is my aunt being ripped off ? g plan or mid century furniture is "worthless" furniture

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Hi all
My aunt is clearing a house for an elderly relative. She has been told the attached furniture is "worthless" and she has listed it in Freecycle. There has been a lot of interest in some of the pieces and my worry is that she could get something in eBay or the like. Would you be kind enough to have a quick gander and see if giving it away is the right thing to do. Thanks

A few others , thanks

No, it's highly desirable and goes for a lot of money. Don't give it away.

Fucking hell!
Get that off freecycle
It has value

I'd take it to an auction house pronto (with the owners permission)

Who told her it is worthless? Sure she'd be able to sell it.

Just go on eBay and search “vintage g plan” or similar. It’s definitely got value.

The middle item on first set of pictures (the credenza/buffet/sideboard) and the third in your second set (the coffee table) would probably go for a decent amount.
The other items, I think, are far less likely to sell. You could list them, but they may hang around for months/years. Perhaps the bookcase (middle photo) would sell a little quicker.

That’s beautiful.

I paid £300 for a sideboard similar to that one, £150 for a similar coffee table and the dining set will be worth around £400

Or not .......

The items in both first photos, you've v little chance of selling via eBay

Join this Facebook group as they will give you an idea of what to charge and will probably find you a genuine buyer.

My mother tried to sell her mid-Century Stag wardrobes (very similar to G plan). No one bought them, she offered them to the BHF charity furniture shop and they refused them. Tried to give them away on FB. They ended up in the tip.

I am no expert, but I wouldn't say that is worth loads of money. It looks to me like more recent G-plan (late 70s onward). I love mid-century furniture but I wouldn't be interested in that. So don't get your aunt's hopes up too much! It could be a lot of hassle to sell it for not much £££.

Please ignore my last post !!;

Beautiful!! We have a lot of mid century in our house and honestly they go for a lot of money!! Certain shops in north London would sell GPlan sideboard for £2k...!! We got a 7ft 60s sideboard for £220 7 years ago and thought it was a 'steal'.

Defo don't let her be ripped off

The right kind of G plan is definitely desirable at the moment. I’ve got a couple of pieces in our living room that I paid £350 for in total.

Thank you for all the posts , really helpful.
She didn't really want the "bother" of eBay etc but if it's 100's of £ then that would be different.

Definitely has value. I would advise emptying the cabinets and displaying against a neutral background/styling them a bit for photos to give them a more mid century modern look as I think this will increase interest —and show people with no imagination what they’d look like in their home— . They look like beautiful pieces of furniture.

the sidebioard second photo at top is worth most the glass unit probably the least but send these photos to your local auction house they can advise from a few photos they might even collect particularily if you let them look around rest of the house

Not sure if it's stag actually , I will see if can get back to the property and check.

Thank you for the link Shapiro , I'll check it out .

The butterfly dining chairs are worth at least a hundred pounds each. That’s before you even consider the rest of the furniture.

My mums house is just being cleared Has some 1950s G plan furniture. We were told by a man that came to look at it that it's very big in Japan. ( good condition) have a look on ebay for price comparisons and DONT give it away free!!