Toys, sports and outdoor donation values
Compare published donation ranges, check the condition, and keep a record of the source.

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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bicycle | not listed | not listed | not listed | not listed | $5–$831 |
| Board game | not listed | not listed | $1–$52 | $1–$13 | $1–$34 |
| Charcoal grill | not listed | $5–$255 | not listed | not listed | not listed |
| Garden hose | not listed | $1–$106 | not listed | not listed | not listed |
| Gas grill | not listed | $25–$757 | not listed | not listed | not listed |
| Golf club | not listed | not listed | $2–$158 | $2–$259 | $2–$2610 |
| Ice skates | not listed | not listed | not listed | $3–$1511 | $3–$1612 |
| Lawn edger | not listed | not listed | not listed | not listed | $5–$2613 |
| Lawn mower | not listed | $25–$7514 | not listed | not listed | $26–$10415 |
| Patio set | not listed | $25–$7516 | not listed | not listed | not listed |
| Power mower | not listed | $10–$7517 | not listed | not listed | not listed |
| Puzzle | not listed | not listed | $0.50–$518 | $0.50–$0.5019 | not listed |
| Riding mower | not listed | not listed | not listed | not listed | $104–$31120 |
| Roller blades | not listed | not listed | $4–$1521 | $4–$1522 | $3–$1623 |
| Snow blower | not listed | $10–$7524 | not listed | not listed | not listed |
| Spreader | not listed | $5–$1025 | not listed | not listed | not listed |
| Sprinkler | not listed | $2.50–$526 | not listed | not listed | not listed |
| Stuffed animal | not listed | not listed | not listed | $0.50–$127 | $0.50–$128 |
| Tennis racket | not listed | not listed | $3–$1029 | $3–$330 | $2–$531 |
| Wheelbarrow | not listed | $10–$2532 | not listed | 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
- Donation valuation list published at tchabitat.org
- Salvation Army national valuation list
0$10415
More item comparisons
- Thrift Store Valuation Guide
- Valuation Guide for Goodwill Donors
- Salvation Army national valuation list
0$1029
Individual ranges and gaps in guide coverage
Board game
- Thrift Store Valuation Guide $1–$52
- Valuation Guide for Goodwill Donors $1–$13
- Salvation Army national valuation list $1–$34
0$52
Not listed: Goodwill Northern New England valuation list; Donation valuation list published at tchabitat.org
Golf club
- Thrift Store Valuation Guide $2–$158
- Valuation Guide for Goodwill Donors $2–$259
- Salvation Army national valuation list $2–$2610
0$2610
Not listed: Goodwill Northern New England valuation list; Donation valuation list published at tchabitat.org
Ice skates
0$1612
Not listed: Thrift Store Valuation Guide; Goodwill Northern New England valuation list; Donation valuation list published at tchabitat.org
Lawn mower
- Donation valuation list published at tchabitat.org $25–$7514
- Salvation Army national valuation list $26–$10415
0$10415
Not listed: Thrift Store Valuation Guide; Valuation Guide for Goodwill Donors; Goodwill Northern New England valuation list
Puzzle
0$518
Not listed: Goodwill Northern New England valuation list; Donation valuation list published at tchabitat.org; Salvation Army national valuation list
Roller blades
- Thrift Store Valuation Guide $4–$1521
- Valuation Guide for Goodwill Donors $4–$1522
- Salvation Army national valuation list $3–$1623
0$1623
Not listed: Goodwill Northern New England valuation list; Donation valuation list published at tchabitat.org
Stuffed animal
0$127
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 $50033 with a qualified appraisal included with the return.
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A golf club is the widest high-end gap among types that three copied guides price. The Salvation Army national list, undated, retrieved 2026-11-12, prints $2–$2610. The label says an individual club. The other two labels are plural. Goodwill Industries International, dated January 12, 2011, prints $2–$259. The list published at ccmaine.org on July 19, 2012 prints $2–$158. A set of clubs is not a fourth number. The Salvation Army label is one club. Do not multiply it by a bag and call the product the guide's range.
A tennis racket is on the same three lists, and one of them is a point. Goodwill Industries International prints $3–$330. Both ends are the figure that guide printed. The Salvation Army row is $2–$531. The ccmaine.org row is $3–$1029. A board game is $1–$34, $1–$13 and $1–$52. The Goodwill Industries International board-game row is also a point. A bicycle is Salvation Army only, $5–$831.
Outdoor machines sit on this hub and they are not filed as household toys. A lawn mower is two lists: $25–$7514 from the list published at tchabitat.org on January 2, 2019, and $26–$10415 from the Salvation Army list. A riding mower is Salvation Army only, $104–$31120. A snow blower is tchabitat.org only, $10–$7524. A power mower there is a separate row, $10–$7517, not a duplicate of the lawn mower line. Those types are classed as other. The below-good switch does not drop them. A board game, a bicycle and a golf club are household, and the switch does apply. Publication 561 says You cannot take an income tax charitable contribution deduction for household items unless they are in good used condition or better.34 That sentence is the household rule. It is not a rule this catalog pasted onto a mower.
Condition for a toy is missing pieces, a box that is gone, a board that is warped. For a bike it is a bent wheel or a missing tire. For a mower it is whether it starts, and whether the bag or the blade is there. The guides do not print a parts row. Brand is not a column. Age is not a column. A game from last year and one that has been in a closet for a decade share the type. Completeness is the individual-club label, and a puzzle or a game that is short a piece. The lists do not say how many pieces a complete game has.
Goodwill Northern New England is dated February 3, 2025. Its rows are not copied. 30%35 of a price you type applies to an item that is not an item type. A bicycle is an item type, so the empty cells stay empty.
Donate with the calculator. A store can refuse a mower it will not take. The tchabitat.org list prices several of these machines. That is not an acceptance policy. A private sale is not priced here. surplus auction prices is government surplus. Power tools and generators live on Building materials, not in this table.
IRS rules for donated household items has the thresholds. donation value guides compared compares the lists. methodology is which numbers are allowed. sources has the terms notes. See also Children's clothing and gear and Electronics and computers.
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
- Bicycle, $5–$83. Retrieved November 12, 2026.
- Board games, $1–$5. Retrieved November 12, 2026.
- Board games, $1–$1. Retrieved November 12, 2026.
- Board Game, $1–$3. Retrieved November 12, 2026.
- Barbeque grill (charcoal), $5–$25. Retrieved November 12, 2026.
- Hose, $1–$10. Retrieved November 12, 2026.
- Gas grill, $25–$75. Retrieved November 12, 2026.
- Golf clubs, $2–$15. Retrieved November 12, 2026.
- Golf clubs, $2–$25. Retrieved November 12, 2026.
- Golf Club (individual), $2–$26. Retrieved November 12, 2026.
- Ice skates, $3–$15. Retrieved November 12, 2026.
- Ice Skates, $3–$16. Retrieved November 12, 2026.
- Edger, $5–$26. Retrieved November 12, 2026.
- Lawn mower, $25–$75. Retrieved November 12, 2026.
- Mower, $26–$104. Retrieved November 12, 2026.
- Patio Set, table & 4 chairs, $25–$75. Retrieved November 12, 2026.
- Power mower, $10–$75. Retrieved November 12, 2026.
- Puzzles, $0.50–$5. Retrieved November 12, 2026.
- Puzzles, $0.50–$0.50. Retrieved November 12, 2026.
- Mower (riding), $104–$311. Retrieved November 12, 2026.
- Roller blades/ice skates, $4–$15. Retrieved November 12, 2026.
- Roller blades, $4–$15. Retrieved November 12, 2026.
- Roller Blades, $3–$16. Retrieved November 12, 2026.
- Snow blower, $10–$75. Retrieved November 12, 2026.
- Spreader, $5–$10. Retrieved November 12, 2026.
- Sprinkler, $2.50–$5. Retrieved November 12, 2026.
- Stuffed animals, $0.50–$1. Retrieved November 12, 2026.
- Stuffed Animal, $0.50–$1. Retrieved November 12, 2026.
- Tennis racket, $3–$10. Retrieved November 12, 2026.
- Tennis rackets, $3–$3. Retrieved November 12, 2026.
- Tennis Racket, $2–$5. Retrieved November 12, 2026.
- Wheelbarrow, $10–$25. 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.
- You cannot take an income tax charitable contribution deduction for household items unless they are in good used condition or better.. 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.