AIBU to think £1,000 is reasonable for nearly new DFS sofas?

[AMurderofMurderingCrows]

I bought new sofas from DFS a couple of months ago and have decided I don't like them.

It's a current range (New Libby) and consists of a 3 seater, 2 seater and matching storage footstool. They're basically as new and cost me around £3,000 altogether including the fabric protection. No damage or stains etc.

I know I'm obviously going to take a hit selling them secondhand, but I'm trying to work out what would be a realistic asking price.

If you were looking for sofas and these were currently around £3k new, what would you genuinely expect/pay for them at only a couple of months old?

I'm thinking maybe advertise around £1,000. Am I being wildly optimistic? 😂

YABU - I'd give you £100 and a Freddo
YANBU - I'd pay £1000

DFS NEW LIBBY

I think OP difficulty is that although there's no doubt people who feel as you do about those specific sofas being worth 1k, realistically she needs one within quite a limited distance. It's not a good enough price for people to be willing to weather much travel or inconvenience, not when you're only saving about 1.3k before any costs and without the warranty. So the pool is quite small. She'd be pretty lucky if you live close enough to be willing to do the drive and also are currently in the market for a new sofa.

I think you're going to take too big a hit if you try to sell them. Try to live with your re-configured room; it might grow on you.

A note to @AMurderofMurderingCrows to be wary of scammers.

This kind of ad is ripe for scams along the lines of, they will buy the sofa and pay you £2k to include the delivery, you are to forward £1k to a courier - or any excuse where they 'overpay' and you are to forward or refund money to some other party.

They are using you as a money mule - all the money will be turn out to be stolen and the full amount will be recovered from your bank account leaving you out of pocket and with fraud indicators all over your bank account - and incidentally the sofa still sitting in your living room as the scam isn't about getting a free sofa, it's about stealing money,

Only accept cash on collection for the correct amount to avoid overpayment scams.

I advertised an item on Gumtree once - only worth about £50 and not at all rare - advertised as strictly cash on collection, nonetheless was inundated with people claiming to want me to ship it to random places as far away as Australia, costing far more than the item was worth, in this type of scam. Fortunately I found a genuine, local buyer for it.

Put one of the sofa pieces/armchair/footstool
somewhere else in your house, and buy a single new piece that works for your DH’s lanky legs.

There's not really a second hand market for furniture? If it randomly is exactly what someone wants then maybe £500 but probably much less.

Think if you paid £2800 then probably best to live with them for a while

If its a current style, it will be more popular probably.

I made 3 or 4 sofa mistakes when we moved house and probably lost loads.

Not as much as curtains tho. Have them made and then dont like them, they are terrible to resell foe anything less than heartbreaking

There absolutely is a second hand market for furniture!

The advantage of buying new is that they deliver.

be prepared for people to offer £500 and ask you to deliver 😂

I would learn to love that full-price £3k sofa, @AMurderofMurderingCrows . Adorn it with some throws and cushions. Luxuriate in the savings.

I once sold a nice sofa through an auction house and it went for price I paid. It was several years old but v. good condition.

I would keep them, buy new throws and cushions. If you sell the sofa for 1,000 are you then looking to spend another 2,000 to get replacements so all in all a minimum spend of 5,000.
I wouldn't spend 1,000 on a second-hand sofa when another 1,500 would buy new. Also so many sales, guarantees for new, different ways to pay for sofas.

Secondhand sofas can be difficult to sell to second hand buyers looking on Facebook market place or Gumtree , at an asking price of £1000 since any guarantee is not normally transferable. You might be luckier on eBay as items usually have higher selling prices and people prepared to travel or use couriers fir collection/ deliverym

However you may be lucky as they are nearly new in a neutral colour . They may sell eventually if you can afford the space to store them until the right buyer comes along.

Your potential market is also constrained by number of potential customers having access to a van to collect them. A man and van hire can be easily £100-150, on top of your asking price.

I sold a high quality parker knoll sofa in excellent condition ( new price £2300 ) for only £120 recently It took 4 months to sell and very little serious interest. I was on the verge of donating it

It’s the delivery that’s the issues OP

£1k is a good deal if someone is looking for that type of furniture. Even cheaper sofas cost more than £1k much less with footstool etc.

However, a good deal is subjective and as many others have pointed out, people are wary of bedbugs etc.

So, I'd advertise it and be willing to accept less if it doesn't shift in whatever time you feel is appropriate.

If I were you I’d keep them for a few years. They are neutral, comfortable and serviceable. What don’t you like about them?

Stick them on for £1000, see if you get any interest, I personally would only be looking at spending half that if I were buying second hand, but you never know what others will pay

The second hand market doesn't work like that and safes- as another poster states - don't hold their value

have a look on eBay to get an idea of the price sofas are selling second hand

Can you not keep the larger sofa in your living room and put the smaller one in a bedroom?
Then get a couple of chairs in a contrasting colour

I'd only be looking at second hand sofas if I was on a very tight budget eg less than £500.

If I had £1k to spend, I'd be looking for something new in a shop. It's the exact opposite to a car where I'd always choose a premium second hand model over a basic new model.

Contrary to some on here I would never buy a new sofa. There are always loads of great sofas on my local FB, some not very old and they get snapped up. But I would only pay big money if it was the exact sofa I wanted, so you might be waiting months to make the sale at a high price. I would put them on at £600 and feel lucky if anyone offered close to that, I would expect to take more like £300 - £400

I've sometimes found a bargain when someone else has bought then a couple of months later changed their mind/decided to move etc!
Beautiful Duresta sofas, dining furniture, Laura Ashley linen curtains, all tip top condition.
Usually paid about 1/3 and have been so thrilled, most of the time I get the same amount (if not more) when selling too as I take time to style some really nice photos, that seems to make the difference to attracting buyers!

Having paid £1400 for a recliner for my elderly mum, I discovered a few months later that the shop no longer sold refurbished ones and on eBay I could find them for £100. So I imagine getting someone to pay £1000 for something with no guarantee is pretty impossible.

Why would you never buy a new sofa? For financial reasons?

Because round here you can get a fairly new sofa for about 10-20% of the new price. So there just isn’t any point

what would you regard as “fairly new”?