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[Doctor Gollum]

What's the best way to sell them and how do you price them

[Field Marshal Dr. Opti]

What's the best way to sell them and how do you price them

Probably TB's favourite market place might be a good start.......or your local 'free of charge to advertise' paper.

Second hand furniture is everywhere usually being sold by people who need the space. My guess is that you'll get SFA for it.

We bought a 12 months old and totally as new Laura Ashley 3 piece suite  for £20.

[Diamond Black Geezer]

Try Shpock too, and to a lesser extent Gumtree, they're surprisingly good alternatives to the heebay. People go on those expecting to look for local stuff, ebay is the rest of the world expecting it to be shipped. You'll get a Nigerian bid and win the ebay auction, then get the hump when you refuse to post it, even though you said 'collection only' in the listing. 

Farcebook marketplace worth a punt, too.

Finally freecycle - but of course that's if you actually want to give the thing away

[Doctor Gollum]

Table is 5'6" x 2'4" with four traditional chairs and cupboard is a 2'3" x 2'3" 3' high corner unit.

No rhyme or reason to the prices on Ebay 

[Diamond Black Geezer]

you can stick it on 99p auction, but with a reserve, that way people will find it when they search 'lowest £ first' as many do, but the reserve means you won't be left furious when Nimbula Otowobdadabadoo wins it for 99p and thought that included free shipping.

Get decent pics, decent description (if people cant be bothered to describe the thing they're selling, I cant be bothered to bid) and away you go... as said chances are won#t sell for much - is it only car parts we're allowed to sell on here, strictly speaking?? Could at least upload some pics, just in case anyone wants some pine furniture?

[STEMO]

Nimbula Otowobdadabadoo bought my old astra estate, so he should be ok to collect.

[Diamond Black Geezer]

Hhahaahahah. 

[Sir Tigger KC]

Facebook. 

[Doctor Gollum]

Facebook. 

That presumably requires a Facebook account 

[Field Marshal Dr. Opti]

you can stick it on 99p auction, but with a reserve, that way people will find it when they search 'lowest £ first' as many do, but the reserve means you won't be left furious when Nimbula Otowobdadabadoo wins it for 99p and thought that included free shipping.

Get decent pics, decent description (if people cant be bothered to describe the thing they're selling, I cant be bothered to bid) and away you go... as said chances are won#t sell for much - is it only car parts we're allowed to sell on here, strictly speaking?? Could at least upload some pics, just in case anyone wants some pine furniture?

I've tried this. I usually end up with no bids or one bid for 99p.

These days if I old furniture to sell I have a nice blaze instead. ........good for the soul.

[Diamond Black Geezer]

Yup, thus proving it was worth 99p   

As said, ebay tends to attract people who want 'smaller' items posted, large things tend to do less well on there. Also you're selling to 'the world' but that's the point if 100 people view your lot, but it's only something 1% of the populous are interested in, then that's one person that's willing to bid.

Sell some vintage crafty handmade thing on Etsy or a Craft Fair and you may only have 30 people view your lot, but of those 30 people 25 are 'into' your item...

On Money for Nothing, paint it a stupid colour, call it 'upcycled' and sell it to a moron in London/Brighton for £450, done! 

[Sir Tigger KC]

Facebook. 

That presumably requires a Facebook account 

Yup. 

Gumtree then.    No need to pay to advertise stuff these days. 

[Andy B]

What's the best way to sell them and how do you price them

Just take them to your local Heart Foundation/other charity shop & give them away 

They'll be able to make more use of the cash than you 

[STEMO]

What's the best way to sell them and how do you price them

Just take them to your local Heart Foundation/other charity shop & give them away 

They'll be able to make more use of the cash than you 

We're not all as rich as you, yer know. You and Al both drive Mercedes, but that's were the similarity ends. 

[Doctor Gollum]

Almost... Both drive the front wheels

[dave the builder]

keep it as firewood for the impending Ice-age 
or to board up your windows after the BREXIT riots 

[Andy B]

....
We're not all as rich as you, yer know.

Rich?  You're joking .... 

.You and Al both drive Mercedes, but that's were the similarity ends. 

[Kevin Wood]

keep it as firewood for the impending Ice-age 
or to board up your windows after the BREXIT riots 

I was going to say, a log burning stove is probably the most hassle-free way of parting with them.

[TheBoy]

I don't think the national online markets will be much cop to sell that sort of stuff, though you may be lucky.  Gumtree, or a postcard in the supermarket/chipshop/parish noticeboard might be better...   ...though I don't think you will see much for it.

Because I CBA, I tend to drop resellable furniture to my local recycling centre, or just tip it.  The neighbours get nervous if I have a bonfire.

[biggriffin]

I've used Gumtree with good results, for lots of household stuff, the wife uses local Facebook selling site.

[Diamond Black Geezer]

I've used Gumtree with good results, for lots of household stuff, sold the wife on local Facebook selling site.

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