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

If this is current fashion, I'm glad I'm not fashionable.

I was taught as a youngster that goods devalued to approx 1/3 of RRP automatically the item is second hand - no reference to how long you have owned it or condition. From there you would go down further if it’s well used.

So the maximum would be £500 and prepare for a lot less.

I think that’s fair and makes sense.

Assuming you're paying to store it, rather than it being in the garage then it's costing you money the longer you keep it.

Sell it for £200 or so, don't be so petty as to throw it away

Here you go

www.housingunits.co.uk/bronx-200cm-dining-table-8-grey-chairs.html?gclid=CjwKCAjw79iaBhAJEiwAPYwoCCP9rEvuaQ_QRjB1uHTd-VsVeVbz5G9PKKVvrUgd5a_49Z16lpbtmhoCtswQAvD_BwE

Or this

www.oakfurnituresuperstore.co.uk/oak-dining-furniture/view-all-dining-sets/halo-160cm-white-high-gloss-extending-dining-table-with-fern-velvet-chairs?gclid=CjwKCAjw79iaBhAJEiwAPYwoCM_M8MGIQX0tKLvWLC4WoktjLtSr9TBs1kgWMyp3Lj4ltsseRZg01BoCwcsQAvD_BwE#options=seats:4;color:448

Shudder - that's exactly the sort of thing I see on marketplace, and I wonder if the seller managed to pay it off their credit card before it went out of date.

I think something more like this is fashionable at the moment, though I certainly don't think the OPs one is old fashioned or out of place - most people still have wooden dining tables!

www.modishliving.co.uk/products/picasso-industrial-oak-dining-table?variant=8117735653463&gclid=EAIaIQobChMI4Imx_fT4-gIVCbTVCh0q9wLMEAsYCCABEgLqZfD_BwE

It's brand new.

But it's not. You used it for 6 months, and stored it. Plus it's not an "antique" or a desirable vintage thing that you can command a premium for. I'd say £300 though.

I’d say £350

but sentimentality is not a reason to keep it, you want to sell it!

Why don't you advertise it for whatever price you want £800/£900 and see if you can get it? It's worth whatever someone will pay for it. There could be someone out there who wants that exact set and knows it's a bargain 💁

£300 tops.

My parents sold a lovely solid oak table that no longer fit in the house for £80. Our local charity shop that sells furniture won't even take dining sets off your hands if you are giving the away - they can't sell them. I'd either: keep it if I could possibly fit it anywhere; give it to friends/family who needed it; try to sell for £300-400; or give away on a freebie site (in that order).

I had a set like this. It was great for Christmas gatherings as it was huge extended. I donated the set to charity. They collected it and when I saw it in the shop window a few days later it had £180 on the ticket and had sold. Sadly they're now worth much second hand.

I think it's very nice, and understand the sentiment.

Can you sell the chairs but keep the table as an office work surface, kitchen island or other alternative use?

I sold a 15 year old well used oak table and 6 chairs for £100 on Facebook. The table had massive sentimental value to me as my aunt left me £1000 in her Will and I used £950 on this table, she was very social and would have like us all having big meals on the table. I sold it to
a lovely family and they sent me photos of them using it that evening. A DC was eating their dinner at one end and two adults were playing cards at the other end.
I often think about my table.

The trouble is so many houses don’t have dining rooms, and your table is just too big for a kitchen/dining room

It's a nice enough table, but it's not brand new. It's a used item of furniture that's been in storage for months.

I'd probably pay no more than £300 because it's nice enough and I might want to spend some money reupholstering the chairs to fit my dining room.

"A little bit sentimental. My dad bought it for me and he died earlier this year. For £100 I may as well throw it away (and he'd be turning in his grave if he knew I sold it for that much).

I understand @CinnamonSwirl82. Can you offer it to a charity he would have supported? Or offer on your local FB or EBay to someone who will be really happy with it. I gave something away in a similar circumstance and the recipient sent me a photo of her DC sitting at it and they looked so happy. It was lovely and really made me happy too.

(Also a lot of people would be really grateful as lots of us would never throw anything away as we consider £100 to be a lot of money. I have sympathy for you in your situation but you may have "lost the room" with that comment!)

I'd also say between £200 - £300.

has been wrapped in storage since

Have you seen it recently, OP? Are you sure it's still OK? I've had things in storage and they've been fine ... but I also once had a few things wrapped and in storage, and they got ruined by damp.

What a cross post!

I was once trying to sell a car and no-one would pay me what I thought it was worth and was moaning. A friend said "its only worth what someone will pay for it" - and that is so true with 2nd hand. YOU might think it is worth more , but actually its only worth what someone will pay.

If you need to pay for storage, that would be madness as it will end up costing you way more than it is worth. If you can store it for free and have lots of storage room, then why not.

Definitely not throwing it away. Selling it for £100 would feel like throwing it away for me. I am most definitely not going to chuck it out.

I'm not paying storage for it. I've got it at my current home wrapped in protective sheeting so it doesn't get dusty/scratched.

It was used for 6 months. Very minimal usage, always had protection on it. No scratches, dents, marks, discolouration, etc.

It's not the exact table & chair set in the photo. The chairs are a similar shape but are not that pattern. They are light plain grey and very modern looking. The table is a similar style.

I was hoping for at least £800-900 for it. I'm not selling on market place, Gumtree or any other site where people go for secondhand bargains. I'm looking privately for someone who is wanting that kind of style. A colleague at work is interested in it and has offered near what I was looking for it, but just wanted to know if I was being unreasonable asking for that price and whether it would be worth accepting their offer or if they're being cheeky.

This is the reason I buy second hand furniture almost exclusively.

Most furniture in stores is priced way above it's value, as soon as someone buys it the value drops enormously.
I have some amazing furniture - my Next sofa ( still with tags attached) was still in store selling for £2490 when I bought it second hand for £125.

I rarely buy new- it is usually poor value.

It's in a warm home and I see it occasionally when getting spare bedding from that room. It's definitely still in the same condition 🙂