Hellobee Boards Topic: How do you typically price furniture to sell?

Hellobee Boards Topic: How do you typically price furniture to sell? https://boards.hellobee.com/ Pregnancy, Baby and Parenting blog, by Hellobee en Sat, 18 Apr 2026 17:12:16 +0000 Modern Daisy on "How do you typically price furniture to sell?" https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/how-do-you-typically-price-furniture-to-sell#post-2553032 Fri, 20 May 2016 08:11:28 +0000 Modern Daisy 2553032@https://boards.hellobee.com/ And in general I think it's better to be on the low end if you are craigslisting - there is always a ton of other furniture for sale and you want to stand out. Plus if people have to come pick it up themselves that should add to the discount. Mrs. Lemon-Lime on "How do you typically price furniture to sell?" https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/how-do-you-typically-price-furniture-to-sell#post-2553029 Fri, 20 May 2016 08:10:01 +0000 Mrs. Lemon-Lime 2553029@https://boards.hellobee.com/ Of course movers arrive and DH really wants to keep those dang couches! @catomd00: they are 7 or 8 years old. No issues with them I just don't like how they look. The couches will move with us and are going into a bonus room that no one will see, but him. Modern Daisy on "How do you typically price furniture to sell?" https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/how-do-you-typically-price-furniture-to-sell#post-2553028 Fri, 20 May 2016 08:09:13 +0000 Modern Daisy 2553028@https://boards.hellobee.com/ We got about $450 for and old dirty 3 seater couch and a pretty new love seat. Both had scratches from cats we fostered though. I thought it was a pretty good deal on both ends considering I paid around $1,600 for them new. snowjewelz on "How do you typically price furniture to sell?" https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/how-do-you-typically-price-furniture-to-sell#post-2553020 Fri, 20 May 2016 08:03:52 +0000 snowjewelz 2553020@https://boards.hellobee.com/ In my area I think your price is super low and someone would snatch it up right away! I live in a pretty costly area. Mrs. Lemon-Lime on "How do you typically price furniture to sell?" https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/how-do-you-typically-price-furniture-to-sell#post-2553014 Fri, 20 May 2016 08:00:57 +0000 Mrs. Lemon-Lime 2553014@https://boards.hellobee.com/ @yellowbird: I definitely underpriced the TV/ media cabinet. Selling it for $200. I will know for the future! [attach=3033/16/o7h85l.600x337.20160513_130536.jpg] yellowbird on "How do you typically price furniture to sell?" https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/how-do-you-typically-price-furniture-to-sell#post-2552979 Fri, 20 May 2016 07:18:40 +0000 yellowbird 2552979@https://boards.hellobee.com/ I usually do about 1/2 the value. For reference we just sold all of our furniture: Reclining sectional sold for $850 Red couch and love seat sold for $250 for both King bedroom set sold for $1900 [attach=1925/16/o7h675.600x450.image.jpeg] [attach=1925/16/o7h676.600x450.image.jpeg] [attach=1925/16/o7h677.600x450.image.jpeg] [attach=1925/16/o7h678.450x600.image.jpeg] LBee on "How do you typically price furniture to sell?" https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/how-do-you-typically-price-furniture-to-sell#post-2552974 Fri, 20 May 2016 07:12:27 +0000 LBee 2552974@https://boards.hellobee.com/ @looch: Same. I would assume something weird had happened on those couches to be $100 for both. I usually look up similar items on Craigslist and price them accordingly. looch on "How do you typically price furniture to sell?" https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/how-do-you-typically-price-furniture-to-sell#post-2552968 Fri, 20 May 2016 07:08:49 +0000 looch 2552968@https://boards.hellobee.com/ $100 for both? I am weird with upholstered stuff, for that price I would be wondering if those were animal couches (where pets used them as beds). catomd00 on "How do you typically price furniture to sell?" https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/how-do-you-typically-price-furniture-to-sell#post-2552967 Fri, 20 May 2016 07:08:40 +0000 catomd00 2552967@https://boards.hellobee.com/ It depends...how much did you buy it for and how old is it? I did some ikea furniture at about 75% of the original price because it had barely been used. I always price high and assume people will work me down. I got lucky that time and found a buyer right away that didn't try to haggle. The chair looks like it's barely used...i probably would have priced it around 50% of original price to start. The couch is looking mroe loved and a little saggy, so I would have priced it lower... Anagram on "How do you typically price furniture to sell?" https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/how-do-you-typically-price-furniture-to-sell#post-2552964 Fri, 20 May 2016 07:05:32 +0000 Anagram 2552964@https://boards.hellobee.com/ I think furniture tends to sell for way less than half it's original value, so I don't necessarily think yours is too low. lamariniere on "How do you typically price furniture to sell?" https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/how-do-you-typically-price-furniture-to-sell#post-2552930 Fri, 20 May 2016 01:53:41 +0000 lamariniere 2552930@https://boards.hellobee.com/ @Mrs. Lemon-Lime: Lately, I've been selling a lot of baby/toddler things we have outgrown. I use a local site similar to craigslist and a FB buy/sell group. If I'm not in any particular hurry to sell, I'll list items for the price I hope to get and just wait. If I want it to move, I'll relist it stating "reduced price" or OBO. It has worked well for me. Sometimes bundling items can work well too, especially for baby clothes. I also compare what similar items are selling for used and price accordingly. Mrs. Lemon-Lime on "How do you typically price furniture to sell?" https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/how-do-you-typically-price-furniture-to-sell#post-2552929 Fri, 20 May 2016 01:45:07 +0000 Mrs. Lemon-Lime 2552929@https://boards.hellobee.com/ @lamariniere: "moving, priced to sell" is what I ended up replying back. Hopefully, the couches are sold. I noticed for next time when it comes to pictures that putting in a pic of the item in use makes people think other things are sold. The pics speak 1,000 words vs say the actual description detailing what is for sale. :bummed: Is there a formula for instance when selling items without a time crunch? lamariniere on "How do you typically price furniture to sell?" https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/how-do-you-typically-price-furniture-to-sell#post-2552924 Fri, 20 May 2016 01:19:37 +0000 lamariniere 2552924@https://boards.hellobee.com/ I put as much info and as many photos as possible. Be sure to put approximate measurements because people always want to know if something will fit in their vehicle. I also add clear photos of any imperfections or damage. If you are selling it for a low price, I would clearly state something like "moving, priced to sell". Mrs. Lemon-Lime on "How do you typically price furniture to sell?" https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/how-do-you-typically-price-furniture-to-sell#post-2552923 Fri, 20 May 2016 01:11:36 +0000 Mrs. Lemon-Lime 2552923@https://boards.hellobee.com/ It's too late now for me to go back and adjust prices, but I am curious since I will have more things to sell when we move in and replace items in the future. How do you price used furniture? I had one interested buyer ask if there was something wrong with a loveseat and chair I'm selling because the price tag was too low? A friend who's husband can put the items on his work message board even asked if the price tag was per item, so maybe it is too low? Here's a pic for reference. I'm asking $100/ obo. [attach=3033/16/o7gp7c.500x375.0021_1075205000_medium.jpg]