Buying the sellers white goods.

Toptom1

Currently about to exchange on a property and the seller has offered to sell her fridge/freezer to me for £200 apparently she paid £600. Im a ftb so i need a fridge/frezzer and seems to be newish and in good working condiotion. so do i

1) buy the fridge frezzer for £200
2) Haggle to lower the cost too £150
3) Decline the offer

ognum

What make, how old?

Check new price, look at it.

£200 is too much

pinkteapot

This suggests she doesn't need it at the new house - it may not fit in the space there, or the new house may have an integrated one. If that's the case, she'll take less for it as it saves her having to arrange disposal or a separate sale.

Used white goods aren't worth much. They often only come with a one-year warranty these days and don't have much value once that's up as they don't last as long as they used to (how old do I sound?!).

I'd offer her £100, assuming it's less than say two years old and does indeed cost £600 new.

eddddy

Maybe look at what similar fridge/freezers sell for on ebay.

And mention the ebay 'sold' prices to the seller, as part of your negotiation.

Bart1

£600...... Is it gold plated? I paid closer to £100 for my last one (brand new)

Gave it away free to the buyer of my flat too.

fairy_lights

£200 For a second hand fridge freezer does seem a lot unless it's brand new and still under warranty, or is one of those massive American style ones.

rosie383

We have offered an oldish but good gas cooker, 4 piece suite, fridge freezer and all the curtains all for the grand sum of £150 to our buyer if she wants them as she is a FTB. £200 is too much unless you would be buying something really special. She is hoping you buy it to save her having to dispose of it. If it is going to help you out, look at what you could buy similar for on ebay and gumtree and make her a counter offer.

LEJC

To be honest you can get a new fridge freezer for not much more than £200


Tesco direct have this model at £205.00 and there are discount codes to offer a further 5% off linked to the site


Hotpoint NRFAA50P Freestanding Fridge Freezer, 55cm, A+ Energy Rating,
White


Hotpoints seem to come with a 10 year parts guarantee,so whilst at the lower end of the market they still represent good value for money.
looking at bosch which seems to be mentioned it appears you can get a new one for about £399 as there are some very good discounts around at the moment.



other retailers have similar offers so unless this is a very special fridge freezer thats being left...I would consider buying new if you can afford £200

pinkteapot

You can get new for £100 or £200, but an originally £600 one will (generally) be better quality. I've had fridges, freezers and fridge-freezers ranging from the cheapest Currys essentials up to Bosch. There is a difference - you do get what you pay for.

It does depend what brand this is, and how they're rated for reliability. I've had a Bosch that lasted ten years before I sold it, and I don't know how long after that. And I've had a cheap one that broke down after 13 months. :mad:

£200 is still OTT for a £600 one second-hand.

comeandgo

Far too much, when my daughter bought her house she got fridge, washing machine and cooker for £200 and they were all two years old. I left our dish washer and cooker when we moved as the people buying our house had given us a good deal. I did ask if they wanted them, I did not just leave them.

paddyrg

The vendor has the hassle of getting rid of, or moving the current FF - that's a cost to her. I'd be asking for a discount