What to Sell - - and Not to Sell - - at Consignment Shops. Here's what you need to know about selling furniture and other items at consignment stores.
An easy way to make a little extra money is to sell furniture and home accessories you no longer want or need at a consignment store. But it can be safer than selling through the classifieds or Craigslist (strangers won’t be coming to your house). Plus, some stores will actually pick up items from your home. Before you start gathering items to take to a consignment store, it’s important to know what sells well and what doesn’t. What sells best. Upholstered items. Solid- color sofas, sectionals and comfortable chairs are in demand, says Kellie Scott, owner of Divine Consign in Chicago.
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Sleeper sofas also are popular, says Will Morgan, owner of Remix Furniture Consignment in Nashville, Tenn. Dining tables and chairs - - especially contemporary ones - - are good sellers, Scott says. The chairs, in particular, go quickly because people often need to replace broken ones they have at home. Morgan says that most people don’t want to have to deal with cleaning glass. Buffet tables. These have become popular as stands for large, flat- screen TVs. Midcentury modern furniture. Midcentury and retro items are hot, both Scott and Morgan say, but furniture from the late 1.
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Inexpensive, unframed modern art. Art can be hit or miss, Scott says. Pricey fine art that is framed usually doesn’t sell well. But large, modern pieces on canvas are popular. Contemporary lamps. Newer lamp styles with shades in good condition sell well.
Vintage pieces, garden tables and anything else that isn’t run- of- the- mill usually go quickly, Morgan says. Accessories. People don’t always have $3. What doesn’t sell well. TV armoires. Both she and Morgan says that no one wants armoires anymore because today’s large- screen TVs don’t fit in them. China and china cabinets. Scott says that she won’t even take china because there is no demand for it.
Morgan says that if he does take china, it has to be a complete set that is contemporary. Scott says that people tend to think that rugs are worth a lot of money, but she rarely takes them because they’re difficult to get clean enough to sell. If you have a rug that is truly valuable, Scott says that you’re better off taking it to a rug dealer. Brass items. They just don’t sell. To improve the chances your items sell for top dollar. Morgan says that most items at consignment stores are priced at about one- third of their original retail price. Replace or repair any broken hardware.
Touch up any scratches or dings.
An Open Letter To Everyone Selling Furniture On Craigslist. Selling on Craigslist? I'd like to have a word with you. I get it. It's hard to part with the stuff we collect in the day- to- day life, especially if you're one to hold on to (read: hoard) anything vintage. Or, if you knew you paid a few hundred (or even over a grand) for that sofa in your living room.
But clutter can mean cash, so away to Craigslist you go. No problem there. But the thing is..
For instance, that floral sofa bed set that has been with you since the first Bush administration. It is worth far, far less than, say, $1. Seriously. Ask yourself: If I moseyed into Pottery Barn (or even Raymour & Flanigan) would I pay that much for that aged floral print fabric? I don't think you'd even accept it for free.
Which is why you're selling it on Craigslist. And don't get me started on finding Ikea furniture.
Craigslist's furniture category should just be called . Usually it's a compromise or the panicked buy at the last minute.
Sure, there are really cute things there now. But we all know that the stuff chips faster than the rarest of Victorian dolls. And after the crazed trip (battling through hundreds of families who treat Ikea as a viable form of entertainment), the assembly process and the inevitable exchange, paying $5. Ikea table starts to seem a little steep, no?
So why do you honestly think someone will spend $5. Or that they would want to give you $2. Ikea couch that, statistically, you've probably spent at least three sick days on?
Especially if it appears to be velvet? The polyester cushions have since reconfigured into some sort of interactive art piece. Yet I wouldn't expect anyone to buy it off of me.
In fact, I would pay somebody to take it away from my house. But what's that, you say? You indeed have rare and priceless antiques, just hanging out in your home?
Nope, you don't. You just have a small cabinet from 3. There was nothing that came out of the furniture design realm that would be worthy of that amount, in 1.
Unless Michael Jackson danced on top of it in the 'Thriller' video. And even then, its worth is debatable. While we're at it, let's discuss the use of the word .
Instead of describing an item that's over 3. It could have been purchased at Urban Outfitters last week.
Furniture loses value immediately. You know how they say that a new car loses half its value when you drive it off the lot? It's worse for furniture.
Once it's in your home, you'd be lucky to one day get $2. And most old junk is exactly that.. There's also the unavoidable fact that it's been in your house, collecting stains and crumbs. And no one knows if you've been lounging around in the nude on the sofa or chair in question. Think about that the next time you put your stuff up for sale. To see really strange Craigslist ads, check out Huff. Post Home's slideshow below.
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