Why is an evening dress so far from the other lists?

Three guides print a span, and the labels are not the same garment. The table keeps each span on the guide that printed it.

Do women's totals combine with men's?

Yes, for the appraisal notice. Men's, women's and children's clothing share one similar group. A high end across them can raise one notice.

Women's clothing 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
Women's T-shirt	not listed	not listed	$1–$7¹	$1–$6²	not listed
Women's athletic shoes	not listed	not listed	$4–$12³	$4–$9⁴	$2–$26⁵
Women's blazer	not listed	not listed	not listed	$6–$12⁶	not listed
Women's blouse	not listed	not listed	$4–$9⁷	$2–$12⁸	$3–$12⁹
Women's boots	not listed	not listed	$5–$12¹⁰	$6–$18¹¹	$2–$5¹²
Women's bra	not listed	not listed	not listed	not listed	$1–$3¹³
Women's casual pants	not listed	not listed	$5–$9¹⁴	$2–$10¹⁵	not listed
Women's cloth belt	not listed	not listed	$2–$5¹⁶	$2–$6¹⁷	not listed
Women's coat	not listed	not listed	$5–$15¹⁸	$7–$40¹⁹	$10–$41²⁰
Women's dress pants	not listed	not listed	$5–$12²¹	$2–$10²²	$4–$12²³
Women's dress shoes	not listed	not listed	$5–$12²¹	not listed	not listed
Women's evening dress	not listed	not listed	$5–$20²⁴	$10–$30²⁵	$10–$62²⁶
Women's everyday dress	not listed	not listed	$5–$12²⁷	$3–$17²⁸	$4–$20²⁹
Women's foundation garment	not listed	not listed	not listed	not listed	$3–$8³⁰
Women's fur coat	not listed	not listed	not listed	not listed	$26–$415³¹
Women's fur hat	not listed	not listed	not listed	not listed	$7–$16³²
Women's handbag	not listed	not listed	$4–$12³³	$3–$9³⁴	$2–$21³⁵
Women's hat	not listed	not listed	not listed	not listed	$1–$8³⁶
Women's jacket	not listed	not listed	$5–$12³⁷	not listed	$4–$12³⁸
Women's jeans	not listed	not listed	$5–$9³⁹	$4–$21⁴⁰	not listed
Women's leather belt	not listed	not listed	not listed	$5–$15⁴¹	not listed
Women's nightgown	not listed	not listed	$4–$7⁴²	$2–$10⁴³	$4–$12⁴⁴
Women's pajamas	not listed	not listed	$4–$7⁴⁵	$2–$10⁴⁶	not listed
Women's pantsuit	not listed	not listed	not listed	not listed	$7–$26⁴⁷
Women's robe	not listed	not listed	$4–$7⁴⁸	$2–$10⁴⁹	$3–$12⁵⁰
Women's sandals	not listed	not listed	$3–$12⁵¹	$4–$9⁵²	not listed
Women's shorts	not listed	not listed	$4–$9⁵³	$1–$9⁵⁴	not listed
Women's skirt	not listed	not listed	$5–$9⁵⁵	$2–$12⁵⁶	$3–$8⁵⁷
Women's slip	not listed	not listed	not listed	not listed	$1–$6⁵⁸
Women's socks	not listed	not listed	not listed	not listed	$0.50–$1⁵⁹
Women's sport coat	not listed	not listed	not listed	$6–$12⁶⁰	not listed
Women's suit	not listed	not listed	$5–$15⁶¹	$5–$30⁶²	$6–$26⁶³
Women's sweat bottoms	not listed	not listed	not listed	$2–$12⁶⁴	not listed
Women's sweat top	not listed	not listed	$4–$7⁶⁵	$2–$12⁶⁶	not listed
Women's sweater	not listed	not listed	$4–$9⁶⁷	$5–$15⁶⁸	$4–$16⁶⁹
Women's swimsuit	not listed	not listed	$3–$7⁷⁰	$4–$12⁷¹	$4–$12⁷²
Women's tank top	not listed	not listed	not listed	$1–$6⁷³	not listed
Women's vest	not listed	not listed	$4–$7⁷⁴	$3–$9⁷⁵	not listed
Women's wallet	not listed	not listed	$2–$12⁷⁶	$2–$6⁷⁷	not listed

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Thrift Store Valuation Guide
Valuation Guide for Goodwill Donors
Salvation Army national valuation list

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Thrift Store Valuation Guide
Valuation Guide for Goodwill Donors
Salvation Army national valuation list

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Individual ranges and gaps in guide coverage

Women's T-shirt

Thrift Store Valuation Guide $1–$7¹
Valuation Guide for Goodwill Donors $1–$6²

0$7¹

Not listed: Goodwill Northern New England valuation list; Donation valuation list published at tchabitat.org; Salvation Army national valuation list

Women's athletic shoes

Thrift Store Valuation Guide $4–$12³
Valuation Guide for Goodwill Donors $4–$9⁴
Salvation Army national valuation list $2–$26⁵

0$26⁵

Not listed: Goodwill Northern New England valuation list; Donation valuation list published at tchabitat.org

Women's blouse

Thrift Store Valuation Guide $4–$9⁷
Valuation Guide for Goodwill Donors $2–$12⁸
Salvation Army national valuation list $3–$12⁹

0$12⁸

Not listed: Goodwill Northern New England valuation list; Donation valuation list published at tchabitat.org

Women's boots

Thrift Store Valuation Guide $5–$12¹⁰
Valuation Guide for Goodwill Donors $6–$18¹¹
Salvation Army national valuation list $2–$5¹²

0$18¹¹

Not listed: Goodwill Northern New England valuation list; Donation valuation list published at tchabitat.org

Women's casual pants

Thrift Store Valuation Guide $5–$9¹⁴
Valuation Guide for Goodwill Donors $2–$10¹⁵

0$10¹⁵

Not listed: Goodwill Northern New England valuation list; Donation valuation list published at tchabitat.org; Salvation Army national valuation list

Women's cloth belt

Thrift Store Valuation Guide $2–$5¹⁶
Valuation Guide for Goodwill Donors $2–$6¹⁷

0$6¹⁷

Not listed: Goodwill Northern New England valuation list; Donation valuation list published at tchabitat.org; Salvation Army national valuation list

Women's coat

Thrift Store Valuation Guide $5–$15¹⁸
Valuation Guide for Goodwill Donors $7–$40¹⁹
Salvation Army national valuation list $10–$41²⁰

0$41²⁰

Not listed: Goodwill Northern New England valuation list; Donation valuation list published at tchabitat.org

Women's dress pants

Thrift Store Valuation Guide $5–$12²¹
Valuation Guide for Goodwill Donors $2–$10²²
Salvation Army national valuation list $4–$12²³

0$12²¹

Not listed: Goodwill Northern New England valuation list; Donation valuation list published at tchabitat.org

Women's evening dress

Thrift Store Valuation Guide $5–$20²⁴
Valuation Guide for Goodwill Donors $10–$30²⁵
Salvation Army national valuation list $10–$62²⁶

0$62²⁶

Not listed: Goodwill Northern New England valuation list; Donation valuation list published at tchabitat.org

Women's everyday dress

Thrift Store Valuation Guide $5–$12²⁷
Valuation Guide for Goodwill Donors $3–$17²⁸
Salvation Army national valuation list $4–$20²⁹

0$20²⁹

Not listed: Goodwill Northern New England valuation list; Donation valuation list published at tchabitat.org

Women's handbag

Thrift Store Valuation Guide $4–$12³³
Valuation Guide for Goodwill Donors $3–$9³⁴
Salvation Army national valuation list $2–$21³⁵

0$21³⁵

Not listed: Goodwill Northern New England valuation list; Donation valuation list published at tchabitat.org

Women's jacket

Thrift Store Valuation Guide $5–$12³⁷
Salvation Army national valuation list $4–$12³⁸

0$12³⁷

Not listed: Valuation Guide for Goodwill Donors; Goodwill Northern New England valuation list; Donation valuation list published at tchabitat.org

Women's jeans

Thrift Store Valuation Guide $5–$9³⁹
Valuation Guide for Goodwill Donors $4–$21⁴⁰

0$21⁴⁰

Not listed: Goodwill Northern New England valuation list; Donation valuation list published at tchabitat.org; Salvation Army national valuation list

Women's nightgown

Thrift Store Valuation Guide $4–$7⁴²
Valuation Guide for Goodwill Donors $2–$10⁴³
Salvation Army national valuation list $4–$12⁴⁴

0$12⁴⁴

Not listed: Goodwill Northern New England valuation list; Donation valuation list published at tchabitat.org

Women's pajamas

Thrift Store Valuation Guide $4–$7⁴⁵
Valuation Guide for Goodwill Donors $2–$10⁴⁶

0$10⁴⁶

Not listed: Goodwill Northern New England valuation list; Donation valuation list published at tchabitat.org; Salvation Army national valuation list

Women's robe

Thrift Store Valuation Guide $4–$7⁴⁸
Valuation Guide for Goodwill Donors $2–$10⁴⁹
Salvation Army national valuation list $3–$12⁵⁰

0$12⁵⁰

Not listed: Goodwill Northern New England valuation list; Donation valuation list published at tchabitat.org

Women's sandals

Thrift Store Valuation Guide $3–$12⁵¹
Valuation Guide for Goodwill Donors $4–$9⁵²

0$12⁵¹

Not listed: Goodwill Northern New England valuation list; Donation valuation list published at tchabitat.org; Salvation Army national valuation list

Women's shorts

Thrift Store Valuation Guide $4–$9⁵³
Valuation Guide for Goodwill Donors $1–$9⁵⁴

0$9⁵³

Not listed: Goodwill Northern New England valuation list; Donation valuation list published at tchabitat.org; Salvation Army national valuation list

Women's skirt

Thrift Store Valuation Guide $5–$9⁵⁵
Valuation Guide for Goodwill Donors $2–$12⁵⁶
Salvation Army national valuation list $3–$8⁵⁷

0$12⁵⁶

Not listed: Goodwill Northern New England valuation list; Donation valuation list published at tchabitat.org

Women's suit

Thrift Store Valuation Guide $5–$15⁶¹
Valuation Guide for Goodwill Donors $5–$30⁶²
Salvation Army national valuation list $6–$26⁶³

0$30⁶²

Not listed: Goodwill Northern New England valuation list; Donation valuation list published at tchabitat.org

Women's sweat top

Thrift Store Valuation Guide $4–$7⁶⁵
Valuation Guide for Goodwill Donors $2–$12⁶⁶

0$12⁶⁶

Not listed: Goodwill Northern New England valuation list; Donation valuation list published at tchabitat.org; Salvation Army national valuation list

Women's sweater

Thrift Store Valuation Guide $4–$9⁶⁷
Valuation Guide for Goodwill Donors $5–$15⁶⁸
Salvation Army national valuation list $4–$16⁶⁹

0$16⁶⁹

Not listed: Goodwill Northern New England valuation list; Donation valuation list published at tchabitat.org

Women's swimsuit

Thrift Store Valuation Guide $3–$7⁷⁰
Valuation Guide for Goodwill Donors $4–$12⁷¹
Salvation Army national valuation list $4–$12⁷²

0$12⁷¹

Not listed: Goodwill Northern New England valuation list; Donation valuation list published at tchabitat.org

Women's vest

Thrift Store Valuation Guide $4–$7⁷⁴
Valuation Guide for Goodwill Donors $3–$9⁷⁵

0$9⁷⁵

Not listed: Goodwill Northern New England valuation list; Donation valuation list published at tchabitat.org; Salvation Army national valuation list

Women's wallet

Thrift Store Valuation Guide $2–$12⁷⁶
Valuation Guide for Goodwill Donors $2–$6⁷⁷

0$12⁷⁶

Not listed: Goodwill Northern New England valuation list; Donation valuation list published at tchabitat.org; Salvation Army national valuation list

The IRS allows no deduction for clothing or household items below good used condition, unless a single item is claimed at more than $500⁷⁸ with a qualified appraisal included with the return.

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An evening dress is the widest high-end gap among women's types that three guides price. The Salvation Army national list, undated, retrieved 2026-11-12, prints $10–$62²⁶. Goodwill Industries International, dated January 12, 2011, prints $10–$30²⁵. The label is evening wear. The list published at ccmaine.org on July 19, 2012 prints $5–$20²⁴. The label is evening and formal. Those are three descriptions, not one blended dress.

A coat is the next gap on three lists. Salvation Army $10–$41²⁰. Goodwill Industries International $7–$40¹⁹. The ccmaine.org row is $5–$15¹⁸. The citation shows that list's spelling of the label. It is not the word coat. A suit is $6–$26⁶³, $5–$30⁶² and $5–$15⁶¹. The ccmaine.org label is Ladies', under a suits heading. The footnote shows the label. Athletic shoes are $2–$26⁵, $4–$9⁴ and $4–$12³. The Salvation Army row is the general shoes line, mapped to athletic shoes because that was the closer type.

A fur coat is Salvation Army only, $26–$415³¹. It is not a second coat row you add to the winter coat. Jeans are two lists, $5–$9³⁹ and $4–$21⁴⁰. The Salvation Army list does not have that cell.

The list published at tchabitat.org does not price women's clothing. Goodwill Northern New England is dated February 3, 2025. Its rows are not copied. 30%⁷⁹ of a price you type is for an item that is not an item type. A fur coat is an item type, so the empty cells stay empty.

Condition uses the clothing sentence. You cannot take an income tax charitable contribution deduction for an item of clothing unless it is in good used condition or better.⁸⁰ A pulled hem, a missing button, a stain that did not wash out. Brand is not a column. A maker's name on the label does not pick the high end. Age is not a column. The lists do not split a recent dress from an old one. Completeness is a pair, or a suit that still has both pieces. The Goodwill Industries International suit label says two-piece. A jacket alone is not given a formula here.

This hub shares the Clothing similar group with Men's clothing and with children's clothing on Children's clothing and gear. One appraisal notice can cover a high end across that group, over $5,000⁸¹. The wording is on IRS rules for donated household items.

Donate with the calculator. Acceptance is the store's rule, not the valuation list. A private sale is not priced on this page. surplus auction prices is government surplus, not a dress price.

donation value guides compared compares the lists. methodology says which numbers are allowed. sources has the terms notes.

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 & Tanks, $1–$7. Retrieved November 12, 2026.
T-shirts, $1–$6. Retrieved November 12, 2026.
Sport/Tennis, $4–$12. Retrieved November 12, 2026.
Shoe/tennis, $4–$9. Retrieved November 12, 2026.
Shoes, $2–$26. Retrieved November 12, 2026.
Blazer, $6–$12. Retrieved November 12, 2026.
Shirts/Blouses, $4–$9. Retrieved November 12, 2026.
Shirts/blouses, $2–$12. Retrieved November 12, 2026.
Blouse, $3–$12. Retrieved November 12, 2026.
Boots, $5–$12. Retrieved November 12, 2026.
Boots (ankle), $6–$18. Retrieved November 12, 2026.
Boots, $2–$5. Retrieved November 12, 2026.
Bra, $1–$3. Retrieved November 12, 2026.
Casual, $5–$9. Retrieved November 12, 2026.
Casual, $2–$10. Retrieved November 12, 2026.
Belts, $2–$5. Retrieved November 12, 2026.
Cloth/plastic, $2–$6. Retrieved November 12, 2026.
Winter Parker, $5–$15. Retrieved November 12, 2026.
Coat, $7–$40. Retrieved November 12, 2026.
Coat, $10–$41. Retrieved November 12, 2026.
Dress, $5–$12. Retrieved November 12, 2026.
Dress, $2–$10. Retrieved November 12, 2026.
Slacks, $4–$12. Retrieved November 12, 2026.
Evening/Formal, $5–$20. Retrieved November 12, 2026.
Evening wear, $10–$30. Retrieved November 12, 2026.
Evening Dress, $10–$62. Retrieved November 12, 2026.
Everyday, $5–$12. Retrieved November 12, 2026.
Everyday, $3–$17. Retrieved November 12, 2026.
Dress, $4–$20. Retrieved November 12, 2026.
Foundation Garment, $3–$8. Retrieved November 12, 2026.
Fur Coat, $26–$415. Retrieved November 12, 2026.
Fur Hat, $7–$16. Retrieved November 12, 2026.
Handbags, $4–$12. Retrieved November 12, 2026.
Handbags, $3–$9. Retrieved November 12, 2026.
Handbag, $2–$21. Retrieved November 12, 2026.
Hat, $1–$8. Retrieved November 12, 2026.
Lightweight, $5–$12. Retrieved November 12, 2026.
Jacket, $4–$12. Retrieved November 12, 2026.
Jeans, $5–$9. Retrieved November 12, 2026.
Jeans, $4–$21. Retrieved November 12, 2026.
Leather, $5–$15. Retrieved November 12, 2026.
Nightgown, $4–$7. Retrieved November 12, 2026.
Nightgown, $2–$10. Retrieved November 12, 2026.
Nightgown, $4–$12. Retrieved November 12, 2026.
Pajamas, $4–$7. Retrieved November 12, 2026.
Pajama, $2–$10. Retrieved November 12, 2026.
Pants Suit, $7–$26. Retrieved November 12, 2026.
Robes, $4–$7. Retrieved November 12, 2026.
Robe, $2–$10. Retrieved November 12, 2026.
Bathrobe, $3–$12. Retrieved November 12, 2026.
Sandal/Flat, $3–$12. Retrieved November 12, 2026.
Sandal/slipper, $4–$9. Retrieved November 12, 2026.
Shorts, $4–$9. Retrieved November 12, 2026.
Shorts, $1–$9. Retrieved November 12, 2026.
Skirts, $5–$9. Retrieved November 12, 2026.
Skirts, $2–$12. Retrieved November 12, 2026.
Skirt, $3–$8. Retrieved November 12, 2026.
Slip, $1–$6. Retrieved November 12, 2026.
Socks, $0.50–$1. Retrieved November 12, 2026.
Sports coat, $6–$12. Retrieved November 12, 2026.
Ladies', $5–$15. Retrieved November 12, 2026.
Two-piece, $5–$30. Retrieved November 12, 2026.
Suit, $6–$26. Retrieved November 12, 2026.
Bottom, $2–$12. Retrieved November 12, 2026.
Sweats, $4–$7. Retrieved November 12, 2026.
Top, $2–$12. Retrieved November 12, 2026.
Sweaters, $4–$9. Retrieved November 12, 2026.
Sweaters, $5–$15. Retrieved November 12, 2026.
Sweater, $4–$16. Retrieved November 12, 2026.
Swimwear, $3–$7. Retrieved November 12, 2026.
One- and two-piece, $4–$12. Retrieved November 12, 2026.
Bathing Suit, $4–$12. Retrieved November 12, 2026.
Tanks, $1–$6. Retrieved November 12, 2026.
Vests, $4–$7. Retrieved November 12, 2026.
Vests, $3–$9. Retrieved November 12, 2026.
Wallets, $2–$12. Retrieved November 12, 2026.
Wallets, $2–$6. 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.

What the guides say.

Compare at a glance.

Women's T-shirt

Women's athletic shoes

Women's blouse

Women's boots

Women's casual pants

Women's cloth belt

Women's coat

Women's dress pants

Women's evening dress

Women's everyday dress

Women's handbag

Women's jacket

Women's jeans

Women's nightgown

Women's pajamas

Women's robe

Women's sandals

Women's shorts

Women's skirt

Women's suit

Women's sweat top

Women's sweater

Women's swimsuit

Women's vest

Women's wallet

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