Treasure Tree aims to:
- Reduce the cost of caring by providing affordable mobility equipment
- Encourage a circular economy, by re-selling mobility equipment (which cannot be recycled)
- Raise money for VOCAL’s support services for unpaid carers
- Promote independence, safety, social inclusion, and quality of life for elderly people, disabled people, and their carers
You can access Treasure Tree on eBay or in person at our shop in Ocean Terminal, Edinburgh. You can find us on the first floor, near the lift (you can also access this floor by parking in car park level C).
The opening hours for our Treasure Tree shop are:
- Tuesdays and Thursdays, 10am to 3pm
- Wednesdays, 10am to 5pm
If you cannot come to the shop during these times, you can also arrange an appointment with Debbie by emailing .
You can browse our selection of mobility scooters, wheelchairs, rise and recline chairs, and more on eBay.
How the process works
You can contact us on or 0131 622 6666 to tell us what you want to donate or sell.
We can arrange a time for you to bring in the items or have them collected (collection available for larger items).
We will take photos of your items, list them on our eBay page, and display them for sale in our Ocean Terminal shop.
Once the item is sold, you can choose to receive 50% of the profit. The other 50% supports another local charity.
What donations we accept
We only accept items that have been bought privately.
If you have items on loan from a physiotherapist or occupational therapist, these must go back to Community Equipment Service – you can contact them on 0131 529 6300 or .
We accept:
- Working mobility scooters and electric wheelchairs
- Mobility scooters and electric wheelchairs in need of new batteries
- Manual wheelchairs
- Hoists
- Commodes or shower chairs/stools
- Riser recliner chairs
- Walkers and rollators
- Specialist footwear in good condition
- Items related to mobility, disability, care or improving quality of life
How Treasure Tree can help
Anne is a returning customer. We asked her to explain how Treasure Tree has helped her as a carer.
“My husband’s condition has deteriorated significantly in the last 12 months, and we have gone from needing toilet risers, a walker, and a riser recliner chair to him needing a hoist and a hospital bed – all of which we have sourced through Treasure Tree and had delivered to the house.
We managed to get hold of this equipment within days, saved hundreds of pounds, paying less than half of the standard retail costs. We don’t mind that it is second-hand, as we know Treasure Tree would never sell items that were not fit for use, so we had no hesitation in giving these pieces of equipment another lease of life.
We also arranged with Debbie to donate several pieces of equipment, some we donated in full and for one more expensive piece of equipment we will receive 50% of the profits once it sells. This again helps us finance different pieces of equipment.”
