What would you expect to pay for this?

[CinnamonSwirl82]

Solid oak extending table with 4 chairs. Original price £1500, only used 6 months and has been wrapped in storage since. Immaculate condition with no marks/wear and tear.

What would you deem a reasonable price for it secondhand?

Looks similar to this picture but plain grey chairs in the same style

I’ve seen similar on WhatsApp groups they couldn’t get rid of them, even one was giving it away as they were moving and couldn’t get any takers. Try eBay, you may find a wider audience that the aesthetic would appeal to. It’s not to everyone’s style, I personally wouldn’t even take it for free, as it wouldn’t go in our house in terms of style.

Not Rftft but can’t you use the chairs as bedroom chairs and the table as a desk?

Whatever you expect and Whatever you get are miles apart.

Buyers want the items at rock bottom prices.

@CinnamonSwirl82

I haven't read the entire thread so it may have been suggested already.

Contact where you purchased it. If it really is unmarked and hasn't been used, they might take it back at a 50% cut and see it at 75% by calling it ex-display stock.

Worth a shot.

I would say you should get something like 450 for it.

So do you have a buyer then? Have you had any conversations about price yet? If they were looking for that exact table they may be happy to pay 500.

I don't know if I'm reading these completely wrong but as well as a spare table, OP also has a spare house to store it?

At least 50 to 75% off original price as its used and I also don't get statutory protections if anything goes wrong, ut develops a fault.

It's very dated, feels more like 2009 than 2022, so I'd expect £200/£250.

Isn’t the point you can buy an identical one brand new for a grand?

www.oakfurnitureland.co.uk/furniture/romsey-natural-solid-oak-extending-dining-table-and-6-scroll-back-checked-granite-fabric-chairs/1014967.html

£300 max. People just won’t pay a lot for second hand regardless of its history - it will just get lost in a sea of other items “new/unused” that are actually in terrible condition too

The issue you have is 0% store credit..

95% of furniture in general (exl Ikea) is sold this way.
So £1,500 new at 60 repayments is £25/mth on the drip.
More people can afford new do than can pay £750 cash for half price secondhand. Sounds mad, but that's how personal cash flow is for most.

I'd except a loss and get rid for £300.

If you don't like the idea of that though, donate to your local heart foundation (or similar) store. It will be a gift for them and they might get £750 for it as sone offer credit to punters. You can then know your donation went to support a good cause and you are a good human being.

What I wouldn't do is store it... takes up space, or costs money, will get damaged with age and just go massively out of date and become worthless. In future years you'll remember it's there and end up chopping up to use as kindling.

I tried to sell some gorgeous pieces when my dad died. Amazing quality and solid wood. I couldn't get £50 for them and ended up giving them away. I was so sad as I would've loved to keep a couple of bits, but I just didn't have the room.

Why arevyou saying its brand new? It clearly isn't. You've used it for 6 months and then kept it in storage for an unspecified amount of time.

You could have trashed it in that 6 months use. Storage means it could be damp, mildewwd or have got woodworm (or rodent damage)

I’d not pay more than £200 for second hand furniture, it makes not a jot of difference to me what the original price was or what it’s made of. If I like something that I find at a good price I’ll pay it.

The thing is when people are looking second hand they want a bargain. I’d take whatever you can get for it.

The problem is that anyone who's happy with buying second-hand furniture can pick up a solid wood dining set for <£200 from one of the larger charity shops who are inundated with it. Anyone that's not comfortable buying second-hand furniture can buy on the never-never.

Once upon a time house-clearances went to auction, and were resold through dealers and that kept the price up. Now the charity shops take it direct. Add in a dose of snobbishness in some quarters about second-hand and wanting to change the furniture with the wallpaper every year and the market is saturated. Plus, a lot of "solid oak" isn't traditional oak, it's American white oak. In the US it's common enough to be used for making blocks for shipping pallets. But it still gets the "oak" premium from UK consumers.

Also, it isn't that set. I showed that for the chair style (not pattern) as I've said several times above...

The pattern on the chairs is not going to make much difference for a second hand dining set. If any difference at all.

I just sold a metamorphic extending white gloss table that was £2000 new and still on sale in furniture village for 1200, with 6 chairs- absolutely immaculate condition as had been under a cover for the entire time we had it… I listed it on marketplace for 200 and got £180 and I think I did very well as I thought I’d probably get £100 tops.
2nd hand furniture never seems to get what it’s worth, (except if I’m buying it when it all seems to be incredibly expensive)

I have picked up a couple of little things
A battery operated lamp. A large flask. We will have 24hrs notice of blackouts, so set the heating to come on for an hour before 4pm, or whatever, and house will stay warm for a bit. Not that easy for most people, I realise

I think it’s really old fashioned so I wouldn’t buy it!

£200

Offer free local delivery and you may get more interest at a slightly higher price.

The thing is if you store it it would have to be properly which is expensive.

I paid a fortune for our dining set which is huge but selling anything second hand unless it's fashionable or worth a lot like an antique you will only get a little for it

I would say so, yes.

Second hand stuff never sells for much. Especially furniture. There's no way you will get what you're hoping for. If it's got sentimental value I guess you'll have to keep it in storage but it seems a bit pointless.