 12, 2026.
- Sweaters, $5–$15. Retrieved November 12, 2026.
- Sweater, $3–$12. Retrieved November 12, 2026.
- One- and two-piece, $4–$12. Retrieved November 12, 2026.
- Swim Trunks, $3–$8. Retrieved November 12, 2026.
- Tanks, $1–$6. Retrieved November 12, 2026.
- Tuxedo, $10–$62. Retrieved November 12, 2026.
- Undershirt, $1–$3. Retrieved November 12, 2026.
- Undershorts, $1–$3. Retrieved November 12, 2026.
- Vests, $3–$9. Retrieved November 12, 2026.
- Wallets, $2–$6. Retrieved November 12, 2026.
- 3-piece, $7–$15. Retrieved November 12, 2026.
- You must file Form 8283, Section B, if you are contributing a single article of clothing or household item that is not in good used condition or better and for which you are claiming a deduction of over $500.. Retrieved November 12, 2026.
- To determine the fair market value of an item not on this list, use 30% of the item’s original price.. Retrieved November 12, 2026.
- You cannot take an income tax charitable contribution deduction for an item of clothing unless it is in good used condition or better.. Retrieved November 12, 2026.
- Include in Section B only items (or groups of similar items) for which you claimed a deduction of more than $5,000.. Retrieved November 12, 2026.