What to offer for white goods??

[ErickBroch]

Hi,

Viewing our -hopeful- house on the weekend, seller is an older woman and very lovely. EA has told us she wants to talk about if we want to buy anything.

We would be interested in keeping white goods: small fridge, small freezer, washing machine - these are probably quite old now but would save us having to buy everything at once.

What is a realistic price for these? They are not new at all. Don't want to offend her!

What would you offer per item?

£30
They are all old and used.
No guarantee they work, no come back if they fail.

Have a look on eBay/Facebook sites and see how much they go for?
That's what we did with the lawnmower we bought from our vendor.

Say you don't want them and they will probably leave them for free because it's a pain to take them with them

I disagree with Alexalee. Vendors leaving things anyway has not been my experience.

Thanks everyone!

To avoid awkwardness at her house I was thinking of mentioning the things we would be open to keeping and save her paying to remove - and then tell her to have a think about what she wants for them and let the estate agent know and he can give us a call?

She is almost 90 and relies on the EA a lot for everything, they have already been kind and advised her that due to the 'generational gap' we probably won't want her furniture.

What do you think, is it fair to let her know what we'd be interested in and say she can have a think and let EA know? Rather than on the spot asking because I would feel mortified going back and forth with her over it!

If she's 90 she may be going in a home and doubt she will know about gumtree

I think your strategy is fine. If she asks how much you'd pay, put the question right back on her - have a think about how much she wants, and let the EA ask.

We did all of this sort of question through the EA - too easy to cause friction with someone very attached to their home.

We were simply offered a price for the dishwasher, washing machine and fridge freezer, and we only paid half of what they asked.

Alexalee She is going into her own flat but yes, she definitely doesn't have the internet or a computer so I don't really know how she is planning on selling any of it bless her.

thecatsthecats thanks! I would rather do it through EA just don't want any problems or to upset her at all, she has lived there for a long time obviously. I am taking my grandad he is about 12 years younger, hoping she will fancy him and we can get a good deal

Yes, i think you're right to ask what she wants for them. If theyre all in working order i think £100-150 would be reasonable.

+1 for asking what she wants. I'd probably pay up £100 for the F / F / WM the white goods. Even if you can buy them cheap on gum tree, it is a pain to go out and buy them and getting them all from her saves you loads of time nad effort. It is right to pay for that I think.

Ask she might not want anything for them. Our vendors are leaving their washing machine, fridge and dishwasher because they’re somewhere with integrated appliances. I’d leave all my stuff for my buyers did no charge if they wanted it. As it stands they only want the cooker so I’m leaving that for them. It’s a hassle trying to get rid of white goods.