Earning money from wooden furniture - How?

delovelylou

Hello,

I would like to know if there is a way that I can earn cash from unwanted wood furniture, despite some pieces being mildly broken.




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Sorry if this is in the wrong section

lincroft1710

The answer is - it depends.

It depends on what the furniture is - chairs, tables, wardrobes, sideboards etc, etc

It depends on how old it is - Victorian, Georgian, Art Deco, 10 year old chainstore run of the mill etc.

It depends on the finish/wood - painted, pine, oak, mahogany etc.

It depends on what you mean by "mildly broken" - is it repairable, or basically firewood.

Everything has a value, sometimes it's £1,000s, sometimes it's pence.

SailorSam

One of my neighbours does French polishing and restoration.

delovelylou

It depends on what the furniture is - chairs, tables, wardrobes, sideboards etc, etc

Beds, wardrobes, drawers

It depends on how old it is - Victorian, Georgian, Art Deco, 10 year old chainstore run of the mill etc.

They aren't old but one set has nice details

It depends on the finish/wood - painted, pine, oak, mahogany etc.

One set is pine, the others maple

It depends on what you mean by "mildly broken" - is it repairable, or basically firewood.

repairable

Everything has a value, sometimes it's £1,000s, sometimes it's pence.

... and my question remains how do I go about doing this; I don't know of any services where I live and I don't what trustworthy places to try online.

lincroft1710

You can try eBay, Gumtree, Fridayad (if there's one in your area) or classified column in local papers (sometimes free), card in newsagent's window. Secondhand furniture shops may buy, but their prices will be low. But you're unlikely to get much anyway. A local auction house may be a way of selling, but fees and cost of transporting items to them may not make this worthwhile.

Look at sold items on eBay to get an idea of probable values.

TUS

I'd try and pick things up as cheaply as possible from local ads, eBay, boot sales, etc. Provided you do a good job of restoring them - resell on eBay. Start the auction at 99p for 5 days and let it go. People pay a good price for furniture in good condition.

I recently got a stompa bed in very poor condition. It only really required sanding and varnishing and resold for 10 x what I paid.

lincroft1710

TUS wrote: »

I'd try and pick things up as cheaply as possible from local ads, eBay, boot sales, etc. Provided you do a good job of restoring them - resell on eBay. Start the auction at 99p for 5 days and let it go. People pay a good price for furniture in good condition.

I recently got a stompa bed in very poor condition. It only really required sanding and varnishing and resold for 10 x what I paid.

I think OP wants to sell surplus furniture rather than go into business restoring furniture. Perhaps you'd be interested in it?