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

The thing is people don't know why you're selling a very new sofa. They tend to assume the worst. That something happened on it, that it's uncomfortable, that it's faulty in some way.

Would I pay a grand for a second hand sofa? The answer to that is no. Firstly I don't have transport so that would be an extra expense and I'd need at least one helper to shift it. I wouldn't really buy a DFS sofa anyway. And for just over a grand I could get a Habitat Julien chaise brand new. Delivered to room of choice.

That doesn't mean someone won't pay that. I just personally wouldn't.

Me too! I'm currently eyeing up a preloved Maker & Son sofa that we'd struggle to afford new.

We recently sold an eight year old Sweetpea & Willow sofa for £400, having asked £450 originally. The buyers were delighted with it and we were happy with the price we got.

Most sofas we've purchased over the years have been second hand (although the Sweetpea & Willow one was bought new) and some were antique. Currently we have a stunning Arts & Crafts Movement sofa with original appliqué work that we paid just £200 for in 2013. It's completely unique and irreplaceable imo. I'm afraid I didn't even consider bed bugs when we bought it on eBay without viewing first!

The trouble with @AMurderofMurderingCrows's set of sofas/footstool is that there's nothing particularly special about them. I'd scroll straight past if I was looking, but many buyers prefer neutral so someone might fancy a bargain if they see the original cost. Good luck OP!

Hmmm I have those sofas and the cushions move around because of the cheap nylon webbing.

We are sofa shopping at the moment, I wouldnt pay a grand for second hand sofas even if as you claim they are a few months old. If you are selling them after a few months they are either very uncomfortable or shit sofas. I think £500 for both is very optimistic to be honest, £400 is probably about the max I'd pay. We went into dfs last week looking, the quality of the ones we looked at were shocking compared to the other stores we looked around, our current sofas that are 10 years old are dfs and have actually stood the test of time brilliantly, but they appear to be cheaply made now.

There’s a website called sofalistic. I’ve not used them but they arrange the collection and delivery which is a huge barrier to selling second hand sofas. I saved a few when I was looking and they’ve all since sold so that indicates someone is using them. Worth a try?

Are you sure it's the same one? The backs are zipped on and the seat cushions don't move.

The thing is with dfs, it is well overpriced anyway and part of the lure is the 0%credit they offer so you don't have to have the money up front, just £40 a month or whatever. That said, I would pay £1000 for the exact sofa I wanted second hand

Thank you all for taking the time to reply. I appreciate it.

I'm only thinking of replacing them as I'm not keen on the colour now they're here and the 3 seater is bloody massive. They're a bit boring and every time I see the DFS advert with the sofas I originally wanted, I feel sad 🙄😂 They're comfortable and made of what looks like hard-wearing material.

I could get some new throws and cushions to make it more interesting and move the sofas around so the room doesn't look as swamped.

It is a lot of money to lose and at this point I was really just putting feelers out to see what people would pay.

I appreciate what people are saying about fleas, bedbugs etc. And as one poster said, the amount of farting that's been done on them 😂

ETA: they were paid for in full and I'm not looking for a way to get cash as one poster mentioned (they didn't accuse me of that, just that it was something that people do)

Thanks again ❤️

Could you get rid of some of the sofa if itseems to big?

Maybe sell the 2 seater or chair?

I'd hate to lose all the money is my only thinking 🙈.
We've just spent £1100 on our new sofa and its staying even if it looks shite 🤣

OP, if they are comfy see them as a blank canvas for lovely blankets and cushions.

I bought my sofa mostly for the look and while it is comfortable to for one person to lie on flat out it isn't great for sitting properly on. The seat depth is too short so your lanky DH would be fidgeting.

The seat part is quite shallow which is fine for me with my short legs. Lanky DH has the footstool so he can sit with his legs up so he should be fine but he still moans... what can I say, he's a grumpy old man 😂

rely when you sat on them before buying you realised they were to narrow?

Problem is someone looking for 2nd hand probably wont have much money or be able to get credit.
Ive never bought a 2nd hand as id be worried about pets smoke stains if person/kids spilt or had accident on them.
I see loads being given away all the time that look fine but then to get a man and van costs.
People will also look at lowest price they sell for someone said 2300 so already in back of mind I be thinking liar you saying 3k as dfs never not have a sale lmao

That sofa looks bland and boring.

£500 if you are lucky.

I think, with respect to the OP, buying antique or even pre-owned from a shop is not the same as buying directly from the owner. If it has sat in the shop, even for quite a short period, if its infested its likely to have been noticed and dealt with but If you had ever had to decontaminate a whole house, you would understand.
Actually I do think that antique is not the same as preowned because antique sold for use is very likely to have been reupholstered.

I’d never buy a second hand sofa unless I had to because I couldn’t afford a new one.

Which by the time you include paying a man with a van means it needs to be cheap cheap.

It’s the what ifs. Bed bugs, fleas anything else than can be bought into my home. Plus the ick factor of have people fucked on this, naked arses? Sweaty Betty sleeping on it making it pong, Could pong of smoke or vapes. Could have all sorts of crumbs and crack trapped in the inside.

The I’ve already talked myself out of even viewing it and I’d buy bean bags.

If I was up for spending a grand, I wouldn't want something secondhand, where you run the risk of it smelling of smoke or having damage or whatever.

Sorry!

But you'd inspect it before buying, surely? You'd know if the house it was in smelled unpleasant, you could sniff the sofa itself, and you could look it over thoroughly for damage - if the seller wouldn't let you do that, you could walk away.

You'd be mad to buy it without inspecting it in person, of course, but as long as you were local enough to do that, you could make sure of its condition.

I didn't say they were too narrow 🤔

Thanks for your opinion on my choice of sofas that I don't remember asking for. I'll file that in the fuck it bucket 😂

Yes, I have a horse. She doesn't find them comfortable at all, but to be fair she is 16hh.

unfortunately I think there is little to zero market for 2nd hand DFS, I'm afraid.

I'm glad you are keeping them.

Visually you will get used to them. We bought a sofa six months before we ended up moving.

It fitted in the new house by millimeters and was always too big for the space. But we got so used to it that it stayed 13 years, survived children and has only just gone (so DFS can't be all bad)

I also sympathise the lanky husband. This is why we had the deep ugly sofa he wouldn't part with and why we now have high back ones rather than something more aesthetically pleasing.

I would assume they are incredibly uncomfortable

Never buy dfs "full price". There are always sales.

Did the "price" you paid include:

• delivery
• interest free finance (theres no such thing, the interest is hidden in the sofa price"

The actual sofas are likely worth quite a lot less when you adjust for discounts, delivery, interest free finance