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Chat Area => General Discussion Area => Topic started by: Doctor Gollum on 15 November 2019, 11:50:02
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What's the best way to sell them and how do you price them :-\
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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.
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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. :y
Farcebook marketplace worth a punt, too.
Finally freecycle - but of course that's if you actually want to give the thing away
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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 :-\
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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?
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Nimbula Otowobdadabadoo bought my old astra estate, so he should be ok to collect. :y
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Hhahaahahah. :D ;D
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Facebook. :y
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Facebook. :y
That presumably requires a Facebook account :-\
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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. :y........good for the soul. :)
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Yup, thus proving it was worth 99p :y :D
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! :y
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Facebook. :y
That presumably requires a Facebook account :-\
Yup. ::)
Gumtree then. :y No need to pay to advertise stuff these days. ;)
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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 ::)
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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. ;D
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Almost... Both drive the front wheels :D
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keep it as firewood for the impending Ice-age :y
or to board up your windows after the BREXIT riots ;D
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We're not all as rich as you, yer know.
Rich? ??? You're joking .... ;D
.You and Al both drive Mercedes, but that's were the similarity ends. ;D
;D ;D
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keep it as firewood for the impending Ice-age :y
or to board up your windows after the BREXIT riots ;D
I was going to say, a log burning stove is probably the most hassle-free way of parting with them. ;D
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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.
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I've used Gumtree with good results, for lots of household stuff, the wife uses local Facebook selling site.
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I've used Gumtree with good results, for lots of household stuff, sold the wife on local Facebook selling site.
fixed :y