Trying to sell anything is impossible

Furniture is tough to shift. As pp have said, you might as well give it to charity unless antique. I have left stuff outside my flat for the council to collect and a third party has helped themselves! 🤣

As for clothes don't expect a huge amount for them but to make space Vinted really is the place. People also do bundles on there which might be a way to get rid of stuff.

For me though I couldn't do that I spent 3.5k on my sofa 10 years ago. its a neutral colour. I am not going to be buying a new sofa again for another good few years. when you are spending that much money you should be looking at it as an investment of years of use.
There is no way i would spend that amount of on something that was going to be sold or got rid of in a few years time,

All our stuff goes first to the flea market, if that fails non-clothes get put outside with a ‘free’ sign, and all clothes go in the charity bin by the recycling.
I think most of the clothes get shipped to Africa, so might be environmentally better to just put them in the rubbish for the incinerator.
I’m not pissing time away posting shit for £2

Difficult yes, but YABU to say impossible... other people are managing it somehow!

Vinted

DO they though?? Soooo many no shows from Facebook. Precisely why I insist on delivering.

Bootfair?

Looks like labouring man and pal and van not going to be career options edged out by AI anytime soon then…..

I’m curious why you bought a piece of furniture for around £2,000 and getting rid of it a few years later.

I was trying to buy second hand furniture recently and couldn't find a van at a convenient time for less than £100! Man + van would have been a reasonable price for a short distance, but any further away and you could be looking at 3 hrs hire.

i would like to know where the (nice) free sofas are!!

Have you tried Freecycle? - people collect from you, which is great!

If you get no buyers you can save yourself a lot of stress by contacting either British Heart Foundation who will come and collect, including electrical - so long as things are in good condition. In my area there are two other options as well - a charity that has an outlet shop on an industrial estate - either take stuff there (furniture. clothes, books, etc.) as they have easy parking outside, or they will collect. Finally the local authority will collect - in some areas they contract this out to a firm that makes good quality furniture availablke to those on low income (see your local authority website under Waste). Anything else you can Freecycle - good as people come and collect.

I almost had a breakdown clearing late aunts house, charity shops too fussy and didnt want anything even tho in good condition, didnt turn up when said they would take items, couldnt give stuff away inc new fridge so the lot taken to council tip and their recycle shop to sort out. the amount of total timewasters drove me insane.

We charity shop everything usually, but I put a load of really nice tops/dresses (all worn only a couple of times max) on Vinted a while back as I had some free time. Put them all up for three quid just to get rid of them quickly (all paid 80-200 for) and there were still people asking me if I'd take £2.50!

I resent even walking to the post office for people that cheeky 😅

I’ve listed some almost brand new furniture for sale and I’ve had no interest whatsoever. I’ve listed them at really good prices and even reduced them slightly but still nothing…

Even a couple of years ago anything I advertised would be snapped up within 24 hours.

I think unless it’s free or maybe £5 people won’t pay.

I don't have any issues selling furniture on FB marketplace, just moved into my new house and listed a good few items including Ikea items and all gone within a few days, yes they must be collected but i list measurements etc but most fit into back of car. My husband does have a van and if people privately message me asking for courier then we agree a cost but i dont advertise it as you will be plagued. I sell smaller items aswell as clothes on vinted. If its not really worth selling but still usefull we do have a free page or their are charities that will collect

For me it would be a lot of faffing around to organise a man with a van who would collect, deliver and unload at a time suitable for me and for the seller. What I'm looking for is probably £450 new delivered, and would be around £250 secondhand delivered, but with a lot of extra hassle. If the seller would arrange delivery I'd consider it! The money is neither here nor there for me, I'd just rather buy secondhand than deplete the earth's resources further.

Not helpful, OP, but have you seen the Lou Wall sketch about FB Marketplace? It’s soooo good 😂

Totally agree. People just give stuff away where I live.
People have such stuff they just want rid.

I don’t think the market for second hand furniture is great. We couldn’t give away my parents sofas recently and they weren’t that old and had all the correct fire ratings.
In the past I’ve had a sofa and a dining table for free. I find often people are happy for someone to take things away for them, as a bulky waste collection costs money, so they are just glad to have it off their hands.

Totally agree. People just give stuff away where I live.
People have such stuff they just want rid.